Drying bike kit

What's the best way?

Buff can go on a radiator but what about the leathers? Currently just
hung up in the hall but as they are completely soaked this will take
ages. If I stick them on a radiator I'm likely to crack the leather
yes?

 

it might not crack, but it'll turn very crispy.

This is why cordura bike gear is a wise investment.

 

Won't do them any good.
Just let them dry naturally.

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Gentle warmth won't do them any harm, IME. If the rad is too hot to
touch then the leather shouldn't touch it either, but warm, rather
than hot, radiators should be fine.

Best of all would be to hang them close to, but not touching, a gentle
heat source, ensuring plenty of air circulation.

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If I'd taken the waterproofs it would have been fine...

Still I was debating doing a long run in jeans and a Tshirt for the
first time so rather glad I let the safety nazi bit of my brain over
rule me.

 

Slowly. And use the car next time.

 

But then I would have missed out on the lovely twisties going to
Tring.

Woo and indeed Hoo.

When the lightening was hitting either side of the A41 before the M25
and there were suddenly no trees around and bike and I seemed to be
the highest point - that was when I was thinking 'Rubber tyres, if it
does happen it will be fine'.

 

Naughty girl!

 

Set your fan heater to cold & point it at them. This may be difficult
if you haven't got a fan heater with a cold setting.

 

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White T shirt? Wiv no bra? Eh? Eh? Wet white T shirt? Eh?

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If you'd have done that you could have dried the gear easiliy, and it's
not that cold.

Leathers are over-rated for pottering round town

 

No, you wouldn't.

Hint: you're not looking for an insulator.

 

Just let then dry by themselves, if it fine hang them on the line, buy not
in the sun,

 

Hmmm... (presumably) *wet* rubber tyres... and an electrical charge
large enough to travel through several miles of fresh air... I'm not so
sure about that.

At least a car makes something approximating a faraday cage, I reckon
you'd be fried on a bike.

 

You were down this way and didn't call in?

 

Stuff kitchen paper inside them overnight or old tee towels wrapped around
cat litter

 

Rubber tyres, IIRC are conductive, due to the carbon in them...

Though I could be wrong...

 

At the voltage lightening kicks out most things are conductive , but you
will find its the moisture on the tyre that will be the conductor on a
lightening strike
or the steel bracing within the structure , by then though you wouldn't
really care as you would be toast anyway

 

'These are not free range boobies'

The sleeveless T shirt I had on under the leathers was wringing wet
apart from the bit that touches the tank. I walked round the service
station wondering why I was getting funny looks (funnier than usual)
then looked down and realised I was perhaps colder than I'd previously
thought.

<waits for thud>

 

Naturally, and have the Rennapur to hand for when they're cripsy.


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