Comments on: Do Bikes Attract Lightning? [SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS] https://discerningcyclist.com/do-bikes-attract-lightning-safety/ Cycling in Style Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:13:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dale https://discerningcyclist.com/do-bikes-attract-lightning-safety/#comment-58735 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:13:50 +0000 https://discerningcyclist.com/?p=11231#comment-58735 I use grounded deodorant under my arms and on the bottom of my Nike sneakers.

I’m grounded!

]]> By: Professor_2022 https://discerningcyclist.com/do-bikes-attract-lightning-safety/#comment-57621 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:01:13 +0000 https://discerningcyclist.com/?p=11231#comment-57621 There are number of options for what to do when you get stuck outdoors on a bike in a thunderstorm, each with their risks and benefits. The gold standard recommendation is to seek shelter in a sturdy building. Sheltering under a bridge also works, assuming flooding isn’t a risk. Under trees is not recommended because lightning strikes trees and wind knocks down big branches. From a practical standpoint, however, shelter isn’t always available. Some of the most desirable areas for road cycling, gravel riding, and mountain biking are far from homes and towns. In the mountain passes of Colorado, the vast grasslands of Kansas, and expansive deserts of the southwest, you may be miles from the nearest sturdy structure (if you even know where to find one).

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