I don't mind the actual riding in the rain. Sure you can get a little cold if you don't have the right gear. But as long as you can avoid the major flood waters or the occasional mud slide it isn't really that bad. At least until you get home. Then comes the part I could do without. The extra bike cleaning, the grime and grit that finds it way into everything and the piles of wet clothes.
I'm sure there are some cross studs reading this and thinking 'you road weenie'. And while that may be true, in my mind there's a difference between racing in the dirt once a week and riding in the rain day in and day out. Riding in the mud once in a while actually sounds fun (although I have yet to make time to get out and try it) but dealing with the detritus of daily rides in the rain can grate on you.
Saw a few hard cores out there today. The ride back from Danville with the YellowBug made time pass a little faster.
4 comments:
Great Pic!
We are getting your weather one day late. Saw two teens in a shiny new truck try to take a flooded road yesterday. Someone somewhere is grounded for life.
agreed bother in blue! I did my hillervals out in concord-clayton in wicked rain, wind & 45 degrees F. and, my winter bike frame cracked, so I keep on trashing the race bike... mmm, as stuey o'grady's black bands say, 'harden the F up.' see you at Snelling!
nice riding with you! my apartment is covered in road gunk!
72 degrees in my garage-
3 ergs, we could have like a stupid garage triathlon and winner puts up the most watts...
Your always welcome...
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