Posts Tagged ‘ rain ’

I knew the ride to work today was going to be WET. But an unexpected tailwind made it surprisingly fun - at one point I passed Rich Rothwell going in the opposite direction. He was going downhill but tucked down and straining into the wind on some svelte road bike. Meanwhile I was sitting...
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If you were to look at the official stats, you’d think that riding to work was either too cold, too hot, or often, too wet: Look at this month - on average, we can expect almost ten rainy days! The truth of this is of course a little different. Take today for example… Weather forecast was...
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Bah. I didn’t get elected to the CTC’s National Council - found out by email on Monday just before I left work in the evening. I was pretty cheesed off about this - both because it’s something I wanted and because the overall number of votes cast was so small. Just a little extra...
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Yesterday’s weather forecast was for rain in the morning, but as bright, warm and sunny afternoon. I’m not keen on riding to work in the rain, but the prospect of a sunny ride home was seriously tempting. I resolved that if it wasn’t raining too hard, I’d ride in anyway. Setting off from...
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It rained hard for the whole journey home. Thank goodness for mudguards and Bikehugger Buddy Flaps ! My waterproofs were up to the job, but my feet were still soaking by the time I got home though. This is a problem I’ll need to sort before the winter really sets in. Overshoes / Booties? With...
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The weather forecast for today was overcast in the morning . . . and then pishing down from lunch time. So naturally I rode to work. There was hardly any wind, and so the ride in was a quick, grinning like an idiot, fixed-wheel blast. And then the predicted rain didn’t arrive! Wooo -...
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