Forecast for FridayRain periods easing to a few showers during the morning.
A mostly cloudy day with light winds tending west to southwesterly.
Precis: Rain easing. City: Min 15 Max 19
Has been raining all last night, got up at 6 am and still raining. Well I had better ride?! Tom's been up most of the night, I feel very tired. Em says, why don't you just take the train, you can always write that you rode your bike! No that just wouldn't be in the spirit of the event! So I pack my bags and put their little rain coats on and head out to the shed. on goes my coat and safety vest. Resplendent in green I head to work.
A mostly cloudy day with light winds tending west to southwesterly.
Precis: Rain easing. City: Min 15 Max 19
Has been raining all last night, got up at 6 am and still raining. Well I had better ride?! Tom's been up most of the night, I feel very tired. Em says, why don't you just take the train, you can always write that you rode your bike! No that just wouldn't be in the spirit of the event! So I pack my bags and put their little rain coats on and head out to the shed. on goes my coat and safety vest. Resplendent in green I head to work.
Ride to work, choose to ride in shorts so that I don't have soaking wet pants at work. Love the little green rain coats that my panniers have. I am sure the fashion gurus of this world would have something positive to say about matching accessories and clothing! It is a bit cold on my legs, but after a few minutes it is quite okay. I get to the halfway point and while stopped at lights another cyclist pulls up beside me and says "It's great riding in the rain isn't it", I agree. It actually isn't that bad, the only thing on my mind is, slipping over.
I get to work and the shower is great. I hear that their has been 30 mm or just over an inch of rain in the catchment areas over the past 24 hours. What great news. I later hear that is has only been around 20mm, still better than no rain!
The ride home is uneventful. I look forward to sleeping in tomorrow! After about 45 mins I am home. It rained as I rode, but it really didn't seem to make any difference. I was riding parallel to the train track on a shared foot and bicycle path. At each intersection where the path crosses the road, the road also crosses train track and their are boom gates so all the cars have to stop. This allows all the cyclist to cross with out having to watch for traffic. The only challenge is keeping up with the train! However it is possible, because the train stops at stations and then passes you and switches on the boom gates. I manage to keep up with the train for a few road/ boom gate crossings. Only about 20 km today...but no car...No CO2 emissions...
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