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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by yaj 7.4 on April 8, 2013 at 9:27am

Not me.  I chickened out because I saw lightning while I was working out this morning.  The CTA got my $ today.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on April 8, 2013 at 9:41am

Bravo!

Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi said:

Rain jacket, waterproof boots, rain pants, baseball cap under helmet, clear glasses = dry but hot! But the forecast was for 60 degrees and partly sunny going home, so that was the carrot!

Permalink Reply by Duppie on April 8, 2013 at 9:44am

On days like this, I really like the flexible work policies that my employer has in place.

Got up and was almost ready to go when it started raining. Instead of getting wet, I just booted up my laptop and worked from home for an hour or two until the rain stopped.

Then rode in to work, nearly dry...

Not a bad start to the week.

Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on April 8, 2013 at 9:45am
Yup. Stayed dry (other than being sweaty..."breathable" fabric is a misnomer). Glad to have done it.
Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on April 8, 2013 at 10:09am

It's days like these that make me happy that I spent hundreds of dollars on rain-proof gear.

Permalink Reply by Katie on April 8, 2013 at 10:12am

I rode, and I got wet.  People don't melt in the rain.

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on April 8, 2013 at 10:13am

My laptop and 3DS might, though. Also, I'd rather not show up to work soaking wet, and wearing sopping wet clothes is quite unpleasant for me.

Katie said:

I rode, and I got wet.  People don't melt in the rain.

Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on April 8, 2013 at 11:54am

Waterproof gear and an extra pair of socks just in case (which I had to use). The rain was the fun part, why isn't anyone commenting about that wind!

-WSW at 26 mph
-gusting to 43 mph
Sweaty, tired, and ready to kick ass when I arrived at work. For the ride home, im just going to use my rain jacket as a sail. 
Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on April 8, 2013 at 11:57am

I don't know why, but I love biking in the rain. Maybe it's because it justifies all my rain gear purchases, or because it feels like I am giving the weather the middle finger by riding in it anyway. Feels good, man.

T.K. 6.5 mi said:

Waterproof gear and an extra pair of socks just in case (which I had to use). The rain was the fun part, why isn't anyone commenting about that wind!

-WSW at 26 mph
-gusting to 43 mph
Sweaty, tired, and ready to kick ass when I arrived at work. For the ride home, im just going to use my rain jacket as a sail. 
Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on April 8, 2013 at 12:10pm

Wind between 7:30 and 8:00 was out of the east at only about 10 to 12.  Go to work earlier! ;-)
 
T.K. 6.5 mi said:

Waterproof gear and an extra pair of socks just in case (which I had to use). The rain was the fun part, why isn't anyone commenting about that wind!

-WSW at 26 mph
-gusting to 43 mph
Sweaty, tired, and ready to kick ass when I arrived at work. For the ride home, im just going to use my rain jacket as a sail. 
Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on April 8, 2013 at 12:11pm

Agreed, getting your dollars worth to justify all those expenditures rules. 

Ive been trying to see more of the positive side of things lately. Instead of giving the weather the middle finger, I think of it more in terms of getting it on with mother nature. 'Feels good, man' still applies. 


Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

I don't know why, but I love biking in the rain. Maybe it's because it justifies all my rain gear purchases, or because it feels like I am giving the weather the middle finger by riding in it anyway. Feels good, man.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on April 8, 2013 at 12:11pm

I bailed out this morning and paid Metra to get me to work.

Maybe I'm just turning into a ninny as I age, but I believe that the biggest danger of riding while it's raining is that the cagers simply don't expect you to be out there, and so aren't looking for you (even less than they already do).  That, coupled with their compromised vision makes it more challenging to ride in the rain.  We often ride at the edges of their vision to begin with, and rain on their windows only makes things worse. I trust that everyone who rode today had lights a-flashing and wore high-visibility gear, even if it wasn't dark.  

Check your bike light batteries this evening, charge or replace them if warranted.  It looks like it will be wetter than drier all week.

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