First rain ride of the season
From today's entry in the almost-daily diary at
www.ChainReaction.com/diary.htm 10/19/04- STILL THERE'LL BE MORE. A great song from the way-back days by Procol Harum. What made it appropriate today was the line "I'll bathe my eyes in a river of salt" which was exactly what happened on this morning's ride. Not because it was hot, but because it was raining. Really raining. Absolutely dumping, in fact, for the first seriously wet ride of the season... which means that all the salt in your helmet pads (which you should have cleaned beforehand but never got around to) was liberated by the stream of water pouring down through your helmet. Ouch! In a peculiar way, the season's first rain ride is something I look forward to. Rather than it being a hassle (getting out the rain bike and the piles of rain-appropriate apparel), it's an adventure. The absurdity of going riding when sane people stay home and drink coffee and wish for nicer weather is somehow motivational. You even look forward, the night before, to waking up and hearing the rain & wind pouring over the house. But don't look to your family for sympathy or support. Not even the dog, who, annoyed (or scared?) by all the noise outside, stood about six feet from the door and barked at it. They don't get it (but at least the dog pretends to want to fight it!). --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member |
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