mimitabby
12-04-2006, 01:28 PM
After my lovely little ride in the barely above freezing weather yesterday, i was emboldened (is that really a word?). We had to take a car to the mechanic to be fixed so i offered to take my bike and i would just ride home after work.
My mother said today would be warmer, a good day to ride. Well, she got the warmer right.. but she forgot to mention RAIN.
So I dressed this morning having in mind something I could wear home on a chilly dry day. hehehe. I did say dry.
At 10 the mechanic told me the car was already done (he just had to tighten a screw!) so I happened to notice at this point that the weather report was calling for light rain. GASP! and me without as much as a raincoat! Instead of waiting until 3pm for the rain to really settle in, I decided to go on my lunch break, I ran outside just to check and it wasn't raining. So I got on the bike in my nice lightweight lined wool slacks and winter coat (and helmet and fuzzy warm gloves and cap under the helmet)
and tried to beat the rain. I did. Until i got to the street, .2 miles from the door of my building.
Light rain, I thought, I can do this, no problem. By the time I had ridden .8 miles, it was a steady downpour. I can't believe I'm doing this! I'm supposed to be at work!
I joined the heavy industrial traffic in the georgetown neighborhood of Seattle,
where everything was getting QUITE wet and motorists were extremely aware and careful about me (for a change, it was great!)
I got to the shop, 2.5 miles from the Big B where I work, and I was completely wet. they always look at me like i'm crazy, so that was no big deal.
I paid for my car, put the bike on top of the car and jumped in after
drying the seat - it rained enough to drench the seat in those few moments.
I looked down at my slacks and they were completely wet. So I went home
and changed my slacks and my shoes!!
(and put my bike in the house and dried off my brooks leather saddle)
and sheepishly went back to work in a new outfit.
My mother said today would be warmer, a good day to ride. Well, she got the warmer right.. but she forgot to mention RAIN.
So I dressed this morning having in mind something I could wear home on a chilly dry day. hehehe. I did say dry.
At 10 the mechanic told me the car was already done (he just had to tighten a screw!) so I happened to notice at this point that the weather report was calling for light rain. GASP! and me without as much as a raincoat! Instead of waiting until 3pm for the rain to really settle in, I decided to go on my lunch break, I ran outside just to check and it wasn't raining. So I got on the bike in my nice lightweight lined wool slacks and winter coat (and helmet and fuzzy warm gloves and cap under the helmet)
and tried to beat the rain. I did. Until i got to the street, .2 miles from the door of my building.
Light rain, I thought, I can do this, no problem. By the time I had ridden .8 miles, it was a steady downpour. I can't believe I'm doing this! I'm supposed to be at work!
I joined the heavy industrial traffic in the georgetown neighborhood of Seattle,
where everything was getting QUITE wet and motorists were extremely aware and careful about me (for a change, it was great!)
I got to the shop, 2.5 miles from the Big B where I work, and I was completely wet. they always look at me like i'm crazy, so that was no big deal.
I paid for my car, put the bike on top of the car and jumped in after
drying the seat - it rained enough to drench the seat in those few moments.
I looked down at my slacks and they were completely wet. So I went home
and changed my slacks and my shoes!!
(and put my bike in the house and dried off my brooks leather saddle)
and sheepishly went back to work in a new outfit.