not really rain, but it was wet, and slightly coming down. Sort of a Seattle rain. Just enough to keep everything wet but not enough to find the right setting on the windshield wipers. Of course I was riding the bike not driving the car but anyway. Being 51°F i figured, ditch the gloves, just one more thing to have to dry out before heading out to the RI smack down ride (RISD for short). 5:15 at faunce, 5:30 at Atwells (by venda ravioli). Pretty much it goes every tuesday. Mark N set up the route and has pushed for it to be the hammer fest of PVD, and pretty much without fail he goes out every week and drills it. This week i'm ready to get beat up by him. I wonder if any of the Millwork boys will show... Closer than the 'Tuck and on some of those nice rollers just to the west of the city.
That means i didn't ride the giant cyclocross bike in. I hopped on the Q-Pro for the first time since Battenkill. man is this bike light and fast compared to the tank. granted it is pretty much all in the wheels, but still. The Q-P flies along. But with the rain, and me not being able to find the damn selfish fender I had to dig out the sks race blade for the rear, hopefully it won't scratch it up too much. I don't mind riding in the rain, and when it is pouring I don't mind going fenderless. But when the roads are just wet, well, I'd rather avoid sitting on a cold wet dirty bidet before work.
Most of the empty gel packs have been picked up, even the massive litter of tabs by the water station were picked up. But the one or two odd ones that got missed are still a source of anger/annoyance.
sort of felt like going into a bit about Influenza A H1N1... how all of a sudden everyone is posting wash hands, cover coughs, all that stuff. There are laminated placards all over the buildings here. Paper posters put up everywhere. And I wanted to go on and develop a line of thought about how if we'd just put this much effort into staying healthy all the time, well we might not have 30,000 deaths from the "regular" flu. And people wouldn't really even get that sick. It is how my grand mother and her family survived the big flu epidemic early in the 1900s, they just simply washed their hands all the time. And her father (my great grandfather) was a reverend. He never once didn't make a house call to one of the sick and dying. He was immersed in it as much or more than a doctor. My grandmother credits the handwashing. And it makes sense. Wash your damn hands. Get enough sleep and eat right. That's about all i want to go into right now...
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You mean today?? Not gonna happen though I appreciate you thinking of us.
You talk about hand washing and staying healthy and then say you're going to ride in today's cold rain? Does not compute.
Argue all you want about how being cold or wet does not give you a "cold". The viruses which we all carry are highly sensitive to our core temperature- it's why when you get a fever, many viruses can't multiply. So if your core temp goes down- especially through a wet uncovered head of hair, the virus finds opportunity and strikes. Being cold does not cause you to "catch a cold", but it sure makes it easier. Have a fun safe ride.
Good to see we've got a little Refunds vs. MRC showdown brewing for Saturday. Can't wait...
yes - yes we do - we'll see how much of a show down it will be... one way or another it'll be fun...
keep your eye on Zoo ;)
Riding in cold rain is not the same as being cold.
No it's not the same, until you get a flat and have to stop for 5 minutes to fix it.
Earlier when I commented, it was POURING OUT. Gewilli's office has no windows, it's in the basement of a 6 story building (which happens to have $1 million of my woodwork in it), and he does not have a roof over him as I do so he can't hear a thing.
Let's not kid ourselves. Riding in the pouring rain when it 50 degrees out is not a nurturing experience for the body. Yes you may avoid getting sick 7-8 times out of 10. That doesn't make it any more attractive of a pastime. Some of the old wive's tales are true. Like standing barefoot on a cold floor for too long will give you the runs- I dare you to try it.
young wive's tails are more interesting
MILF Tail... yeah now this is a turn of the discussion for the better.
Riding in the rain is nurturing for the soul.
But then if you never race in the rain - no point actually riding in it, esp if you'd rather go sit on a spin bike or a wind trainer.
oh and BTW - it stopped raining and it is looking clear for the ride.
So, murat, got any other excuses? ;)
well.. seeing as I can't really leave work until 5:00 and I am without bike or gear, makes it kind of hard to join your little smack-down. If I knew sooner, I might have been able to make it work.
Maybe I'll see you out there on teh roads- I'm planning on 3 hours myself, now that it stopped raining. I'll be in the vicinity of the reservoir.. with headlight.
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