Yesterday I started my normal Saturday 10 mile ride at my
normal time,
10:00 am. Everything was going normally until about five
miles in. That’s when the rain started. I haven’t been
riding as much as I’d like lately so I made the decision
to keep on riding, and what a fun ride it was. Despite
having 127mm cranks on my 26er, slippery shoes, a very
slick tire, and being caught completely off guard by the
rain, I had a wonderful ride and only 1 UPD. I
intentionally rode only on the flat areas for fear that
having to use extra torque climbing and descending hills
would case me to slip.
Before long I was looking for puddles to ride through. I got
a lot a strange looks from people running for cover and even
rode past a bung of road bikers hiding from the rain under a
public park restroom. At the end of the ride, I saw some
college students running and diving into some huge puddles
in the grass at a local park. One particular puddle was more
then 6 inches deep, 10 feet wide, and about a hundred feet
long. I took a closer look and decided that I could ride it.
After building up some speed, I hit the puddle and sent a
rooster tail up. Cheers erupted from the students.
It was a great ride. I don’t think I will allow a bit of
rain to stop me from riding again.
Daniel
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daino149 - How's it going, Texas?
there ain't enough body armor in the country for me to try that. -- Ken
on the mtbr forum in reference to MUni
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