Now as I have said before I am quite happy being caught out in the rain but I have never been happy having to force myself out on the bike when it's pouring with rain - hence the indoor training sessions.
Now just to prove that I do ride in the rain the above photographs were all taken during my Lands End to John o'Groats ride in September 2008. You can see how happy the guys are in the last picture..!
During the ride it rained almost every day over the entire 939 miles.For 10 days we got on the bikes in the morning knowing that we were going to be soaked to the skin all day.
I suppose I now feel that I have earned the right to get on the trainer indoors when the rain is pouring down.
6 comments:
You were unfortunate to have rain every day on your bike ride...a tremendous achievement. You'll have to get your indoor trainer set up in the shower for practice !!
I keep meaning to get on the bike again, so have volunteered to organise a long charity ride for my company - so some training required soon
I prefer riding in the rain over the wind trainer any day. Then again, they don't call Queensland "the sunshine state" for nothing. We are lucky to have very few rainy days.
Hiya,
I do the rollers bit in front of the TV. And I now have a shelf on the handlebars for coffee and cake .
Best at TdF time :-)
Pity you missed out on those wonderful days we had a few weeks back.
J*
At least the shower would keep me cool- save getting the fan set up..!
Mark*
Would be interested to hear more about your charity ride.
Groover*
The trouble with the rain over here at this time of year is that it's cold as well as wet..!
Morememes*
A shelf on the handlebars for coffee and cake what a great idea-I'll get on to it straight away.
My list post was related with cycling around the little lake in stuttgart.Different places but same hobbies.
Cheers
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