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12-31-09 | 05:15 PM

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Robert Foster

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From: Southern california

Bikes: Lapierre CF Sensium 400. Jamis Ventura Sport. Trek 800. Giant Cypress.

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Originally Posted by Kerlenbach

Rob - You didn't mention the temperature, but it must have been pretty cold. Since it rains so much here on summer afternoons, you need to plan to ride in the rain if you want to get any riding in after work. Frequently I finding a shower rather pleasant because it cools things off a bit (though lightning is not so much fun) but I can imagine few things less fun than riding in the cold and wet without proper clothing.

You guys in Florida have a whole different attitude about rain. I was there a few years ago for a conference in Miami. One afternoon we had some free time so a few of us went down town to check things out. One little cloud shows up in the sky and as it passes over sure enough it rains. No one ran for cover they simply kept doing what they were doing and soon it passed. But I now know why wash and wear clothing is so popular there.
I know I am spoiled by our weather and I know I am better at taking the extreme heat we get in the summer. Metric Man is correct in that we get so little rain when it happens we are most often caught off guard. But there was supposed to be less than a 30 percent chance of rain yesterday and I simply didn’t expect it. It was warm for some of you, 44 degrees but once you get wet the cold gets all the way to the joints.
I have been to the bike shop to look at snap on fenders but I can’t see adding them to my Lapierre. Maybe when I get the Jamis back on the road I’ll get some of the snap-ons.
What I almost couldn’t believe was how dirty and grimy my bike got. It has taken hours to get it clean enough to ride tomorrow. Grit and grime got everywhere.

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