Au contraire, watashi no tomodachi, the only reason I'm not riding in the rain this week is because it hasn't rained and rain isn't in the forecast. The only reason I didn't ride in the rain, much, in January and February was because I wasn't supposed to get the cast on my arm wet, I figure sweat doesn't count. Otherwise, rain isn't much of a factor over whether I'm riding or not.


And over the winter my commute starts before and ends after sunrise traveling east, then the return often starts before sunset and ends after dark traveling west. Of course, now, it's usually full daylight traveling home and today sunrise was 15 minutes after I got started.

Towing a 40 lb. trailer in the rain, at night, is just loads of fun.
But still, better than driving.