View Single Post
Old 06-27-14 | 07:49 AM
  #1775  
DogBoy
No one carries the DogBoy
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,320
Likes: 2
From: Upper Midwest USA

Bikes: Roubaix Expert Di2, Jamis Renegade, Surly Disc Trucker, Cervelo P2, CoMotion Tandem

I knew it had rained a lot, but didn't realize quite how much. My usual route was flooded out in two places this morning, causing me to have to cross a 4 lane BUSY arterial without a light or go 2 miles back to the last light. The bridge over the creek was dry, but about 1/2 mile down the trail the river consumed the trail so I had to climb out through someones back yard to get to the streets and then took another major arterial with no bike lane and no shoulder for about a 1/2 mile until I got back to my regular route. I wish I had known about the flooding before I left. I could have avoided a lot of the busy roads. Still, I got to work with only 1.5 miles of detour. The stress of the ride was significantly higher than I typically like though.
DogBoy is offline