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10-19-15 | 01:47 PM

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Rick@OCRR

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Originally Posted by osco53

Velominati, "Keepers of the Cog" Rule #9

If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Fair-weather riding is a luxury reserved for Sunday afternoons and wide boulevards. Those who ride in foul weather – be it cold, wet, or inordinately hot – are members of a special club of riders who, on the morning of a big ride, pull back the curtain to check the weather and, upon seeing rain falling from the skies, allow a wry smile to spread across their face. This is a rider who loves the work.....Velominati ? The Rules

Funny, but as I was riding yesterday in heavy fog and light rain . . . I actually thought about Rule # 9. Part of me was saying "Turn back, this is too dangerous!" but just the thought of Rule # 9 kept me climbing in this horrible weather. The temp was 42 Deg.F so I thought, "Not really all that cold!" and kept going.

As if to answer my thoughts, and as I descended to 6,000 ft., the sun came out and I was able to take off my rain jacket . . . not badass any more but I didn't care.

Rule # 9 is not going to prevent the OP's virus, but it's not going to cause it either.

Rick / OCRR

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