Today was one of those days when it seemed absurd not to take the bike out. It was also one of those days when the Pocket Devil was predicting rain in the afternoon, and more of it than it had been predicting 24 hours previous. What to do? I took the Rivendell Atlantis out on the Minuteman, as the sky delivered an honest rain shower, neither drizzle nor downpour. The Atlantis, with its long wheelbase and 55mm Antelope Hill Extralight tires, rolled smoothly along.
The rain fell smoothly as well, each drop seeming to be an utterance of sorts, a discussion in a notional zoom meeting, with a consensus reached: Roof the Minuteman! Meanwhile, shoes were soaked, pants were soaked, gloves were soaked. The shell did what it could, which was pretty good, as far as it went, but I was pretty well wet. A few other riders were sheltering under bridges. Been a while since I've turned out for a rainy day ride. Good way to pass the time.
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