Yesterday's forecast called for rain between 9a and 4p, so to be safe I took my main commuter, the 2015 Charge Plug which has fenders and a back rack. I took my main commute pack which has my rain poncho/cape and pack bag.

The 7:30a ride in was in a cool mist under overcast skies, about 48F.

As predicted it rained from 9 to 4 with sunny skies as I prepared to leave at 5p.

But as soon as I wheeled out the door it became overcast with a cool mist, around 50F. It's dry enough here in Colorado Springs that when there's a light a mist or light drizzle you often stay dry. In fact, I kept my rain gear and wind-breaker in the back pack and even though droplets would occasionally collect on my glasses, I stayed dry-ish. A few minutes from the house, stopped at a long light, the rain gathered heft and began to make my jersey and pants damp. But a couple of minutes later it eased up and I dried out again.

And then two blocks from the house I had an urgent need to relieve my bladder. There are no alleys in my immediate neighborhood, but there was an island in a cul-de-sac with a small alcove of bushes. So there I was ensconced and hidden up to my arm-pits, with my hi-viz orange shoulders and helmet blinkies poking out, with my bike and it's flashers out at the curb. Even though I was in and out in under a minute a home owner poked his head out from the far end of the circle and yelled "Stop it!"as I was already exiting the bushes. I yelled, "Sorry, emergency!" and sped off the last two blocks to the house.