Something a bit weird happened on the way home from work Yesterday.

It's been a while since it's rained here in NY. Well, it started raining finally with very swirly, gusty wind Yesterday Evening. I was cruising along at a good clip when the wind caught my front wheel and it started skating sideways. Because of the lack of rain the streets in certain places have built up a nice slick coat of, hydrocarbons from all the traffic. The rain was just heavy enough to make everything sketchy but not heavy enough to wash away the oil on the road surface. The aero spokes on the front wheel acted as a sail.

Nearly a nasty spill.

It's back to the OP's for me. None of those aero spokes to catch the wind.

It was a pretty bad week for air quality all round. Made for some longer commute times.

Hopefully, today's heavier rain is helping to clean up the streets a little.