Yay! First rainy day commute home...it was only 8.75 miles, and only from my carpool meeting place...but I got wet. I can't believe how much of a big deal I made about riding in the rain. It was actually alot of fun and took only a couple minutes longer than it usually does.

Here are links to some bike grime if you need proof LOL:

http://home.comcast.net/~mnkwrobes/RaleighDRGrime.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~mnkwrobes/RaleighBag.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~mnkwrobes/R...tTubeGrime.JPG

I think I'm going to go all the way tomorrow. It totally annoyed me today that IN THE CAR we had to wait 35 minutes for 2 trains. I kept saying to myself, "If I rode all the way...I could have been home by now!"

Also...I realized another phenomina...either that or the cycling gods were looking down upon me...every person I encountered in a car while on the bike in the rain gave me preference, whether at a stop sign, crossing a busy street or what have you. Are they all really saying to themselves, "Look at that crazy smuck on a bike, I think I'll give him break/cut him some slack" ?

One thing I do realize now...I need a helmet cover, fenders (man...the road grime on the legs is intense!) and something to keep the feet a little drier.