I thought I was going to get soaked, but the rain stopped shortly before I left. Had to ride in my outer ring due to a frayed, barely serviceable front derailleur cable. I didn't want to snap it and have to ride in the granny gear.

I caught the guy from my town again. I didn't know he was ahead of me. He just sort of materialized at an intersection. We exchanged nods. Then I rode around in a couple of circles trying to get into my middle ring so I could do a hill climb without crossing the chain. Success.

Having the LBS put a new cable on today.