get suited up properly

cold out on the bike today...

Luke's looking cool in his new suit for the cycling wedding of the year...

Yesterday, I missed the chance of a longish commute by bike and took the car.

Today, it was drizzling lightly and I decided to get my training done while commuting. “The bike needs a wash anyway”.

Today’s destination: Takayanagi. If it’s drizzling in Kashiwazaki, you can guarantee it’s raining hard in Takayanagi!

There is an “S” curve in R252, where the road crosses the Sabaishi river at Minami Sabaishi. This “S” is like a port hole into another world. The weather changes here like someone has flicked a switch.

The frantic movement of windscreen wipers coming from the opposite direction, give away what’s to come.

Here comes the rain. Getting harder and harder. Head down, Keep an eye on the paddy fields. The circles on the water are my guide to how heavy it’s falling. Pedal, pedal, pedal. Nothing like rain to get me to work on time!

Today, like yesterday, was really cold. I was underdressed and didn’t even get a sweat on. Hands bright red. Clenched fists. Desperately trying to keep them warm.

The biggest challenge of riding to work in the rain is getting your clothes dry for the ride home. The one good point of cold weather is that the heaters at work will be blazing so I can dry my clothes.

Is it really mid-April already?

Wednesday’s training: Takayanagi commute (50 km)

Tonight’s jobs: wash the bike, put the aerobars on, get my kit ready for tomorrow….

Tomorrow’s plan: long ride on the aerobars!