Rain, torrential rain and a puncture
Today was a ridiculous ride, if you can call it that….!
There I was standing outside my house at 5.20am waiting for Peakey – who was typically running a couple of minutes late. It wasn’t raining, just overcast.
I thought I’d better check my phone to see if there was a message, and sure enough it read “Weather on radar looks awful, not riding today. Cheers”. I was outside, so I thought I’m still going.
I got to Maisys in Neutral Bay and I wasn’t alone. DK was already waiting, and we had a quick coffee and discussion about whether anyone else was turning up and the weather. A quick coffee (picolo), and then we decided to kick off for the Mosman alps.
2 minutes down the Military Rd, I hit a bump and had a flat front tyre. It had already start to rain a bit, and by the time the tube was replaced it the rain was getter heavier. The quick discussion went along the lines of – let’s call it a day, neither of us were really that motivated.
I headed home, but thought I’d swing by Crows Nest for breakkie. Sure, I got to Crows Nest, and as I got there the heavens opened. I was already wet, and was on the hunt for a cafe at 6.10am on a Sunday morning – no where was open.
So, where to go – home (no), Maisys (wrong direction, and probably should have stopped there in the first place), Cammeray – yes. So off I went in the rain.
There was 1 cafe open – another coffee and breakfast as the rain pelted down. I was hoping it would let up, but only seemed to get stronger.
So after all this, I cycled home. Yes, it was wet, and I’d gone a total of about 10k. A great ride.
So, what did I learn from today – check the radar before heading out. I was hoping to knock over 5 days in a row over the Aust Day weekend – but we’ll see about tomorrow………. Forecast is not looking good at the moment.
Leave a message for me:
If you want you can even spread the word and post it on facebook.
