I rode up to Baltimore today (about 2-2.5hrs depending on traffic) - clear skies, sunny, absolutely gorgeous, if a little humid...
I left around 630 to avoid rain, though little did I know what lay ahead. As I headed home, it got dark. No surprise there - I switched over to my clear faceshield and continued on my merry way.
As it got darker and darker, the bugs started picking up and I was scoring kill combos left and right.
And then it rained...which actually wasn't all that much a problem...initially. I pulled into a store parking lot, threw on my rainsuit, and kept chugging along with about 30 miles to home.
Everything was going well till I got about 10 miles home. There's a bridge. And it was very windy. And it was raining. And my faceshield was completely fogged over, so opposing traffic nearly blinded me.
That was probably the scariest 5 minutes I've ever been on the bike - with slick ground and wind pushing me from side to side, I was simply praying I wouldn't lose traction and spill on top of a bridge. I just followed the tail lights of the car in front of me (thank you whoever that was) and kept the bike as stable as I could.
I made it home in one piece, thank god (or whatever higher power you believe in! )
Today was definitely a great day for riding - today - not tonight
I left around 630 to avoid rain, though little did I know what lay ahead. As I headed home, it got dark. No surprise there - I switched over to my clear faceshield and continued on my merry way.
As it got darker and darker, the bugs started picking up and I was scoring kill combos left and right.
And then it rained...which actually wasn't all that much a problem...initially. I pulled into a store parking lot, threw on my rainsuit, and kept chugging along with about 30 miles to home.
Everything was going well till I got about 10 miles home. There's a bridge. And it was very windy. And it was raining. And my faceshield was completely fogged over, so opposing traffic nearly blinded me.
That was probably the scariest 5 minutes I've ever been on the bike - with slick ground and wind pushing me from side to side, I was simply praying I wouldn't lose traction and spill on top of a bridge. I just followed the tail lights of the car in front of me (thank you whoever that was) and kept the bike as stable as I could.
I made it home in one piece, thank god (or whatever higher power you believe in! )
Today was definitely a great day for riding - today - not tonight