Don't Trust the Forecast 💨 💦
It’s gotten so that I don’t trust the forecast. I planned to ride 24-25 miles today; on the road bike, of course. Last night I checked the forecast, and it predicted winds ESE to SSE at 5-6 mph; with temperatures in the low 50s. That seemed like great conditions for a ride.
What a joke. I got started at around 8:35 am; and long before I was back home, the wind had reached 12 mph! It would have been a great time for riding in the drops; but today I simply didn’t feel like doing it. Lazy, aren’t I?
Wind isn’t the only aspect of “don’t trust the forecast”. How about rain? Sometimes the forecast says, 10% chance of showers; and it rains cat and dogs. Other times the prognostication is for almost certain rain; and we don’t get a drop.
How about Food? 🍎🥕
Longer rides make me think, how about food? I don’t want to bonk, of course; and that means taking along cut-up bars. I put the pieces in a snack bag; and put that bag in my top-tube pouch.
How do I manage getting a bite to eat while rolling? Practice riding one-handed until you can do it with confidence; then ride one-handed while your other hand gets out that bite. It’s harder when you’ve got on full-fingered gloves, I admit! That’s why I prefer warm weather for cycling.
I almost never go out on a bicycle, no matter how short the distance, without taking a couple of “goos” with me. You know how you sometimes get hungry unexpectedly. Having a GU-Gel on hand might make all the difference between getting home with a bit of energy left; and dragging myself along barely able to pedal.
Oh, and that forecast — highs in the 70s much of the week; with showers and maybe T-storms late in the week. So, should I trust that, or not?
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