Drop, roll, and stop? Wait a minute. Isn\’t it stop, drop, and roll?

If you clothes happen to catch fire, it is. But this morning I dropped my water bottle; my rear tire rolled over it; and I had to stop and go back to fetch it! Hence drop, roll, and stop.

The past few days, I seem to be riding more strongly than usual. That\’s gratifying, but it has its catch. I don\’t know whether I\’m using my left leg with less force; but my right hamstring suddenly has a tendency to knot up. I wish I could get to a WattBike, and maybe I could see what\’s going on. Or maybe I simply need to haul out my long-unused foam roller!

I also wish I knew what the weather is going to do! During this morning\’s ride it was heavily overcast; but fortunately not raining. At about 10 am it rained hard for a while. After that, although the sun dodged in and out, the sky looked stormy all day. I\’m glad the sun was out while I rode home from work; but there are still plenty of dark clouds. Showers and T-storms are still in the forecast, both for tonight and tomorrow.

So — to ride, or not? If it\’s only rain, I can pull on the poncho and ride the hybrid. Unfortunately this is the season when rain is likely to include atmospheric electricity! Even it there\’s no lightning when I begin a ride, it can move in very quickly.

I can only wait and see. \”Immer die alte Leier\”, as the Germans say.