Doesn\’t making the wrong call — again — drive you nuts?

The cycling lifestyle can be a balancing act in more ways than one. There\’s fitting in rides around less-than-ideal weather, which means weighing all factors. How do they balance out?

Is rain expected? Is it already raining as ride time approaches, which is what happened this morning? How long will it rain? Do I really want to go out in the rain? On top of that, will lightning move in?

If I must ride in the rain and I don\’t feel like getting totally drenched, a poncho will help. IF it isn\’t blowing hard. This morning it wasn\’t windy, and I didn\’t plan to ride fast.

I was relieved when the rain stopped right about the time I usually start riding, so I didn\’t have to agonize over the poncho. The trouble with using a poncho is that I\’ll have the hood under my helmet, and unless it\’s a cold day, that makes me overheat. With a headlight atop my helmet, a helmet cover is useless.

I did only a short ride, because I couldn\’t be sure that it wouldn\’t start to pour again at any moment. But I could have stayed out longer. Doesn\’t it drive you crazy when you get those things wrong?

Just before I got off work, I checked a weather site. It said there was a T-storm in the vicinity. When I got outside, I could hear thunder. The sky looked rather threatening, like a downpour could be imminent. I took the short route home, and it turns out I needn\’t have. Wrong call again. In fact, TWO wrong calls in one day!

Oh, well. Mañana…