The weather forecast encouraged me to believe I could go for a long lunch break ride without getting rained on. I decided on a Twycrosser, predictably.
Quite sunny and almost warm when I set off, but ten minutes later I was pedalling through moderate rain. Only for ten minutes, though, and not too heavy. The roads became markedly wetter as I approached Twycross, suggesting that the rain had been a lot heavier there. But after I took the road to Sheepy, the surface was completely dry. The rain must have just edged Twycross.
I did get showered on a couple of times after that but the last few miles were warm, sunny, and without rain albeit the roads were a bit damp.
I’d meant to do about 22 but ended up doing 27.15, returning to my desk half an hour later than I’d intended. But I got away with it.
I tried the new bottle I bought in London, even though the colour clashes shockingly with the red frame of the Boardman. Apart from being very light it’s also highly ergonomic – it slips in and out of the bottle cage very easily, by virtue no doubt of being a thinner and more malleable plastic – and the nozzle is very easy to operate. My only slight misgiving is that it might not be too secure in the cage.
Anyway. That’s 359 done this month.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2741622143
I’d been hoping to do a 70+ miler on Saturday but the forecast is now for rain from mid-afternoon continuing right into Sunday. So it’ll be a shorter ride than that to finish off the September campaign, unless they change their minds again.