Thank you Howard for your account of today's ride:
Arrrgh! Double, double arrrgh! It’s the first Saturday of August! It’s summer! It’s MCCC’s club ride day! It’s raining! How dare it? Why, why, why does it always rain on a Saturday? Back to bed then? Wait a minute. May be, just maybe, people will turn up. Thinking about last week’s effort where the club managed to field a bunch of 17 riders, I thought, well, at least half of that group will turn up. And, moreover, with tomorrows important 100 mile ride scheduled, those expecting to participate will almost certainly want a last minute ride to ensure that everything between person and machine is in perfect harmony and working to perfection. Won’t they?
Arrrgh! Double, double arrrgh! It’s the first Saturday of August! It’s summer! It’s MCCC’s club ride day! It’s raining! How dare it? Why, why, why does it always rain on a Saturday? Back to bed then? Wait a minute. May be, just maybe, people will turn up. Thinking about last week’s effort where the club managed to field a bunch of 17 riders, I thought, well, at least half of that group will turn up. And, moreover, with tomorrows important 100 mile ride scheduled, those expecting to participate will almost certainly want a last minute ride to ensure that everything between person and machine is in perfect harmony and working to perfection. Won’t they?
Given this motivation, I was up and having breakfast at the
extremely early time of 9.15am anticipating the morning’s ride ahead. With
peaked cap beneath my helmet to help prevent rain getting on to my glasses and
rain cape fastened (and tyres pumped up at the last minute) I set off to the
start. Mudgarded and water proofed. Hadn’t needed to do that since, oh let me
see, the last time I had to do it.
Given that my home is one of the closest to the start, I
have to admit that, on occasions, I do turn up at the last minute for our
Saturday rides. (It seems rude not to, really)Today was no exception and
although I could definitely see the start at 10 o’clock and was there by a
minute past, imagine my surprise when I realised that I was, in fact, on my
own. What? It was inconceivable that no one else had turned up, how could that
possibly have happened to our club? Then I understood. It was raining! Of
course, why would the group hang around getting wet when they could get just as
wet riding their bikes? Clearly I had missed the start so keen where they to
get going!
Nothing for it and as I was already damp, I may just as well
go for a bit of a ride on my own. Nevertheless, I did hang around for another 5
minutes just in case. No one else did, so I set off.
Nothing particular to report, really. I just completed a
reverse circuit, 15 miles at a very sedate pace. Quite enjoyed it really, but
it would have been better in company. (Note to self, always, always, always
turn up in plenty of time to make sure you don’t miss the group start again!)
Epilogue.
I have taken a sort of selfie (is that how you spell it?) to
point out the ‘puddle of the day’. Any guesses as to where it is? Answer via
the blog comments at the bottom of this page. There may be prizes for correct
answers, probably won’t be actually, but there may be.
P.S. More bicycle related music.
How about – The Icicle Works ‘The Small Price of a Bicycle’
(An album, I know. But it still has the word ‘bicycle’ in it.)
Daisy, Daisy (Bicycle Built for Two)
A couple of bands clearly dedicated to the bike!
Bombay Bicycle Club
Small Brown Bike
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