Cycling in the wet

Well winter is finally here. It’s not the cold weather or the lack of daylight hours that annoy me; it’s the darn rain! There’s one thing I really can’t bring myself to do and that’s riding out my front door when it’s raining!

I know I should just HTFU and get out there; it’s only water after all. But, I just can’t bring myself to do it. I tell myself that there’s always tomorrow…

I suppose one of the reason I give myself for nit going out un the wet is that the chances of crashing is much higher. Also, all those numpty drivers get worse when there is rain around. I mean I need to be safe right?

Oh and then there us the pain in the arse if cleaning the bike afterwards (though I bought a cheap fixie to reduce this pain). Also, the idea of dragging on cold wet clothes for the ride is not very appealing.

Does anyone else cycle to work? Do you ride in the rain?

Well I hope tomorrow is a better day. I can feel myself begining to go a little stir-crazy with being off the bike. If I don’t get out there by the end of the week I might bite someone. :s

Am I alone in this desire to get outside and do…something…, but can’t bring myself to do so because the weather isn’t so nice? Or am I just procrastinating?