Another first for me

[simonm]

I went out in the dry and sun, came back in the dark and wet.  First time I've ever ridden in the wet and I'm wearing leathers...nice.  So I spent the 20 minute ride home on the wet roads with rain coming down, petrified and taking each slow corner at about 5mph.  When I first started on the wet roads the rear end felt all floaty (technical term alert),  I thought the rear tyre was running flat (it felt kinda squishy).  Then accelerating it felt like I was wheel spinning.

Time for a glass of wine to settle the nerves.  God only knows how couriers, commuters and racers cope with it.

I'm glad I did it, I feel like I might possibly be able to do it again in the future if I absolutely had to.