Riding in the wet

[nick crisp]

Having said that I admire anyone that does ride all weather. I couldn't face it now.

I don't admire people who ride in all weather. Maybe they have to because it's the only transport they have - fair enough. Or maybe the commute would just take too long in a car when there's a lot of traffic. Ok. But admiration? Why? I've ridden in the wet as much as anyone over the years, and maybe you do learn from it. But it was never something I particularly enjoyed doing, even when I was younger. I used to commute each weekend from London to nr. Wolverhampton, and I remember hating being freezing cold, having kit that just couldn't cope with heavy rain on the motorway, hands so numb with cold I got the hot aches when I finally started to warm them after getting to my destination. I used to put off leaving home till the last possible minute, and would have given anything to have a car to do it in. I was in my late teens at the time too.