Well everyone’s noticed the recent cold spell of weather. I’ve been fortunate to aquire a thicker cycling top from one of the guys I work with as my current long sleeved cycling jersey isn’t quite man enough for these temperatures. Another key factor in cycling comfort is a decent pair of gloves, which I have. I’m on the verge of wearing two pairs of socks in the morning as my toes take quite a while to warm up once I get to work.
All this preparation (the lights, the warmer clothes etc.) never quite prepares you for some things. Once in a while you ride along, looking at the traffic thinking …..
‘you lucky, lucky people, sat there in your cars with the breakfast show on the radio and your heaters on full power’
This thought did occur to me tonight, as cycling home I was engulfed in a hail storm. My old list of most hated weather for cycling went 1-Head-Winds, 2-Rain, 3-Cold. I can safely say that hail has now taken the top spot. My only consolation for this was the fact that (as ever when it rains) the traffic on the M27 was going very, very slowly. This added to the fact that on the way in this morning I passed a car that then didn’t re-pass me until 3 miles later. I’m guessing I got home quicker than I would have done by car.
