I waited and waited and waited until about 10 till 6 when the clouds opened up and the sun began to shine. Between 16:00 and 17:30 it was thundering and lightening but not a drop of rain at my house. So I saddled up and headed toward BikeTek to see if anyone was still riding. I have been on these rides long enough to know that no matter how shitty the weather is people always show up to ride.
Sure enough 5 other Hardy Breeds (Trevor, Robo, Jeff, Justin, and Vonnahmen) were headed toward me. The 6 of use embarked on a ride of 2 head winds and intermittent sprinkling.
Even with just 6 the tempo was unrelenting on the way out. Vonnahmen and myself actually got dropped on Farmingdale Rd heading North with a cross wind. Robo was doing 29 mph at the front.
The rest of the ride I was in suffer mode. After a headwind out the storm changed the direction of the wind and we were greeted with a headwind home. I was hanging on while Robo (on a cross bike) and Jeff (in an unaerodynamic beard) hammered at the front. While the others rotated I sat on the back the whole ride.
35 miles later I was happy to see my driveway.
