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Old 10-16-13, 08:05 AM
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jrickards
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Rain is the worst kind of condition in my opinion, especially in fall and spring when it could be wet and cold. Heavy rain gets in my shoes and they don't dry out well (despite stuffing the shoes with newspaper to absorb the wetness through the day that we've talked about previously). I now have booties but they aren't waterproof so I'll have to put my feet into my shoes into plastic grocery bags into the booties to keep my shoes dry and my feet from getting too cold. Cold rain is hard for me to dress for: I have a waterproof jacket so my top will be fine, dry and reasonably warm, but I don't have waterproof pants so wearing fleece or spandex tights to ward off the cold won't be of any use when they get wet with cold rain. I haven't been tested this fall yet with cold rain but, according to the forecast, I might later this week with 7C (45F) and rain forecast for Friday.

My wife tells me that I'm made of neither sh*t nor sugar so I won't melt in the rain: I guess I have to keep riding then despite the weather.
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