The Ride Ahead

People often ask me if there are days that I wish I didn’t have to ride my bike to work. A few, I say. Most of the questions begin in the Fall, when the temperatures begin to dip into the 30s at night. I don’t mind the cold, I say. In fact, I’ll take 30 degrees and sunny any day of the year. It’s the rain that I don’t enjoy. And this morning, as the drops hammer the windows (and green and yellow fill the regional radar), I’m less than motivated to hit the road. What’s odd, however, is that I seem to ride better in this weather. Perhaps the rain takes my mind off the effort.