Yesterday I hopped on the newly fendered fixie for the ride to work. I had been feeling it was just about time to refender. It, of course, took me way longer than it should have to get the fenders on, and this included a solid half hour of digging around looking for suitable nuts and bolts. Someday, I swear, I will organize my tools and bits and pieces and whatnot out in that garage.
The whole time I worked on the bike the sun was shining, but ominous clouds kept rolling through. It wasn't feeling like rain, but better I get these things put on when I didn't need em than wait till I did.
Thinking I wasn't going to get rained on I put on jeans and a sweater. Michelle and Ruby were going to go on a ride as well, Michelle on her Peugeot and Rubes on her week old Trail-A-Bike which she is absolutely in love with. We were beyond pleased and relieved when she took to her new whip considering the expensive debacle that was our Burley trailer.
We got a Burley trailer a couple years back thinking what kid wouldn't love being pulled around behind mom and dad in a cute little trailer? What sane, well adapted, healthy child wouldn't love that? From day one Ruby absolutely hated that thing. We thought at first maybe she was just too little or that her ill-fitting helmet was the problem so the trailer sat in our basement for a year and a half. We tried it again recently and Ruby hated it as much or more than ever. Hey, you, wanna buy a Burley trailer?
We were terrified the Trail-A-Bike would meet a similar fate but Ruby loves that thing. Absolutely loves it. And therefore so do Michelle and I.
So Mich and Rubes were headed out for a ride, and I was hitting the road for work, we rode a block together and then went our seperate ways. 12 seconds later the bottom fell out of the sky and I was hiding under a tree on the side of Alberta hoping the downpour would turn into a slight drizzle in a minute or so. It did not and since I was soaked I turned around to head home and get the rainsuit on. As I pulled into the driveway, I find a soaked Ruby and Michelle having returned from their own one block shower.
Portland, you win this one.
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Oakland won this weekend as well. I still need to get my fenders on, but it wouldn't have helped since I was soaked through before I even got unlocked. It was only a half mile, but the longest half mile I can remember.
we haven't had a good rain since gustav, though it was spritzing a bit today. i thought y'all didn't get downpours? is it a seasonal thang?
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kittee
Living in Phoenix, WE usually win...Just wanted to comment that I am also Michelle and have a Peugeot bike and am a vegan. My daughter is Leigh though and she loves the bike trailer, almost too much. I would rather that she wanted to ride her own bike more at 4 years old since she is getting heavier. I'll have to look into the trail along. I've head good things about them.
mel: i'm pretty good at this point, i only get caught unprepared by the weather about 3 dozen times before i finally get my act together. not bad!
michelle: that's funny you also have a peugeot, a daughter, and are named michelle. when you dance do you look part chicken, part eastern european folks dancer?
Er, about the dancing, I'll have to ask my old man..he's never said anything?
My Peugeot is 15 years old and I rode it to work everyday for at least 5 years. I just swapped out my mt tires for hybrids and tell Michelle, what a difference in weight!
Happy riding!
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