A day without a flat is like a day without sunshine. So it rained today. Sometimes it rained hard. I got to see lightning and hear thunder on the way home. Fortunately, nothing was too close at hand, so I didn't have to experience a "
near strike" situation. ON THE OTHER HAND, it was nasty enough for me to forgo the "
on the way home" cup of coffee. Sometimes, we have to make mighty sacrifices for the bike commute.
Still, valuable items were learned on the quest to become "
more than just a fair weather cyclist."
First off, I validated my new approach of "double bagging" my saddle to withstand the rain and using those same bags to keep things bone dry in the trunk. While I didn't take a photo, I demonstrated once again that a used plastic sandwich bag makes a dandy bag to keep a cell phone and wallet in and dry.
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Double Bagging the Saddle and Keeping the Goodies Dry - Double Duty |
I also tested the polyethylene booty "
keep the shoes dry" strategy. It worked, though I discovered that commuting puts a much higher toll on my right one than on my left. I also suggest that anyone considering this approach will want to match the cut of the booty with the cut of the shoe. A little higher cuts would have been better for "
Costco Court Classic" shoes. Still, today's experience suggests I'll get at least two commutes out of each pair of booties and maybe three with some selected duct tape reinforcement.
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Left Booty, Relatively Good After Six Miles |
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Right Booty Gets Shredded Faster Due to Stops |
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Saddle Stays Pretty Dry Despite Heavy Rain |
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No Wait to Use the Grill Today |
3 comments:
Steve,
Today, I too used the sandwich bag to protect my wallet (not exactly sure if there was anything in it worth protecting...) and my phone!
I am not gonna say "Stay dry", as we desperately need the rain :)
Peace :)
Well, it's good you didn't get another flat, for changing a flat in the pouring rain w/thunder and lightning would fall low on the pleasantness scale. Around 1, I think.
I like them booties!
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