Its Cold, Its Raining, And The Wind Is Blowing
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 04
Photo from: Annemiek van der Kuil | http://www.photoa.nl
I might also add that I have a horrible head cold…
But you know what I saw today on my ride in? About a million cyclists! We have hit some sort of critical point in Boston, a point at which people are riding year round even in the crappiest of days. Good job Boston, and good job cyclists.
I am not saying that everyone has to ride every day in every kind of weather, but when I see other people pushing through the wind and the rain it tells me that we have reached a certain point in our transition towards a bike friendly Boston.
People who will ride in weather like this are a small percentage of the larger “cyclist pool”. So if you see a lot of people riding in the rain and you know they are a pretty small percentage of the entire group, you know that group has gotten pretty big.
We are becoming a real honest to goodness movement. Both in the literal sense (bikes are all about movement), and also in the sense that we are becoming a statistically significant percentage of the people using the streets.
So when you see your fellow cyclist pushing through the rain, give them a nod of the helmet, and a smile. From the looks of things you might have a fair number of people to smile at. Stay dry folks, and have fun in the rain. Make sure to have some nice hot chocolate ready when you get home, and be extra careful (people seem to drive even worse in the rain).
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By Mike on Nov 4, 2010 | Reply
Wow… now I feel bad for leaving my bike at home today. lol I usually ride year round and in a lot of crappy weather, but I just didn’t have it in me today to be cold and wet, so I wimped out.
Glad someone is out there enjoying it. =)
By Matt Finnigan on Nov 4, 2010 | Reply
Yeah – hungover from the Dresden Dolls show last night. Just couldn’t bring myself to bike in the rain to work. I’m getting old…
By Fenway on Nov 4, 2010 | Reply
I’m glad to see that lights are becoming more commonly used. The people smart enough to have them are turning them on in the poor weather as well. Hooray!
By matt on Nov 5, 2010 | Reply
my co-workers looked at me aghast when I headed out to ride home last night. but there were plenty of cyclists out there. and by then the rain had died down to a light drizzle, which was nice 🙂
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