Oops
Rode six laps in Central Park this afternoon. This would be a fairly ordinary event, except that the rain was coming down in sporadic dumps, and the wind was 10-15 mph and gusting to 20 at times. There was copious leafy debris on the road, including those prickly little sweetgum pods and green-cased walnuts, and the wind seemed to quite enjoy chasing loose twigs across the pavement. Despite the scene just outlined, it actually turned out to be great fun. Evidently Stefan and I were the only two dedicated cyclists in all of New York, as we had the park drives nearly to ourselves. (The four or five insane tourists who were meandering around on some tour don't count as New Yorkers. The runners, though, were still out in droves, putting the cycling community to shame.)
Alas, I discovered too late that bringing a cell phone out in such weather is a Very Bad Idea. Yes, I should have known better. I thought it was in a pretty waterproof place, but I was mistaken. Thanks to the wind, there wasn't a square inch of me (including portions under my rain jacket) that didn't get soaked with mysterious black bilge.
So my trusty old Samsung is now in its death throes, making queer vibrating noises on my desk. Never mind - even that's stopped now, though the body's still warm.
RIP...
Total mileage: 35-36
Speed: 17? (Hard to say, because neither of our cyclocomputers would pick up on the data.)
Alas, I discovered too late that bringing a cell phone out in such weather is a Very Bad Idea. Yes, I should have known better. I thought it was in a pretty waterproof place, but I was mistaken. Thanks to the wind, there wasn't a square inch of me (including portions under my rain jacket) that didn't get soaked with mysterious black bilge.
So my trusty old Samsung is now in its death throes, making queer vibrating noises on my desk. Never mind - even that's stopped now, though the body's still warm.
RIP...
Total mileage: 35-36
Speed: 17? (Hard to say, because neither of our cyclocomputers would pick up on the data.)