27-06-07, 01:26 PM | #51 |
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I have no intention of being wet this weekend, I've got good enough waterproof gear to keep me dry on the bike (and this has been tested to extremes - 70mph in full spray where visibility was reduced drasitcally - bone dry under the very outer layer).
Not even my gloves leak (though the outer layer does hold a bit of water so they get heavy/fat fingers). Gore-tex, marvellous invention. |
27-06-07, 01:28 PM | #52 |
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Been round the block too many time to know what i like and dont like. A wet muddy field is the former, and as said, not really going for the ride.
Ping, Option 2. You know you wanna. Plus i know a good Valeter for the car afterwards |
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Lol! now this IS getting scary!
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Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer to go on the bike - would if we were set to have a clear weekend - but I've had my fair share (7 years, 4-5 times a year) of wet, muddy camping (slogging through mud, fighting in mud, falling in mud, etc) and strangely enough, I've gone off it.
Danielsan, hai! muddy boots on muddy boots off muddy boots on muddy boots off Viney - deep inside I know you're right. My head's too full of 'what ifs'. Things like 'What if the weather screws up the roads and i'm stuck for hours parked up on the M1?' I won't have any armoured bike kit on so it'll really hurt when I beat myself up for not taking the bike or staying at home. |
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I had simialr thoughts to what you lot are going through now before the North / South, weather had been rubbish, and the forecast was equally so.
I wasnt camping so I didnt have that to contend with but we did have a 350 mile ride there and then 350 miles back again. We went, we got wet, in fact we had an ace time, riding in the wet on roads we didnt know and that from the looks of the AE route are more technical than the roads you guys are doing this weekend, actually made the weekend for me. The weather will only spoil your weekend if you let it, If that means taking the car and staying dry then so be it, nobody is going to think any less of you. Remember its not just about the ride, its about socialising and like Viney says you dont need a bike to do that. Also its going to be a gentle bimble rather than a fast paced hoon.
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Wise words Fizz.
Funny thing is though, I seem to be somewhat of a seesaw on this... Just before I read your post I changed my mind about the car and thought "stop being such a moany wuss! Take the bike, it'll be an adventure!" Anyone else doing this or is it just me? |
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