I had a window today (of "opportunity" not "weather") working on the assumption that if I didnt get out today, for one reason or another I might not get out tomorrow. Plus the water table may well be on top the road by then!
Felt a bit overdressed for the first hour or so but the rain steadily increased so was glad of the rain jacket. These are rarely visited roads for me for good reason - way too flat for a general training ride but considering the conditions the route was fine with some big puddles but no real flooding except at Naburn and even that wasnt that bad.
Here we are near Skipwith with Phil on the front:
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The people at the roadside were waiting for a bus.
Had a bit of a blow out near Naburn and feared the worst as it felt like the tyre might need replacing (which wasnt a problem as I always carry a spare folding tyre) but incredibly it was fine and I was on the road again in just over 5 mins.
Just back to Phils point - this is a training ride so everone should be self sufficient with at least a couple of tubes, working pump and split link or chainlink extractor and the ability to use them.
However if my puncture had happened in Howden rather than Naburn I might not have been so keen to wave you all away. But some didnt look to be wearing enough to be standing at the roadside for very long in that rain. Its no good complaining about the conditions if you aint dressed for it! As it was I was fine as I also had a set of lights so didnt get lost in the spray from passing cars and was not relying on the size of the group to make me visible. I was fine riding back into York.