Gleaming

It was the cycling club's final time trial of the season this morning: 22 miles around rough hilly roads not far from home. The rain showed no sign of stopping as I looked out the window pondering what to do. Participation in these events is not mandatory but I fancied some exercise so I kitted up accordingly and set out into the rain...

It's only a 10 minute ride from the house to the meeting place but I managed to have squelchy feet within that time and was wondering why on earth I'd left the warm dry haven of home. After returning home and having a shower and putting dry clothes on it all felt worthwhile, though I still had to give the bike a good clean and oil up.

Here's a picture of the bike gleaming once again and ready to ride another day.