No Century Tomorrow?
My plan for Cinco de Mayo was to ride 100 miles at Calvin's Challenge. The competative category is to ride for 12 hours, and see who goes the furthest--the winners usually get in excess of 250 miles. The non-competative leverages the same circuits. It has become a scaled-back goal from TOSRV.
The part that impresses me is that there is a competative division for high-wheel bicycles. The record for that is 114 miles, which strikes me as impressive. I did this ride once before, and it was quite odd to see someone decked out in modern cycling kit (lycra, helmet, CamelBak) on an old-style bicycle.
However, it's not looking good. On one hand, we're seeing "A chance of thunderstorms. Occasional showers in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent." On one weather site. I'm not liking that. The rain is said, on a different site, to be "between a tenth and a quarter inch additional rainfall." That sounds tolerable.
As it is an hour-and-a-half drive, I haven't quite decided. Alas, it may well mean that I have to get up at 6 AM to check the current weather. Hopefully, it will be do-able. All I really ask for is a clear decision.
Update: I opted not to go. In fact, I spent most of the day waiting for rain that never really came, aside from a spot here and there. It's hard to decide on weather when you want to spend eight hours on a bike.
Of course, I used to be a bit bolder about riding in the rain--I might not have let this particular scenario hold me back. I may just need to ride more...
