Bad weather and moral weakness

I had the day off on Friday and earlier in the week, when the weather forecast was looking good, had planned to spend a good bit of the day riding. By the time Friday arrived the forecast had changed to rain, ice pellets and snow. I probably could have salvaged a bit of ride if I'd been up early and out the door but laziness triumphed and I left it too late. Pretty much my sole cycling-related accomplishment was swapping the Nokian studded tire on my front wheel for a Pasela. Too busy the rest of the weekend for any riding but I did pump up the tires and lube the chains on the kids' bikes. I guess this means the family cycling season has started.

To make up for all this whining and excuse-making, a cheerful picture of a sidecar full of bananas (in Yangshuo I think):

Friday riding

A nice ride in this morning, helped by a bit of a tailwind. Unfortunately, the east wind brought bad weather later in the day. At any rate it was a change from the the headwinds earlier in the week. I’m not sure if I’m riding a bit faster – I always seem to speed up a bit as the weather improves in the spring – or it just feels like there’s less effort involved in riding because it’s not cold. By the time I went out for a run at lunch time it was snowing and I ended up soaked, so I had the treat of pulling wet clothes for the ride home. It was a bit of a slog home against the wind and rain but the weather's supposed to be better tomorrow.