Now it's 54 degrees and pouring rain, side ways. Talk about a change from my last ride! The rain, that is come at you, not down on you is because of the 35 MPH wind with gust up to 45+. Wind is the worst. Snow, not so bad. Rain, not so bad. Cold is doable. It's the wind that beats me down. Weather warnings posted for our area. 6 inches of rain in some areas may bring land slides. 6 inches of rain in the last 24 hours! Great we live in a house on a cliff looking over Useless Bay! Are they, talking about us? Good to know there is a superior drainage system on this property. Very high tec and all. Just updated this fall. I got my fingers crossed. Still it makes me take notice. It's blowing so hard out. I think I would be in the ditch in no time at all. Well maybe not. So I'm going to pass on a ride today. The new elliptical will do the job.
There are some travel plans coming up, tomorrow. I just finished doing a clean up job on the winter bike. Not the good clean up. Just the easy job. Chain and all the dirt I was willing to muck off without stripping the bike down to a frame. The strip job is next. With fenders the bike stays a lot cleaner. Also I have a good bit of water proof grease on the parts that are going to go without a lot of attention. The New Campy cranks and bearing system are so easy to clean. That's where most of the "Phil Wood" grease went. I have used "Phil Wood" water proof grease for ever. I'm not stopping now! In the winter its a must for my bikes. So the "Winter Bike" is ready to travel down to Salem. Mary Anne has business and friends to visit. Me to with out the business. Oh, my MOM needs some time. She gets lonely. If she was not such a crank maybe folks would visit. Oh well. So the bike is my sanity for the trip. I'm riding. Well, unless the wind never goes away. I'm betting I will get some hours in down on the old roads in the Salem area.
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