Fairly weathered, but not all at the same time

I am booked on a ladies sky ride on Sat 21st Nov, and all week I have been nervously checking the weather forecast.  It is looking grim.  I am seriously tempted to cancel off the ride, I keep checking FB for updates to see if anyone else is going to cancel.  I also check the sky website - 9 ladies booked on the ride.  The number stays constant all week.

I remind myself that this blog is called fairly weathered cyclists for a reason.  I cycle in all weathers.

I have cycled in torrential rain, the sort of rain that made me long to be sitting in front of a roaring log fire (where I am sitting now) - see post here.

I have cycled in howling gales, so strong that it felt that no matter how hard you cycle, you aren't actually moving forward. See here.

I have cycled when there is snow on the ground (see here) and when the temperature has plunged to -15 deg C (oh how I miss cycling to work, this one is a video)

However, I do object to cycling in all four bad weather conditions at the same time, and this was the weather forecast for Saturday morning

At 8.30am when I am due to depart, it will be raining, snowing, windy and freezing cold.  I check Facebook again. Nothing!  

There are even comments about suitable winter cycling gear.  I think they are bluffing.  But if no-one else is going to cancel then neither am I.  On Friday night I get all my gear ready, so I have no excuses on Saturday morning.

Saturday, morning and my alarm goes.  I peep out the curtains.  Good grief, the snow has actually settled on the ground.  I did not expect that!

Check  Facebook again.  Hallelujah - the ride has been cancelled on safety grounds (very wisely).  I seriously would have gone on the ride, but am so relieved that I don't have to go out in that weather!  It's a real shame to miss out on catching up with the ladies, but there were some serious weather conditions out there!

Instead I go spinning, and then for a well earned coffee and cake, although I don't think my paltry 262 calories burned on the spin bike, was quite enough to justify such a big slice of cake!