The weather really does turn quickly in Wellington, just this morning it was raining by the bucket and winds were packing a lot of punch. Although it's been like this for the past days, the sun suddenly had a change of heart and decided to take a peek thru the clouds mid day. I wondered if it was safe to go out and bike? Tired of being stuck on the trainers. Have I been in the tropics, I would have quickly gone out the door, even with the chance of rain. But not here, you’d have to have balls to go out in this weather. Winds were gusting at around 70kph yesterday, and with temperatures well within the early teens. It would probably be disastrous for someone as frail as me to go out in such dodgy weather. I even went out the house, just to test the waters. It was definitely chilly. But nothing could motivate you more than reading a blog from another local cyclist, plus nothing beats a good ride, bad weather or not.
At least I didn’t get lost. It was the first time I did this route. Good job for memorizing and not forgetting. Though the first climb thru Hayward’s was foul from the fumes of cars going up the hill, the traffic at Moonshine was nil. Climbing moonshine would have been a blast, if I had twice the leg power. But it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be, maybe that two sessions of CTS reaped some benefits. Still be nice though if I had bigger quads and hams. Maybe I’ll work on that. One of the best routes I’ve done here so far. State Highway 2, Hayward Hill Road, Moonshine Hill Road and back to State Highway 2. I think I'll browse the Chain Reaction Cycle store and see if I put some upgrades for legs in my shopping cart.
The weather really does turn quickly in Wellington, just this morning it was raining by the bucket and winds were packing a lot of punch. Although it's been like this for the past days, the sun suddenly had a change of heart and decided to take a peek thru the clouds mid day. I wondered if it was safe to go out and bike? Tired of being stuck on the trainers. Have I been in the tropics, I would have quickly gone out the door, even with the chance of rain. But not here, you’d have to have balls to go out in this weather. Winds were gusting at around 70kph yesterday, and with temperatures well within the early teens. It would probably be disastrous for someone as frail as me to go out in such dodgy weather. I even went out the house, just to test the waters. It was definitely chilly. But nothing could motivate you more than reading a blog from another local cyclist, plus nothing beats a good ride, bad weather or not. 
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