Pre-ride prep and post-ride clean up - #mycyclingweekend

It’s a sunny Saturday morning in July. Your eggs are boiling. Maybe you’ve got a bowl of muesli gently softening on the table. Your lightweight jersey is hanging on the back of the chair and your summer bib shorts are already on.

You’re looking forward to a long ride followed by a quick shower when you get home. Glorious.

 

all set for tomorrow's race day practice with @krisprad #flatlay #IMWA

A photo posted by Charli Hoffmann (@charlih) on Nov 5, 2015 at 11:06pm PST

It’s tomorrow morning. It’s raining. You’ve woken up in the dark. You’ve wolfed down a croissant and an orange, and now you’re heading out of the door with your bib tights on and waterproof jacket zipped right up.

You’re looking forward to a long ride followed by a quick shower when you get home. Glorious.

Except now you get to spend even more time with your beloved bike. You’ll have to do a fair bit of cleaning when you get home. You probably won’t be allowed in the house until you’ve hosed yourself down or stripped off in the porch.

So much has changed in five months, eh?

 

#cyclocross #cx #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by WRM (@boomerlyfe) on Nov 2, 2015 at 9:28am PST

Does your story differ? Or are your #mycyclingweekends just like ours? Tell us about your pre-ride prep, and post-ride clean up. Share your horror stories, and favourite moments in the wind, rain, snow, and sunshine with us.

Just fire a photo and a caption over to us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, making sure you’ve included the #mycyclingweekend hashtag, and we’ll choose our favourites to share on Monday.

Have a safe ride!

#mycyclingweekend #spookycross trainee #traildog extended family #cycling in warm Nov sun. Doesn't get much better pic.twitter.com/UXMUtLBJAC

— Karen (@TyBeic) November 2, 2015

 

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A photo posted by anthony (@zer0sandones) on Nov 2, 2015 at 10:14am PST

 

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A photo posted by Mo'men. (@momensaleh) on Nov 2, 2015 at 8:12am PST