#mycyclingweekend: Wet winners and losers

We're fairly sure that over the next few months your usual #mycyclingweekend endeavours are going to get a little more difficult. This weekend the potential for rain wasn't enough to stop you guys getting out on your bikes, and it didn't stop one lucky winner claiming the Cycle Surgery prize. But that could change in the coming weeks.

Famous outdoorsman Alfred Wainwright once wrote that "there's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clohing." Here at road.cc we agree with Alfred, and suppose that his concept can be applied to cyclists and their approach to the winter months.

Our very own Laura Laker took exactly that attitude this weekend as she went out to explore in the rain. The benefits of her successfully suitable clothing choices -  i.e. beautiful post-rain scenery - were then posted on Twitter for all of us to see.

Post-rain sunset mtb ride last night. Bike time is a great time for reflection, & getting v muddy #mycyclingweekend pic.twitter.com/VZbIZ9BZnt

— Laura Laker (@Lakerlikes) October 17, 2016

Elsewhere though, the potential dangers of a wet #mycyclingweekend were clear:

 

You don't say... #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by The Rolling Buffet (@therollingbuffet) on Oct 16, 2016 at 1:05am PDT

That didn't stop this week's winners though - the Timsbury Cycle Group - who went out in the rain and had a time that they called not "that bad really."

Congratulations guys, we hope you can find a good home for the CO2 pump that's coming your way.

Was meant to be soaking wet this morning. Wasn't that bad really! Good honest bum-slapping fun! #mycyclingweekend #cyclesurgery pic.twitter.com/y62xuS7Owm

— Timsbury Cycle Group (@TimsburyCG) October 16, 2016

There were plenty more of you, like theoldemaroo and zihao_chn, who went out in the rain, but one or two - mikefortgens, Mick Johnson and Jane Rees, we're looking at you - decided to rub their dry rides in our faces.

 

Winter is coming! #mycyclingweekend #cyclesurgery

A photo posted by Emlyn Cullen (@theoldemaroo) on Oct 16, 2016 at 11:29pm PDT

 

#countryside #road #cycling #clubride #ride #weekend #sundayride #mycyclingweekend #landscape #fall #autumn #gopro #goprophotography

A photo posted by Zihao Ye (@zihao_chn) on Oct 16, 2016 at 3:23am PDT

 

New wheels, new frame, new ride! #lookslikesummer #mycyclingweekend #fromwhereIride #bianchi #vianirone7

A photo posted by Mike Fortgens (@mikefortgens) on Oct 16, 2016 at 3:32am PDT

#mycyclingweekend sorry it's not raining here! @roadcc @teamroadcc pic.twitter.com/54hntB5uaT

— Mick Johnson (@mickj526) October 16, 2016

There were plenty more of you who sent in different types of #mycyclingweekend photos including these great cruise shots from dtmco as well as grubby pictures of bike kit from peted76 and justin.berman.

#mycyclingweekend sorry it's not raining here! @roadcc @teamroadcc pic.twitter.com/54hntB5uaT

— Mick Johnson (@mickj526) October 16, 2016

 

I really have no idea why leather is a good material for mitts, the person who decided to specify 'white' leather as default on @girocycling gloves deserves a slap, makes me feel like a tramp every time I put them on. #dirtypig #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by @peted76 on Oct 16, 2016 at 1:49am PDT

 

Oversock/leg smear #cycling #cycling #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Justin Berman (@justin.berman) on Oct 16, 2016 at 6:01am PDT

Remember, it's never too late to get involved in the #mycyclingweekend fun - just fire your photos at us via Instagram or Twitter with the #mycyclingweekend and #CycleSurgery hashtags in the caption!