Tape up the top of your boots and your airbox, Rain-X your goggles, put an extra pair of gloves in your bum bag/fanny pack and go for it!
Hey, I'm a Californian. We dont get bad weather, but maybe once a year. And when we do get bad weather, us Californians (in my area, very big state) complain about it. All tracks shut down....And very few places to ride. Yes, it could be much worse.
Or maybe no dirt on the bike. I could just load up the bike and drive one or two hours to slop around in the mud for a couple hours....At 40 getting real muddy and wet isnt as fun, as it was when I was 17.
Are you posting the pic from a cellphone? Snowing in Big Bear and Mammoth and probably a lot of other mountain areas.
You should be glad you don't live in the North East. We have years, that if you didn't ride in the rain and mud... you didn't ride at all. 40 years old? Suck it up and ride son!
MMMM... 80 degrees, light wind, pollen in the air. Ahhh Chooo.... Excuse me. White jersey has yellow stains, after a 3 hour ride. Keep thinking positive, the rain will stop & the snow will melt.... eventually, right?
