Rain, rain, rain and Rachel

Has it stopped raining today - it doesn't feel like it. Perhaps this is normal for May but after the great weather in April it's quite a shock.

Here is the last of the four intrepid riders Me aka Rachel.

Current bike: Cannondale Triple. My other bikes are a Scott mountain bike and a Trek Lexa SLX. The Cannondale is the oldest at just over a year (I went on a bit of a spending spree in 10/11 back in the halycon days when I had employment).

Favourite cycle ride: Most of them to be honest although I do need to be persuaded to tackle some of the hillier ones. Have discovered some great routes in Lancashire & Cumbria over the last couple of years. For some reason Jubilee Tower is my particular nemesis - like diving I know I can do it but it scares me a bit.

Favourite piece of kit: Too many to name...perhaps my Ortlieb panniers? and I do like a good cycle computer.

Favourite cycling quote: “I expect to see the day when not to ride a wheel will be a mark of a defective education, and people will say to such a person, ‘Why, where have you been brought up?’” - Reverend W.J Petrie of Chicago, ‘How to Bicycle’

What does cycling mean to you: Fun, Scenery, Exercise, Health, Transport, Friends, Work, Exhilaration, Happy