You know it's summer when...

oblongomaculatus

You go out wearing a red jersey, and come back wearing a red jersey with yellow polka dots, because every time you collide with a bee it leaves behind a splash of pollen.

Downward

You get a fly in your mouth

ravenvrider

You get home to find your bikes as clean as when you left....weird.

Initialised

You go past a tractor and get a lungful of "fresh country air"

chris_bass

When I wear a Tshirt I look like a mime artist due to my darker arms and milk bottle white hands

sigorman85

When 2 bottles just isn't enough

sparklehedgehog

sigorman85 wrote:

When 2 bottles just isn't enough

+1

d_o_g

I want it to be raining again so I can have the lanes to myself.

TheHound

I step outside and immediately get sunburn.

MountainMonster

You sweat simply getting the bike out of the garage.

nweststeyn

...the club ride suddenly goes REALLY FAST.

darkhairedlord

you can't make it back for sunday lunch

drlodge

I fit carbon tubs to my Rourke and wear white shoes

macleod113

sigorman85 wrote:

When 2 bottles just isn't enough

3 stops at supermarkets for water top ups yesterday.

this and new shiny wheels and the new shoes you got at xmas come out

goonz

When the mud guards finally come off.

crispybug2

sigorman85 wrote:

When 2 bottles just isn't enough

Took my bottle cages off the other day to clean them and forgot to put them back on, so went out for a ride without water and blew up after 55 minutes!

dilatory

When I'm looking at the rest of the country going on about how hot and sunny it is and it's pissing down with rain outside... Ah, Wales...

crescent

The rain feels lukewarm.

topcattim

... it takes you five minutes less than usual to get your kit on.

tootsie323

... there are no wound-up windows or closed soft-tops to impede the profanity from passing drivers / passengers

rickeverett

.. cleavage number level increases, and your attention to the road decreases as a result.

redvee

rickeverett wrote:

.. cleavage number level increases, and your attention to the road decreases as a result.

+1, also had similar when I rode home on Bank Holiday Monday through Bristol city centre, girls out in short skirts, cleavage and high heels.

Anonymous

topcattim wrote:

... it takes you five minutes less than usual to get your kit on.

Or it takes you ten minutes longer because you cannot decide which looks best

oblongomaculatus

You can't remember what it's like to have cold fingers and toes

You can't remember where your long sleeved jerseys are

You can't remember the last time you even thought about fitting lights to your bike

jordan_217

rickeverett wrote:

.. cleavage number level increases, and your attention to the road decreases as a result.

I know. I wish some blokes would wear a sports bra or just lose the moobs.

jordan_217

You're reminded of how much sweat hurts when it goes in your eye!

drlodge

jordan_217 wrote:

You're reminded of how much sweat hurts when it goes in your eye!

And like that, you forget just how hot your head gets when slowly griding up a long steep hill in the sun.

Initialised

You get hit in the face repeatedly by bugs instead of rain, snow and hail.

LinkD

Downward wrote:

You get a fly in your mouth

+1

chris_bass

you see weather warnings for flash floods (tomorrow!)

rickeverett

Chris Bass wrote:

you see weather warnings for flash floods (tomorrow!)

yep and I have to commute by bike tomorrow as no car - typical.