Wet suits on bikes

This accusation, although maybe not entirely unreasonable, can only be partly true. It wasn’t that rainy and certainly not the rainiest day of the month. And Eurobuild Conferences, which was holding the annual bike ride for the third time in as many years, in fact had no control over the elements; while the afternoon rush hour was the only time of the day when otherwise busy white collar workers could possibly attend. But these conditions, however, were actually to the advantage of the event, as the main theme of this year’s bike ride was cycle safety – an issue that could be more closely scrutinised on wet, gridlocked roads. Those taking part (not all of whom were regular cyclists) could also get a taste of the challenges and risks involved in a daily bike commute along the streets of Warsaw, a city, by the way, that’s not particularly famous for having the most cycle-friendly roads. The cyclists this year often ended up having to squeeze between cars, competin