Last night's ride was a hoot. Bad headwind. I spotted a couple of neon-clad riders far ahead of me and decided to reel them in. I did my usual drastic slow-downs for stop signs and slowly got closer. At times I think they were pushing really hard because they weren't where I expected them to be when I caught sight of them again.

Eventually I got close enough to get a good look. (About 100 yards) Two roadies in race-type gear on FastBikes. By that time we were in a residential area and they took a different street. I was pretty happy to have reeled them in that far. Took me over 2 miles on my 87 touring bike.

Sometimes I wish I could commute with a group because I think people tend to feed off each other, so to speak. Even with the headwind I had one of my best commute times ever.

This morning's commute was low 30s F and race-free!