Bought a long sleeved breathable windbreaker\rain jacket in yellow with silver reflective stripes on sale at Caps Bicycle's in Richmond yesterday. It was sized XS and fit me - this is a rare find as I can seldom find stuff which fits. Testing out the windbreaker last night when I went out to rent a video at Rogers and the commute to work this morning, I am pleased that it keeps the wind out even at 7-9 degrees Celsius and I was just wearing a long sleeved cotton T-shirt underneath. In fact the only thing which was cold was the ears. I almost pulled my toque out but managed to get along without it.

Went to the Chevron at Westminster Hwy and No. 2 Road to air up my rear tire. I tried pumping air into the tire but only kept hearing the sound of air coming out of the tire. WTF? Then I looked at the sign which said in small print, "Temporarily Out of Service". When there is no air from the hose, the higher pressure air from the tire rushes out to the lower pressure of the atmosphere. This meant that my rear tire was now seriously DEFLATED from its previous condition. Arrrgh! What to do?

I decided to ride to the car repair shops by Capstan Way and see if anyone there could give me some air from their compressors. So it was a soft and squirrelly rear tire ride to Capstan Way. The fellows at Kia Motors (dealer) were able to help me and soon I was on my way again. When I thanked them, I told them my destination was downtown to get to work, they replied, "On that bike? Good luck." LOL. The rest of the ride was normal and uneventful.

During the weekend, I moved the seat further back along its I-Beam rails and improved the efficiency of my riding position. The seat height was also lowered to enable a high cadence without the need to rock the hips. These two changes made for a very pleasant hill climb and ride without any apparent negative effects.