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Old 12-08-10 | 11:11 AM
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CptjohnC
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From: Fairfax, VA commuting to Washington DC

Bikes: 2010 Kona Dew Drop (the daily driver),'07 Specialized Roubaix (the sports car), '99 ish Kona NuNu MTB (the SUV), Schwinn High Plains (circa 1992?) (the beater)

Cold and clear (high 20s?). Definitely quite a bit lighter in terms of other riders today, though I was certainly not alone on the CCT. However, when I got to work, I was only the second bike on the rack, and I definitely wasn't an early bird, so clearly more people left the bikes at home (rack usually has 15-20 bikes, and had at least 10 yesterday). I dressed down a little -- one less layer -- and it paid off. I was a bit cold starting, and it took a little longer to warm up, but once I was going, I was fine, and I sweat a lot less. My feet even stayed warm until just about the end, and never got as cold as yesterday. Had to ride around a fair amount of spot ice, but hopefully most of it will thaw during the day so I need not worry about it tonight.

Can't ride tomorrow, but that will just remind me what I'm missing.

Forgot to mention: My leaf strewn, very steep hill has been cleared of most leaves, making it a safe option again. Woot.

Last edited by CptjohnC; 12-08-10 at 02:37 PM. Reason: Leaves
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