Joined: Jul 2010
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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)
warm. 60f or warmer. I should have skipped the wind layer, and just gone w/ a long sleeve tee (or, probably, the short sleeve would have been fine. I was sweating a bit more than is comfortable by mile 8. Other than that, though, it was a pretty darn nice ride. Made good speed, hit many lights green, and didn't have to avoid too many clueless tourists. Even managed all of my lane transitions pretty nicely, with minimal tightness of sphincter.
Had a guy riding my tail for a good 2-3 miles on the CCT. I gave him a couple of clear opportunities to pass, but he elected not too, and stayed closer than made me entirely comfortable. I'm sure I'm an attractive draft horse-- not because my butt is nice to look at, but because I slice a big ole' hole in the wind -- but seriously, dude!
Not really commuting related, but I registered for my first century -- civil war century -- which has me terrified. Almost 7000 feet of climbing... Which intimidates this flat-lander.