Ride home last night was warm about 93 degrees when I left work. I took it easy and had a long ride home. Long because they have about half my normal route tore up and/or diamond ground so rough my head light vibrated off yesterday morning. I thought I was gonna have trouble with a Harley rider, but it ended up he pulled up beside me and, pointing at my Surly, says, "I need to be on one of those instead of this thing." Then rides off.

So with everthing tore up I rode my old old route I probably have not rode for a year (I dunno a long time). Anyway before it seems like I never rode it much under 1 hour, even when I really pushed it. Today I was loaded, 2 thermos, all my gear, etc and had a pretty good headwind. I made it to work in 56:48. I really did not realize I was going that fast till I got here, nothing I do is fast and I am not competitive, it just struck me how much stronger a rider I am now without even realizing it.