Could have been better, could have been worse. A chilly 7C (45F) this morning - I'm not used to that anymore! But no wind, so that's nice. The morning sun is nearing that dangerous zone during my commute time where it's low in the sky and blinding while riding east, which is 70% of my travel in the mornings. If it's blinding for me, it's blinding for the drivers behind me.

Trashed my front derailleur this morning. Chain slipped out the bottom when pedaling backwards (to get my foot in position at a stop sign); didn't notice, and when I pedaled forward, the chain bent the outside plate up. This isn't the first time this has happened (stupid me for not addressing the root problem!) and the metal was fatigued from being bent a few times, and putting it back into position today resulted in the outside plate breaking off. I think I can still shift to the big ring if I need to (I usually don't), but I would need to nudge the chain with my foot to get it back in the small ring. Bummer!