After 4 straight days of bike commuting I decided to drive today and give my legs a rest. That and the heat was starting to get to me. The heat index was well over 100 yesterday and my afternoon commute is during the hottest part of the day. I had trouble going to sleep last night and didn't sleep well either, possibly due to the heat. Today is supposed to be just as hot, with higher humidity and possible severe thunderstorms. Sounded like a good day to drive. I'm also planning a metric century tomorrow and wanted to give my legs a break.

My newest commuter bike -- actually a frame and fork -- arrived via FedEx yesterday. Picked up a Gunnar Sport for a great price and plan to swap parts from one of my other bikes. Now I have to figure out which one to use as the donor bike. I initially was planning to decommission my De Bernardi, but that would involve having to buy new shifters, handlebar, brake levers and some misc. parts. Now I'm thinking about doing a clean parts swap from my Salsa Casseroll. As much as I love the Casseroll, the Gunnar is a better frame and essentially the same kind of a bike -- that is, sport touring. The De Bernardi, on the other hand, is a classic Italian racing bike that is not very practical for commuting but very fun to ride. If I keep the Casseroll, I will have 3 sport touring bikes and no more sexy Italian bikes. If I keep the De Be, I'll still have 2 sport tourers (Gunnar and Waterford) as well as my full-bore Bob Jackson touring bike.