Today, I tried to make up for a shift that deprives me of my normal ride time.. So today I unusual for California.. I put on rain gear and took off to the mall to get Christmas presents. Had plenty of space in the panniers for presents. Sure beats driving in the traffic.. Only patchy rain. Ended up only buying stuff for bike at LBS. Lines too long at mall stores. Encompass a mall visit while out in car errends later in Afternoon. Got in 30 miles on bike. Maybe end up with 8,500 miles for year?