Suffered with a sore lower back, just on the right side, yesterday afternoon, evening and a bit through the night, wasn't sure how I'd be on the bike but I was fine. A bit cooler than forecast, it was 2C/36F with light precipitation that felt (and sounded) like melting snow pellets in the early part of the ride and melting snow flakes in the later part of the ride. I started off with my skully on but within 15 minutes (at the point where I hop on to the highway) I took it off and was fine without it (initially, I felt cold and wondered if it was the right decision but within a few more minutes, the initial cold wore off).