23 degrees this morning. No wind or rain, but 90% humidity which made the cold seem a lot more extreme than it was.

Did three things I haven't done much of since November: rode my hybrid instead of the winter bike, used my clipless shoes instead of my winter boots and used my regular glasses instead of my ski goggles.

The hybrid did fine without studded tires even though there were occasional patches of ice. I would just stop pedaling and make sure I wasn't turning at all when I went over them. It's supposed to get up to 35 degrees today so I'm guessing I won't have these ice patches on the way home.

Clipless shoes weren't a problem. I was worried maybe my feet would be cold as my shoes are vented, but they did surprisingly well. I was wearing a single layer of socks under them, but they were Merino wool so that probably helped. And I didn't even forget that I had to unclip at stop signs over the winter, so that was a bonus.

The regular glasses, however, probably should have stayed at home. I wore them because my hybrid doesn't have a handlebar mounted mirror and I wanted a mirror for the commute. My regular glasses have a Take-A-Look mirror mounted on them which don't work on my ski goggles. However, once I was rolling I quickly figured out how much warmer those ski goggles are. I rode about 1/2 the 8 mile commute with an "ice cream" headache until my face went numb, after which it was more tolerable. While the mirror was handy, I should have warn the goggles and just turned my head more often.