I had a really nice ride in today. The weather is nearly perfect as it often is here in September and October. I think they are our months of least rain.

My headwind was fairly strong but not as strong as it sometimes get. I passed a woman on a single speed bike with upright bars. She caught up with me to ask me about my jersey. She said she loved it. It's a wool jersey I got from oregoncyclewear.com. The woman was about my age. (I'm 56.) She could contend with the headwind just as well as I could, on upright handlebars. She had a European accent, so maybe she's from the Netherlands or Denmark where they ride every day from the age of four. I remarked how the headwind makes riding hard, and she said, ah, this is nothing.

Later, as I was climbing a hill, a cyclist standing on the sidewalk near his bike cheered me on, come on, you can do it!