About 65 degrees and clear this morning. I'd call that near perfect. Decided to stick to one gear today and see how that felt, both workout-wise, and also what difference I would have in speed. I ride a Kona Dew hybrid with a rear rack. Anyway, it was my fastest commute of the year, but also one of my best workouts lately. Bloomington is pretty hilly, so I spent a lot of time standing up to get through the hills in the same gear. I guess you could say I was practicing while considering going SS for my next commuter. I was a sweaty mess when I got to work. I work on a college campus and our office building is actually a former hotel that was purchased by the university many years ago. So I actually have a bathroom/shower connected to my office, which is great. After 3 years on the job, I used that shower for the very first time today. May start doing that more often so I can get a good workout on the ride in.

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