Yesterday morning, I had a mild headwind which was no bother. I feel as if I fare better in headwinds than I did a year ago when I found them debilitating. In the evening, I guess overall I had a mild tailwind, but it was pretty shifty, too. The evening commute was rainy. I'm making an effort to be more tolerant of rain. It was really no big deal, as it wasn't cold.

Today was the first day I headed out while it was raining. Often I let rain happen if by chance but I never went out in it deliberately in the morning. Again, it was perfectly fine, and I had fewer joggers and cyclists on the route because of the weather. Still, there are plenty there compared with routes that most here on BF encounter, as this is New York City. Headwinds were pretty strong this morning, but again, I seem to be coping with them better nowadays. I wore shorts and jersey and cycling jacket. The jacket is nicely designed to let me adjust the amount of warmth I get from it. I pushed the sleeves up a bit and opened the zipper almost all the way, because it isn't really that cold. I brought an extra pair of socks in case I got very wet, but the rain never got heavy. I did get stripes up my shorts and jersey. I really must finish building this bike by installing fenders on it. One of these days. Interestingly, overall, my clothes are dryer than normal, because some water is from rain, but I sweated less than normal.