A warm front moved in yesterday causing this morning's temps to be 40F. This will be short lived as the temp is supposed to drop steadily throughout the day. The commute home should be below freezing as usual for this time of year.

Along with the front came 30 mph winds with gusts much higher. I had to ride straight into it for the trip to the office. However, given the choice I'd rather fight it on the way in and get a push home than the other way around.

The warm temps haven't yet melted off all of the ice from last Monday's storm, but I decided it was patchy enough to leave the winter bike in the garage and ride the hybrid. Wow, what a difference. Even fighting that brutal headwind I made it to work faster and with noticeably less effort than my winter bike on a calm day.

I know studded winter tires provide some resistance, but I'm starting to have a hard time believing that it's just the tires making that much difference. I've already double checked that I don't have any brake pads dragging. The wheels seem to spin free. I sure hope I figure this out because I'm starting to loathe riding my winter bike. Loathing any bicycle can't be healthy.