45F and light sprinkles of rain when I left home today, but that disappeared quickly. The ride was decent. My "friends" who usually sit at the bus stop and chat in the morning (and wave cheerfully to me) weren't there today, maybe because of the touch of rain. The wind was also favorable today, so there were a couple of flat legs where I was easily topping 20 mph instead of struggling, which was cool. And the Rude Compensation Truck Dude Alert Level for today is 0, which is always a good way to start the day.

However...I've got an issue with my rear derailleur. The low and high gears seem okay (9 cogs) but the 3-6 range is all out of whack, 4 especially. A lot of times, 4 just doesn't want to catch. Downshifts from 5 usually do nothing until I click it again, then I'm in 3. Going back up one from there drops me into 6, then I can click down into 5. That's actual chain position - the indicator seems right but doesn't match the chainring. Also, I'm having slipping in some lower gears as well. I had the rear wheel off last week to fix a flat, so it may be that the quick release just needs to be screwed in a bit more, or the wheel isn't seated just-so. I'll tinker with it this evening and see if I can get it right for tomorrow. I have a late start at work tomorrow so I have some extra time to troubleshoot and test ride today.