Funny as it sounds, my bike commuting is slowing down for the season because of all my bike club rides in the evenings.

I led the Moderate Monday ride last night, which wound up being a bit more than moderate. It felt so good not to be battling 20+ mph winds, and 5 of us showed up, so we could ride a paceline and take real advantage of the draft. 30-35 miles Mondays. This one's usually 15-16 mph, but was 17.3 yesterday. 18 for most of it, then an easier ride home from the start/finish slowed the average somewhat.

The ride leader for tonight's easy ride quit, as she was doing two per week and felt it was a bit much. I'm filling in for that one here and there starting tonight. 15-20 miles on Tuesdays, when I do it. This one averages about 13 mph.

Wednesdays is our club's second-best attended ride, (after Saturdays) a beginner-friendly one that starts and finishes near a biergarten. It winds up averaging around 15 mph. This one's 20-25 miles, plus another 16 if I ride to & from the start/end point.

If you don't see me for awhile, don't panic. I rode my scooter in to work today; legs are sore from last night. I'll probably take my commuter eBike for tonight's slow ride. A new friend is coming who isn't a cyclist and he has a hybrid bike, so I will likely keep up fine unpowered without wrecking my recovery day, but have some power as a back-up plan if needed.