Took the '84 Nishiki 12-speed yesterday following the 2006 Felt 2x10 the day before. The Nishiki is a little heavier and a little slower but more comfortable, plus it corners and brakes better with its 700x28s vs the Felts 25s.

I rode one of my surface street routes to work which is very light on traffic, and even more so yesterday. I left work at noon and took the trails to see what they were like at that time of day on a weekday. Just a little more crowded. There was a stiff breeze from the south east which helped on my initial north leg. But when I turned east it was a little tougher. I've felt strong this week and was able to muscle through it. Hunching down low while on the hoods helped, and dropping down to the drops helped even more. In the past I've noticed that can be good for an extra 1.5 MPH in the wind and allows me to shift up a gear or two.

But I didn't know my exact speed because the speedometer battery was dead. And yesterday day the speedo on the Felt gave me the low battery warning. The Felt has a Plant Bike Protege 9 wired unit that takes the coin sized CR2032 battery. I carry spares in my regular grab-and-go-everything's-packed commute bag, but I took my light nothing-but-office-clothes bag so no spares on me, but I found one in my desk at work. But the Nishiki has a cheaper, smaller unit that takes a smaller 386 button battery. I think I have one in my regular bag, but I left that at home again in favor of the lighter bag. I ran next door to Autozone, but they were out and I didn't have the time or inclination to hoof it another quarter mile to WalMart.

I could have used my GPS app like I do on the 16-folder. That app will call out my speed every minute, or whatever I set it to, but riding into the wind it was nice to not be reminded of my diminished progress.