BobbyG Have you seen those bone conduction earphones? I'm thinking about a set of those maybe for the bike.

I did the Mountain-Bay State Trail yesterday. Came up to 93 miles on my folder. It was hard work! I incurred a lot of speed penalties on myself for this trip:

• 20" folder instead of 70c gravel bike: 2 mph cost
• Gravel instead of pavement: 1-2 mph cost, depending on the gravel
• Blankets of leaves or pine needles on the trail: 1-2 mph cost, depending on the thickness
• Loaded-down bike: 1/2 mph? (it's pretty flat)

Pix from the ride are here:
WI: Mountain-Bay State Trail Ride - Nov. 11, 2025

I took that same folder this morning; it sure felt nice & light without the extra two bags.

We got a foot of snow overnight Sunday and into Monday morning, and now it is warmer again. Going to hit mid-50s, so that snow is packed down and icy in places. Hopefully will all melt away in a day or two. It's now officially salt season.

I re-lubed the chain on the ZiZZO before the trip with White Lightning Clean Ride. I was not impressed after the first application, but what they say on the bottle turned out to be true, that it takes two applications to start working well. It was great for the 93 miles, seems to be shedding trail dust well.