It has been a few days. I rode the gravel bike Friday, still in the honeymoon phase of the new Topeak Beamrack. It's great, but I have a center kickstand on that bike, which I cut a bit too short, and if I have anything in the trunk, the bike falls over.

I took the Aventon Level.2 eBike for the commute today. I have a lunch errand to do (meeting my wife and getting our will & trust done) and I don't want to take the extra time or sweat to do it all on a muggle bike. I'll already be stretching lunch hour quite a bit... It was cold, about 37 °F. Colder since I took the eBike; not as much heat generated and higher wind speed. It's supposed to get up to 45 today though, which will feel warm enough with the sun.

I found it at 25% charge, which is kinda low. Enough for the day's activities probably, but no need to risk it or leave it low, since I brought an extra charger into the office. I brought the battery in and it's merrily charging on my desk. I brought a cable lock too, which I don't use out in public any more, but it's enough for on work property if I forget a lock. People still leave bikes unlocked here on the property and they don't get stolen. Having a security camera right by the bike rack/door is probably part of it, and people being "Wisconsinice" is another part.

Now, we're in the season when I don't get club rides in any more, so I relish the commute and errands; it's where I get most of my exercise. Believe it or not, I look forward to riding the gravel bike more this winter. We'll see if the IGH will shift OK in the cold, now that I've changed its oil this summer. It was iffy last winter.