Ride in was mostly good this morning. Picked up some Shimano sandals and pedals at the LBS this weekend - more on that in another post if I have time. It's my first set of clipless pedals, so this was the first commute with them. Very nice! I managed not to forget to unclip at stops, managed to unclip the right foot, and had no problem clipping back in, so I would call that a success. The sandals were unbelievably comfortable and secure. Very please so far.

I did get buzzed by an 18 wheeler - I was doing 20, and he was probably doing 25 and had a full lane open to his left. Also got honked at by an idiot in a pickup - first time that's happened. Headwind kicked my butt on a couple of stretches, but the ride time was pretty standard 53 minutes. Went to turn my blinky off when I got of the bike, and it was gone. I think I must have lost it on the one bad stretch of road I ride, which means I did 12+ miles without it. Good thing my pack has an obnoxious hi-vis rain cover that I always use on the way in. Lack of blinky might explain the idiot in the truck honking, but I doubt it...