Thanks for starting a new thread Tom.
I did my first bike commute of the year today as well; it was uneventful. I've been putting my other rides in Utility Cycling and the thread in the General Talk forum.
I took the Priority belt drive gravel bike. You may have heard of Priority, as they are NYC-based. I removed the Christmas light string from it and the poor thing is really due for a hose-down. On the other hand, being able to mostly neglect the drivetrain is why I bought it.
It's been on my list to get one of those pump-up garden sprayer bottles, but I just never seem to remember.
We're going to have temps getting back up into the 30s today, so it's going to be messy. I need to get the fender that goes with the Topeak MTX Beamrack and re-install my downtube-mounted front fender.
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