Great ride in this morning. 69 degrees F and not too humid. Auto traffic looked like a nightmare for the people stuck in their cages. Since I was on my mountain bike this morning, I just rode in the grass and passed people for about 2 miles to the stop sign at Jones Bridge and McGinnis Ferry

First ride in with new panniers and rack I bought this weekend at REI. It is so nice to ride in with nothing hanging on your back or shoulders. I did notice I need new brake pads/shoes while I was putting the rack on. Its a cheap wally world mountain bike, so I guess I'll walk over to WW at lunch and get some more brake pads/shoes for the lunker.

The bike itself is not too bad for a dept store creature. It has 21 speeds and I replaced the rear wheel with one from a lbs so it has quick release in front and back. But apparently 800 miles is all I got out of the original brake pads.