36F this morning. Broke out the Triflex tights and had to rustle up a beanie so my ears wouldn't snap off. First truly cold ride of the season. Why did winter have to come back so soon ? Windproof gloves are just a tad light as my fingers were a bit cold and numb. Either that or I'm just not in winter metabolism mode yet.

Breathing in cold air really seems to slow you down for some reason. Now I remember why I rode with a neck gaiter pulled up. More for pre warming the air than for it's insulating value.

I've come to the conclusion that the second headlight [3LED niterider] in strobe mode really makes a difference. I've been running it for about a week now and noticed that people on side streets will wait even if I'm nearly a full block away. It probably won't make an idiot less of an idiot, but has a nice effect on the sane ones.