Quiet ride in during mid-day traffic. There were still enough puddles on the ground from last night's rain that I'm glad I have fenders and a front mudflap. Unfortunately the more I ride this stretch of road, the more I find I have to take the lane the entire 2 miles without a bike lane to ride at least 3 feet away from the cars that are parked all along the road. That doesn't really work all that well in the middle of rush hour traffic so I've been avoiding rush hour as best I can.