A character building morning ride to work today, It rained hard all 18.5 miles the traffic was much heavier than normal and driver patient level was way down. I was cut off three times at intersections and a trailer truck squeezed me onto the grass. My glasses were fogged and wet which made seeing the road tough. Once I got here I thought to myself, this is one of those rides that gives you the adventure you never get in a car. I do have some equipment new for all that are interested. I purchased a Topeak super trunk bag DX 5 years ago, over the past three months the seams have started to come apart because the thread is rotting. II called Todson engineering, the distributer for the bag and told them about this, They sent me a new bag and told me to send them the old one at no cost, I'll say that is a great warrenty, this is a similar experiance as my niterider experiance, They are both reputable companies that stand behind what they sell and have been there to help keep me on the road. I highly recmmend their products, they work well and very user friendly and you can't beat the warrenty and support.