Cold. Again. I wussed out and put on the winter riding pants I swore I wouldn't use until next fall. Damn. The high today is 70 but it was 34 again when I left my house. However, I only got about 7 miles before I had to take the pants off, I was starting to get too warm and I don't want to sweat on my ride in. At about 30mph my knees were feeling a bit crisp but the sun was shining, traffic was light, and there was no wind. Doesn't get much more pleasant than that. I was trying to take it easy today and just enjoy the ride and I mostly succeeded. Caught myself a few times in the aero bars and had to remind myself I wasn't in a race! Averaged 14.8 @1:30 which is pretty good for me. Saw a young deer on the canal trail, still had the little white spots, ran along the trail next to me for a few dozen yards. That was cool.


I'm still slow enough that I don't think it matters yet. My legs don't hurt at all (er.. from the cold) and the only time they get cold is on fast decents (30+), and even then it's mostly just my knees. Keep in mind though this is in ideal yet cold conditions, sun shining, no wind, etc. However, if there is any wind at all in these temps I make sure not to screw around and make sure any exposed skin is covered. I may be dumb but I'm not stupid.