OK, I just bought some cheap mountain bike fenders. So tomorrow, rain or shine, I'll be out there.

Actually, this morning I had a little chain of thought like this:

1. It is wet out.
2. My legs will get wet.
3. My shoes will get wet.
4. I should have some biking shoes.
5. I should get some real biking shoes with cleats
5a. I will need to get clipless pedals.
6. I'd feel silly with nice pedals on my current bike.
7. I need a new bike.

When I hit that point, I shut down that part of my brain. Sometimes the brain talks me in to doing things that the wallet can't keep up with. As I was looking for fenders, I also looked at shoes and pedals. I found some close-out shoes from last year that were around $60-70(US), and I've heard nothing but good things about the eggbeater pedals. So maybe that will be my next big purchase. Along with parts for the fixed gear I'm trying to put together. Oh yeah, and saving for a bike tour. And rent. And . . .

andy