Like Most of the Northeast the cold has come and its my challenge to figure out before April how to layer without being too wet or cold.

25 miles to work and the real feel was 33 when I left home.
New Louis Garneau ear warmers with wintex are doing their job, but they do cut down on my hearing. Got to work on that. I did find that when I took them off at work they were soaked.

Some jerk decided to teach me how to kill myself while bicycling on Queens Blvd.
This road is known as the "Boulevard of Death" as many peole are run over in what at parts is 8-10 lanes. At my usual junction before a right lane ramp entry
to the Long Island Expressway is a red light that I almost never beat or try to. I position myself in the middle of three lanes so cars that will take the ramp need not honk me, leaving room for those who want to use the left lane and avoiding people to cut me off.
I continue merrily on my way happy that I was not crushed and this jerk in a jeep comes along on my right telling me that I should be in the right lane, blah blah blah.

I mean, dude if I was in the right lane back there I would be dead. I skipped the commentary, because as I said I can't hear so well with my toasty ear warmers.

I continue cranking away and who do I pass 1/4 mile up at a red light? Yup, Mr. Right Lane advisor. I smile, that pathetic drugged out look smile and hammer the hill.

My return home was late, I guess I left at 10:00 or so and the winds must have kicked up, beacuse I was dragging. No matter how much I pushed I had no power left. Oh well, I came home 7 minutes later than usual.

Funny thing when it gets cold.
a) I bike a bit more slowly
b) The hills don't hurt as much (see "a" )
c) I gotta pee more. I guess I will not have coffee at home until I get to work.

Back to checking out new winter gear.

Happy biking.