Good uneventful ride this morning, though I did pull the bike off the rack to find a flat rear tire. That confirms my suspicion that I have a slow leak back there (hadn't ridden this bike since the Friday before Christmas).

I got a new (used) bike for Christmas, a 2006 Scattante (see attached photo). It has very well-tuned Dura-Ace brakes and Ultegra geartrain, which made me realize just how craptastic the brakes and components on my commuter are.

Also, I finished 2008 3.8 miles short of 2k miles on the commuter. D'oh! Missed it by that much.