The temperature is what?

The weather outlook for us this month has not been good. We've had a long stretch of subzero temps, plenty of snow and just generally crappy weather. So last night when I checked the weather and saw that today's high was 42, I got excited. I packed up my riding gear and bike and brought everything to work today. I decided I would take a late lunch and head out after my 1:00-2:00pm meeting. It would put me close to the warmest part of the day. Things worked out. I jumped on my bike shortly after 2:00 and it was beautiful. I think the temp gauge said 45. I only had an hour, but it felt great. The sun was warm, it sort of reminded me of those first rides after spring arrives when you're just happy to be out.

I tried out a new piece of equipment on my ride today. I've never ridden with a fender before, but I will be using one very much in the future. There was a lot of water and slush out on the roads today and I was able to stay almost completely dry. I might even get one for the front tire.

I hope you are able to enjoy the warm weather today too!