One warm day..and then...

SNOW!?!?!?

I thought we were through the worst, but once again, more snow.  I managed to squeeze in one commute.  It was cold in the morning and I misjudged it (high thirties).  By the end of the hour commute to work, my hands were so cold, even with the winter gloves.  But to be fair I didn't bother using the batteries, which most likely would have kept my hands warm.  This was a stark contrast to my balmy return trip, which felt so amazing!

I wanted to stand up on my foot pegs and feel the breeze everywhere.  Sadly, there were too many potholes to dodge.  I did a pretty good job doing so, but I managed to hit one straight up.  I can't even say it was a pothole.  It was more like a giant hole in the earth.  My steering got a great shake but the Ohlins damper did the job and settled the shake well.

And now..snow..in mid-late March.  With subfreezing temperatures every morning until April practically! Ugh. Ok rant over!

- Pandabear

Cold weather, go away!

Well..It is still cold out. We have nearly gone through the first week of March and it is still below freezing here.  I am getting stir crazy, I need my bike on the street!!  It should hit 50-60 early next week so I'm hoping if at the very least, I can take my bike out to fill air in the tires.  I did get some oil on my front tire which I need to clean (stupid snowblower, spewing oil/gas on my bike!).  Makes me kind of paranoid that it'll cause me to lose traction and crash...again.

In other news, I have a rough travel plan mapped out for my big trip this May.  I may book the hotels for the first leg soon!

Almost...there...

- Pandabear