"Turn, turn, turn"

It looks like old man winter may have called the Access van to take him back to the Great White, because it's really been warming up 'round this Three Rivers' region. The snow and ice are disappearing, leaving all that great grit on the dear shoulders of Lincoln Ave/Rd and the rest of my commute. I can't express how happy I am to shed a layer or two of clothes for my ride, although I did miscalculate a bit with my gloves yesterday: wearing only my liner-under-fingerless-gloves in 34 degrees left me with enough pain in my digits that I actually got a bit nauseated.

In other news, got my first flat on the Jake the Snake this morning. I think that I've worn down the stock cyclocross knobbies enough that I'm probably susceptible to things like the construction stable that I picked up in the rear somewhere in Lincoln/Lemington. That's the rear tire, not...you know, my rear. that would be even worse. See? Something to be grateful for.

"So how do you like the JtS so far, Chris?" Great, thanks for aski...well, to be honest, I've been thinking about selling it. Yeah, I know. With all the hand wringing, all the deliberation and drama that went into the purchase, you'd hope that I would just be satisfied. Well, first of all, it's a great bike and I can tell that it would be a monster on an actual cyclocross course. That said, my commute isn't a cross race. I shouldn't have been so insistent on getting a bona fide cross bike. There are other ladies out there waiting to dance. Maybe I'll list some of what I've been considering in another post...