It was a great day for bicycling today. Early this morning I got out for about 18 miles on the road bike, and I'm up over 1,000 miles for the year. I'm right where I want to be. I like to average 200 miles a month on the road bike. Then, with the miles on the commuter bike, I get close to 3,000 for the year.

Then, commuting today, the breeze was behind me on the way home! Perfect!

I also was very pleased with my new Specialized messenger bag for the commute. It's the same size and quality as the medium bag made by Timbuk2, but much cheaper. I've been making do with various kinds of bags -- but the right equipment makes such a difference! The only problem is that the only shop that sells Specialized equipment is Conte's, which I've always thought of as the evil empire. (We had enough shops in town before Conte's opened, and we like the owners of the other shops, and we don't want the market to be so dilluted that our friends go out of business.) To Barry at Bikes Unlimited: I promise, I won't buy anything else at Conte's.

Here's Barry's eclectic shop
http://www.bikewilliamsburg.com/home