I rarely do these kinds of rides anymore, that I did so often while I was going to school.
I stowed my bike in my car and drove to the place where I get the car detailed. From there, I rode to west Concord, in a very roundabout way, to the pharmacy. Then I rode back home, ditched the pannier and purchases (and made myself ride up the hill with that thing on the bike), and then back to the car place. A good way to kill 1.5 hours, on a beautiful day. Total of 18 miles, lots of road work going on, and I forgot how different and heavy my Guru feels with the pannier.
Off to work. This is the closest I will get to commuting for now.

