I know it's harder to ride in the cold, but yesterday was not really *cold.* However, it was kind of a quick switch, from summer to fall; the temperature is about 10-15 degrees below normal. I always give myself permission to ride more slowly once October comes.
Emily, thankfully, this is a supported tour. My concern is with slightly less lower gears I am going to be more tired to begin with. I am sitting here debating whether to ride to work. I already went to boot camp. Tomorrow is going to rain, so I can't commute and I need a rest day. I have a 40 mile ride Wednesday, Thursday boot camp. I need to be at work early Friday, so I may just do a little ride in the afternoon. Trying to reach 2K miles... I should have been there 2 weeks ago. Grrr.