Had a pretty good 17 mile ride today, while everyone else is out celebrating the holiday. It's 50 degrees, but with winds gusting to 35-40. The sun was out when we left, but had gone back behind the clouds, just when I was heating up, which was good.
Did our "flat ride," which means the one that is about as flat as a ride you can get when you live on a big hill. The first 7 miles are rolling, with one small hill. We had a tailwind here, but the rollers felt a bit hard today. Once we got out on a main road, we saw a few other cyclists and the pace picked up. Of course, as we headed back, we had a stiff wind of about 15 mph, with those nasty gusts.
I hadn't ridden outside in almost 2 weeks, and I still am amazed at how much I love my new bike. I am going to keep the Oura saddle; my azz is getting used to it and to have no soft tissue pain after a ride is a treat. Going to be warm tomorrow and Saturday, too.