re: the Di2 guy, I felt bad for him but also did feel that it was a self-inflicted problem due to incomplete ride preparation. Which of course happens to all of us at one time or another -- it can be easy to overlook or forget something. He was also very impatient to be returned to the ride start and not happy that instead of taking him directly there we shuttled him to another rest stop so another driver could take him the rest of the way. The system we used was not necessarily the fastest way to get one rider back to the start but it was the best way for us to support all riders who needed help over the entire route. But I felt like he expected us to be a personal taxi service. Anyway.

I also have different lights for day and night rides. I try to take all lights off the bike as soon as I get home and charge them right away. After each is recharged I either put it back on the bike or into a big plastic bag that I keep in the duffel bag with all my bike gear so it won't get lost. With the Garmin, I charge it and put it right back on the bike so I won't forget or lose it.

We had rain here today too. I think it might be gone now but the roads are still wet. I decided not to try to ride my bike tonight -- tomorrow I'm taking a furlough day and the forecast looks good so I'm going to join a weekly club ride. I might cut it short, though -- the planned route is 39 miles, which is a bit much for me given that I'm planning to do a 50-miler on Saturday and I'm trying to not to overdo things and make the torn ankle tendon worse.