Maybe I should call this the second outdoor ride of the year?

It was absolutely gorgeous out today. Sunny, 48 degrees, with a light wind. We really debated taking the road bikes out, but I am glad I erred on the side of caution. The roads were full of snow melt and grit so we took the Jamis Codas. Did about 15.5 miles, saw tons of cyclists. I felt sort of jealous seeing everyone on their road bikes, but mine is too small for a fender, and boy did we need those today. Even with the fenders, I came back looking like I had been mountain biking, with all the mud splatter.
I also got to test out my new winter shoes. After seeing SheFly rave about the PI Gore Tex winter shoes for women, I happened to find a pair on line for about 60% off and the only size left was mine. Of course, I had to buy them. I do a lot of errands on the Jamis, which has spd pedals, in the fall and early spring, when these would be great, instead of just my mtb shoes and booties (which are ripping to shreds on the bottom after 8 years). And I hope to do more mountain biking next fall.
Fifteen miles was just fine, since we are going x country skiing in NH tomorrow.