OK, the bike experiment continues. I’ve had 2 operations on the foot and I think there’s one more in the offing but I’m continuing. The operations are unrelated to biking and are not serious. It doesn’t hurt much to ride but walking sucks.

It is getting cold but I refuse to give up just yet. The one change I did make was to spend some bucks on a windproof fleece. My other fleece that seemed pretty stout turned out to be not so stout on the bike. The wind came through it like a screen door. I was freezing my butt off.

I swallowed hard and ordered an expensive new patagonia fleece. I was pretty excited on the day it arrived – it is windy and cold! However, when I opened it up and looked it over, the thing seemed like an absolute overpriced joke. Kinda thin and cut a bit short for a fat guy like me. After a couple of days riding with it though, I can tell you that it is absolutely wind proof. Combine that with full-fingered riding gloves and it isn’t so bad on the bike. The only remaining problem is that the cold air burns up my face but I don’t ride very far so it isn’t so bad. I guess the lesson is that Gear is important!!