Morning bike ride - not a win

I tried to do a dry run for next years commute this morning. I did not make it.

But, on the upside I ended up riding approximately the same mileage as one way of the commute will be, and while I was winded and sweaty and generally smelly, I am confident that I will be able to do it within a couple of more tries. I mostly turned back because of dangerous roads, but with better planning it's going to be a lot of fun.

Taking a break

More then ever, though, I'm going to have to acknowledge that the Casseroll is not a speed demon. It's real purty and is a nice comfortable set of wheels to have under you, but I got passed by a stripped down road bike which whizzed on by while I was peddling around with my pannier and girly helmet. That was a pretty definitive end to feeling like a badass.