One of the ways that I am preparing for the MS Ride is to ride to work. My normal route is about 28 miles round trip. They are doing some construction on the road through the west fields in Springville, so I had to take a detour today. (I actually attempted to ride through the construction last week, but I learned once again that a road bike is definitely not a mountain bike.) My detour took me on the old highway from Spanish Fork through Springville and ultimately to Provo.
The ride was nice, if not a little bit longer on account of the detour. It would have been very nice if the bank sign in Springville did not show that it was only 32 degrees when I rode by. I had noticed the cold when I left the house, but it didn't feel too bad because I was bundled up and because the wind wasn't blowing. I wondered if the temperature was wrong given that I didn't feel colder. The bank sign at the Far West Bank near our office in Provo confirmed the temperature.
When I got to the office I felt pretty good except for the fact that my toes were freezing and I had a strange red spot from the cold on my belly. I can only guess that it resulted from air blowing down the front of my jersey and pullover.
Riding your bicycle in Utah to commute ultimately ends up being a trade of good weather on one part of the ride for not so good weather on another part (unless you are riding in the winter and the weather is never good). Right now it is cold in the morning, but perfect in the afternoon. However, when July rolls around, it will be beautiful in the morning and miserable in the afternoon.
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