Seven. Cloudy & gray, cold - low 30's with wind chill in the low 20's, sometimes brisk WNW/NW wind. Wet conditions the whole ride, it snowed earlier and we had some flurries during the ride. The only parts of the route with snow on the ground were the gravel sections and some of the overpass bridges. Wally, Jack and I road from the Crosstown Pub in Batavia out to South of Kaneville/Harter on paved and gravel roads, then took the Gilman trail and the Fox River trail back. Rehydration at Crosstown. Dressed just right and stayed warm: heaviest Minus 33 LS merino base, SS poly base, Bontrager jacket with the pit zips 1/2 open, heaviest Rapha bib tights, poly jock, 2 layers of wool socks with 3 toe warmers on each foot, Shimano waterproof Winter boots, poly balaclava, light gator, 2 merino base gloves, DeMarchi light shell and 45 North heavy shell gloves. Good ride and this was my last one of the year, so here's the full 2023 stats: Total Miles: 7,033.1 (9,035.2 in 2022 PR) Total # Rides: 254 (269 in 2022 PR) Total Ride Time; 560:15 (633:23 in 2022 PR) Feet of Elevation Climbed: 260,568 (373,330 in 2022 PR) Avg Number of Days ridden per Week: 4.88 (5.17 in 2022 PR) Avg Feet Elevation per Ride: 1,026 (1,562 in 2022 PR) Avg # Miles per Ride: 27.7 (33.6 in 2021 PR) This was a 2,002 mile drop in total mileage but I was close in most of the other stats. I had no indoor rides this Fall compared to 20 times in November and December of 2022. A big reason for the drop in mileage was 110 Mountain Bike rides in 2023 compared to 71 MTB rides in 2022 (previous yearly high). My average speed also dropped quite a bit. I need to do more and longer road rides in 2024 plus get into a more regular schedule of interval sessions and hill repeats. I am going to try only riding outdoors in 2024 but I'll see how it goes over the next few months. I have the studded knobbies on the Fuel so I have a better chance as long as its cold enough and snow won't be a problem. I also have new 45 North Wolvhammer boots that are supposed to keep the feet warm down to -25F without having to use toe warmers or multiple sock layers.