First road ride of 2014. In January! A pretty day in the wake of the frigid "polar vortex", so I hopped on the bike and headed for Wamego. Still had the trail wheels and tires on, appropriate for the sloppy roads. Conditions were almost the same as my mid-December ride, so I took a cue from there and wore my brand-new pair of Canari tights instead of the thermal bibs. With the silk base top, Ibex jersey, alpaca socks and FG gloves, it made the perfect ensemble. I also added a small, 50 gram retractable lock to my jersey gear; it's so tiny I actually forgot that it was there. Wamego was probably a too ambitious a goal this early in the season; I did well on the outbound leg, but was dragging on the return. Still, no pain, no gain, and one does not waste winter days like today.