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I wasn't so keen on going for a ride today. There was overcast when I got up, and later, when I was about to depart. I decided to stick with the plan and go to the Alpine Forest. I put the full winter gear and brought my face mask, that I didn't end up using. The legs felt average to start. It took a few miles to get the legs back into it. I was sufficiently warmed up by the end of OTR. There was a bit of traffic mitigation on the Banducci wall. I kept the tempo steady. No digs over the top. Making my way up to the Alpine Forest was more or less what I wanted to get out of it. No red-lining. I kept the tempo moderate, with no accelerations. The climb went quick. I made it to the top of Banducci and assessed my situation. Either turn around or go to CV. At this point, the sky had cleared up. So, I decided to head on down to CV. The wind was mild. Tough to say if it was in one direction. It felt like a headwind on the way down. Going through the farm lands felt like I had a somewhat turbulent wind condition. Mostly tail, but not entirely. Strange. I pulled over to swap camera batteries. From there, I headed to the last climb. Just doing simple numbers, in the meantime (to keep my mind occupied). The last climb felt good. I kept the same motto. Nice and steady, moderate tempo. No digs over the top. Teh false flat was a nice time to recover. I made it to Route 202, mostly traffic mitigation. From there, it was mostly fun and games. Concentration was good (considering I wasn't feeling 100% up to getting out for a ride today). Balance and form was good. Ailments, next to none. Gear worked great. The GoPro camera flew off the mount when I started making my way up OTR. I turned around, a car past by. I picked up the camera. It looked to be ok and was still rolling. The charity app is somewhat dodgy the past few rides. Not very reliable. I had to restart it at the top of Banducci. It showed only 4 miles of riding. Should have been more like 8 to 10. Other notes, a motorcyclist pulled up to me as I was at the end of OTR, when I was fiddling with my smart phone. He joked how cyclists (including himself) have to carry all the these electronics.