Coldest New Year’s ride I can remember. Sonny has been off the bike for a month and my legs were tired from some solid riding this past week so we decided to do a nice easy levee ride. I don't know why but it wasn't until I was in the car that I thought, "Maybe I should've put on the gravel wheels in case it's going to be muddy." I normally ride the levee gravel on my road wheels since it's just flat and was on autopilot I guess. There were some muddy sections but luckily nothing that was so bad I couldn't ride through. In fact I think I did the muddy sections on my road wheels better than the guys on their gravel wheels. :) The start of the ride was so peaceful and serene. On the way to lunch the wind picked up. At one point, heading to a left turn, Bob did this kamikaze sprint passed me, his gravel tires humming away. We were a good distance away from the light and I wasn't expecting the guys to want to sprint for it. I spooled it up to a 1,111W max, fitting, and we all made the light. When we got back to Shoreline, and the last gravel section, there were so many people on the trail. Way more than normal. We also passed the strangest dog I think I've seen. It looked like a German Shepherd but with really short legs like a Corgi. Not sure if it was an actual breed or that it just had short legs.