Second ride of the year! Got alllll the way up to 53 today, though certainly not in the dark on this ride... Still, lots warmer than the last few weeks and first time out on a bike that moves in something like 6 weeks. Felt pretty weird at first, needing to steer and all, with a helmet, having to look left and right ... but before long it was just like, uh, riding a bike. Group ride with some of the Howard County cycling club but mostly cuz Dan (and John) dragged me out. Route was mostly paved trails in the Columbia, MD, area, with a few stretches on streets, but mostly residential. New light worked GREAT. Body felt great; legs unbothered, contact points all good, cardio plentiful. Shoulders and neck though, OMG. So outta practice. Mighta shoulda worn leggings instead of shorts AND coulda used maybe one more layer on the upper body, but as long as we were stopped or working hard, plenty warm. Downhills, mmmm not so much