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[aedifica]

I was noticing over the last few months that this must be a community whose members are mostly in the northern hemisphere, since everyone got quiet when the northern hemisphere moved into winter. :-)

It's mid-Spring where I live, and I've been biking to and from work for the last few weeks. Until today I've been riding my hybrid (full shocks), but today I got out my road bike (no shocks) for the first time this year--and rediscovered how much bumpier* the roads are without suspension! *Now* I remember why I mostly just ride the road bike on paved trails, not actual roads...

Are you riding much so far, this year? What's it like where you are?

* Around here, winter causes potholes. It may be different where you live. This winter it got bad enough that I overheard someone make a tongue-in-cheek reference to the unusual level of asteroid activity we've been having lately. *grin*

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[copracat]

Yes, I have front and rear lights, reflectors and a bright yellow vest with reflector strips to make me visible. It's my eyesight (which passed the driving test eye test even without my glasses) that concerns me in low light.

One problem as I understand it is that it's hard to combine materials that keep you waterproof and warm that also breathe. Although I guess you could spend a lot of money on mountaineering gear! At the moment I'm wearing a light denim jacket. It's mostly water repellent in light rain and dries pretty past during the day, in a warm building. I can leave it unbuttoned if I get too hot. What you really need is a basket so you can take layers on and off during your ride!

[aedifica]

Visibility: I did think about whether that was what you meant, but decided the other was more likely. I'm sorry!