You heard it here first. I’m slacking it. I’ve stopped commuting for the season mostly due to the combination of dark and cold. Mostly the dark I think is what made my mind up. There’s good solutions to being cold on the bike, better and/or more gear. No almost no matter how much light you’re putting out, riding on the road, especially outside of town, is kinda sketchy. Not that i even had a lot of close calls or anything, but it’s nerve racking enough in the darkness without freezing. So I’m focusing more on unicycling and plan to hit the gym a little bit and try to get a good upper body and cardio base built for next year. I still plan on riding during the day year round, but this whole commuting totally in the dark thing, especially while it’s cold is just not enough fun.

I just noticed that all of that sounds like I’m making excuses and well, maybe I am.