Looks like spring

Today was the first recreational (i.e. not commuting or errand-running) ride of the year. In fact, it was probably the first since October or so. Not very long, an hour or so, but fun nonetheless. A great sunny day for riding, with the temperature going up to 10° C. I pulled the Marinoni out of the basement, pumped up the tires and set off along Heron and up Riverside. Quite a difference from slogging along to work - the heavy studded Nokian front tire and the (I now think) too-high gearing of the fixie, not to mention a backpack full of clothes and papers, make quite a difference. The handling of the Marinoni is a bit quicker than that of the Kuwahara too. I turned left onto Limebank from Riverside, down Limebank to Leitrim Rd. and east on Leitrim, skirting the south edge of the airport. East to Albion, south to Lester, west back to the Airport Parkway, then north on the parkway to home. You can see most of the airporty bit here. Only 28 kilometres but I tried to keep a brisk pace, at least by my standards.