Always Never

use absolutes... almost always and rarely ever...

I try not to use absolute modifiers, as a rule. Because, it seems almost all the time (see - that ain't absolute but it would have made for clearer(sic) prose to have used an absolute modifier), because, it seems almost every time i use an absolute i am served a bit heaping plate of crow.

Rather than pile up on the comments - yes - i saw Compton's comment about feeling the rim at least once. I will heartily concur. Very sound rule. A rule for tire pressure that i've heard repeated often.

This morning i managed to dodge the rain drops. And even contemplated a base layer and arm warmers. Decided against them and was glad. Even with just the jersey and bib shorts i was over heating on the way in. Also found that the rear wheel had shifted and the brake had been rubbing. I'd been thinking the tire was rubbing on the seatstay again, but didn't get around to checking the brakes until this morning. DOH. Much easier to hold speed this morning.

the 15th of Novermber, and i'm sweating riding in in the morning. Crazy. Ah well, i'm sure it will get cold enough soon enough. Probably looking at Feb being like last year - cold.

Ah well... I can get my extreme cycling kicks just commuting all year. And so i do.

peace
G