This past Monday, April 14 marked the first Monday Night Ride of the season. These rides have been rolling for 3 years, since the bike gig was launched. For our first night out we collected 19 cyclists aging in ranges from 18 to 64; novice riders to CAT3/2/1 racers. It's a great mix of cyclists and fortunately everyone's attitude was positive and welcoming to the new cyclists. The weather was super chilly...temps hovering around high 40s as the sun was setting halfway into the ride. I opted for a short sleeve base layer, l/s mid layer and a long sleeve Giordana jersey with knee warmers. My low body fat lends me to chills very quickly when pedaling and with this being a social pace, it's hard to keep the fire burning hot. I took out the Token T50s for a test ride that evening. Riding tubulars on a social ride isn't the brightest move but dang it, I was itching to get some miles under them. The 50mm carbon profile looks deep. I got tons of comments on the new hoops and ma
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