Fenders and Zip Ties to...

Yup that's right - I can finally put that bike away. It's always nice to have a bike with fenders and mudflaps for when the weather gets really nasty here in Ontario, but quite frankly I'm not sad to say that I'll be leaving my winter bike for good now.

Well...at least until next January.

In the dead of winter though, that bike is critical. I scoff at ice and drifting snow threatening to cover the roads, and laugh at the salty slush looking to soak my shoes and poison my semi-frozen waterbottles. It's only when the mercury drops waaaayyy below zero that I will actually think twice about heading outside.

However, last week following the pair of weather-related race cancellations, I finally emerged from my basement with some of the Jetfuel team's fresh, new gear...and wow, what a difference. It's like someone hit the kill-switch on the S.A.D. part of my brain.

Forget what the calendar says, and don't worry about whether or not the groundhog sees his shadow...spring begins when you pull out the new race bike.

Plus, after getting together with the boys yesterday for some good ol' fashioned bike racing, I'm even more convinced it's spring.