Last week the weather was perfect for a bicycle commute. It was over 35 F in the morning and around 60 F in the afternoon. It was so good that I put my cycling gloves away as they were no longer needed.
On Sunday Daylight Saving Time kicked in and we rolled the clocks forward by an hour. Today's commute was painful. Every mile or shifting started to hurt the tips of my numb fingers. I found myself stopping about every mile to warm up my hands, and since I was avoiding high speeds to decrease the wind chill I wasn't producing that much heat anyway.
The big difference? Last week I started my ride about half an hour after sunrise. This week I started it about half an hour prior. So in terms of the seasons rolling the clock forward by an hour rolled my commute temperature back by about 2 weeks.
Gloves are back out and I hope to put them away again soon.
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