77°F $4.03/gal. 8:10 - 08:38 - 9:06 [28 min. + 28 min. = 56 min.]
Back on the ol' Trek with beloved Arkel bag and no cleats + knapsack! Enjoying Alstyne break before rolling down the rest of Corona. Guy in full yellow kit this morning on Corona ave. All the plants at Queens Boro Plaza North are wilting looks like a little botanical garden in transit. Lots of bikes over the bridge. DOT shortcut under the bridge no more. Racing long bus on 2nd ave. to turn on 53rd ave. new pavement between Lex. + Park. Salmoning across 50th instead of deadly 49th is best bet.

~66°F $0.00/gal. ~8:17 - 08:48 - 9:14 [~57 min.]
One more day on the Brava with cleats + knapsack. Second day on Alstyne, down to 94th street salmoning up to RR bridge (steps!) to 43rd ave. over to 45th ave. behind big Chinese grocery store. Racing e-bike down Skillman ave.

~68°F! muggy $4.09/gal. ~7:40 - 00:00 - ~8:35 [55 min.]
Second day on Brava with cleats + knapsack. Nervous with wet streets on a non-kevlar back tire. Alt route: St. James off Corona down to Queens Blvd. Plotting out the route taking 45th ave. through Elmhurst. Still getting passed by overweight guys on mountain bikes. Racing fire trucks down Skillman ave.

~57°F ~$4.17/gal. ~8:14 - 00:00 - ~9:12 [58 min.]

First time on the Bianchi Brava with knapsack. Reflective cloth on black knapsack. Wet in Queens, dry in Manhattan. Old Trek in shop after back wheel fiasco last Friday evening on 108th street. After the bridge it was down 2nd ave., across on 53rd, down park + slalom 50th.