The real reason

It wasn't so much the weather.  There was another reason why I was pretty certain there would be at least one more bicycle ride this year.  I knew that at the end of one more ride that I would come to this:

That photo and the next were taken at the bottom of the driveway.  A couple of clicks on the bicycle computer selector switch produces a reading on a display that only goes up to 1,000.

About seven revolutions of the front tire later at the top of the driveway just before entering the garage I got to this:

It only comes around about once every 1,000 miles, it is worth taking note of.

Three bicycles with at least 9,000 miles, two LOOK brand bicycles with a combined total mileage of  29,202.

And counting.