Today, with wind, steady rain and a temperature of 32 degrees, I am guessing that there will be plenty of good spaces available. The Sears 3-speed will be there — it always is, I’m not sure anyone actually rides it — and that will be about it.

Speaking of wet weather, here’s an update on my O2 rain jacket and pants and my Burley shoe covers: They’re all still holding up great. I’ve been riding in some fairly serious rain this month, and there are no signs of leaks.

The O2 rain pants tore a bit after I caught them on my front derailer. I covered the tear with duct tape, applied from inside the pants, and it’s working fine.

“Kelly” and “grass” are the names of the colors, btw — those words aren’t on the shirt.

It’s a clever design — “infinity” miles per gallon — and the price is OK at $15. And it seems to be selling pretty well, as several sizes are out.

Hey — this is a perfect shirt for all you fair-weather cycling wimps who are about to blow the dust off the wheels after a long winter of inactivity!

An aside. One thing that gets overlooked when discussing the relative costs of cycling versus driving: it’s expensive to keep a car, but it’s not cheap to keep that human machine powered up, either.

No connection with the seller, I do not profit from this endorsement although I did approve this message, etc., etc.

BTW, got any favorite cycling T-shirts? Send me the link.