a taste of indian summer

yesterday the bay area was sizzling. i have been anticipating our indian summer since i’ve saw way too much rain and fog during my summer vacation in paris. i welcome sunshine on the real, it’s a super mood booster but in san francisco we’re not accustomed to mid 80’s temperature. we like our bay breeze, our rolling fog, and do just fine with 65 degree overcast weather. san francisco is a city where you always need to be carrying a scarf and jacket just in case, maybe an umbrella too (you can see in my basket the blazer under my bag). i can appreciate days when it’s warm out but then i tend to complain when i sweat a little. the entire bay area is this way, we are not accustomed to sweat when walking for 5 mins. when i was young and living in L.A. i would stay indoors with a sweater on because i despised the heat, it doesn’t compliment my fall wardrobe. there, i said it! san francisco is my body temperature’s dream city come true! occasionally i read that some other cyclists experience hot hot weather conditions and usually i think “thank god SF doesn’t get that hot, or that cold.” are we spoiled here in the Bay Area? yes we are, we don’t hide it, we love that we have moderate temperatures, we don’t like seasons, only when we go on holidays. and when we can’t ride our bikes cause it’s raining, we are pissed, but screw it, we still ride anyways cause that’s how hardcore we are. and when it’s hot, everyone in san francisco is out riding around like the sunshine will never return, why not? this is an occasion to ride!

how do you spend your summer days on bike?