With the Stratus XP now my designated commuting bike, I had added disc brakes to it on Friday, and decided to do a test ride on it this morning. I did my usual 25 mile route from home, heading out the the Johnson County roads just south of me.

I got a comment I hadn’t heard before. It was a dark morning, so I had my helmet Superflash blinking, and a lady in a standard issue SUV slowed beside me and said, “I like your little light.”

Total miles = 25
Average speed = Slow as mud

But the bike does stop well.

The Stratus XP now has disc brakes.

The Aerotrunk I got from Nelson holds a lot of work stuff.

A lean, mean, commuting machine! (Well ok, not that lean these days, neither bike nor rider…)