My ride today was super awesome too. It was 61 here too! Crazy. I rode a little over 20 miles at a 20mph pace. It was pretty tough and towards the last 3 miles, my pace suffered to around 16mph. I'm glad I could keep up with my friend though. I went into the ride knowing that he is much faster and I was able to stay with him for the most part. There was one section of the ride that he was around 50ft ahead of me, but I dropped into my aero position and caught him. What a difference it makes! We rode on Beach rd. I am not sure if you know where that is, but it was absolutely gorgeous. It was the perfect autumn day to ride. The temp was perfect, the roads were clear and the leaves were turning colors. A little windy at times, but probably not as bad as yours.

Verdict: I am getting aero bars for sure, but I was debating putting together a full tri/time-trial cockpit. No longer doing that, I still enjoy the versatility of my handlebar's hand positions and being able to climb better and for  the speed setup, the add-on aero bars work just fine (   for now ;)  ).

I am down to swim for sure. Let's try to coordinate our workouts this week and see what we can fit in!