My Garmin Edge 520 quit charging so I picked up a Wahoo Elemnt. I really like the device set-up. Settings are all maintained via the Android app. Funny how a little bit of change throws you off. This morning I forgot my gloves. I turned around about a mile out to get them. I was thinking about what would happen to my palms if I were to come off my bike.

Nice commute. The ride home was cooler for an August afternoon. We had a few rain showers around noon which helped keep temperature below normal. I am determined more than ever to meet my 10,000 mile goal for 2019. Chipping away at my pace deficit. I am at 6,253 which is 102 miles behind pace. Hoping that the Labor day holiday will get me ahead of pace. Onwards and upwards!

Note to self. Don’t ride the Lake Moultrie dike the day after it rains. The dike wasn’t muddy but was like glue. When it wasn’t soggy it was super rough with new gravel that is more golf ball size rock than gravel. Don’t know where Santee Cooper gets their gravel but this latest batch is not bicycle friendly. Oh well, the scenery and temperatures were nice. Easy Sunday morning.

Drizzle right from the start of the ride. Actually thought I would have had more rain than I did. The steadiest downpour was around Remount and Rivers in North Charleston. Kinda refreshing. The highlight of the ride was a huge owl flyby in the Dunes West subdivision. Magnificent animal. Ride was pleasant. Finished up the ride with a stop at the Summerville Farmer’s Market to buy the last two Cookie Chick oatmeal cookies.

Old Yeller fresh from the LBS is shifting like a Ford Pinto low on transmission fluid. What a way to start the day. The rear derailleur had a mind of its own. Shifting and skipping when it felt like it. Frustrating! My LBS let me down big time. I’m going to see what I can do with it tomorrow after work. The weekend is here it is time to ride.

Rode to work on my backup bike because Old Yeller was in the shop getting cables. All the cables were sticking and this weekend I could take no more. After work I picked up Old Yeller from Mike’s Bikes on Folly Rd. Commute was good. The ride home was a smoking hot 95°F. Looking forward to the Thursday commute on Old Yeller. It shouldn’t be as hot and there is also a higher chance of rain.

Rode to Bushy Park. Each time I ride there I ask myself why. Bushy Park Rd has one of the worst surfaces around. Really rough ride. Other than that it was a good time. Had to take Old Yeller back to Mike’s Bikes. I need new cables. All cables but the front disc brake cable are sticking badly. The LBS mechanic mentioned last time I had it in that the cables were sticking but he got them working.

Rode on the beach of Sullivan’s Island just before sunrise. Beautiful. Hopped over to the Isle of Palms and then up the connector to Rifle Range Rd. To avoid the busiest section of Hwy 41 I rode through Dunes West subdivision on Park W Blvd. The route is a little longer but worth avoiding the traffic. Had a puncture in Moncks Corner SC. Slapped a new tube on, inflated with a CO2 cartridge and was rolling again in no time.

It is August. Of course it is hot. Took it easy on the way home. Poured as much water on my head as down my throat. Good commute. Ride on. ☮ Relive ‘Commute AM’ Relive ‘Commute PM’

Good commute. No automobile altercations and weather is great. Ride on. ☮ Relive ‘Commute AM’ Relive ‘Commute PM’