Seeing the today’s forecast over the weekend I immediately decided to take a long route to work. Out the back of Nexton, Hwy 176, Mudville Rd, Hwy 6, Lake Moultrie west dike, Hwy 6 to work. Glorious morning. Afternoon ride was good but windy. 65 miles for the day. I’ll take it. Ride on. ☮

Rode to the Ashley River Sunday afternoon. Good ride. Ride on. ☮

Rode to Snee Farm for the Big Family Christmas gathering. Took the long route there and the short route home. 91 miles for the day. Good day with the family. 2019 goal update. 9,614 of 10,000 miles so far. 386 miles to go. Ride on. ☮

Another day, another dollar. Good commute rides this week. Looking forward to the weekend. Will be riding to Mt Pleasant for a family gathering Saturday. Not sure where I’ll go Sunday. Ride on. ☮

31℉ on the ride to work this morning. Mid 40’s℉ on the way home. Not my favorite time of the year but it could be worse. Ride on. ☮

It has been a good Thanksgiving holiday. Wracked up 293 miles this week with rides on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Pretty good for me. Ride on. ☮

Rode down to Charleston and hopped on my favorite cycling path the West Ashley Greenway, part of the East Coast Greenway. Mild temperatures with some sun made for a good ride. Ride on. ☮

Rode along the west dike of Lake Moultrie. Clear blue sky was nice. I got a puncture on the dike. Post ride inspection points towards a thorn through the side of the tire. I had several thorns in my leg warmers so this theory seems plausible. Strangely it was a slow leak. The repair did not go smoothly. I have all the proper tools. Two spare tubes, two CO2 cartridges, a hand pump, patches and a tire lever.

If you are riding on the road with automobile traffic I highly recommend a rear view mirror. Being able to see what it is coming up behind you while keeping an eye on what is in front of you is critical. Below are some rear view mirrors I’ve tried. The last one in the list is the one I use. These are fixed to the handlebar ends. It is hard to site-align with traffic.

Rode to a Thanksgiving feast with the family. 38℉ the first hour of the ride. After the sun kicked in it warmed up nicely. An hour after the feast I headed back home via different route. Talked with a cycling fisherman at the North Bridge Park while I snapped a couple of photos. Ride on. ☮