Loving this weather. Late October and we hit 88℉ according to the bike computer. Thought I was going to get rained on today but lucked out, again. Good commute. Current gear issues: Spoke missing on Giant Defy 3 rear wheel Identify and repair tick sound while pedaling Defy 3 Waiting on freehub to be delivered for Giant Anyroad 1 Replacement Wahoo Elemnt Bolt bike computer is on the way Need to ship defective bike computer to Wahoo tomorrow Ride on.

Up at 3 AM and on the road by 4 AM to beat the post-tropical cyclone Nestor rain. Worked out pretty well. Rain started at mile 90. Still riding the back-up bike. Can’t find the correct freehub for Old Yeller. The only downside was the Summerville Farmer’s Market was mostly closed. The vegetable stands were open but the main row with the Cookie Chick didn’t open due to Nestor. No cookies for me.

Another week on the backup bike. I received two hex wrenches today. They were supposed to be both 11 mm. One of them was a 10 mm. Glad I ordered two. Removed the freehub and if I get the correct one tomorrow I might be riding Old Yeller Saturday. Rain or shine. Good commute this week. I had a family gathering after work today so I put a little extra effort in the ride home.

Riding the backup bike while I try to figure out freehub replacement on Old Yeller. Better figure it out soon because my backup bike is missing a spoke in the rear wheel. Gave some thought of buying the Giant Contend AR 1 2020 as the geometry and components are fairly close to my Giant Anyroad 1 but that is not the proper thing to do. Keep repairing Old Yeller until the frame snaps in two.

A friend suggested I check-out the South Tibwin Hiking Trail so that is what I did today. I had passed the entrance to this trail on my trips to McClellanville but never ventured in. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of water access. It is beautiful. Accidentally ran over a black snake’s tail. I hope it survived. The trail is a mix of grass, pine straw, downed tree limbs, and roots.

Time is flying by. Actually wore a jacket on the way to work this morning. Back on the Defy 3. The Anyroad 1 has a slipping freehub. It’s always something. Good commute. Ride on. ☮

Drive train is not performing well, once again. Ride on. ☮

Didn’t have a route planned when I hopped on the bike this morning. I knew I wanted a couple of cookies from the Summerville Farmer’s Market. Made a loop around Summerville before heading out to Walterboro. Hwy 17-A is not great.Two lanes, plenty of vehicular traffic at 55+ MPH. I survived the trip there and took a different route home. A strong northerly wind made for a slow ride home. Temperatures were in the 70s ℉ so that was pretty sweet.

Chain is worn. Skips when I get out of the saddle. Gonna replace it Friday night. Probably will ride another century Saturday for the 15th consecutive weekend. Commute was good. New PM route is working out good. If they can get that exit off of Black Tom Rd paved it would be ace. Ride on. ☮

Great weather continues. Good commute. That is all. Ride on. ☮