This century ride was less strenuous than last week’s century ride. Unfortunately I don’t know why. Was it my diet this week, my hydration, my fuel, my pace, the wind, the temperature or the phase of the moon. I wish I knew so I could replicate it. The route to Eutawville was super nice except for the 10 miles on Hwy 176. I started at 5 AM to get off of Hwy 176 as early as possible.

Morning routine is wake-up 4:30 AM, check radar, shower, dress, and cycle to work. This morning I pretended I didn’t see the radar. There was a line of rain headed my way. I chose to ride anyway. Just a little bit of rain on sections of the ride. No biggie. I kept thinking about my Good Friday ride to Myrtle Beach in the rain. Nothing will compare to that downpour.

The local newspaper published a depressing story on how dangerous our state is for pedestrians and bicyclists. Not that I need a reminder. I question my sanity every day but continue to ride. Had a nice chat with a neighborhood cyclist who just moved here from New Jersey. He works at Volvo and is a couple of years older than me. He was wondering where all the cyclists were. I told him about a couple of group rides.

So nice to be back on Old Yeller. I always enjoy visiting McClellanville. They were having their shrimp festival. I didn’t get to partake but did a walk through and then saddled up for a tough ride home. It is getting pretty warm. My pant legs were covered in salt. I need to start my rides earlier. Ride on. ☮

The commute was good but afterwards was better. I picked up Old Yeller from Mike’s Bikes. I got a new Shimano Tiagra derailleur and a cable, for free. It was free because the derailleur hanger snapped Saturday and destroyed the derailleur. Mike’s Bikes has 30 day warranty on repair work. 👍 This is on top of the new cassette and chain from maintenance the week before. I paid for that work.

Old Yeller is at the LBS getting a new derailleur after the hanger snapped Saturday. Riding the Giant Defy 3 again this week. Absolutely perfect weather today. Super nice!

My Saturday was going so well. I started my ride late enough to drop by the Summerville Farmer’s Market. Purchased two cookies from the Cookie Chick and stored them in my top tube bag for later. The ride to the Caw Caw Interpretive Center was great. Caw Caw was beautiful with not a cloud in the sky. After walking the park and eating an oatmeal cookie I continued my ride.

While on the ride home Mike’s Bike called to tell me my Giant Anyroad 1 was ready. After a quick shower I bolted down to Folly Rd to pick Old Yeller™ up and drop off the Defy to get the rear wheel trued. Looking forward to hopping back on Old Yeller and its new drivetrain. Oh yeah. Good commute today. More great weather. Relive ‘Commute AM’

Old Yeller is at the LBS getting a new drivetrain. Riding the Giant Defy 3 this week. Absolutely perfect weather today. Super nice! Relive ‘Commute AM’ Relive ‘Commute PM’

After a nice Saturday in Myrtle Beach it was time for the ride home. Was on the road at 5:04 AM but quickly turned back to get my phone. After that false start the ride was so much nicer than Friday’s ride. Very light traffic, no rain, and comfortable temperatures made for a chill ride. It turned overcast around 8:30 but the clouds broke up about 1.5 hours later. There was a persistent light headwind all the way home but hey I’m not complaining.