A chilly start at 40℉. On the lake dike it was about 8 degrees warmer. Water is still warm. Nice. Pretty good ride although I didn’t have much punch in my legs so I took it easy. Ride on. ☮ Photo album

No tricks this week. All good except for a lady yelling at me to ride the bicycle path. I would if there was one from Moncks Corner to Summerville. October is done and dusted. It has been a warm one and I’ve loved it. This morning started off in the 70’s℉. Tomorrow morning will be 30 degrees cooler. Boo. The miles by month in 2019 807 January 553 Feburary 982 March 726 April 827 May 868 June 826 July 1043 August 1050 September 835 October 8,517 miles so far in 2019 Ride on.

Little foggy this morning, drizzling on the way home but mild temperatures. Good commute. Old Yeller is performing well. Need to replace the splitting foam grips on my handlebars before Thursday’s commute. Ride on. ☮

Chill Sunday afternoon ride after the rain fell to Old Fort Dorchester. Ride on. ☮

Incredibly nice weather for late October. Mid 80s℉. I’ll take it. Chose to ride Cainhoy Rd instead of Hwy 41 at the last moment. Good decision. Hwy 41 is straight as an arrow, busier, and less scenic than Cainhoy Rd. Rode thorough Dunes West subdivision to avoid the busiest section of Hwy 41. I haven’t memorized the route through Dunes West yet. I tend to doubt my turns. Had to look at my phone a couple of times.

After a couple of weeks of acquiring tools, parts, and knowledge I have Old Yeller back on the road. Replaced the slipping freehub with a new one last night. Rode Old Yeller to work today. Super nice. Good tailwind home. Average speed 20 MPH. Took several days of research to find the correct freehub, SRAM MTH 506. It shouldn’t be that hard. Whip it good Took a while to get a 11mm hex wrench

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.