42.8°F to start the day and 64.4°F at the finish. Good commute. Ride on. Relive ‘Commute AM’ Relive ‘Commute PM’

Temperatures min/avg/max 41.0°F / 56.7°F / 69.8°F. Clear blue skies and light winds. First time cycling to Kiawah Island. Maybank Rd is fairly safe, Bohicket Rd not so much. Once you get to Kiawah there are paved bike paths. Their novelty wore thin and I took the road on the way out of Kiawah. I’m not a big fan of golf courses and huge houses which is what Kiawah is all about but the ride was nice.

Low temperature this morning was 41.0 °F. I donned my Gore jacket, Gore gloves, and Five Ten MTB shoes. All good. Looking forward to rolling into the weekend. Tomorrow is looking like a rainy day. Saturday and Sunday should be rain free. Ride on. Relive ‘Commute AM’

Nothing special about today’s commute. I was feeling cool air blowing into my shoe this morning. I guess it about time for some new ones. I have some Five Ten MTB bike shoes that have a nice hard sole but they are heavy. I may give them another try. Relive ‘Commute AM’ Relive ‘Commute PM’

48.2 °F at the start with a stiff headwind. I thought more than once about turning around in Moncks Corner. I’m glad I didn’t. The middle section of the ride was good. Warmed up into the 60’s with mostly a tail wind. Rode some gravel, rock, and mud on Tiger Corner Rd in the Francis Marion Forest. The headwinds returned once I got through Charleston. The temperature dropped a little as well.

Cold front was rolling in this morning. Headwinds blow. The commute home was sweet. Wind assisted personal best of 44:24 moving time and an average speed 21.9 mi/h. Relive ‘Commute AM’ Relive ‘Commute PM’

Maximum temperature on the commute home was 84.2 °F according to Garmin. I think it was closer to 90 °F. All I know for sure is the weather is awesome for mid October. More of this please! Relive ‘Commute AM’

A friend suggested I visit the ACE Basin so that is what I did. I had not been there since 2014. To my delight it hasn’t changed a bit. Not a cloud in the sky all day long. I donned arm warmers and gloves this morning. It was a good decision. Temperature started at 50.0 °F and maxed out at 84.2 °F according to Garmin. A few new-to-me roads in today’s route.

Thursday tropical storm Michael was passing to the west of us. I contemplated riding to perhaps get a tail wind assisted KOM but I came to my senses. I drove my EV to work yesterday and cycled today. 55.4 °F was the low temperature during my AM commute. I don’t like what is coming. I don’t like it at all. I rather sweat than freeze any day. It won’t be long before the Gore jacket and gloves are needed.

Fender bender at Carnes Crossroads intersection caused a traffic jam for what seemed like more than a mile on Hwy 17-A. Good day to be on two wheels. Relive ‘Commute AM’