The Indian Summer is gone leaving cooler temperatures, clouds and showers. Time to ride the rain bike, my Redline Conquest Ti. In addition to the rain bike, I wore tights, a base layer, a long sleeve jersey and my blue light-weight rain jacket. The jacket is new and it worked well. Rain beaded up but it did not breath as well as I had hoped. My jersey and base layer got sweat soaked.

We did over fifty miles today, with little real climbing, just some rollers that add up after a while. My bike ran well, well enough to get me through the ride. However, there is a “clunk” I feel with my right foot that happens every third or fourth pedal stroke. I can not find the cause, so down to Scotts Cycles it goes.

The weather was wet when I started out. A light rain, more of a “spitting” that does not really get you wet. It was over by the time I reached the Red Lot and once we got some miles in, the sun came out and dried out the roads. We did not see rain for the rest of the ride.

Our one stop of the day was at the famous Markum Inn. I enjoyed a bowl of chili with cheese and onions.