Woke up early and got ready for an early bike ride before it got too hot. I headed up Aguamiel Rd and over Duenda Rd to W Bernardo Dr, taking it to RB Rd and then up the hill. I headed through the 4S neighborhood the long way, including the climb up to the water tower and back down. I also rode to the top of Four Gee Rd, taking the turn really slowly. Then it was back down to Paseo del Sur, taking this road to ride through another neighborhood. Finally to Camino del Sur, where I headed down to San Dieguito Rd and turned there. Rode down the hill and turned onto El Apajo. All through this ride, I was taking my time, not pushing the pace too hard. Over to Calzada del Bosque, which I used to get to Via de la Valle, turning left. I rode to El Camino Real, turning left again and then back to San Dieguito Rd. After this turn, I took a short break, had a granola bar before continuing. The route back from here was the usual one, taking it slowly up Three Witches and then back home via Camino San Bernardo and W Bernardo Dr. Felt fine at the end.
Avg speed = 16.0 mph. Total mileage = 31.4 mi
Avg power = 130 W. Weighted avg power = 164 W
Total elevation gain = 1830'
Avg heartrate = 112 bpm (Coospo), 131 bpm (Fitbit)
Once I was home, I got ready to go to the WWC, and that's when I realized that my scooter key wasn't on the dresser. Fearing the worst, I went down to the garage and found I had left it on, draining the battery. I tried to revive it with the trickle charger, but it was fully dead. So I looked online and found a battery at O-Reilly Auto Parts that appeared to be a match. I took the seat and the seat well off the scooter to get access to the battery, then I removed it. It's not too big a deal to perform this task. Later in the morning, Ann and I ran some errands, and I stopped at the store to pick up the battery. When I got home, I took it out of its package and saw that I needed to empty the acid electrolyte solution into the battery cell compartments, so I did that (it was a little tricky), then let the battery sit to equilibrate. Meanwhile, the guy (David) from Lowe's showed up to measure the side garage door and give me a quote to replace it with a metal door. I also put oil in the car, filling it back up to its max level. It appears to be burning oil more in the hot summer months. After he left, I put the battery in the scooter and tested it to make sure it worked. Success! I also used the new portable air compressor that arrived to put air in the scooter tires. The new unit works much faster than the old one. Then I put everything back together on the scooter and successfully tested it again. Had a small lunch, then I started working on loading music onto the microSD card I had ordered and received. While the files were transferring, I went into the garage and did some adjustments to the rear derailleur on my old bike, in an attempt to get it to run smoothly in my lowest gear. Seemed successful on the bike stand, I'll take it on the road soon to try it out. Talked to Ross later in the afternoon and aligned on the plans to clean the garage, it was a good conversation.
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