My Coffee Brings All The Bikes To The Ride

It wasn't too many years ago that if you would have offered me a coffee I'd would have turned you down flat, and with a look of disgust on my face. Coffee is definitely an acquired taste and to be honest one that I probably haven't fully mastered yet since some might consider my cup of Joe to be a cup of creamer with coffee in it rather than the other way around. Regardless of how you take your bean juice big crowds always seem to form when we do an in town ride with a coffee stop or two on route. This was the case on Saturday, with the Bike Swap and benefit for Kupo going on later that afternoon a shorter less arduous ride seemed like the way to go.




Before the coffee stop though was the bridge stop and you know what goes with bridges, well, trolls but also beer, beer goes with bridges. You might be saying that 11 am is a bit too early to crack one open, I'd say you should get down off your high horse... it's really hard to hand you a beer and we don't want you to fall off. Miller Lite isn't exactly my beverage of choice but when you don't bring your own you take what is offered... and TBH I'd rather have a ML than most IPAs, so there's that.


Rode the latest steed on Saturday a bit less loaded down than I plan to ride it on it's new adventures but a shakedown ride was in order before doing it for real. Still need to load the bags on Grover, yep every good bicycle needs a name and Grover seemed app for this one given the color way, and give it a good ride that way but in due time.




Rock-N-Joe was the choice for Saturday, as it has been for many a Saturday coffee ride. There certainly are "better" coffee stops in town but Rock-N-Joe servers up a tasty cup-o-Joe, they have a good selection of pastries and sandwiches aaaaannnnnnnddddd they aren't nearly as busy or crowded as some of the more popular joints. When you're rolling almost 20 deep you need a place that you'll find ample seating at.





After the coffee stop several of us headed over to Zipline for the Bike Swap and Hot Wheels races to benefit Kupo Mleya. Kupo was murdered just before Christmas last year over a minor accident, losing someone you know and care about is always tough but to lose them in a senseless act just adds to anger and frustrations. I didn't know Kupo all that well but I did have the opportunity to talk to him several times when he wrenched for Cycle Works and The Bike Rack, he was always smiling and always helpful. He will be missed and the void he leaves will be felt by anyone who ever met him I am sure, he just had that kind of personality.