Meeting up at 7:30 at OAKLAND END OF ELIZA FURNACE (parking lot), rolling at 7:40 sharp.
Distance: 6ish miles / 150 ft of elevation
Strava link / Route: https://www.strava.com/clubs/1039130/group_events/2022191
I feel like I owe you an apology, GIVE UP. Last week, I took you on what was supposed to be a casual, friendly coffee ride and we just kept climbing hills. You came for a fun, laid back escape from whatever you're escaping from, and I just made you climb hills and ride on milled surfaces. I'm sorry. I'm going to make it up to you by giving you this super flat coffee ride this week.
You may be asking yourself "Bingo, isn't this ride actually flat because you're running a marathon this sunday and don't want to overexert yourself this week?" I am offended at the very suggestion. I'm doing this for you. The fact that it also benefits me is just a coincidence. I would never use the privileges afforded by my role here at GIVE UP to engineer the laziest week I can muster. It's also a complete coincidence that this Wednesday is a Super Casual Wednesday and I've absolutely NOT been optimizing the GIVE UP schedule for a pokey week. If asked to assert this under oath in a court of law, I will have to plead the fifth for completely legitimate reasons.
Anyway, we're going to meet at the weird parking lot at the far end of the Eliza Furnace trail at 7:30am Friday morning. I'll give an inspirational speech about security around 7:40 and then we'll roll aht. It's going to be mostly a lazy trail ride on Friday, so if you're allergic to cars, this might be a good one for you to get on.
You should bring a helmet to this ride along with bikes, blinky lights, a bike lock, water, snacks, money for coffee, etc. If you don't have a bike lock you'll probably be alright as I imagine most of us will be hanging out on the patio with our bikes.
If the weather is rough we might cancel, RSVP to this ride on strava if you want updates
This ride officially ends at the coffee shop with no official ride back to the start. If you need a bike buddy / escort to get back to the start, it'd probably be best to coordinate that before committing to this ride.
Questions? Comments? Text me: 412.616.4937
GENERAL RIDE INFORMATION:
What: GIVE UP Morning Coffee Rides
When: Friday Mornings, roughly
Time: Arrive at 7:30, leave at 7:40am
Distance: 5-10 miles (one-way)
Starting Point / Route: Starting point and route to change every week and be announced here at least a week in advance. Trying to make them a bit centrally located so everybody can get to work on time.
Speed: Probably average 11-12 mph overall. Will wait at the top of any hills (if there are any) because I'm a bro like that.
Bring: Water, gloves, snacks, no really you will want gloves, helmet, lights, sense of adventure, gloves
Description: A reasonably casual bike ride in which we all meet up somewhere early in the morning, bike to a place that has coffee, drink a cup of coffee outside with each other, and then disperse to the winds. We are not necessarily doing return trips to the start, so please be prepared to get yourself to where you're going after coffee. Really this is just an excuse to ride bikes before work starts on Friday.
Bring water and maybe some snacks. Helmet highly suggested because we'll be on roads.
Feel free to invite people who can bike
We probably will not do this ride if it is raining in the morning, I'll announce cancellations here by 5:45am morning-of.
questions: bingosherlock at g mail.com
or text me: four one two six one six 4937