Ride Summary: Finally FINALLY the time has come. The bumblebees are bumbling, there are baby geese in the Fellini Kroger parking lot and the air stinks of bradford pears. Yes, Spring is finally here. And that means the beginning of our 2025 ride calendar. We’re kicking off the year with our ever-popular, venerable Coffee Outside.
Meet at the shop at 9:00, grab a quick espresso at Java, then it’s wheels down at 9:30am. We’ll make our way over to the Candoro Marble building in Vestal where Treetop Coffee will be waiting with a special Cold Brew Cola for purchase. Afterwards we’ll ride to Southside Garage for brunch and more coffee provided by Mia Piccola.
And it wouldn’t be a season opener without swag. The first 21 riders get a limited edition hand-printed Two Bikes tote. Iffin’ you don’t make it in time to snag a tote, don’t worry: we’ll have a screen-printing station set up at Southside Garage, so bring a shirt or whatever and DIY your own Two Bikes swag.
A portion of this route involves a smattering of gravel and light single track. Come prepared.
Start Time/Location: 9:30am @ Two Bikes (118 S. Central St.)
End Time/Location: ~ 11:30pm @ Southside Garage (1014 Sevier Ave.)
Challenge Level: Somewhere between Party Pace and Serious Amateur
Distance/Elevation: 6.7 mi/344 ft
Average Pace: 10-13mph
Link to Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49629250
Appropriate Bike: Most any bike will do, but there will be some mild off-roading so be comfortable riding your bike on gravel and light single track. What you DON’T need is something fast. This’ll be a slow ride so dust off that single-speed klunker if you want.
Rider Expectations:
Be comfortable sharing the road with cars.
This is a mixed-surfaced ride. Be prepared to ride your bike on-road AND off-road (but only for a bit).
Locks recommended. Tool kits encouraged. Helmets required