Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - MINNEAPOLIS: dios no existe sunday morning ride

I had a lot of fun riding in the stupor bowl yesterday, my first ever alleycat, and was thinking that it would be fun to have a weekly ride. i know there's a saturday night ride already that some people from here ride, but i can't make that one, so i thought, sunday morning! it's pretty quiet, there's good light, and i think a good ride is a good way to recover from the ills of the weekend. i was thinking maybe meet at ten at either bryant square park or the CRC cafe (not sure how early they open, but that would be ideal) and ride around town for a bit.

i mean, i certainly won't be in church sunday mornings, i can promise you that.

I'm totally down for a Sunday ride, that would be good for the bikers that can't make the Sat. night fiasco and still wanna get a group ride in before the new week starts. I also did the Stuporbowl but got so f**King lost over Nordeast that it took about an hour to get backon track.
Oops, sorry to threadjack.
Keep me posted about future Sunday rides, okay?

will do. i don't even think we made it northeast yesterday, except to stop at the spring street bar on our way elsewhere.

Yeah,
I had no idea where Monroe Street was, and never even heard of Spring Street Bar until the routes were posted.......

i thought for sure i'd be able to recruit my room-mate for this one, but he usually parties a bit harder than i do and as such requires more of sunday to recover...he seemed less than confident in his ability to rise that early.

also, i went by cars-r-coffins twice today and it seemed fairly dead. makes sense, i suppose, given yesterday's festivities, i just wonder what their normal hours are going to be.

at any rate, i remain undaunted. not sure if two people can be called a group ride or not, but the week is still young. i'm down for kicking it off next sunday. so...

DIOS NO EXISTE Minneapolis Group Ride
Sunday Mornings
10:00
Painter Park (34th and Lyndale) - meet by tennis courts
OR
Cars-R-Coffins (34th and Lyndale) - provided they're open
Ride out at 10:20
All are welcome, no tall bikes please.

All are welcome, no tall bikes please.


Sounds like a good time; I'm goona try to make it next week. Is a Peugeot quad-speed retro-direct-drive commuter conversion with cruiser bars and powerful headlights too embarrassing for you? ;)

Dude, it's all good. Come as you are. I will also ask around and see if anyone else is interested in coming out.

Sounds like a good time; I'm goona try to make it next week. Is a Peugeot quad-speed retro-direct-drive commuter conversion with cruiser bars and powerful headlights too embarrassing for you? ;)

i rode the Stupor Bowl with a friend who had an insane aluminum cannondale with weird tapered tubes and the kind of spokes where there's four straight ones at each of the cardinal directions. i'm sure there's a tech term for that, but the point is, come ride bikes.

Spinergy's?

For those of you who were first timers, how easy was it to get in and do the race? I'm interested in doing a few around Chicago when I get back and want to know what I'm up against.

I'm in for the Sunday ride, but would politely request (if it means anything) to push the start time of the ride back so we could make the actual "get together time" earlier at some greasy breakfast joint... maybe the Uptown? Maybe the sunny-side? either way, get some coffee/grease in us before rolling out.

I am down for a Sunday ride as well. Let me know and/or I will keep an eye on this thread? go atheism go ... werd

Breakfast sounds okay. French Meadow sounds like an option to me. Kinda expensive, but the cinna-rolls are to die for. That and a huge cup of coffee will wake me right up.

Spinergy's?

For those of you who were first timers, how easy was it to get in and do the race? I'm interested in doing a few around Chicago when I get back and want to know what I'm up against.


As easy as it is to just stand in line and register. Oh, and also have a good grasp of the city you are racing in or have utter faith in another local.

the thing about breakfast is, i'm vegan, so that would probably screw things up for everyone else as i can eat breakfast at about two places in town.

i'll admit to having been selfish about trying to kick things off at cars-r-coffins, because it's about three blocks from my house, and hell, the ride was my idea, right?

that last part was mostly a joke.

my only other concern is that sunday is my only day to sleep in a little bit. weekdays i work at eight, saturdays i have a class on the east side of saint paul at nine. so i respectfully dissent, but at the same time i'm totally willing to go along with what everybody decides. i'm just happy that i had this idea yesterday morning and now i'm debating with strangers as to the start time. i figure that's a pretty good thing.

actually, i remember hearing that bryant lake bowl has tofu scramble...

So come on guys and girls, lets get something going!!! A place and a time we can all agree on. Bryant Lake sounds good as well, 'cause there's something on the menu we all might be able to eat. Shoot, if someone had a big enough kitchen, I personally wouldn't mind cooking something up for all that wanted to ride. I've got over 12 years in the food sevice industry, two semesters of Culinary Arts under my belt, and a huge passion for eating food I cook. Just a thought, nothing etched in stone. Lets hear some ideas or decide on something already put forth.

gosh, i'd love to join ya'll for the sunday ride part, but i'm always busy serving the breakfast.
the triple rock has more than tofu too, for any vegans out there.
also i've heard that bloody marys are a great pre-ride drink.
not that i've ever tried...
it might make me cry to watch everyone leave on their bikes while i was stuck walking around with a bunch of eggs on plates all day long though...

If I continue this trend of staying up late and waking up early (yeah - 9am is early for me) I might be down for this...

I was thinking that the Saturday Night Riders could just continue into the Sunday Morning Riders. I got home at about 8:30 am from an SNR after stopping at Jimmy's for a beverage.

I was thinking that the Saturday Night Riders could just continue into the Sunday Morning Riders. I got home at about 8:30 am from an SNR after stopping at Jimmy's for a beverage.

...just like Shelac playing two shows on new years: one at midnight, and one at 9am the next day.

I kind of doubt that I'd be able to pull that off too easily anymore. It would definatly have to wait for a little warmer weather...

How about moving the Sat night ride to like 5-6pm so we can hit happy hours and pass out early, then wake up, chase our hangovers away with screwdrivers and breakfast... We'd be able to get some miles in on Sat without it being dark and cold, too...

Alright then guys, lets do it. Triple Rock , Sunday morning. Lets all agree on a time, say 9am? 10am?
I'm thinking the 9am time is good. This Sunday, chime in if you are down.

t-rock doesn't open til 10.
and it fills up fast.
if you let me know that you're coming for sure and how many you'll be, i can save ya a spot.
if you don't show and i hold a place for you though, you will be derbied.
i know a few girls who know a few girls...

t-rock doesn't open til 10.
and it fills up fast.
if you let me know that you're coming for sure and how many you'll be, i can save ya a spot.
if you don't show and i hold a place for you though, you will be derbied.
i know a few girls who know a few girls...

And don't you guys hate the people that are waiting outside right when you open?

And don't you guys hate the people that are waiting outside right when you open?

shhh!!!

Sorry... I could go back and edit or delete it... But you'd have to get rid of the quote, too.

:D

man, if i'm at the triple rock on a weekend, i'm going to want a po'boy, and i'm pretty sure she can't save tables AND serve us lunch early.

but i'm down. i should have known starting close to home was too good to be true. i'm really a crybaby.

put me down as one for the triple rock at ten.

should we end up there as well?

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BJORN: i think i met you in back of one-on-one on saturday afternoon. my name is daniel; i was with chad and mike and i think you were with kyle and matthew.

i should have known starting close to home was too good to be true. i'm really a crybaby.

From your location, it's pretty much nothing to get to the Trock along the greenway. If it takes you more than 20 min, you must be slow...

I can pretty much do whatever, but the triple rock sounds good to me.

I'd be down. This Sunday at 10?

man, if i'm at the triple rock on a weekend, i'm going to want a po'boy, and i'm pretty sure she can't save tables AND serve us lunch early.

but i'm down. i should have known starting close to home was too good to be true. i'm really a crybaby.

put me down as one for the triple rock at ten.

should we end up there as well?

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BJORN: i think i met you in back of one-on-one on saturday afternoon. my name is daniel; i was with chad and mike and i think you were with kyle and matthew.


sounds like maybe you want a poboy delivered to your door sunday morning then someone to ride your bike for you?
; )

BJORN: i think i met you in back of one-on-one on saturday afternoon. my name is daniel; i was with chad and mike and i think you were with kyle and matthew.
That's me...I'm not around here too much though. Sorry about the "Christian names" thing...you're the tallish guy with dark hair, yes?


I kind of doubt that I'd be able to pull that off too easily anymore. It would definatly have to wait for a little warmer weather...

How about moving the Sat night ride to like 5-6pm so we can hit happy hours and pass out early, then wake up, chase our hangovers away with screwdrivers and breakfast... We'd be able to get some miles in on Sat without it being dark and cold, too...

I agree. We'd talked a bit toward the end of last season about setting departure time to "sunset". I think though that that discussion stemmed from the fact that it seemed like departure was getting later and later. I'm not too concerned about riding in the dark, but I'm not much of one to ride for recreation when its below freezing. I still ride, but its only when I need to do something or go somewhere. Not that that can't also be recreational, but you know what I mean.

okay, okay, i do know about the greenway route to the triple rock, but i didn't know about calling it "TROCK", which i'm not sure is okay, and if that's an offer to drop a po' boy off at my house, i'm not going to complain, but since i tend to set myself up as a lightning rod for good-humored jabs, i won't wait around for that sandwich.

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BJORN: yeah, that's me, and i wasn't offended in the least. in fact, i was kind of spaced out and missed it the first time.

okay, okay, i do know about the greenway route to the triple rock, but i didn't know about calling it "TROCK", which i'm not sure is okay, and if that's an offer to drop a po' boy off at my house, i'm not going to complain, but since i tend to set myself up as a lightning rod for good-humored jabs, i won't wait around for that sandwich.

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BJORN: yeah, that's me, and i wasn't offended in the least. in fact, i was kind of spaced out and missed it the first time.

yah, don't wait around TOO long, ya might miss the ride.

-trock girl

Haha, 3rock is around thee block from my house. If I'm not there, roll by and fire bomb my house for not making this.

P.S. Stuporbowl was FUN.

It is set. Triple threat I mean Rock at 10am. Actually, 9:45am so we can chat and figure out who's who. You all better come out, those that said they would. DeathinTransit, you have no excuse........

Triple rock at ~10 to eat first, or ride first and eat later?

Triple rock at ~10 to eat first, or ride first and eat later?

Hmm - if we eat first, we're probably all going to need to take a nap before riding much of anywhere. Have you seen the portions down there?

Screwdrivers, bloody marys and Irish coffees sound like a good start though...

So who all is actually in for this? We can probably get a table held for us, but we need to know how many people are coming. And if you don't show up, everyone on here is going to know that you're a *****.

And where are we riding? Fast ride? Slow ride? Long ride? Short ride? It's been a while since I got over to St. Paul...

I'll be there, though sadly I won't be drinking alcoholic beverages.

I'll probably be there.

I would suggest 10a meetup, 11a (or noon?) departure. Food and beverage at will. I would not bother reserving a table, unless you make specific arrangements with certain individuals...for instance, I might not make it, but if I do, I wouldn't feel bad if I had to start a new table or eat at the bar.

Ride on.
B

I recommend the biscuits and gravy. They look pretty coming back up 1/2 way through a ride.

Mmm, biscuits and gravy. That's what I had for breakfast today. The t-rock version is huger and greasier...

10AM @ the TROCK , 3ROCK, TRPLRCK, choose one, I will be there .... mmmm graaaavvvyy ....

i agree with bjorn as to the table-saving issue....

....hey, how 'bout this weather?

finally, i should admit that while i was the slowest on my team during the stupor bowl (what can i say? i'm careful), i would like a long ride, unless it's freezing out or something, and i'm cool with a medium pace.

i agree with bjorn as to the table-saving issue....
As you should. I'm right :)



....hey, how 'bout this weather?
Lovin' it!



finally, i should admit that while i was the slowest on my team during the stupor bowl (what can i say? i'm careful), i would like a long ride, unless it's freezing out or something, and i'm cool with a medium pace.
I'm all about long ride, medium pace. I'm getting very excited about this ride...

count me in
been a while since i rode with any bf peeps
and i cant resist trock breakfast

I think we should post some pictures of ourselves. I have only met one BF member from MPLS and I have no idea what the rest of you guys look like. Here's me doing something.

http://www.curlybro.com/pictures/2rides/images/17_jpg.jpg

HIGHPANTS
pm me your email address

RATTKING LIVES!!!

Curlybro--If you want to know what I look like, you'll have to come to a ride...

I'll be the drunk/hung over guy that looks like a damn hippie.

I'm in. And by the way, Just check my avatar.
I think that's what I look like....

BJORN: i don't know how to do the whole pm thing, which is probably really easy.