Originally Posted by
I Like To Ride
It's not about riding a bike a to get coffee. It's about stopping mid ride to take a few minutes break and have a coffee. On some of my longer rides I've stopped to have a pizza, this doesn't mean I rode my bike to get a pizza, it simply means that I stopped to take a break and fuel up and enjoy a snack.
I kinda get what you are saying. It seems to be a thing in the biking community, especially among roadies, to do a coffee shop ride. I just don't get it and don't participate. I would never purposely ride to get coffee. I make my own coffee at home or I'll get it while I'm driving somewhere. I don't eat pastries either.
I go on long road rides quite often either solo or with a bunch of friends and my (our) only stop throughout the ride will be a gas station. Refill drinks and some snacks and then keep going.
Now after the ride...It's usually beer and food.