Ride Report : Ajit's Ride Through Detroit

[Amit Singh]

My good friend Ajit was in town, visiting from Boston to attend his sister's baby shower.  He promised to spend Sunday with me.  Generally, when we get together, it involves adventure.  This time, we explored Detroit City by bicycle.

We saw lots of great wall art, had a few cups of rich and delicious Costa Rican coffee, some excellent baked goods from Avalon bakery, enjoyed a few beers at Mercury Bar (corktown), PJ's Lager House (corktown), The Old Miami (midtown) and The Woodbridge Pub (woodbridge).

We also explored Michigan Central Station (midtown), Financial DIstrict (downtown) Riverfront, Dequindere Cut and Eastern Market.  

We ended off the day with a dinner of pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans and mac & cheese from Slows to Go.

This was one of the best days of summer.  

Also, Ajit enjoyed his cycling experience and as a result, we are now on the lookout for a decent frame which has a similar ride, geometry and clearances to the 64cm Kogswell P/R Generation II.

"Seriously.  So much fun.  Detroit is pretty amazing."  -- Ajit

Pictures prove it happened: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/sets/72157630727710932/

And my favorite photo of the bunch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/7636711716/

[Mike]

Looks like a good time. An excellent urban ramble. We need more post
like this on this list.

This was my favorite picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amisingh/7636734796/in/set-72157630727710932

--mike

[Peter Pesce]

Great photos! Thanks.
I agree. We need less idyllic Cali cycling and more real world grit! :)

-Pete in (gritty) CT

[Peter Morgano]

Awesome report, pictures are making me hungry!  I have never been west of the Mississippi but Detroit looks pretty chill. Reminds me of Baltimore, a hip place that doesn't want to make a big deal about it, unlike (ahem) other cities.

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[Amit Singh]

Thanks for the love, y'all.  Detroit is really a fantastic place to ride.  Imagine, 4 lanes of amazing road built for Cadillac and Lincoln boats throughout the city now  deserted except for the roll of Kenda, Avenir and Schwinn tires rolling through.  So much to look at and experience, fertile ground sprouting and sometimes exploding through the  empty party shell that's been left behind.

A little somethin' more from the photoset which I didn't have time to process during the ride:

A STAR IS BORN THROUGH IMMENSE PRESSURE 

           AND WE HAVE HAD OUR FAIR SHARE.  

THAT BEACON OF LIGHT YOU SEE IN THE DARK 

           IS OUR FAIR CITY RISING FROM THE NIGHT SKY.

If you haven't experienced it before I welcome you.  Detroit is perhaps the best city to ride a bicycle.

On Tuesday, 24 July 2012 22:56:45 UTC-4, Peter M wrote:

Awesome report, pictures are making me hungry!  I have never been west of the Mississippi but Detroit looks pretty chill. Reminds me of Baltimore, a hip place that doesn't want to make a big deal about it, unlike (ahem) other cities.

On Jul 24, 2012 10:48 PM, "Peter Pesce" <pete...@gmail.com> wrote:

Great photos! Thanks.
I agree. We need less idyllic Cali cycling and more real world grit!  :)

-Pete in (gritty) CT

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