Coffeeneuring ride.

[hsmitham]

Hot off the presses.

Here

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

[Don Compton]

Hugh,

Love this stuff. On Sundays my wife and I have a 35-40 mile casual,flat ride to a destination that serves "Lavazza" coffee. When we arrive, I can hardly wait for my cafe americano. We usually have anywhere form 8-15 coffee lovers. The ride is kind of a "piano" ride. The weaker riders spend more time drafting and do not get dropped. Reality, it's all smiles at the end of the ride.

Hope you enjoy your Roadeo. 

Don C.

[Hugh Smitham]

Hi Don,

Isn't it just natural, bikes & coffee. For me there's nothing like a group ride with a beverage break.

Thanks for sharing your ride it sounds like a great day in the saddle.

FYI Bruce my brother has your old Rodeo. I'm riding one of your lightly used Selle Anatomica's on my 1984 Trek 660.

Two Smitham's on this group can be confusing.

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

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[Jon Dukeman in the foothills of Colorado]

Hugh,

Thanks for sharing.

Always fun meeting up with friends from the past to catch up on things. Sounds like all had a good time.

I'm sure you told them about your S240s and Rivendell bikes.Time to set the hook!!

Oh! I'll take those 88' temps please!

Jon

[hsmitham]

Okay knocked off a couple more. Here's the scoop.

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

On Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 1:13:31 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote:

[Hugh Smitham]

Hi Jon,

Sorry for the delay in replying.Been in the saddle a bit :)  So glad you enjoyed the post. 

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipeedemusings.com/

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[Mike Schiller]

looks like you'r going to have to pull out those bibs out of the closet...   hehe!  

~mike

Carlsbad ca

[Don Compton]

Hugh, 

Looking at your blog, you guys have some great coffee rides.

Don Compton

[Hugh Smitham]

Hi Don,

You know I think so too. Clearly you have some fantastic terrain and I'm sure coffee stops too.

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

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[Don Compton]

Hugh,

In '84 I started riding to replace running. I was a college golfer and played after college in amateur tournaments. I had some serious back issues and decided to replace running with cycling after watching Grewal winning the Olympic road race in Costa Mesa. Golf became less fun and cycling became a passion. The rides that our group did always included a stop in the middle of the ride. To me it was the most important part of the ride ( conversation, camaraderie ). I was never a racer, but have ridden with a lot of folks that raced bikes. But, for me to think a ride is a good one, the stop in the middle of the ride has to be good. 

I always saw Century rides as 4 25mile rides with 3 special stops.

Sincerely, Don

[Hugh Smitham]

Spot on Don.

[hsmitham]

Strange Mike your comment never made it to my email?

I'm resisting the impulse :^)

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

[Chris Lampe 2]

Love the blog posts!!   Good coffee, classy bikes and good company and did I mention classy bikes?!   Keep em coming!

[Hugh Smitham]

Thanks Chris! I'll do my best.

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipeedemusings.com/

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[dougP]

Your Rivs aren't feeling neglected are they?  :)

doug

[Hugh Smitham]

Hi Doug!

Neglected?? Who's saying that?? I wouldn't say that. Stay tuned :^))

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipeedemusings.com/

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[Hugh Smitham]

Here's ride #7 well kinda,

Read about it here

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipeedemusings.com/

[Hugh Smitham]

And if that one wasn't enough here's another and the last of these posts for this year's Coffeeneuring Challenge of 2015.

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipeedemusings.com/

[Chris Lampe 2]

So, was this ride yesterday (Friday the 13th)?    

[Hugh Smitham]

Haha Chris it sure was! Dude I'm so obtuse. I didn't even think about that. Thanks for pointing that.

[Don Compton]

Hugh.

Great read. You sure like climbing.

Thanks, Don

[Hugh Smitham]

Thanks Don.

Regarding climbing, do I have a choice?

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

[dougP]

Really fun to read.  Your posts show the other side of LA.  It's hard to understand until you get out of the car & get into the mountains under your own power.  Hey, there could be snow in them thar hills if the weather reports are close to right. 

dougP

[Jon Dukeman in the foothills of Colorado]

Hugh,

Quite the adventure. You should get extra points for your eventful trek up those hills.

Thanks for sharing.

Jon

[JohnS]

Hello Hugh,

 

Thank you for the inspiration! I brewed my own coffee at the mid point of our 30 mile ride on the D&L rail trail on Sunday. On Saturday I had gotten everything together and brewed a mug at home to make sure I was ready for Sunday's ride. Fortunately I had a single burner Coleman stove (the type that screws onto a 1lb propane bottle) and all of the rest of the gear laying around from the days that I use to go camping in a Vanagon. Of course all of this stuff took up a lot of space in a pannier, but it was worth it.

 

JohnS

[Hugh Smitham]

Hi John,

Glad I had that effect on you :)

There's something special about brewing up your own cup of coffee outdoors and doing so under your own power with a bike. I'd love to see pictures of your outing not that I don't believe you just fun to see folks in their environment.

Do you have plans to do more of this coffee outside?

Tail Winds,

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipeedemusings.com/

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[Hugh Smitham]

Hey John just saw your post. Gonna read it right now!

~Hugh

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein

http://velocipeedemusings.com/

[JohnS]

Hello Hugh,

 

Sorry, no pics from Sunday's ride. Here's a pic of my set up. We're out of #2 filters, so I'm using a #4. The 1lb bottle is kind of bulky, but I don't think they sell 1/2lb bottles. I'll try to take a pic the next time we're out.

 

JohnS