yep, this is my LBS, too, even though I moved away from the area. The Thursday night dinners are alot of fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
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yep, this is my LBS, too, even though I moved away from the area. The Thursday night dinners are alot of fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
My LBS does have a Sunday morning ride. But they do not feed us. :mad:
I think that should change and I will make that suggestion.
I can already hear the laughing :cool:
hmmmm - so many cycling teams and clubs around here I don't even think the shops do rides.... or at least I've never heard about any of them having a shop ride.
Wow RM, I've never even heard of a shop feeding the riders. Way to go. Will you be my mommy?
The crowd just left, with bellies full of pancakes and fruit. Happy, happy, happy!
One of the ladies on the ride bonked badly at the end, so having nice warm pancakes waiting for her was a good thing.
It sure is fun to sit and chat with everyone. It's what keeps me going. Whenever I get down and just want to give up, I think about days like today.
The shop now has the lingering aroma of blueberry pancakes.. - Sure beats the rubber and solvent smell..:D
Have a good Sunday all!
RM- Congrats on doing something like this. You are totally awsome. I hope things are going well for you all.
To answer your question, no none of the bike shops around here do anything close to something like that. The shops around here want the business but as far as "doing things together" socially it is a lost cause. I think they are all male owners, I don't know if that makes a difference.
I hear of what other shops are doing through the forum and would love to be able to go to a place like that and fell comfortable actually talking to someone about cycling related activites. Even having a once a week class on basic maintenance would be a step up around here. That will not happen either. So I find it hard to "be friendly" going into any of the shops around here.
Continued good wishes to you...
Red Rock
Fun!
I'd bring my waffle iron!
Dang, where were you umpteen million years ago when I went to the U of A for undergraduate?! Darn. :)
I'm going to have to tell my LBS all about you!
Great idea RM! AS Eden mentioned, there are many groups to coordinate here, but we do get together a couple times of year. In late winter/early spring, we have a "CHili Ride" and the weather can definitely be a challenge. We'll have several types of chili, salad, desserts, along with drinks. WE have been doing this since 1996 and it's TONS of fun. It's generally the first ride outside for people after the winter, and a fun time seeing everyone again. This past year, the weather was very cold, it had been raining for days, so we ended up doing a trainer ride and then enjoyed catching up. I also have a great group of people that INSIST that they bring food as well, so it makes it nice for everyone. Although we have been doing this for many years, I thoroughly enjoy seeing everyone and people really seem to like to be able to cook and experiment from year to year. Our shop may host this, but I have to give credit to everyone who cooks and continues to ride each year.:D
You are awesome! I hope they appreciate it!
My LBS is fantastic. We have a Monday evening ride and in this summer we were treated to cold Watermelon afterward.
Excellent idea! I'm giong to steal it!
My husband and I are the ride leaders for our cycling club at work. We ride every other Saturday.
Perhaps I can tempt a few extra riders to continue through the "challenge route" if they know there's food waiting at the end!
Maybe I can come up with a creative red polka dot treat for the king of the hill for the day (our challenge route is an extra 10 miles of hills taked onto the end of the regular ride).
And it was darn good!
I made two loaves of challah in the breadmaker lastnight for the french toast.
And this am I made a pumpkin struessel coffee cake from scratch.
Some fresh fruit, OJ, GU Brew electrolyte drink, and good conversation.
Everyone left happy once again!! My Giant bicycles rep rode with them, and she was in heaven!!
Hosting a party tuesday night after our Ibis demo. Need to figure out an easy menu?? ugh
Any idea's??
Your customers are spoiled silly by you. :D
Love the community-building...Friday "beer-thirty" at my fave LBS (lucky to have several I can happily call my LBS) resembles the potluck + grilling items scenario, but don't know of any group ride options quite like yours. Of course our local club (an LAB club of the year) is one of the several that likes to bill itself as "the eating club with a cycling disorder" so there are often some pretty fun eating options connected to rides around here.
For your evening "easy" meal - how 'bout some variation of frito pie? A few bowls of pre-shredded cheese & lettuce, bags o' chips, and either do crock pot cooking or open a few cans/jars of pinto beans and/or chili and/or chile and you're set! ;)