Aug 26 - The Official Scharffen Berger ride-lunch-tour thread

[bikerz]

Here's the new official Scharffen Berger Ride-Lunch-Tour thread (aren't I obedient, SK?)

Ride list (updated 8/22)
SadieKate and Bubba
BikerZ
Dachshund
Jobob and Leebob
Snapdragen
Candy
Marty
Ada (Marty's son's SO)
Nicole and Mary (BZ's friends)
Ride maybes:
BikeMomma [+ kids?]

Lunch list (updated 8/22)
SadieKate and Bubba
BikerZ
Maillotpois and PetitePois
Snapdragen
Jobob and Leebob
Dachshund
CindySue
Candy
Marty
Ada (Marty's son's SO)
Nicole and Mary (BZ's friends)
Lunch maybes:
BikeMomma [+ kids?]

Tour list as of 8/22
SadieKate and Bubba
Maillotpois and PetitePois
Jobob and Leebob
Dachsund
Snapdragen
BikerZ
Nicole and Mary (BZ's friends)
CindySue
Candy
Marty
Tour maybes:
Ada (Marty's son's SO)
BikeMomma [+kids]


Ride details:
So far the working plan has been to ride the Bay Trail between Emeryville and Richmond, with a little loop out and around the Berkeley Marina - it is essentially totally flat (20-25 miles of paved multi-use bike trail with a grand total of 100 ft of climbing!). The main benefits of this route are that it is impossible to get lost, gorgeous views, and no car traffic. Drawbacks are the usual multi-use trail issues (dorkus oblivii with offspring in their natural habidat), and the wind.

However, CindySue has provided me with an alternate route - basically straight up into the Berkeley hills to Inspiration Point and back - about 14 miles and 1340 feet of climbing. I've never ridden this route, and as we all know, BikerZ is never is in the lead when going UP hill! I know a few of the people on the ride are newbies who are more comfortable with a flat route, so one option would be two rides - hills and flats - but we'd need a volunteer from the studio audience to lead the proposed hill ride.


Lunch details:
The working lunch plan was to pick up sandwiches and eat picnic style out at the Richmond end of the trail - we can easily keep an eye on our bikes, and it will be easy for the lunch-only participants to meet us there. I was going to inquire of the cafe this week if they would like us to pre-order sandwhiches - in which case I'll post a menu and ask for sandwich orders ahead of time.

An alternative would be lunch at the S-B factory cafe, but I know nothing about it - any thoughts on this alternative? And if we do two rides, lunch logistics get a little more complicated.

Timing:
Since the tour is at 3:30, we should probably start the ride at noon or thereabouts - lunch will be a little on the later side so there's less of a ride to do after eating. Sound OK?

ETA (after reading MP's post below): Maybe the S-B cafe or a place closer to the factory would be better, so everyone on the tour can also eat lunch together? It would mean a later lunch