The Bicycle Inn

[bouncybouncy]

Thanks CA!!!

hubby is building up a Long Haul Trucker as we speak...I have a Monkey I adore and use as a commuter so we are adding a few long-distance toys to it and looking to try them out...this may be just the ticket!

future tours will hopefully be farther from home but we need practice...hehe!

Glad you had a good time...maybe our paths will cross soon!

[SouthernBelle]

I so want to go there.

[GLC1968]

Ok, we just got back from our weekend at the Bicycle Inn, and man, I WANT TO GO BACK NOW!! It was the BEST weekend!

I'm not sure where to begin, but let me start by saying that if you love to ride your bike, you MUST make a trip to this Inn! Michael is the best guide, and both he and Paulette are awesome hosts.

We went up early on Friday and the plan was to meet some of the other couple's going so that we could go for a ride before dinner. There were 5 couples all from Greensboro spending the weekend there (someone else coordinated, so I only knew one other couple). As we arived, the rain started to clear and by the time the next couple got there, the roads were drying. Michael took 4 of us out on a wonderful 25 mile ride. It was a great ride, and he was a great leader (pointing out stuff, taking photos, etc). We got back, took showers and then hooked up with the other arriving couples and all went out to eat in the next town (Michael and Paulette included).

Saturday, we got up early, ate a TON of food (all kinds of things to choose from), and then Michael led us on what was basically the route for The Roan Moan. Again, he was taking tons of pictures, encouraging all of us, and offering interesting commentary about the area. He's a very strong cyclist, so he was able to run back and forth from the faster riders at the front to those bringing up the rear, so we all felt like a tight knit group. We got back to the inn and dressed for our dinner reservations at a lodge a few towns over that Michael recommended. It was incredible food...totally unexpected and totally enjoyable. Again, he joined us and took photos and provided commentary (and a ride for some of us). We all got back and hung out on the huge porch drinking wine (we brought our own) and recapping the day.

Sunday morning, Michael again cooked us a yummy breakfast. We all piled into cars and drove to the 'river route' which was a flat 40 mile ride that we wanted to do as a 'recovery' from the climbing of the day before. Again, he was a great guide. Afterward, we all got back to the inn, cleaned up and then packed up to leave. Michael had made us each a CD of all the photos he took over the weekend!! OVER 400 photos!!!

The Inn itself is comfortable and even in July when the temps were in the 90's during the day, it was still cool and comfy at night. The food was good, the hospitality was wonderful...and if you like bike history, your jaw will drop as you tour the place. It is totally decorated with all types of biking history from photos and posters, to jerseys, shoes and bikes.

All in all...a great weekend. We will DEFINITELY go back again.

[Trek420]

I so want to go there.

me too, me too, me too