We’re almost one week into the Coffeeneuring Challenge, and already I’m amazed by all the people riding their bikes to tasty beverages all over the land.
Some ride to four-walled establishments, and others enjoy beverages in the open air.
Much of the coffeeneuring activity is taking place on Twitter (search the #coffeeneuring hashtag), the Coffeeneurs Facebook group, and it’s also going strong on Instagram (also on the #coffeeneuring hashtag). If you’re on flickr, the Coffeeneuring group is here. Please join in as you like.
In this week’s update, I would like to draw your attention to the Coffeeneur Challenge bloggers. Here’s what I know:
- The Daily Randonneur rode from D.C. into West Virginia, over the weekend and stopped at one of our favorite coffee places in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Lost Dog Cafe.
- A meander through Seattle ends at a Starbucks for Andy’s Bike Blog.
- Vélovoice enjoys a cappuccino and a visit to St. Andrew’s Church for her first coffeeneuring trip. Also, roosters!
- Rootchopper goes “Coffeeneuring in Car Hell,” but discovers Grounded Coffee in the process.
- Captain Overpacker adds a coffeeneuring trip onto a day of riding for a cause and throws in a reference to one of my favorite movies when I was a teen, Pretty in Pink (I wanted to make my own prom dress, too).
- Red Riding goes team coffeeneuring with some of the Pittsburgh crew.
- Joe Flood checks out the Old Caribou that is now a Peets on his first coffeeneuring ride in Washington, D.C. Maybe I’ll check it out myself.
- It’s an almond milk Cafe au Lait for West Coast coffeeneur Rosie on the Move. Atlas Coffee sounds delicious!
- The Bagel Cafe is stop one for All Kinds of Bikes. Welcome back to coffeeneuring!
- Cruisin’ Downhill heads to the Farmer’s Market for a latte. Looks like a pretty ride. Also, I like the name tag on the back of the helmet.
- Coffeeneuring doesn’t mean you have to drink coffee. Nancy’s going the tea route, and blogging about it on Adventures With Nancy.
- Original coffeeneur Type 2 Clydesdale Cyclist of the fine coffeeneuring town of Pittsburgh is back for his fourth consecutive year.
- One Speed: Go! is family coffeeneuring in Arizona.
- Coffeeneuring in South Dakota? It’s true! Read all about it on The MinusCar Project.
- Urban Adventure League went preseason coffeeneuring in Oregon to make sure the coffee shop without walls was in order.
- Two trips down in the first weekend, and one of them is another coffee shop sans walls– Life in the Cycle Lane.
- A little bit of everything in marathonsam‘s post: running, yoga, trail shoes, and most important, coffeeneuring!
Did I miss you? It’s quite possible! Please let me know in the comments, and I’ll add you to the roundup.
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In addition to the coffee drinking and the bike riding, a great thing about this challenge is the chance to discover new blogs to follow. I really look forward to reading all of the write-ups.
Personally, I didn’t get a chance to ride to coffee yet. On the bright side, I can go twice this weekend!
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I was hoping to coffeeneur last week after being all arty and stuff at Nuit Blanche, but once again I was laid low by sickness. But this week it is on!
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Hello! I was on the Swedish coffeeneuring team last autumn. For this autumn I had great plans to do a 3 countries, 2 continents coffeeneuring challenge this with the bonus challenge of a 1200km brevet in the middle of it. But the plans ended up in nothing. I had a bike accident 3 weeks ago resulting in an acetabular fracture. So I will instead have 10 weeks without any walking and no bike riding until February. Well, at least I have my ride to Brest next year secured by another 1200 earlier this year.
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Oh no! I hope you heal up quickly and hope to see you next year at PBP 2015!
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This has been a hoot so far. I’m already planning out next weeks rides. I’m working on a story for my Adventure Journal blog, but I’m gonna wait till I get them all done and and publish them as one. Thanks for all the fun. Kat
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Got #3 done today.
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Brompton bicycles Basil and Argyll (and cyclists) managed two coffee stops last weekend to start off Coffeeneuring 2014 with momentum. Coffee and bikes — what could be better? We’re loving this event, MG!
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Hi!
My Poljento blog represented Finland last year’s challenge and I am planning to do so also this year. I already tweeted about my first coffeeneuring ride last week (@Poljento).
I probably won’t blog on each individual trip but I will keep you updated. Looking forward to this year’s challenge!
BR,
Hanna
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I am loving this challenge so much, I am aiming for two each week. Easier to do for those of us who are retired! Thanks so much MG for giving this wonderful event to us.
Nancy
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