Saturday Coffee rides #1: Ristretto's Coffee (Maple Valley) - 50mi - Steady

Saturday Coffee rides for NFL fans. Another cycling season draws to a close. Now what? Coffee time! Bring your rain bike and join us for seven rides in seven weeks on the Eastside on Saturdays so you can enjoy the game on Sunday! We ride to a different coffee shop each time, alternating starts between Woodinville and South Bellevue. This series will help you qualify for your highly sought-after Coffeeneuring (https://chasingmailboxes.com/category/coffeeneuring/)patch. Let's relax and get a cup of coffee after training hard all season.

Route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16517040

Destination Ristretto's in Maple Valley

Ride Director Louise Johnson

Long fenders are absolutely required unless it is bone dry out, and zero percent chance of rain forecast.

Ice or snow or heavy rain will cancel. The ride leader will post an update if weather looks iffy.

Route changes will be finalized by Wednesday morning before the ride.

Regroups will be occasional, though not at every turn, so please bring a cue sheet or load the route on your GPS. We will always wait at the top of the hills, so you can climb those at your own pace.

Mechanicals will not stop the group. Please be sure you have the equipment and knowledge to change flats, plus a cue sheet to get home, or a phone to call for assistance if needed.

Please make sure you are at the start and ready to ride 15 minutes before rollout. You must attend the safety briefing and sign the waiver, or register on Cascade.org page and check in at the start, in order to ride with the group. There will not be water or restrooms at the start so please arrive prepared.

Mentoring is available. Leave a comment below if you're interested, and do know the route of course.