NEW BEGINNINGS
For a while we thought every BC ride was destined to be cursed and that we might just need to cancel until next year. But finally, May rolled around and the clouds broke.
We call this blog The Sunny Side, but it feels like it’s been anything but that. For a while we thought every BC ride was destined to be cursed and that we might just need to cancel until next year. But finally, May rolled around and the clouds broke.
We got our first sunny ride of the year, and it sure felt like it was the real first ride we’ve had yet.
Rewind to a few weeks ago, and we found ourselves up in the Land of Oz. Bentonville, Arkansas, a ski town for bikes and the home of one of the most unique gravel events in the country – Rule of Three. A contingent of Breakfast Club folks made the eight hour drive up for a week of gravel, coffee, and general two-wheeled tomfoolery. The Meteor drip was flowing strong and the spirit of gravel made itself known on backcountry roads in Northwest Arkansas.
A seemingly endless drive back home and it was full speed ahead for THE BIG ONE. Central Machine Works, our home, was ready to pack the house, and y’all showed up ready to rock.
This one left us spinning. We finally got the ride we’ve been waiting for all year… humidity and all.
Up there with one of our biggest rides to date and one we’re most proud of. Our ride leaders showed up in full force and were absolutely dialed, it was VAN DEBUT DAY, and it did not rain… whew. If ya missed it, well ya missed it. Don’t skip June because it’s only up from here.
From day one, we’ve always said Breakfast Club is for EVERYONE. We don’t care if it’s your first time riding a bike or if you’ve raced in the Tour de France. Well yesterday that couldn’t have been more true. Thanks for stopping by Lance Armstrong.
2024 finally feels like it’s underway, and we couldn’t be more stoked for future sunny rides. There’s plenty more to come as summer is fast approaching – stay tuned…
WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
2024 kicked off with a BANG! From pouring rain to howling wind, we were treated with some downright horrible weather. Safe to say we’ll never trust a forecast again. Thanks to the real ones who came out and risked it with us. We tried, we love you and we are ready for one heck of a year ahead.
2024 kicked off with a BANG! This time literal bangs from the sky and heavy rain which quickly turned Marly Is Lost into Marly Is Surfing.
In hindsight maybe we should have canceled… or maybe that was one of the most epic rides we’ve had to date and one for the BC storybook that we’ll be talking about for quite some time. What started as just the slightest pitter patter quickly turned into a downright downpour. Safe to say we’ll never trust a forecast again.
We somehow managed so squeeze a ride in though, even if it was much shorter than we’d hoped for. But the afterparty at CMW was the real treat. Packed like sardines in the beer hall so we could get just a little taste of the warmth from that space heater was a sight to behold, and one ya just had to be there for. Thanks to the real ones who came out and risked it with us.
Hopes were high for a nicer weekend and debut for Gravel Gang 2024, but yet again the meteorologists delivered some bad news – high winds and frigid temps. This time they were right, so we bundled up for what was to be yet another epic day on the bike. Oh how we long for just a few drops of sunshine to lift up spirits.
On to the next one…
A packed cafe is a happy cafe and we sure did pack the house. STANDING ROOM ONLY for the first Breakfast Club x The Meteor Cafe ride of the year… and we finally got the crisp, sunny morning we’d been hoping, waiting, wishing for.
A perfect day in the hills followed up by some perfect post-ride patio weather. Burn it so ya earn it and earn it we did. Thank you to everyone who came out and made this one feel like the proper 2024 kick off we needed.
After a wet & wild start to the year, we figured we’d catch a break in March, but lo & behold, the skies opened up once again to give us our second soggy breakfast of 2024. All that to say, we made the most of it and had one heck of a time getting poured on out in Manor. Maybe our shoes would have enough time to dry out before we hit the road for Dallas.
Seems like our only luck this year comes on Meteor Saturdays and Dallas was no exception. We took the streets of D-Town with groups looping ‘round Mountain Creek Lake and ‘round White Rock Lake. Thank y’all for the warm welcome and beautiful weather … looks like we gotta go to DTX to find the sunshine now.
More to come as our fearless ride leader Nick Weber makes the move back home to Dallas. Saturday might be something we could used to.
One last ride to close out March and it did not disappoint one bit. We had ourselves a day in McDade, that’s for sure.
Texas spring is in FULL SWING so we treated ourselves to its finest: wide open country roads, tree canopies, wild flowers, and an ostrich? Anyone hang out with Holly for a bit?
Next Gravel Gang is on Star Wars day / MAY FOURTH. Make sure you block the calendar for that one!
Hot on the heels of a streak of sunny weather and it’s time to kick off a year full of BEER HOPS where we spend an hour riding and at least 3 hours drinking. After all it’s the Breakfast Club way.
Alongside ATX Beer Party we raised OVER $800 for the Yellow Bike Project and we had a GOOD TIME doin’ it. From Central Machine Works to Draught House to Holdout Brewing and back again, cheers to having fun and raising funds all in a few hours on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Fast forward to today and the forecast still says rain. At this point it’s just become a running joke and a joke we’re pretty tired of. BUT, there’s a whole year of rides ahead of us so don’t fret all of the turbulent Texas weather we’ve had so far. Soon enough we’ll be slurpin’ down those CMW beers just to cool the engine off. Until the next one…