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The Grotto serves tea too,

Figures!

And wine and beer; but they don't mix well with riding.

It would be so neat if we had something like that around here. Closest we have is a bike night at Quaker Steak and Lube on Wednesday nights during the summer and it's dominated by cruisers. I think part of the issue is, there are so many good riding roads around here, we riders are just spread out over a large geographical area. There is no " you got to go ride here this weekend" spots because anywhere you go is good riding.

What with life, work and pets, the ride to the Grotto is many times the only time I can make time to get on the bike.

Once I retire I hope to get to some woodworking projects so for a while, it may STILL serve as my guaranteed bike ride.

The big attractor used to be a coffee shop a few blocks before The Grotto called C4 (Cave Creek Coffee Company) and the parking lot would be packed with bikes. But they suddenly went belly up. That was about two-three years ago. There was no common watering hole to go to and folks sorta bounced around looking for a spot. Looks like more and more guys are choosing the grotto. There was a core group of about 4-7 guys with a larger group that came sometimes. That larger group is becoming more frequent. Kinda of an odd chemistry.