The Grotto

[rboe]

The Grotto serves tea too,

[the Ferret]

Figures!

[rboe]

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

[the Ferret]

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.

[rboe]

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.