Pretty soon, Kevin showed up. After that, nobody else showed up. This was the smallest group I've ever led. Which is ironic, because I think there are more bikes out on the streets this spring than there have been in the last several springs. After we realized nobody else was coming, we headed out. Made a pit stop at The Reuse Center where they had quite an impressive breakfast buffet going on.
We saw M.A. Rosko outside, but not while she was interviewing the Mayor. After our brief stop we headed to the Greenway to battle the fierce headwinds all the way to the Government Center. Once there, I availed myself of some free coffee and inadvertently got nabbed on film (pixels?) while doing so.
The crowd at the downtown celebration was thinner than in past years too. I think the chilly temp and blustery wind kept a lot of folks away. I managed to snag a new Civia water bottle with some Park Tire Irons inside and also a Bängo Brothers pocket messenger bag in addition to the previously mentioned coffee. A pretty good way to start the work day. Too bad I can't convince my boss to let me hang out, drink coffee and schmooze with other bikers for an hour and a half every time I bike to work.
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I wanted to head downtown just for the food and goods, but my commute was the other direction. Wonder if someone in Hopkins could be convinced to give away coffee??
I take the sparse attendance as a good sign; the unsure need hand holding while the folks who are taking it in stride don't. Thanks for being the training wheels for new commuters and I hope you are able to look at the rest of the commuting fleet as a proud papa watching his progeny thrive on their own!
I had to host an early meeting, or I would have joined you and KM.
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