On the way back we made the first of two trips to Gregg's Cycle over the weekend. Finding the right equipment has proven to be an even more time consuming and expensive process than I initially imagined, and I wanted to do some research while Dave took a look at new bikes and asked some questions. I should note that the previous weekend when Dave and I were biking to Ballard his pedal was falling off. He took this as a sign, along with the loud noises his bike makes and the fact that he has to pedal much more than I do, that he needed a new bike. I guess we won't get to make any more jokes about his bike not being stealthy (loud sounds) and he'll probably be a lot faster now...it's good for my training, right?
We stopped in at a great vegetarian restaurant on 65th - Sunlight Cafe. It was a great way to finish out the day, and it was nice to discover that it's really easy to continue on 65th and get to other neighborhoods. By the way, I recommend the veggie burger at Sunlight. Dave's burrito was so huge I truly was concerned about him making it back up the hill to my house. Good thing his eyes were bigger than his stomach.
After a lovely Saturday evening at Honeybear / Third Place Books and playing games with Dana and Blake, Dave and I started out Sunday on a bike ride with my dad and Cathy. We took the Burke-Gilman down to Fremont and went to the Fremont Fair. It was hoping, and the sun came out while we were there. I bought some truly fabulous pants and Cathy found a kid's mini guitar for my niece Noelle. Then we considered how we would transport the guitar...
This is what we came up with. As I mentioned earlier, Dave's mountain bike starting falling apart, so he borrowed Blake's bike for the weekend. Luckily it had a rack on the back. Since we didn't have bungees, we used bike locks to strap the guitar to the rack. Now that's clever, eh? Many thanks to Dave for supporting the happiness of my adorable niece!
And we did make it to Molly Moon. We biked up Stone Way from Fremont and stopped for ice cream (delicious even though they were out of strawberry). Then we continued north past Green Lake and to Gregg's Cycle for visit number two. We asked more questions, I bought new gloves, and my parents both got new helmets. As it turns out, bike helmets are supposed to be replaced every 3 to 5 year. The styrofoam becomes brittle, and will no longer perform. The woman helping us smashed my dad's helmet with her foot - not a good sign.
From there we made our third visit of the weekend to Honeybear (yes, we went for breakfast on Sunday, too). We ended the adventure with a walk back to 65th for pizza. All in all, a great way to spend a Sunday. And we didn't use any gas while visiting all kinds of fun places!
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