The Granada Chapter of Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club meets every Sunday at 6:30 AM April thru September, 7:30 AM October thru March, at Granada Park in Phoenix AZ (20th St. and Maryland). Helmets are required, don't forget to bring water!

There's a group for every riders speed- TubbyAZ leads the Pacer 3 group, which averages 15-16 MPH over flat terrain.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

July 17 - Scramble

 

Richard and his merry band of cyclists are off to the Ranch House Grille, always a tasty destination

On the chance any of the 3's might show up this Sunday, I'll be there at 6:30. Destination will be Scramble at the Biltmore, so as to make the return trip home short in the heat. But if there is no group, I will probably take the long way home around Camelback. 

Rock on...

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

July 10 - Read Please

 

Richard and the 4's will be off to Irma's Kitchen this Sunday. However, I believe I will be cancelling the 3's ride this weekend. Why you ask? Well, almost everyone in the group will be out of town on vacation and/or recovering from surgery. I really don't want to ride all the way down to the park if there's no one to ride with.

However, if anyone who has previously ridden with the 3's has thoughts about showing up Sunday, let me know and I'll change my plans and throw something together. 

Rock on...

Thursday, June 30, 2022

July 3 - Moon Valley Cafe

 

Richard should be back this Sunday, leading the 4's to Joe's Diner. The 3's will be heading up the canal paths to Moon Valley Cafe. It's the July 4th weekend, so wear your yankee doodle-ist jersey!

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

June 26 - Breakfast Club Biltmore

 

Looks like the 4's and the 3's will be ending up at opposite corners of 24th St. and Camelback Rd this Sunday. Steve will be leading the 4's to Over Easy - Biltmore, and I've picked Breakfast Club - Biltmore. Unless someone has better ideas, I'm all about extending the ride from the park, and making the ride back home/park shorter in the heat..

I went back to the office Tuesday for the first time in 27 months, and the ride home at 4:30 was brutal. Then I remembered I have not ridden home in the summer since 2019. So it should not have been a surprise.

Rush was invited to the first launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia. They wrote this song after returning home to the Great White North. Rock on...

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

June 19 - Luci's at the Orchard

 

Steve and the 4's are heading to Scramble this week, and as the heat is on, the 3's will be doing a longer ride then stopping at Luci's at the Orchard- which allows us to make a quick escape home after breakfast. 

Here's a blast from the past, Tempe's own Gin Blossoms. Rock on...

Thursday, June 9, 2022

June 12 - Scramble

 

Steve and the 4's will be going south to Panera Bread on Central and Thomas, while I have an eye to going somewhere I can get home from quickly- we have niece and nephews staying overnight and will be wanting to get in the pool. 

Yet another hot hot hot weekend, so let's do a longer ride before going to Scramble, and the trip back home will be mercifully short. 

Rock on...

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

June 5 - Biscuits Cafe

 

Steve and gang are off to The Henry this Sunday, and the 3's are heading to Biscuits Cafe up north on Bell Rd. 

This is one of my favorites from Was (Not Was), not just because it features Frank Jr. as guest vocalist, but as it happens my wife and I were married in Vegas 27 years ago this month. Rock on...