#coffeneuring, Bike Bingo, and a side of cyclocross

Coffeeneuring season is over, and I have a few ride reports to catch up on. This one is from late October. Madison Bike Bingo was still going on and so I combined getting a stamp from Manna Cafe with seeing a cyclocross race, and checking out a new-to-me coffee shop, What's Brew'N, in Sun Prairie. I also added a few roads to my collection.

Manna Cafe was very busy on a Sunday morning and it took me a while to get my Bike Bingo stamp

At the race in Sun Prairie. There was a fierce cold wind, which prevented me from staying there very long

The giraffe is always watching

The kids enjoyed throwing balls at riders in the sand pit

What's Brew'N is your typical suburban coffee shop

Inspirational posters and knick-knacks for sale...

...and rather mediocre coffee.

#coffeneuring 2017: Stone Creek Coffee

My 2017 coffeeneuring season started slow: Instead of doing a 200-kilometer brevet, I let the weather forecast change my plans. Heavy rain was forecast all day, and so I snuck out early to ride to Stone Creek Coffee on Madison's east side. I had been to their Milwaukee location before, which is very pretentious but does serve great coffee. The pourover coffee I had here in Madison in contrast was mediocre. I suspect they may not have given it enough time to brew.
24 kilometers total distance, and lots of rain indeed.

It was football game day.

Marching band practice, as per usual with lots of bikes

Lakefront path

Stone Creek Coffee on East Washington Ave

My not-so-great pourover

Bathroom wall decoration

Made a detour to Batch Bakehouse to get a bingo stamp and tasty baked goods

Grey, grey, grey

#coffeeneuring 2017: A Double Shot

Coffeeneuring ride 2 is in the books. Nate and I rode out to Blue Mound State Park for #coffeeoutside. Next stop was Crossroads Coffeehouse, which also happens to be a Madison Bike Bingo destination. Finished the ride with some more bingo stamps in Middleton. A wonderful day on the bike!

Nate climbing up to the top of Blue Mound

#coffeeoutside: Nate had brought his own coffee in a thermos; I made fresh coffee with my Bialetti Moka Express

Blue Mound East observation tower

Coffee making supplies, tools, and Bike Bingo card

My SOMA Grand Rando and Nate's Masi Randonneur cuddling

Highway K had been partly repaced; part of it was still gravel. All of it had an awesome tailwind

Slight downhill, with a tailwind. Doesn't get much better

Reeve Road

Short but steep climb up Fesenfeld Road

The highway from Black Earth into Cross Plains was a bit of a slog because of the strong crosswinds

Second coffee and Bike Bingo stop in Cross Plains. I had a very nice cold brew

Stagecoach Road was hardly recognizable: From narrow unstriped road with crappy surface to a wide two-laner with bike lanes

Bingo and cupcake stop at Bloom in Middleton