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Saturday’s Stumptown Shop Ride

For Immediate Release: Please join us for this week’s Saturday ride (April 30th) at the STUMPTOWN COFFEE ROASTERS “BREW BAR”, located at 219 Van Brunt Street (Commerce Street), Red Hook, Brooklyn. As usual, we there will be goodies and amazing coffee… coffee in this case is directly from the master roaster at the source (as roasty-fresh as it gets.) The ride meets up at 9AM and takes off around 9:30ish.

We look forward to you all joining us for another enjoyable ride!

For the Love of Coffee: Abraco

NYC Velo is a neighborhood joint. We love and support small business, local business, independent business…the neighborhood joints.  One of our favorites, make that definitely our favorite, joint in the hood (well, the east village), is Abraco Espresso. Actually, Abraco would probably have to be our favorite espresso purveyor in the entire city, hell, maybe of all time.  Lucky us, it’s just 4 blocks away.

We’re not professional food writers (Sorry, CJ), so we won’t attempt to review the quality of Abraco’s offerings (you can read professional reviews here).  I wouldn’t even go as far as labeling us “foodies”, though we are really into eating food (a 3 hour ride can really stir up some huger pangs).  We also rely on the legal stimulant caffeine to get us outta bed every morning, onto the bike and through that 8pm closing time.  We prefer to have our stimulant of choice administered via the everyman concoction of scalding hot water forced through dried-then-crushed beans.

This love of coffee, read: good coffee, led us to check out Abraco when they opened up on 7th St at 1st Ave a few years ago.  The drip coffee (both hot and iced) is excellent, the espresso sublime, the food amazing. As much as we love the consumables, we love the atmosphere at Abraco even more.

At the risk of sounding ridiculous: there’s something about having a cortado at Abraco that always puts us in a better mood.  We’ve sampled espresso from many of the downtown mainstays, and the drinks are generally very good, but the rooms lack that je ne sais qua.

Jamie, Liz, and the crew at Abraco, simply put, have created an environment that is friendly, congenial, while maintaining an impeccable level of culinary execution. We love having Abraco in our neighborhood, they’ve raised the bar concerning the small business experience in New York City.  They make us work harder to do the same for bicycle retail.

NYC Velo Exclusive: Sunday Breakfast with Tim Johnson and Friends

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WHAT:           Sunday Breakfast with Tim Johnson, Lynne Bessette,

and others!

WHERE:        NYC Velo: 64 2nd Avenue

WHEN:          Sunday, March 6th, 2011 8AM -10AM

WHO:            Tim Johnson, Lynne Bessette, Meredith Miller,

Richard Fries, and YOU!

This Sunday, Multi Cyclocross National Champion Tim Johnson will be stopping by NYC Velo to hang out with friends and fans alike.  The visit is a stopover in the middle of a huge charity event that Tim has organized: Tim Johnson’s Ride On Washington: Nine States; Six Capitals; Five Days; One Cause.

Tim and his friends will be hanging out at the shop for a few hours to rest their legs and hang out with NYC cyclists (including CX’ers reliving last seasons’ glory).  Top-shelf coffee and pastries will be provided courtesy of Think Coffee.

About the Ride:

Tim is riding to raise funds and awareness for the Bikes Belong Foundation. He is pedaling almost 500 miles from Boston to Washington DC, the site of the National Bike Summit, in five days.

Starting Friday, March 4, Tim will be joined by long time cycling journalist, advocate, promoter and announcer Richard Fries, and a handful of other leaders of American bike culture. Leaving from Boston, they will ride every day, hitting Providence, Hartford, New York City, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore, until they reach Washington DC on Tuesday, March 8, for the start of the National Bike Summit.

The ride is open, and riders can register for specific legs of the journey on bikereg.com.

Monthy Shop Ride- New Year Edition

CX Worlds Viewing Party

Well kids,  this is it.  The big finale of the season.  You’re invited to join us bright and early on Sunday, January 30th at 8:00AM to watch the anaerobic chaos that is the cyclocross world championships.  Will you root for favorites like Stybar, Neils Albert, Sven Nys, or Bart Wellens?  Maybe you’re hoping for a (very unlikely and long overdue) American upset by Jonathan Page.  Regardless of the winner,  this is the event to watch if you have any sort of penchant for cyclocross.

We know its early, so we’ll be providing delicious coffee and baked goods to go along with your morning viewing.   We’re also going to give away a few rad prizes,  courtesy of our friends at Independent Fabrication.

To recap: coffee, ‘cross, and prizes.  Hup, hup, hup!

5ive Points – Jason Benford of De La Paz Coffee

Jason Benford, left, in front of the De La Paz roaster.

While visiting the West Coast recently, Andrew met Jason Benford, owner of De La Paz Coffee in SF.
Aside from sourcing and roasting some incredibly good single-origin coffees and experimenting with their La Marzocco Paddle Group GS3 espresso machine, Jason does a lot of off-road adventure touring, including riding old railroads on a custom rigged Rick Hunter frame. In addition, De La Paz is known for delivering their coffee beans around town via bicycle and for sponsoring Team Murder, an SF-based CX racing team. Check out their website for an ever-expanding list of cafes pulling and pouring De La Paz in the Bay Area (or stop by NYC Velo for a 14th Street espresso shot).
Jason was kind enough to subject himself to answer our 5ive Points interview:

NYC Velo: What bike do you ride?
Jason Benford: A variety of Hunter Cycles.

NYCV: What’s your favorite ride/route?
JB: Yesterday it was riding in the Los Padres National Forest. From New Cuyama to Santa Barbara.

NYCV: What’s your favorite post-ride food?
JB: Double double and fries.

NYCV: What’s one thing you always carry on a ride?
JB: Frame pump.

NYCV: What’s next for you in cycling?
JB: Rest. Then the Shasta Hill Climb.

Thanks Jason!

RBC NYC & The Slayer

We had the privilege of a pre-opening tasting at RBC NYC, a new coffee house in Tribeca. Our friend – RBC owner and Ironman triathlete Jodi – introduced us to some of the fine coffees and pastries that she’ll be serving. Her cafe also boasts the only Slayer espresso machine in NYC; this coupled with a cool vibe and a minimal but comfortable interior design leads us to believe that RBC will be a huge success.

Thank you Jodi, and good luck !!!

Check out RBC NYC for details.