RFP = "Ride for Pie"
Why? Because pie fixes everything!
This will be an all-street, family-friendly, obey-the-speed-limit ride. My wife will be with me, and she doesn't tolerate any hooligan stuff! No interstate, but there may be some 4-lane. We will visit a hot glass art studio, ride through Little River Canyon, then eat lunch in Fort Payne.
Rough timeline:
8:30AM -- Meet at Berkeley Bob's Coffee Shop in Cullman
9:30AM -- Kickstands up!
11:00AM -- Arrive at Orbix Hot Glass in Fort Payne
12:30PM -- Depart Orbix, ride through LRC
1:30PM -- Arrive at The Strand in Fort Payne
Berkeley Bobs has some good coffee cake and danishes, as well as good coffee and tea. They also have breakfast sandwiches and sometimes quiche. Recommend arriving around 8:30 if you want to relax and enjoy breakfast and/or coffee.
Orbix appears to be a very nice, artsy glass studio nestled closely to the southern end of LRC. Check out their website here: http://orbixhotglass.com/ (http://orbixhotglass.com/). I could not find any information on an entrance/tour fee, so I assume that it is free.
Never eaten at The Strand, but it is listed as a Top 10 for Fort Payne. It appears that they are known for their burgers, catfish sandwiches, ribs, hot dogs, onion rings, etc. I also saw chicken salad, steak, ice cream, and sweet potato pie on their FB page. I get the impression that the menu changes daily, so whatever they are serving on Saturday will likely be a surprise for all of us. Prices seem reasonable.
Tentative Route (subject to change): https://goo.gl/maps/pFqprDqQDUs (https://goo.gl/maps/pFqprDqQDUs)
It's gonna be a blast, so come join us!
P.S. - Everybody knows ... I buy the pie!
P.P.S. - Free stickers too!
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Hope to make this ride. Always had something come up and never made a pie ride yet.
I'll be there. Not sure if I'll meet you at Berkeley Bob's or en route. After Orbix, which is free, I recommend 275 through LRC. It runs right along the canyon and is just as scenic as 176 although the road surface is a little rough.
Going to try and make it, but will probably meet you in Boaz at Hwy 431.
You might want to call Cal at Orbitz to make sure he's gonna be there. It's a one man operation and you never know if he's gonna run into town or something.
Quote from: norton73 on June 14, 2016, 06:56:13 AM
You might want to call Cal at Orbitz to make sure he's gonna be there. It's a one man operation and you never know if he's gonna run into town or something.
Yeah, website says 10am-2pm on Saturdays, but the events page is showing a paperweight class from 9am-1pm. I assumed somebody would be there, but I'll take your suggestion.
I ate there a few months ago and it was a pretty dang good burger! Planning to make this one!
Time for some pie, I reckon! I plan to be there.
Quote from: bergman32 on June 13, 2016, 09:55:49 PM
Going to try and make it, but will probably meet you in Boaz at Hwy 431.
my friend Chelin is going to meet me in Boaz as well maybe you can shoot him a pm and let him know where your going to be.
There is a McDonalds on the southern corner of 168 and 431 ... we will pull in there briefly to collect stragglers. We should be there at 10:15am.
But I will say.... Berkeley Bob's is pretty cool ... it's worth the ride over to Cullman for breakfast!
Since I'll be working late Fri Night/Sat morning I'll probably meet you at Orbix or maybe in Collinsville.
I highly recommend taking 22 out of Collinsville. It has a few hairpins as it snakes its way up the mountain. Much more interesting than just droning up 68.
I'm in but with a slight level of uncertainty. I'm on call this weekend so, if I happen to get a call at the right time, I'll be a no-show or may have to drop out mid-flight.
Quote from: klaviator on June 16, 2016, 09:45:23 PM
I highly recommend taking 22 out of Collinsville. It has a few hairpins as it snakes its way up the mountain. Much more interesting than just droning up 68.
Let's see who shows up ... don't want to risk it with any unknown riders.
I think my last ride with the BR crew was a ride for pie some time last year. I'm in!
I'm in, should be there about 8:30.
Vanessa and I will meet all of you in Boaz with the other stragglers.
I'll see ya'll at Orbix.
We had a great time. Thanks for the pie.
Enjoyed the ride, thanks for organizing and leading Glen. And thanks for the pie! Here are a few pictures from the ride:
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Thanks for organizing and thanks for the pie. Can't think of a better way to spend a day. Glad to meet everyone. Hope I can join you all again.
Thanks for the ride and the pie. Good times with good folks.
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Thanks for organizing and thanks for the pie. Can't think of a better way to spend a day. Glad to meet everyone. Hope I can join you all again.
Good to meet you, Doug. Thanks for riding sweep today!
Great day, bro. Thanks for the time and effort....and the pie.
15 hours of good, wholesome ride-chat-eat-chat-ride-chat-ride-eat-chat-ride-ride-chat-bike swap-chat w/Chuck and crew in a buggy-ride-eat-ride.
Happy gland swole'd plumb up.
Great to see everyone. Thanks for the pie Glen and for leading the ride. Good to see you made it home Ken safely . Was a long day for you! After I got home, the family was ready for a dune buggy ride. 93 miles of backroads later I made it home for the night.
Thanks for setting this up Glenn.....and for the PIE! Nice ride and good to see everyone. I did take a few pics:
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I had a great time yesterday. Got to ride on some roads that were new to me. Everybody did a great job, despite TONS of gravel! Glass shop was small but very interesting. They were not very busy, so we did not stay too long. I was starting to think that The Strand restaurant was overrated until we had the pie. The pie definitely made up for the mediocre burger.
Thanks to everybody who came on the ride!
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Enjoyed seeing y'all again and meeting some new folks. Thanks to all for the great pictures and taking the time to post. Looking forward to the next one.
kdt
Sorry for the hack-job. Out of time...we're trying to leave for the beach.
Enjoyed seeing y'all again and meeting some new folks. Thanks to all for the great pictures and taking the time to post. Looking forward to the next one.
kdt
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Finally got around to getting a little video together of the ride.
Had a great time.
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Better late than never, eh? Finally had some time to edit the videos I shot the day of this ride.