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== Foreign Travel ==
- Iron Curtain Gravel Trail - Germany
== Breakfast Rides 2024 ==
- Troy
- Mumu's opens at 7am M-F
- Jacob Alejandro 6:30am M-F (mostly coffee?)
- Bud's on the Hudson 6am M-F - Looks like solid food
- On the Hill Cafe 6am M-F - Dinerish
- South Troy Diner 7am T-F - Totally diner
- Bitchin Donuts 7am W-F - Looks pretty awesome
- Jack's Diner 7am M-F
- Stacks Espresso Bar 7am M-F
- River Street Market
- Alias Coffee
- Famous Lunch
- Mocha Blend Cafe
- Cohoes
== Couples Rides 2024 ==
- Mountain biking plus Roger's Cideryard
== Couples Rides ==
- Brant Lake/The Hub
- Catskills
== Mountain Biking ==
- Kingdom Trails
- Craftsbury Outdoor Center, VT
== On Deck (see below) ==
- Harlem Valley Rail Trail
- Pack a lunch?
- Start on Anthony Street (Hillsdale)
- Berkshire botanical garden (short drive)
- Copake Hillsdale Farmers Market
- Roe Jan Brewing company in Hillsdale
- Harvey & Sons Tea Factory Shop in Millertown
- Chatham Berry Farm
- Buffalo to Albany - w/train
- Burlington to Montreal - 100m w/train
- Veloroute de Bluets
- Old Croton aqueduct trail - just south of peekskill to yonkers
- Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail - Hampton to Castleton
- Around Lake George
- * Around Lake Champlian
- Paradox Lake Loop ? - Article - 41 miles
- Rail Trails to Sacandaga Loop - 105m
- 100 mile Columbia County Loop (albany/new lebanon/hillsdale/hudson/albany)
- Adirondack 6-Pack - 6 peaks plus breweries
- 60 mile Spruce Mountain loop
- 115 mile bike loop to Kane mountain - One way through Charlton, return along bike path
- Bike to Grafton Peace Pagoda
- Fire tower rides
== Local rides ==
- S&S brewing and back
- Kay's Pizza on Burden Lake
- Indian Ladder
- 9 pin
- Albany Ale and Oyster
- Patriots Cider Schagticoke
Tools I need
- A second chain whip
- metric caliper measuring tool
Summer Bikepacking Gear
Dutch Flyers Cycling Club Schenectady - Average pace usually be between 15 and 19 mph, mostly flat
check out amsterdam castle. Can one grab dinner there?
== Bring your own breakfast ride ==
== Local ==
- Rivierview/River Road Loop 28m
- Weekday Breakfast Rides
- Clifton Park
- Mocha Lisa's - Opens 8am daily. Great coffee (in ceramic on request) and morning salad (albeit mediocre, may need to try another salad option)! Minimal disposables - maybe request dressing/hummus on salad instead of on the side.
- Snyder's - open 6am daily
- West End Bagels
- Uncommon Grounds - Open 6am. Sandwiches lately are meh. All disposable. Otherwise, decent seating and atmosphere.
- Jimmy's Egg - Surprisingly nice! Very clean, simple, and good. I had a berry waffle and decaf. No disposables (except a butter pack).
- Halfmoon Diner - Busy, good service, good diner food. No disposables.
- Round Lake (8m)
- Waterford (8m)
- Don & Paul's Coffee Shop - Very old school, some reminiscent decorations.
- Burnt Hills (10m)
- Burnt Hills Cafe - opens early (7:30?)
- Fo'Castle Farm Country Store - Seemed like the coffee area was very closed on a Thursday late morning.
- Ballston Lake (8.5m)
- Lakeside Farms - Open daily at 8am
- Cohoes
- Babe's Cafe and Catering
- Bill's Restaurant
- Mechanicville
- Ugly Rooster (8.3m)
- Bubbles Restaurant
- Golden Krust Bagels
- Undeniable Nutrition - Tea House
- Latham
- Duck Donuts - Wicked dangerous ride. Donuts not my fav.
- Glenville (10m)
- Manhattan Bistro & Bagel, open 6am daily - Open early, about half the price of everywhere else, nice shop with shaded and sunny outdoor seating, they had pork roll! Not the best ride, and styrofoam cup/disposables.
- Glenville Queen Diner, open 7am daily
- Schenectady (12m)
- Lorenzo's Cafe - Opens 6am daily except closed on Mon/Tues.
- Bellevue Cafe - Open 7am daily
- AnnaBelle's Cafe - Open 7am Wed-Sat, 7:30 Tues/Sun, Closed Mon
- Graham's Coffee Parlor - Closed monday. Open T-F at 7:30am. A little later on weekends.
- Arthur's Market - Easy to keep an eye on bike. Open daily at 7 except Tuesday. Delicious breakfast sandwich. Good cup of coffee. Some disposables. Nice atmosphere and staff.
- Villa Italia - Really really nice baked goods. Mostly not quite my thing, but some good stuff in there (the donut was amazing), and lots of good stuff to bring home to M.
- County Cafe - Open 7:30am weekdays only
- Ambition Coffee & Eatery - Outdoor waited tables(11m 1-way), opens weekdays at 8am - awesome breakfast of rye toast, eggs, bacon, home fries. Only the cup was disposable. Nice outdoor seating.
- Bud's on Jay (11m 1-way) - Open early. Free food to pac-man expert. Really great decaf Americano! Food was premade, not bad. Disposable containers.
- Newest Lunch - Opens daily 'cept Sunday at 7am
- Moon & River Cafe - Vegan options, eclectic, lots of character, food and decaf was good (doesn't open til 9)
- La Mexicana (doesen't open til 9)
- Union Cafe - Very simple menu with basically diner food. Really well made/high quality. Very clean and friendly atmosphere. But devoid of character. Minor disposables (syrup/butter)
- Tropical Fever Executive Lounge - Doubles opens at 11 - wasn't actually open Monday evening :( Or Saturday 11ish.
- Troy (12m)
- Jacob Alejandro's - Coffee Shop, opens at 6:30, closed Tuesday
- Liza's of Troy - looks amazing, opens at 8am tues-fri. 9am on weekends. Closed Monday. Great breakfast salad, some disposables, kinda looked better than it tasted. No decaf. Opens late. Fantastic outdoor seating.
- Little Pecks
- Superior Merchandise - Awesome pourover, nice breakfast salad, all disposable. Good Pecan Sticky Bun.
- Mumu's Cafe & Pastry
- Jimmy's Lunch - Tons of character. My kinda place for sure. No disposables.
- Koni's Kafe - Opens m-f 7:30am. awesome salad at 8 a.m., awesome outdoor seating, great price.
- Spill'n the Beans Coffeehouse & Bistro - closed Mon. Open 7am other weekdays. 8 on weekends. amazing food, decaf Americano. "For here" meant no disposables. Perfect as long as you're not in a big rush. Order took about 25 min on a busy Saturday morning.
- Daily Grind
- Unbelievable Nutrition - Oh man I did not get this place. Ended up ordering two ridiculous drinks. No food here.
- Cafe Deli-icious
- Bella Napoli
- Copper Pot
- Mocha Blend Espresso Bar - Closed Sunday, opens at 7am
- Manory's
- Common Crumb - Closed Mon/Tues, opens at 8. Super simple. Good breakfast sandwich. Really good decaf Americano. All ceramic! Local flour? And a water cooler just when I needed it. Need to figure out a better ride to get there.
- La Posta Brothers
- Carol's Place
- Scotia
- Storied Coffee (12m 1-way) - opens weekdays at 8am
- Be Nourished (13m) - Open Tuesday-Friday 7:30am - Nice window to outside - Amazing beet salad, all lunch items available early. No decaf coffee, but had Kru coffee. Slightly off the beaten path. Genuinely nice staff. Everything disposable. Fantastic, wins a lot of points, but also loses some unfortunately. If they used non-disposables this would be like my favorite place.
- Scotia Diner
- Rotterdam
- Hungry Chicken Country Store - 17m - Great location a nice distance from home, right on the bike path. Nice bike rack. Great prices. No decaf. Disposables (cup mostly, no biggie). Basic sandwich was really well made (but with 2 sausage patties which was a bit much!)
- Bellavue Cafe (14.5m)
- Point Cafe (13m 1-way)
- Redwood Diner
- Roosters NY
- Ballston Spa (14m)
- Nomad - Opens 7 - Closed Tuesday - Fantastic all around (Killer crepes and coffee)
- Iron Roost - Closed Tuesday - Fantastic all around (Southern Fried Chicken on a Waffle, wow!)
- Coffee Planet - Nice walk up window, outdoor seating, inspired breakfast sandwich that was quite good, disposables. Open when other places are closed.
- Stillwater (14m)
- Moxxie Coffee Company - Open 9am daily, weekdays only.
- Schagticoke
- Brew Den Coffee Shop & Cafe (16.3m) - pleasant and nice, delicious little breakfast burrito and a good deal. All plastic/disposables. Ride there was on busy roads but with a decent shoulder.
- Schag A Val - Diner and Pizzeria (16.3m)
- Saratoga/Malta (19m 1-way or 21m the cool way)
- Kru Coffee - lots to love, breakfast salad, pourover, real nice inside. Disposables though. Nice ride. Maybe a sandwich or something would have no disposables.
- Saratoga Coffee Traders
- Saratoga Break Basket
- Delmar
- Brewtus Roasting - Wasn't open
- Bake For You - Closed Mon/Tues, opens at 9 other weekdays, 8 weekends
- Perfect Blend Cafe and Bakery - Good, really nice atmosphere, disosables. Closed Monday, maybe Sunday. Opens 7am other days.
- Bliss (opens at 9)
- Albany (21m)
- Cafe Madison on Madison
- Cafe Madison off Madison - Awesome, clever breakfasts, pricey, mmm. No disposables
- WFM Coffee Bar
- Stagecoach Coffee
- Wired Coffee and Bagel
- Professor Java's
- Stack's Espresso Bar
- Daily Grind
- The French Press Cafe
- Cafe One Eleven
- Bonobo
- Schuylerville (24m)
- Sweeney's - pretty good, butter/syrup disposables. Definitely did the trick
- Lou's
- Old Saratoga
- Schuylerville Gluten-Free Foods
http://www.adkultracycling.com/adk540/
On Deck
- Adirondack 6-Pack - 6 peaks plus breweries
- 60 mile Spruce Mountain loop
- 115 mile bike loop to Kane mountain - One way through Charlton, return along bike path
- Bike to Grafton Peace Pagoda
== Fire Tower Mountain Rides ==
== On Deck ==
== Long trip ideas ==
- Montreal-Ottawa-Mont Laurier Loop 400 miles, almost all on bike paths!
- Lots of huge bike path loops north of Lake Ontario
- 600 mile loop around the adirondacks (albany/platsburgh/watertown/syracuse/albany)
- 450 mile loop around catskills (syracuse/binghamton/poughkeepsie)
== Day Trips ==
- Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail - Hampton to Castleton - 1:15 drive to 41 Prouty Rd
== Completed ==
- (didn't complete entire thing but... close enough for now!) Providence loop - 95 miles
- Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville rail trail - about an hour drive
- https://bikepacking.com/routes/green-mountain-gravel-growler/
- http://gobiking.ca/quebec-rides/ptit-train-du-nord/
- Rail Trails around Clifton Park - 46 miles
- Cohoes: table 41, bye-i, Mechanicville: Hank Hudson, Round Lake: Leah's, Yankee, SingleCut, Unified
- Rail Trails around Albany - 54 miles
- Cohoes: table 41, bye-i, Troy: Ruck, Brown's, Wolff's, Delmar: Real McCoy (just off the trail, mostly Saturday hours only), Schenectady: Druthers
- Rail Trails around Clifton Park and Albany - 69m
- Clifton Park to Utica
* Trails just across NY/VT border: DHRT
- These are very railroad-gravelly so not much fun on a bike with smaller tires.
- There is another one between Pawlett and Rupert
- Nearby: Slate Valley Trails
== Trains that let you bring a bike without a box ==
- Carry-on bike trains:
- Piedmont: New York Richmond Raleigh Charlotte
- Vermonter: St. Albans Essex Junction (Burlington) Springfield New York Washington, DC
- Capitol Limited: WashingtonDC Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago
- Checked Bike Trains - (baggage has a bike rack, no need for Box):
- Carolinian: New York Richmond Raleigh Charlotte
- Crescent: New York Atlanta New Orleans
- Downeaster: Boston Portland, ME Brunswick, ME
- Lake Shore Limited: New York/Boston Albany Utica Syracuse Rochester Buffalo Cleveland Chicago
- Northeast Regional Boston Providence / Springfield Hartford New York Washington, DC Roanoke / Richmond Norfolk / Newport News Virginia Beach
- Palmetto: New York Washington, DC Charleston Savannah Jacksonville Orlando Tampa / Miami
- Pennsylvanian: New York Philadelphia Harrisburg Pittsburgh
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