The Perfect Bicycle Commute

On Friday I had a perfect bike commute. I made it down the mountain and through the Baylor School intersection with no problems. After I crossed the Walnut Street Bridge I found a nice stand serving free organic coffee and treats from Greenlife Grocery. The stand was sponsored by Outdoor Chattanooga. They do this the first Friday of each month. After I got my coffee and talked for a few minutes I hopped back on my bike made my way to work. Nothing like a free cup of coffee to energize the rest of your ride.

On the way home it got even better. I cruised through downtown and passed the Nightfall set-up,then made my way across the Market Street bridge. As I'm cruising down Cherokee Blvd, I decided to stop at Suck Creek Cycles to see what was up. As soon as I walked in Adam offered me one of the new wit beers from New Belgium Brewing, for FREE! You can't beat a free beer after a long day at work. Shortly after I finished my beer Chris Gilligan arrived with a home made elderberry, echinacea wine. I had a snort of that too. After I was done ingesting "re-invigorators" I got back on the bike and rode to and up the mountain back to the house.

It's hard to beat free, time-appropriate beverages bookending your workday.