I can’t wait for Bike for Pie this summer! More information and registration should be available on the Squeaky Wheels site soon, but in the meantime, here are the details from the flyer I got at Chilly Hilly:
Bike for Pie
Sunday August 19, 2012
Bainbridge Island
Scenery + Bikes + Pie + Fun
Challenge Ride – 32 miles
Family Ride – 12 miles
Register online at: www.squeakywheels.org
Or pick up forms at Classic Cycle and BI Cycles, Bainbridge Island
In the meantime, I’m in training: biking then pie-eating. Today’s training ride was a couple miles–uphill, that’s crucial–to West Woodland Park Playground to meet up with Jen of Ballard Greenways and her friend who is in the process of getting her mountain bike turned into an Xtracycle by LionTail Cycles. Jen rides with her son using a Burley Piccolo trailercycle, which has gears and is very stable, unlike cheapie trailer bikes. It’s a wonderful way to attach one kid behind the back of a bike.
After the playground we headed across the street to A la Mode Pies. Between the seven of us, we had slices of Blue Hawaiian, Spiced Apple, Mexican Chocolate Mousse, and Marionberry & Hazelnut. Part of Bike for Pies training is photo-documenting the pie:
I can personally only vouch for the Marionberry & Hazelnut–it was great!
Today’s miles: 4.5 miles
April cumulative: 94.1 miles
Family Ride 
I was sooooo bummed to see the date. School here starts August 20th and thus we cannot Bike for Pie!
Bummer!! But then it’ll just be a less stressful visit when you come during a mellower week/weekend. We can still take the ferry to Bainbridge Island…or we can eat pie here…or we can eat chocolate here.
Blue Hawaiian? I’m imagining blue berries and pineapple? I have no idea! Sounds amazing!
From the A la Mode Pies menu page: This island-inspired creation combines the tropical flavors of pineapple and coconut with fresh blueberries. One bite and your taste buds will say, “Mahalo!”
:)
Still life with pie!
It was lots of fun and the pie was fantastic. I’m still annoyed that I’ll be out of town for the official Bike for Pie, but I’m happy to provide whatever training support I can!
Let’s plan a trip over and do the route from last year: 2011 Bike for Pie map. It’ll be awful and hilly and you won’t feel so bad about missing the big day, I promise.
I want either an easy way to get a cargo bike up for that ride or a second bike and a babysitter. Mmmm, pie.
Perhaps once I do my practice run you’ll know which option you want to do. And you should also organize a Portland one!
It was great to meet you! We had fun, but I wished I brought my bike. We’ve been all over Ballard today with it! Great fun!
Arianne, so happy to hear the bike is all dialed in! We should do this again when you have another non-STP moment.
Great looking pies! I would love to get my hands on the recipe for the Marionberry and Hazelnut pie.