Niner YAWYD Top Cap Review

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Jeff Moser

A lot of people like bikes. A lot of people like beer. And there’s a subset of these two groups that really like both. For this group, Niner Bikes has made available the YAWYD (You Are What You Drink) Top Cap.

YAWYD Top Cap replaces existing top cap

The Niner YAWYD Top Cap replaces your existing top cap so that you can snap your favorite beer bottle cap over the built in lip to customize your ride. Installation is simple. Just remove your existing steering tube cap, and bolt on the YAWYD. The YAWYD has a specially shaped top that is similar to the top of a beer bottle. Carefully remove a bottle cap off your favorite brew, and just snap it on to the top cap. If it doesn’t snap tight, use a pair of needle nose pliers to snug the bottle cap’s crimped edges around the top cap. Niner suggests you ride your bike a bit to make sure the headset is snug before covering up the bolt with the bottle cap.

Choose your favorite bottle cap to customize your ride

While the YAWYD Top Cap adds flair to your bike, it is not directly performance enhancing. The YAWYD may have some indirect benefits though. It can serve as a visual reminder of the cold brew that is waiting for you at the end of the trail, and this may be just enough to keep you going when the legs are trying to tell you they can do no more.

More info at: http://www.ninerbikes.com/topcap

Bike and Brew Tour Crosses Nevada

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Jeff Moser

Back in September, I posted that the Bike and Brew Tour was leaving Brooklyn, NY, and that they’d be touring the country, stopping at as many breweries along the way as they could. The crew has finally reached Nevada, and will be in Reno/Sparks this Friday!

On the morning of Wednesday the 21st, they were in Battle Mountain, setting their destination for Mill City (not really even much of a town…), or further down the road to Rye Patch Reservoir State Park, a more desirable place to camp.

One of the problems with crossing Nevada is the great distances between towns. The best destinations to camp and get water may be too far for a day’s ride, or the opposite, they might not be a long enough ride for the day, putting you too far away from the next day’s destination.

Cyclists aren’t the first to face this dilemma, and actually have it pretty easy compared to early settlers of the 1800s. One particular section of the route, which today is along the I-80 corridor, is called the forty mile desert. According to the Nevada Historic Preservation website,

Starvation for men and animals stalked every mile. A survey made in 1850 showed these appalling statistics: 1,061 dead mules, almost 5,000 horses, 3,750 cattle and 953 graves. The then-value of personal property lost was set at $1,000,000.

Luckily, today’s non-motorized traveler can expect much better odds!

The Bike and Brew Tour heads to Fernely, NV on Thursday (10/22), and I hear they are still looking for a place to stay. If you have a floor or yard where they can camp, that would be great. On Friday, they plan to ride to the Great Basin Brewery for a tour and tasting. If you have the time, go join them! If you’d like to ride with them for part of their journey, there’s an invitation for that as well. They’ve found a place to stay in Stead Friday night, and from there, the journey continues over the mountains to the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico.

To check on the Bike and Brew Tour’s latest progress, check out their Twitter Page twitter.com/bikeandbrew .

Tuesday Night Cruiser Ride

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Jeff Potter

Last Tuesday’s ride started out quite refreshing with the group huddled under a patio umbrella attempting to keep the rain from refilling our beer glasses.

Summer Rain

We’ll meet again at Dopplegangers for $2 brews and possibly a little grub. After the Downtown Cruiser Crit we’ll pedal over to Brugos? Feisty Goat? or both.

See ya there.

Meet Tuesday, August 4th, at 5:30.

Doppelgangers $2 Brews!

Downhill Beer Run

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Jeff Moser

Beer Run!

If it were this easy, I think everyone would ride bikes!

(Video found over on HTATBL)

Winter Brew

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Jeff Moser

No riding this weekend for me, but I did hear one report from Ron P that the riding was still decent in Ash Canyon. A couple trees down, one on the Four Day Trail and another on the Creek Trail, but nothing too serious. That could change tonight though! Snow is moving in according to the latest reports. Here are a couple of recommendations in case you get snowed in.

Bristlecone Brown Porter

There’s nothing like a dark brown beer on a cold winter night! Here’s a Porter brewed in eastern Nevada by the Ruby Mountain Brewing Company. “Five different types of Malt are used in brewing our Brown Porter. Low hopping rates help accentuate the roasty, chocolatey malt character of this very drinkable Brown Porter.”

Moose Drool Brown Ale

Here’s another good one from Big Sky Brewing in Missoula, Montana.

Moose Drool Brown Ale. “It’s chocolate brown in color with a creamy texture. A malty beer with just enough hop presence to keep it from being too sweet. The aroma mostly comes from the malt with a hint of spice added by the hops. Moose Drool is brewed with pale, caramel, chocolate, and whole black malts; and Kent Goldings, Liberty, and Willamette Hops.”

Bonus: A fortune cookie like bottle cap to enjoy after pouring the brew!

Like a Fortune Cookie, but Different