My friend
Rachel recently celebrated her 30th birthday, and she decided to do something fun and outrageous for her birthday party. No, I'm not talking about skydiving (although she has done that... brave woman!). I'm talking about the
Pedal Pub.
Yes, it's a pub on wheels! The Pedal Pub holds up to 16 people, plus the driver, and has 10 pedaling seats. It's a great way to carbo-load while getting your sweat on!
First off, however, Rachel made dinner reservations for us at
Fabulous Fern's in St. Paul. Yum!
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| For gifts, Rachel requested 30 of something. I gave her 30 mini Clif bars, 30 cat stickers, and 330 temporary tattoos. |
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| Rachel and her fiance, Matt |
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| Having fun with one of her 30 "gifts that came from the Dollar Store and use your mouth" |
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| Seth and Laurie give Rachel 30 hugs and kisses |
After dinner, it was time for the Pedal Pub.
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| Our driver |
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| Riders have to provide their own alcohol, but there is a nice tap set up for a keg |
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| Getting started down the street |
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| We backed up traffic until those vehicles following us could pass us |
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| Future hubs is having a good time as we head down Selby Avenue |
Here's a video of us pedaling away...
... and heading downhill...
Those of us who sat on pedal seats got quite the workout!
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| Taking a breather |
Rachel ordered a delicious German chocolate cake from Cafe Latte, so we made a stop along the way to pick it up and eat it on the Pedal Pub.
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| Singing "Happy Birthday" to our dear friend |
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| Cutting the cake |
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| Cake and Surly Hell (great beer, btw!) |
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| Finger-licking good! |
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After consuming that delicious cake, we headed on our merry way again.
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| We cracked open the mini-keg of Bell's Oberon |
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| These bikers didn't intimidate us! |
We stopped at the
Muddy Pig for a few drinks. I had had enough beer at this point, and was content to watch the birthday girl take shots.
At the end of the night, we helped the driver get the Pub back onto the trailer so he could transport it to the garage.
Everyone had a great time on the Pedal Pub and sending our friend into her 30s with plenty of fun memories.
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| The crew |
Have you ever done a pub crawl or something like the Pedal Pub before? If so, what was your experience like?
Hysterical.
ReplyDeletewow. now that is a great idea for a birthday party!! love it.
ReplyDeleteHilarious - never in my life have I ever heard of such a thing!!! Oh my goodness! How.much.fun.did.you.guys.have!!!!!!!!!!!!1
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of something like that but from the pics it looks like so much fun
ReplyDeleteThat thing is crazy! Must have been a blast.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I keep hearing about mini Clif Bars, but I've NEVER seen them!
By the way, I shipped your Running For The Hansons book on Friday. You should get it Monday or Tuesday I would guess. Enjoy! The author whines a lot, but it's still a good read.
What a great way to celebrate 30!!!!!!! Hmm I think I did a pub crawl in college. YEARS ago!
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious! I've never heard of a pedal pub. What a. Riot!
ReplyDeleteWhat a blast Richelle!! I did a crawl YEARS ago for Halloween so much fun--we had a bus too!
ReplyDeleteWow!! I have never seen anything like that before, but I know if i had the chance I would be ALL over it! What a fun time!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time that I see a pedal pub!
ReplyDeleteAnother thing learned. Thank you.
What perfect timing! ..... This last weekend when I was in Portland I saw one of these. I had no idea what it was or how it worked. I mean I saw that it said "Pedal Pub" but there were just 2 people hanging out sitting on the seats. No driver. Nobody was moving anywhere. The video was great - and helpful. AND ... it looks like TONS OF FUN! I mean you wouldn't even need it to be a "pub" for that to be fun!
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