Einstein Bros, Grantville, Friars Road

The ride to Einstein Bros in Grantville was mostly good and was the second longest bagel ride so far at 67 miles. The apple cinnamon bagel was delicious and the employee at this Einstein Bros was the most efficient and most polite cashier I've come across so far at Einstein Bros so I'm giving this location five stars.

The thing about the ride that wasn't so good was that my sweat-soaked cotton t-shirt rubbed against my chest and led to painful nipple chafing. I decided to ride shirtless for the last 14 miles which took about 40 minutes. I thought the time in the sun would be short enough to avoid sunburn but I was very wrong. My back got a bad sunburn that is still red a day later. I read up on the problem, which is common for runners and cyclists, and decided to try an Under Armor HeatGear Compression T-Shirt under my regular shirt. I'll try it out on my next ride. Route and stats are below.

Einstein Bros, Serra Mesa, Murphy Canyon Rd

The ride to Einstein Bros in Serra Mesa was pretty good. There was a stretch on Clairmont Mesa Blvd that wasn't very nice because there were a lot of lights and traffic with no bike lane. But the rest of the ride was fine. It was cooler than last week so I held up much better overall. The cinnamon apple bagel was delicious as usual. They had good outdoor seating, Coke Zero, and surprising efficient service for an Einstein Bros. A few minutes into my return ride I realized I hadn't taken a photo of the bagel shop with my bike so I just grabbed one from Google Street View.

Route and stats are below.  Only three more bagel rides to go!

Einstein Bros, Midway District

My bagel ride to Einstein Bros. Bagels in Midway District was good but exhausting due to the 90 degree heat. I went through three Gatorades, two Coke Zeroes and one bottle of water during the ride. My 500 Wh battery lasted for 55 miles before I had to change to my back-up 400 Wh battery.

The Einstein Bros. was a good location with outdoor seating and efficient staff so the wait wasn't too long. I had the pumpkin walnut bagel and it was very good.

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Einstein Bros, Mission Valley

I finally got back to my Bagel Rides after 6 months of taking a break. In January and February is was too cold and too rainy to do the rides. And then I was too out of shape to attempt the final rides which are all 60+ miles. The ride to Einstein Bros Bagels in Mission Valley was good--generally nice roads and it wasn't too warm.

The bagel shop left me a little disappointed. There was a really long line when I got there and there was no outdoor seating. Sitting inside was noisy and a bit smelly (Einstein Bros always has some weird burning smell going on.)

The bike performed beautifully. The new chain guard kept the chain from falling off when shifting to 10th gear. The new 500 Wh battery lasted 52 miles which I'm happy with even though it lasted 55 miles when it was new. I put on the older 400 Wh battery to finish the last 10 miles or so.

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Einstein Bros, Pacific Beach

I haven't gone on a bagel ride in about three weeks so it was good to get back on the bike. Plus, the weather is warmer now so I wasn't freezing, which was nice.

I used the Komoot recommended route and it took me on some nice bike trails that I didn't know about, including the Rose Canyon bike trail that appears to have been finished in the last few months because there's still a temporary fence and construction workers were still working on other parts nearby.

I'm only giving the bagel shop three stars. Even though the bagel was good, they didn't have a bathroom, they were all out of knives (so I used a stir stick to spread my cheese and a fork to split the bagel), and no fountain drink so I couldn't get a refill on my Coke Zero and had to buy a water (for $2.99) for the ride home.

Daily Bagel, University City

The ride along the coast to Daily Bagel was good but cold. As for the shop, I almost gave the Daily Bagel only one star because the server was a bit rude, they only had cans of Diet Coke, and I had to ask for napkins whereupon they only gave me two of the crappy, super-thin ones like you get at a Chinese restaurant (see below). Unfortunately, I needed more than that because my Laughing Cow cheese got crushed and split open, smearing cheese all over the inside of my bike bag. Fortunately, I had some decent napkins from Einstein Bros stashed away in my bag so I was able to use those to clean things up.

I ended up giving Daily Bagel two stars because the cranberry bagel was actually pretty good. Not great, but good. I don't plan on visiting these guys again, especially since there's an Einstein Bros about a half mile further up the road.

Einstein Bros, University City

The ride to Einstein Bros Bagels in University City on Regents Rd (close to where I work) was cold and windy. Going to the bagel shop was okay because the wind was at my back for most of the way. But the ride back was slow with the wind in my face.

The bagel was good. I got the apple cinnamon. It had a bit too much apple and not enough crunchy cinnamon sugar so I'm only giving this shop four stars out of five.

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