Administrators Eric Hall Posted June 11, 2017 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Sure you might have a big adventure bike and you may have even bought yourself a Beyond Starbucks sticker to establish your dirt cred. But are you "Beyond Starbucks Gold Certified?" You might be saying to yourself "Whatever do you mean, Eric? Where I can I become Beyond Starbucks Gold Certified?" Easy there, Turbo. Imma bout to tell you... So for a long time I've been all about encouraging people to get out on their big adventure bikes and explore; to live their lives to the fullest; to use their bikes as they were intended. And I've talked before about some exciting events that might one day encourage that. So let's say you're a relatively new rider. You've bought your big adv bike and maybe you've even taken a training class (very good idea). You'd like to do a BDR one day but you may not have the time to devote to that or maybe you just want a good training run for that. Beyond Starbucks Gold is a big bike friendly desert loop of about 150-180 miles that a beginner rider (~6 months) could accomplish in a day. You start and finish at Starbucks in Adelanto, CA. The course is designed to be noob-friendly but conditions are known to change in the desert and it can be easier (wet from recent rain) or harder (dry and fluffy) depending on the season. There's enough of a challenge that more advanced riders will still find it enjoyable. You post your completed track displaying your overall time, average speed and/or average moving speed. You can do a screenshot from the REVER app if you like or even something from your own GPS. It's not a contest of speed. Safety is the #1 concern. The purpose of displaying average speed is to simply see what others' are doing it in to give you an idea of how long it might take you or a benchmark for your riding ability to later show progress when you do it again. Track is 171 miles and about 16 of that is paved. Here's a look: GPX file (tracks, waypoints): Beyond Starbucks GoldV1.GPX Full tracks from REVER 500 point tracks from REVER It's also quite scenic and I look forward to riders displaying their photos here and in social media with the hashtag #beyondstarbucksgold. Title sponsorship is also open and available. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Limit Dual Sport Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Can't wait to get better and get my 1090r.... Bring it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted June 11, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Tracks are up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted June 11, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Simply post up a route summary from an app like REVER or your own GPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gediminas Ci Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Can you post this on advtracks.eu also? Or I can do it for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimitriT Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 On 6/11/2017 at 9:25 AM, Eric Hall said: You start and finish at Starbucks in Adelanto, CA. Now, THIS is Gold! Thanks Eric, looking forward to seeing more initiatives like this. Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beemer bunny Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 sign me up for 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beemer bunny Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 ps: now about those gold beyond starbucks stickers... 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimitriT Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 See you on Saturday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider_marc Posted January 5, 2018 My Ride Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Found this at advtracks and figured to mention this because having just discovered the ADVtracks website, I find it useful. I also see a couple of XLADV members have posted tracks too. https://advtracks.online/tracks/view/303_beyond_starbucks_gold_route 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted January 6, 2018 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Gediminas is a great guy and I helped him with his site . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedyg Posted May 23, 2019 My Ride Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedyg Posted May 25, 2019 My Ride Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Eric, always at a Starbucks... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted May 26, 2019 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Great ride today with good friends!Greg was busy high-siding so I didn’t get a good photo of him.Cool vids though And b&w is always cool. Right?!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedyg Posted May 26, 2019 My Ride Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) Who doesn’t end a sweet dry lake power slide with a high side? All the cool kids are doing it... Edited May 26, 2019 by greedyg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted June 3, 2019 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 @Spencer Hill and @robmaxjohn just came out with a new ADV ride-sharing site (similar to ADVTracks?) called ADVWeekend you should check out. They've featured this Beyond Starbucks Gold route and there are quite a few others you can peruse. If you have a favorite route you'd like to share or would like to find one, give their website a look! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedyg Posted February 26, 2020 My Ride Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Anyone up to hit the Gold route with a detour to the Husky this Sat? 2/29 A few things have been done on the 950 and I just need to get out and ride! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motochefarwi Posted March 3, 2020 My Rides (2) Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 Anyone up to hit the Gold route with a detour to the Husky this Sat? 2/29 A few things have been done on the 950 and I just need to get out and ride!Did you make it out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedyg Posted March 3, 2020 My Ride Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 Yes, yes I did 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motochefarwi Posted March 3, 2020 My Rides (2) Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 I gotta get out to the Husky again and area! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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