A cafe not like the others

I've been to cafe's and bookstores

and cafe bookstores, or bookstore cafes,

I've also been to cafe-flower stores

cafe art galleries, art gallery cafes

cafe bars and cafe stalls.

But until today I have never been in a bicycle shop cafe.

I have to admit I had a terrible chai and a strong coffee, 

but I got some of the best cafe eavesdropping I've had in a while.

Also good music, and my dad owns a bicycle store so I'm biased towards the environment.

Also random fact:

the barista of bar bici, and one of the bike mechanics went to COFA (art university in Sydney)...place I am studying at now.

Though back then it was called something different.

I've run into other ex-COFA's while on-site drawing.

The barista and general cafe-man Richard at Luxe Espresso (Bondi Junction cafe)

also studied there. 

Below is an image of Luxe, with terrible terrible photoshop colouring-I did it a year ago.

And below below that are some images of the mural I did at their cafe of their cafe.

     

Sorry no wide angle lens = no half-decent image of the mural.

It's a lovely cafe, with the best giant oatmeal cookies and cupcakes I have ever had,

Also while I was doing the mural, another ex-COFA:

the very modest co-founder of Dinosaur designs.

Was in having snacks with her daughter.

Ex-cofa's are everywhere! 

Though out of the statistics it looks like I should start learning how to make coffee...