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Stolen bicycle returned to owner after 28 years
The Esquimalt resident figured he’d never see his 10-speed Norco bicycle again after it was stolen in broad daylight outside a Victoria pub 28 years ago.
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Roche, now 49, was 21 years old when he and a friend rode their bikes to a Douglas Street...
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January is already over, and it’s time for another First Friday ride! As always, we roll out from Loch Haven Park at 6:00 p.m. for a casual, family-friendly, law-abiding, hour-long ride around Orlando.
All bikes and all bicyclists are welcome! Front and rear lights are required; helmets are required for kids under 16, and are a...
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Thanks to Greg Bailey for setting up a CaringBridge site for Nick Vollman. Greg posted a link in the comments to our post calling for prayers.
You can visit that site for updates on Nick’s recovery and send messages of love and support to Nick and his family in the guestbook.
Also, David’s World Cycle is asking for...
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If you travel the Little Econ Greenway at night, the bridge that crosses the Little Econ river near Econlockhatchee Trail will be closed from sunset to sunrise for the next week.
The guard rails have weakened and become unsafe. In addition, they are replacing the wooden deck to make it a smoother ride. This should...
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Join Bike Walk Central Florida and CommuteOrlando this Sunday morning to the Maitland Farmers Market. We’ll ride a scenic route there at an easy pace, and the weather is forecast to be perfect! The Maitland Farmers Market has fresh produce and related stuff, as well as food trucks. Whoohoo! Food Trucks!
Feel free to ride...
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I can’t wait for the e-Book! In the meantime, the website offers some rich reading and fascinating collection of historical images.
Roads Were Not Built for Cars
Motorists are the johnny-come-latelies of highway history. The coming of the railways in the 1830s killed off the stage-coach trade; almost all rural roads reverted to low-level local use....
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Join Bike/Walk Central Florida at 7 p.m., March 1st, at the Garden Theatre (160 W. Plant St. in Winter Garden, 34787) for a the Central Florida premiere of Bicycle Dreams, the award-winning documentary chronicling the high drama, tragedy and adrenaline of Race Across America, a phenomenal 10-day sprint across the country by bicycle. This...
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Central Florida Bike Bus is dedicated to bringing together cyclists who want to commute by bike using the same roads as every other vehicle.
January is already over, and it’s time for another First Friday ride! As always, we roll out from Loch...
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Join Bike Walk Central Florida and CommuteOrlando this Sunday morning to the Maitland Farmers Market. We’ll ride a scenic...
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It’s that time of year again! I’m going to use this post to add rides as they are planned or...
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Smallish Cargo Bike
The big Pumpkin-Carving Halloween S-Cargo Ride details: It’s this Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 5 PM. Meet-Up...
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After being rained out repeatedly all summer, we finally had a perfect evening for a perfect First Friday ride!...
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On the First Friday of the month we roll out onto the streets of Orlando as an eclectic group...
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There’s a fun, free community event that happens every Wednesday in downtown Orlando and it’s a perfect destination to ride your bike! Starting at 6pm, 7-10 gourmet food trucks gather outside of Firestone Live accompanied by a drink bar and some background music. We feature trucks including Treehouse Truck, Big Wheel Provisions, The Yum Yum...
Lake Lily Park in Maitland hosts a farmers market every Sunday and art festivals in the spring and fall. The farmers market features local vendors of fresh produce, eggs, seafood, artisan bread, prepared foods and other local products. There is live music, too. We went there for our second S-Cargo ride. View larger map There are...
The freshwater springs that feed our rivers are among Florida’s better features. Aside from being beautiful, sparkling, blue-green ribbons of water in the forest, they run a consistent temperature year round. In summer, the 72° water is a human playground and refuge from the heat. In winter, it offers manatees refuge from the cold....
Traffic flow is dynamic. It often has different characteristics at different times of day....
A week after taking the November 12-13 CyclingSavvy Weekend course, John Alexander sent me...
“‘I’ll see it when I believe it’ is more accurate than ‘I’ll believe it...
The left cross is the crash type we bicyclists have most in common with...
The thought of making a left turn from a...
Mindful: Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant What do these signs tell you when...
