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Little Econ Greenway Temporary Bridge Closure

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January 24, 2012
Little Econ Greenway Temporary Bridge Closure

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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S-Cargo Rides Again!

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January 24, 2012
S-Cargo Rides Again!

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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Recommended Reading

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January 23, 2012
Recommended Reading

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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Bicycle Dreams at the Garden Theatre

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January 20, 2012
Bicycle Dreams at the Garden Theatre

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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Prayers for Nick

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January 17, 2012
Prayers for Nick

I’m passing on this announcement from the David’s World Cycle family: We are sending out a huge prayer request for our very own Nick Vollman from the College Park store. Please please pray for Nick. He was involved in a terrible bicycle accident. There is tremendous power in prayers and we are asking that everyone...
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The Senator

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January 16, 2012
The Senator

This post isn’t about cycling. Though, the last visit I paid to the Senator was on a bike ride, last October. Big Tree Park is a destination on the Cross-Seminole Trail. Lisa and I took a couple friends from California to see Central Florida’s oldest landmark. The photo is from that trip. Early this morning, the...
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Too Complicated

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January 14, 2012
All Bike Lanes

I think I am on pretty safe ground when I say that eleven pages shouldn’t be necessary to explain a single, tiny aspect of traffic design to drivers. Yet, that is exactly how many pages the City of Minneapolis used when they published “Bike Lane Basics” complete with diagrams just in case the text doesn’t...
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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.

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S-Cargo Rides Again!

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January 24, 2012
S-Cargo Rides Again!

Join Bike Walk Central Florida and CommuteOrlando this Sunday morning to the Maitland Farmers Market. We’ll ride a scenic...
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Tis the Season, Let’s Ride!

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November 23, 2011
Tis the Season, Let’s Ride!

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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S-Cargo Pumpkin-Carving Halloween Ride: October 29, 2011 at 5 PM

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October 26, 2011
S-Cargo Pumpkin-Carving Halloween Ride: October 29, 2011 at 5 PM

  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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Yay Orlando! Another Successful First Friday Ride.

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September 2, 2011
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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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First Anniversary of First Friday!

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August 30, 2011
First Anniversary of First Friday!

On the First Friday of the month we roll out onto the streets of Orlando as an eclectic group...
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Reminder: First Friday Ride this week

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August 1, 2011

Come celebrate city cycling in the summertime this Friday at our monthly “First Friday Ride.” You may have noticed...
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Featured Destinations

Firestone Live Every Wednesday

Firestone Live Every Wednesday

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 — Maitland

Lake Lily Park — Maitland

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...

Ride to Blue Springs to Visit the Manatees

Ride to Blue Springs to Visit the Manatees

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....

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Smart Moves

A Teachable Moment for Traffic Flow and Courtesy

Traffic flow is dynamic. It often has different characteristics at different times of day....

Problem-solving a massive, high-speed, car-centric interchange

A week after taking the November 12-13 CyclingSavvy Weekend course, John Alexander sent me...

Helping Motorists With Lane Positioning

“‘I’ll see it when I believe it’ is more accurate than ‘I’ll believe it...

Preventing the Left Cross

The left cross is the crash type we bicyclists have most in common with...

Left Turns on Big Roads

The thought of making a left turn from a...

Mindful Bicycling

Mindful: Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant What do these signs tell you when...

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