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Ride With Larry 2 – Orlando Version – June 2nd

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May 21, 2012
Riding the Front Row with Larry

What? An Orlando version of the “Ride With Larry 2″ When? Saturday – June 2, 2012.  8:00 am Where? “Great Trail Loop” – a 50 mile route that will connect many of the trails in Seminole and Orange Counties.  Details on the starting point and map are being finalized. Why? A year ago Larry...
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Rx: take one bike ride as needed for anxiety/stress

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May 18, 2012
Rx: take one bike ride as needed for anxiety/stress

    On January 2nd of this year, I took my 13 year old samoyed, Khyber, for fiber optic- guided laparoscopic laser surgery at the University of Florida’s School of Veterinary Medicine. I had anticipated 2-3 day trip, but poor Khyber  had complications that required emergency major abdominal surgery, and I ended up staying...
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Bike to work with me, Mayor Dyer?

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May 17, 2012
rear tire and butt

Dear Mayor Dyer, Thank you for the invitation to bike to work with you again, on May 25th of this year. Maybe you would like to bike to work with me some day. I leave a little bit earlier than you do, so you would need to meet me no later than 6:45 AM....
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Freedom to ride

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May 11, 2012

A neighbor of mine suffered a spinal chord injury at work a couple of years ago.  While he doesn’t have the use of his legs, he is able to propel himself around in his wheelchair and enjoys getting outside for the fresh air and exercise.   He stays in touch with his friends using...
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Colonial Bike Club Proposed Trail

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April 26, 2012

Where you ride your bike is a civil rights issue–fifty years ago, people were asked to move to the other side of the road because they were different. The same thing is happening now. The law states that we’re supposed to ride as close to the right hand side of the road as is...
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Save the world. Park a bike.

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April 17, 2012
Save the world. Park a bike.

  Bike/Walk Central Florida is sending out an all points bulletin for all intelligent lifeforms within blog shot. We need a few good men (and women) to help us staff the Bike Valet at the Earth Day celebration at Lake Eola. Major thanks to Cesar Cesareo of the Tour de Cure, who has agreed...
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Rodney Send-Off Ride

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April 12, 2012
Rodney Send-Off Ride

Orlando’s loss = Houston’s gain. Rodney is leaving us to relocate to Texas with his job. He’s been a big part of Orlando cycling, and he will be missed by many of us. We’re having a send-off ride for him on Tuesday, April 17, 2012  at 6:30 PM. This will be an easy, social...
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Why Bicyclists Are Better Customers Than Drivers for Local Business

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April 4, 2012
Why Bicyclists Are Better Customers Than Drivers for Local Business

When you drive your bike to a local business and there’s no bike rack, what do you do?  I usually find the manager and explain to her/him that I’m a good customer, I would appreciate a bike rack, and there are lots more like me that feel the same way.  Unfortunately I sometimes get...
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A Quiet Revolution in Bicycles: Recapturing a Role as Utilitarian People-Movers

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April 2, 2012
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I ran across this article written by Dr. Morgan Giddings recently, and while it’s been out there a while, many of you, like me, may not have seen it. Dr. Giddings writes of the use of bicycles for utilitarian purposes, taking the place of the automobile, and how this phenomena is becoming increasingly relevant and...
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Climbing A Mountain in Scotland

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March 22, 2012
Climbing A Mountain in Scotland

  While biking has been my favorite form of exercise for some time, I thought that I would add some variety to my routine.  Some might call that “cross training” but I decided to set a “stretch goal” and have a go at mountain climbing.  (Note: double click on any photo to enlarge for...
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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.
~H.G. Wells