You may recall, last year I posted a trailer for Ride with Larry, along with a Kickstarter link to help fund the documentary project. Our very own John Alexander, who also has Parkinson’s, went to South Dakota and participated in the last day of Larry’s ride. He shared his story about that ride, here. Another local connection —...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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My longtime cycling buddy, Julie Mills, has created a new national website for listing cycling gear. It’s like a craigslist just for cyclists. Check it out! Bike Gear Classifieds – FREE to post BikeFlock.com is an online cycling classified ads and business directory designed by a cyclist, for cyclists. The idea is to bring...
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From The SunSentinel: With recent approval of a contract with B-Cycle, Broward County commissioners took a big step in initiating a bicycle-sharing program in the county. The bike-sharing program is intended to reduce traffic congestion as well as reduce carbon monoxide emissions while also providing residents and tourists a cheapr way to travel. “We’re...
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The cycling community rallies and a driver gets 90 days in jail for hit-and-run involving bicyclist. Angelina Everett hit Ed Magos with her SUV in downtown L.A., kept driving and called police more than an hour later. The jail time — rare for bike hit-and-runs — is a victory for cycling-safety advocates.
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On Tuesday morning October 11 @ 7 am Marty was on his bike  waiting at a red light to turn left near Horatio and Seneca when a car hit him from behind at approx 30 mph.  Both front and back lights were on his bike.  His helmet certainly saved his life.  He flew up...
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Some interesting things happened on my way downtown yesterday. I was headed to the Health & Fitness Fair at First Presbyterian Church on Jackson St to promote Bike/Walk Central Florida and CyclingSavvy. My printer crapped out, so I needed to stop and get some fliers printed at Staples. And I was running out of...
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Here is an op-ed piece from the New York Times about World Bicycle Relief. I’ve written here about similar programs involving girls. I enjoyed this story because it talked about the gory details of how the charity went about doing things. How they designed a bike from the ground up and ended up with...
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