Lisa and I had been contemplating an overnight bike trip to put on some mileage with the touring panniers, this weekend’s Florida Bicycle Association board meeting in Deland provided a good opportunity. FBA’s new Executive Director, Tim Bustos, moved back to Florida from California and has settled in Deland—making it the new...
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It was an exceptionally lovely morning. The humidity is still low enough to wear meeting clothes on the bike (come summer, I will have to take a change of clothes if I want to use the bike). My objective for the ride was to keep my exertion level to that of walking.
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Monday evening I rode to College Park for dinner. The green line is the route I took by bike. The Orange line is the route I would take by car. Both are 3.65 miles. The bike route has 5 traffic lights (not including Edgewater and Winter Park). The car route has 14. I haven’t...
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I have great admiration for people who make a regular long-distance commute. In the last few years, my commute shrunk to 3.5 miles, then to the length of my condo. Now I use the bike for utility trips and some meetings. Sunday I made a longer trip.
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This is what people want! They want to use quiet, shady streets with light, slow traffic to get to their destinations. Wayfinding could be a powerful tool to promote cycling.
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Don’t forget, RCBC is running a free Bike Valet at Earth Day Celebration at Lake Eola tomorrow. IMO, driving a bike is the best way to get to downtown Orlando on an average day. It’s no contest when there is an event. You do not want to try to park a car...
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I’ve been testing the Google maps bike route feature and I’ll have a more comprehensive post on that soon. During one of my tests, Google sent me up Palm Lane to connect with Lakeside Dr. I’ve pondered this spot a number of times and have been meaning to ride up there and check it...
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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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When I first started pondering the possibility of riding my bike to work, each time I would abandon the thought because I was absolutely sure there was no way to safely get from the vicinity of SR 436 & SR 50 over to UCF.  I had driven that route a million times, knew the...
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We finally got a significant break in the heat and I took advantage of it this weekend! Saturday I did a long recreational ride with two other women. Sunday I ran errands around town. The day after a cold front is always windy. I didn’t care. Saturday, we planned a destination and route to ride...
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