In October 2020 I joined the love to ride florida Challenge. I was inspired by the organizations objective of promoting cycling for health and environmental considerations. During the month long ch... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
This challenge and participation by the Osceola Riders Team finally took our family to the bike shop. Our bikes need new tires, etc. so, I'm hoping to get them back this week. While we've waited ... read more
Topic: My first time on a bike in years
Qualcomm is getting razed.... the college is starting with the parking lot, so they have closed access to everything from where the back entrance (Rancho Mission/Ward) to where you would exit... read more
Topic: Other
Some times loving yourself means solo rides with you & your first true love... Your bicycle ❤️
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
Fall has arrived and we are out and about! #MobilityWeekFL
Topic: A happy riding memory
My son and I tried something new! The woods are a very different place to ride a bike, so why not try it? There are lots of twist and turns with nature surrounding us. Try going off the ramps at fu... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
Plain and simple. I love biking and I love animals! While I enjoy the thrill of a fast paced ride, the rides I love the most are those that involve animals and the beauty of nature. I'm blessed to ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I love to ride at night with my daughter! It gets us out of the house for some exercise, after a long day of digital school, and gives us a chance to talk. We also have fun brightening up the neigh... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
Sadly it had been months since I had ridden my bike. But today to celebrate #MobilityWeekFL I decided to take a quick trip on one of my favorite routes to check out the construction progress to fil... read more
Topic: My favourite place/route to ride
Working for home has meant the only time of the day I normally leave my house is during a recreational bike ride. I've always been motivated to ride from A to B (to work, to the grocery store), ho... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
Every year for the past 4 years I have participated in #MobilityWeekFL and Bike to Work Day with my company. We look forward to it every year, because its such a fun way to start the day. Because w... read more
Topic: My commute by bike
This is my first time to joined this event and i was so Happy but doubt that i could not able to accomplish my ride but luckily i was able to finished it despite the the sore in my legs and butt fo... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
I love to ride on Florida's clay roads and the annual Dirty Pecan ride is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to join cyclists of all ages and abilities on some of the prettiest "roads less traveled" in no... read more
Growing up in India, my bicycle was my primary mode of transportation. Despite the independence it offered me, I never thought of bicycling as a pleasurable activity. It was really just a means of ... read more
Topic: A happy riding memory
I loved commuting by bike 10 miles from Altamonte Springs to Orlando prior to Covid.
Covid came and it was hard eliminating this from the routine. It was not good for me to go from the bed s... read more
Well since March our world is kind of upside down. My job made an unexpected move - and now since we are all working remote I need a change of scenery to clear my brain. I try to ride min. 4 - 5 ti... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
I didn't start riding a bike until I was 29.
My mother is from the Netherlands where kids are basically born on bikes, and I guess she thought I would have inhaled bike riding skills from... read more
Sept. 2019 began with some of what I thought was ITB and hip flexor tightness. Also in the mix was an initially misdiagnosed Medial Tibial Plateau stress fracture and that caused me to be non weig... read more
Topic: Other
I'm a caregiver to my mom with dementia, and taking time for myself is very difficult. As often as I can, I walk, and go to spin class. I love biking, but unfortunately do not own a bike at this ti... read more
Topic: Other
Years ago, I started to ride to keep a healthy spirit after a sour divorce. My bicycle helped me to make new friends, find new places, learn a lot of the cycling world (Tour de France is mandatory ... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I have participated in 11 MS150 charity rides over the years. My favorite memories are those of the MS rides that my children rode with me. At 85 years old now I cant do 75 a day two days in a row ... read more
Topic: A happy riding memory
I'm a passionate rider and love doing distance charity rides. This year they've all been cancelled or modified in a way that just isn't the same. I really missed it so I decided to do my own vers... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
A positive 2020 memory of riding together to vote with my husband on a beautiful Orlando evening!
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
The pandemic has forced us to explore the outdoors more. Florida has so much to offer, and getting around on a bike is the best way to enjoy nature and appreciate Florida’s beauty. When biking, my ... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
The bike made me get out of bed after cancer, and now I can't live without riding a bike
Topic: A happy riding memory
In the beginning of lockdowns, back in Spring, when all the vehicles seemed to disappear from our streets, people began to view our public spaces in a different view. Many people dusted off their o... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
As a registered nurse in a hospital, lockdown never really happened to me. I went to work just like always. There was no way for me to really "understand" what it was like for others. I commute to... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
In early May, my fiancé and I decided to get ahead of the uncertainty 2020. We saddled up and biked to the court house to get a marriage license. We arranged for a family friend to solemnize our ma... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
I have had a love hate relationship with bikes my whole life. When I was three, I split my tongue open after crashing my tricycle which then required stiches. When I was 8, I broke my left arm af... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Today the whole family braved some blustery winds from TS Eta and trekked to the local grocery store and picked up lunch from a local restaurant. The stores are actually really close to our home, b... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
Spent the day @ Arcadia's BikeFest - that's motorcycles - sharing safe cycling tips and talking to parents and children about wearing helmets correctly. Thanks to Denise McCalister from MADD for sh... read more
While biking can be a joy for individuals and families, biking can also be a joy for our furry friends. Our goldendoodle, Gatsby, loves when we take him along on bike rides. We do so at a pace th... read more
Topic: Other
Biking has been a means for us to get outside and still be socially distant ..... keep on riding!
#mobilityweekfl
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
I’m so excited! This morning I earned the Flat Fixer badge. Sadly, that also meant I earned a Flat Fixer badge...
#MobilityWeekFL
Topic: My commute by bike
Daniel is a 2 year old rider who grabs his bike every single day to spread joy around his neighborhood with a big smile!
Riding a bike marks a magical moment during many people’s childhood... I... read more
Topic: Other
This is my first time to joined this event and i was so Happy but doubt that i could not able to accomplish my ride but luckily i was able to finished it despite the the sore in my legs and butt fo... read more
Topic: A story from the Bike Challenge
On September 20th I was 77 years old. I live in the On Top of the World community in Ocala, Florida. The people I know that ride here have a custom of ridding your age. I practiced for a while and ... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
I've ridden with several Central Florida bike groups as a way of staying active during the pandemic. It's a great way to keep a prudent distance from others and be outside and still be able to soci... read more
I quit smoking about four and a half months ago because I was afraid I would die if I caught COVID. When I first quit, I started walking around my neighborhood when I wanted a cigarette (I walked a... read more
Here in Tallahassee we have many options to choose from when it comes to trails. There are some out in the local national forest that are fast, flowey, and fun. Imagine you are in the middle of t... read more
I Got a new bike for my birthday (because of corona it did not arrive until fairly recently) when I put slick tires on it it’s nearly as fast as a road bike, and I enjoy writing it up and down A1A.... read more
Topic: My Bicycle Romance
My department was furloughing the majority of my team mates so I decided to take in earlier than expected retirement. This left me with a lot of time on my hands. I sold my treasured road bike afte... read more
Topic: Biking in the Coronavirus Era
When I was a child growing up in West Virginia, I would ride my bike all day long until the sun went down. That was long ago. In this time of "extended personal space" I have restarted my love affa... read more
Topic: Encouraging others to ride
Thanks to the Love to Ride Florida Challenge I (and my coworkers) have been encouraged to start bicycling again - to/from work for those who can and also outside of work / during lunchtime.
Topic: My first time on a bike in years
My wife and I lived just outside of Washington DC for years and as soon as the leaves started coming out we would make our weekly bicycle trip up and down the capitol crescent trail. Taking our bik... read more
Sunday, Nov. 1st, was the absolute perfect day for a bike ride in Naples! Temps in the 70s, wind ENE at 5 mph, little traffic. Lots of other soldiers nd clubs took advantage for z great Sunday ri... read more
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Topic: Other
My favorite trail (so far) is West Orange Trail in Central Florida. Usually We (My wife & I) park at Winter Garden Station and ride towards Apopka for 9-10 miles. This trail is a very good for ... read more
