Orlando Florida

Data1959
Data1959 Posts: 31
edited June 2010 in Tour & expedition
I am off on holiday to Orlando mid July and thinking of trying to do some cycling there anyone done this before if so any tips where did you hire ??? did you manage to ride with any club

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  • NFMC
    NFMC Posts: 232
    Seeing as Orlando is as flat as a pancake you'd think there'd be loads of cyclists but I think there's very little indeed.

    I went off-roading in Ocala National Forest many years ago that was good fun. That's about an hour north of Orlando. Probably better to canoe than to ride though.

    I was there in 2008 and did some research about hiring bikes to get around Orlando and Disney and found nothing. Subsequent research has found this bike shop...

    http://orangecycleorlando.com/articles/ ... rida-ig30/

    I'm going on a family holiday to Disney World in October so would be interested if you find anything. There were big 'sit-up' bikes for hire at our hotel to use on the network of canals but they were very much for tootling along with the family.

    Interestingly when I was there in 2008 was just when petrol (sorry, gas) prices in the US were going up (they're still a fraction of ours but it still...) and there was an article on the front page of the Orlando Sentinel that one man had started cycling to work. It wasn't like a PR piece to try and encourage others it was one solitary man in the whole of Orlando commuting by bike. The journalist couldn't find anyone else!
  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    Dont know about Orlando, but spent second half of our 3 week Florida holiday on the Gulf coast last year, Anna Maria Island. Hired a mountain bike and did a few early morning rides, and saw quite a few riders and a couple of bigger groups out, got the feeling they were triathletes, most seemed to have tri bars on road bikes.

    First half we spent in Disney and around Orlando didnt really see anywhere inspiring to ride a bike!

    Anna Maria is a fantastic place for chilling out after Disney BTW :)
  • Data1959
    Data1959 Posts: 31
    Thanks for the replies

    After spending a bit of time on the net i found a club The Florida Freewheelers sent off a email so for future referance i got this reply may help anyone else who is thinking of cycling over there. I will let you know how i find it once i return :)

    Hi Chris,

    Sorry for my delay in getting back to you. I wanted to provide as many options as I could find in order for you to hire (rent) a bike, so I asked around. The three local places most recommended are below. You are welcome at any time to join our rides. You do not need to be a member to participate. Our ride schedule should be out for July and August in about two weeks. Feel free to email me again at that time and I can provide you with some options on the schedule. We look forward to seeing you!

    The shops are as follows:

    Kyle's Bike Shop

    203 N. Primrose Drive

    Orlando, FL 32803

    Ph: 407-228-7088

    Web: http://kylesbikeshop.net/Kyle's Bike Shop



    West Orange Trail Bikes and Blades
    17914 State Road 438
    Winter Garden, FL 34787

    Ph: 1-888-281-3341

    Web: http://www.orlandobikerental.com/contact_us.html


    Winter Garden Wheel Works

    101 W. Plant Street

    Winter Garden, FL 34787

    Ph: 407-654-1496

    Web: http://www.wgwheelworks.com/

    Sharon Wolfson
    President - The Florida Freewheelers

    In a message dated 6/14/2010 4:15:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chrisb1701@hotmail.com writes:
    Sharon

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