Tampa/ ST. Pete Riders/Rides
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Tampa/ ST. Pete Riders/Rides
Hello,
I am getting back into cycling, this is going to be my new full time hobby when I don't have to be working... looking for a few good/ok riders to beat this damn wind with. Lately it has been so windy I have been thinking it would be nice to have a few more bodies to switch off in beating this horrible wind.
The rides will be early saturdays and sundays. I do prefer Suncoast trail just because it is the only place around here you can ride for a long time without having to break pace. However if you know other good trails/routes [I am fairly new to area] let me know. Also if you already have a group...let me know if your allowing others to ride with you.
Currently I am doing 20-30 miles on saturdays and 40-50 on sundays, and I just use my trainer/rollers at home during the week to condition/train.
So let me know! thanks! :
I am getting back into cycling, this is going to be my new full time hobby when I don't have to be working... looking for a few good/ok riders to beat this damn wind with. Lately it has been so windy I have been thinking it would be nice to have a few more bodies to switch off in beating this horrible wind.
The rides will be early saturdays and sundays. I do prefer Suncoast trail just because it is the only place around here you can ride for a long time without having to break pace. However if you know other good trails/routes [I am fairly new to area] let me know. Also if you already have a group...let me know if your allowing others to ride with you.
Currently I am doing 20-30 miles on saturdays and 40-50 on sundays, and I just use my trainer/rollers at home during the week to condition/train.
So let me know! thanks! :
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But the Suncoast Trail gets deathly hot in the summer ... precious little shade, you see! So before long there won't be that many groups out there! Best to get with the clubs and learn some other routes for the summer!
And that's the real deal for finding riding partners, too! Tie up with one of the active clubs. If you're on the Tampa side, you have the Tampa Bay Freewheelers, https://www.tbfreewheelers.com , and on the St. Pete/Clearwater side you have the St. Pete Bike Club in south county, https://www.stpetecycling.com , and the Suncoast club in north county, https://www.suncoastcycling.com ! They all have a bunch of rides with A, B, and C categories, and most all but the A groups have a "no drop" policy.
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2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
BICYCLE - [[I]bahy-si-kuhl] - Noun :> A medical device used to correct the common geriatric condition of OFS, (Old, Fat & Slow), in a manner that does not induce brain-decaying boredom like walking or running.
2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike