Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Is it safe to ride a bicycle on the multi-modal paths?
View Single Post
 
Old 11-25-2023, 02:12 PM
Velvet's Avatar
Velvet Velvet is online now
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 5,858
Thanks: 1,300
Thanked 4,483 Times in 1,978 Posts
Default

Let me tell you my family’s experience with riding in TV. My mother and aunt were both born in Central Europe and went everywhere, including on highways, with their bicycle - their only mode of transportation. When my aunt came to the Villages in 1992 District 1 she tried to go grocery shopping as usual with her bicycle but found it too dangerous. Then she tried to use her bicycle for recreation (I am not sure if there were any cycling clubs back then) but found it too dangerous. Finally, she took her bike to the Chula Vista recreation parking lot and rode around very early in the morning before going swimming.

My mother had a seasonal home in the Historic area. She also tried recreational bike riding but ended up parking lot riding really early in the morning. My brother in his 30’s had several Giant brand (Tour de France -type) bikes at home up north and brought one here to ride around. He rode it only for one day and then left the bike for mom to ride. But it hung up on the wall for years till it got rusty. ($3000 - what a waste!)