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atcspaul 03-13-2020 09:35 AM
Mountain Biking
 
I have looked thru all the clubs and did not see any mountain biking. My wife and I are moving to the villages this summer and was wondering if any mountain bikers want to get together and ride

Polar Bear 03-13-2020 10:28 AM
Just wondering...in a place like Florida, what’s a typical mountain bike ride look like?

CWGUY 03-13-2020 10:36 AM
:welcome: To the OP...... and I want to say " I've seen Villagers make a mountain out of a molehill " :icon_wink:

villagetinker 03-13-2020 11:09 AM
OP, try one of the regular biking groups, very few to no mountains in FL, some hills, welcome to TV!

bagboy 03-13-2020 11:18 AM
Even Space Mountain is closed right now :duck:

karostay 03-13-2020 11:19 AM
Biking groups don't make good roll models. They tend to ignore rules of the road making the cycling sport unsafe

CWGUY 03-13-2020 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by karostay (Post 1727146)
Biking groups don't make good roll models. They tend to ignore rules of the road making the cycling sport unsafe
:shrug: I think they make great roll models..... I have yet to see a group stop at a stop sign in over 15 years here. However they do not make good role models. :ho:

atcspaul 03-13-2020 12:33 PM
Actually Florida has some of the best mountain bike trails in the world. In Ocala Santo's is in the top 10. Mountain biking is trail riding. I have no desire to ride on the roads

atcspaul 03-13-2020 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Polar Bear (Post 1727129)
Just wondering...in a place like Florida, what’s a typical mountain bike ride look like?
With me it looks like an old man riding thru the woods with a big smile on his face

tophcfa 03-13-2020 08:58 PM
This thread makes me sad, I used to be an avid mountain biker. Done some crazy things on my old Mongoose Mountain Bike, but the knees say no more. Ride on while you can, and enjoy and try not to tumble over the handlebars : ) Ride on my friend.

atcspaul 03-14-2020 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 1727385)
This thread makes me sad, I used to be an avid mountain biker. Done some crazy things on my old Mongoose Mountain Bike, but the knees say no more. Ride on while you can, and enjoy and try not to tumble over the handlebars : ) Ride on my friend.
Try a power assist. I was about to the point of no more riding and got one and it is the fountain of youth to me. Hard to explain what it is like but I am riding like I did 30 years ago just a little slower and not taking stumped chances.

Drdoug49 03-14-2020 05:30 AM
There are just regular bike groups that meet every morning you can try them. TV ecosystem encourages sitting and riding a golf cart, as opposed to walking or riding a bike. One of the main reasons that the vast majority of TV residents are overweight

mydavid 03-14-2020 06:14 AM
maybe because we don't have any mountains!!!

karostay 03-14-2020 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by mydavid (Post 1727440)
maybe because we don't have any mountains!!!
Lots of mountains in the Villages they start as mole hills first

stadry 03-14-2020 07:01 AM
to my knowledge, only fl mt is the w/m landfill 15min s of delray bch,,, & i hate taking stumped chances too :-)


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