Safety and Security while on the road/trails

[ehirsch83]

Mariela-

It is very scary! I live in the area and I ride on there once a week normally also.

PM me if you ever want someone to ride with or to show you some good routes!

I also help out with a Monday night beginner, women only, no drop ride out of a friend's LBS if you would ever be interested in joining. We just started doing it the other week so it is a small group, and we sometimes have women on hybrids also.. but we do about 23 miles(leave at 6pm and get back around 7:40) and work on pacelining, drafting and group skills.

I can also help point you to other group rides

[Maye]

Mariela-

It is very scary! I live in the area and I ride on there once a week normally also.

PM me if you ever want someone to ride with or to show you some good routes!

I also help out with a Monday night beginner, women only, no drop ride out of a friend's LBS if you would ever be interested in joining. We just started doing it the other week so it is a small group, and we sometimes have women on hybrids also.. but we do about 23 miles(leave at 6pm and get back around 7:40) and work on pacelining, drafting and group skills.

I can also help point you to other group rides

Emily,
Thank you very much!! I'll PM you since I'm interested in joining group rides in the area.

[Cynedra]

I saw in the news about the bikers finding that and have heard that certain sections of some of the trails can be a bit iffy in Orlando if you aren't careful. I live and tend to ride a little further west and have (luckily - knock on wood) never have any problems. I ridden with DH, my boys, and by myself with no problems. I will admit that I am a person who tends to stay very aware of what is going on around me (and once had a similar situation to the one another poster wrote about and did the same thing). The trails that I ride on - Withlacoochee and Van Fleet with an occasional trip to Hillsborough County to Flatwoods - generally have a few people on it. Most of the time I am more concerned with wildlife - wild hogs and snakes - than I am with people. So far no issues with these either. I'm still anticipating taking my new ride (sans children) to the Lake Mineola to West Orange Trail.

I'd totally try one of those Monday rides if I were you. Sounds extremely cool. I have the joy of being in Cub Scouts on Monday nights.