heading to tampa tomorrow

[mandown]

hi all,

i am off to tampa tomorrow. anyone have any ride suggestions? i've been told it is mostly urban, and that is fine with me. i'd be more than happy to meet up with peeps. i probably won't have transportation other than my bike. i'll be in town through sunday.

thanks,

adam

[bizutch]

hi all,

i am off to tampa tomorrow. anyone have any ride suggestions? i've been told it is mostly urban, and that is fine with me. i'd be more than happy to meet up with peeps. i probably won't have transportation other than my bike. i'll be in town through sunday.

thanks,

adam

heck with a bike. head out to clearwater beach and enjoy the best "scenery" in FLA :brows:

[mandown]

i'll need the bike to get there, AND make an impression on the females... i mean "scenery."

[MTB_Rob_NC]

First of all Clearwater beach, although nice doesn't really have a whole lot of sites in comparison to say Ft Lauderdale/Miami and the like.

That being said there is a lot of riding real close to Tampa.

Alafia (about 20 minutes south of Tampa) - great trail system that is 12 or so miles I believe
Carter road - same general area slightly shorter, not as well marked
TOE - Lakeland, which is about 45 minutes from Tampa. Very cool trail, DJ and Stuntland area.

www.swampclub.org for trail info or www.ridgeriders.net

Have fun

[mandown]

thanks rob!!!

[BillT]

While being a nice beach, Clearwater does not hold a candle 'scenery'-wise to anything from South Beach up to Ft. Lauderdale. As far as riding is concerned, Rob mentioned the places that are nearby that are good but if you don't have a car, you are out of luck. Hit up some urban in downtown Tampa or try to hook up a ride with someone in the area to the trails - try www.ridgeriders.net for a hook-up/ride.

[mandown]

i called / emailed both ridgeriders and SWAMP. i hope someone calls me back about hitting up a ride ;)

[bizutch]

...but he's not staying on the East Coast of FLA, so he can't see the scenery all the way over there.

[BillT]

No but he can head to Mons Venus and see much better for a few $$$ or head to the USF campus.

[jonnynails]

No but he can head to Mons Venus and see much better for a few $$$ or head to the USF campus.

Go to Mons for sure and ask for the happy bananna lap dance :banana:

[demolition dave]

How far is Santos from Tampa?

Even if its 2 hours...............ITS SO WORTH IT!!

Just ask manimal.................

And if you need more convincing..........heres 52 pages of pics to peak you interest!! :biggrin:

http://www.freeridesouth.com/pics/pics.php?page_num=1&cat=&order_by=id+desc&query=santos

[mandown]

thanks for the info. i tried checking freeride south earlier, but i can't recall my password.
not having transportation other than the bike and the bus is gonna make anything more than 30 minutes tough.