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07-07.-2003, 03:05 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Tampa, FL (USA)
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Florida Bicycle Tours
I am looking into starting a bicycle tour company in Florida and would like your input on the idea. Would anybody be interested in attending a 3-4 day bicycle tour in Florida and if so would you be interested in doing it during the summer?
This would include nightly camping in air conditioned tents and all meals included. SAG chase vehicle for full support and lead vehicle would take care of setting camp. Your only job would be to pedal. |
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07-07.-2003, 08:06 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: On my bike somewhere
Posts: 200
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Summer???
No, Florida is not my idea of where to go for a summer tour.
However, I'd rather ride in 15 degrees than 90, 3 degrees than 95. Guess it's that extra insulation. |
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15-07.-2003, 09:46 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SW Florida
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Re: Florida Bicycle Tours
What skill level? What parts of Florida?
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24-07.-2003, 03:10 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Tampa, FL (USA)
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The rides would cover all florida, from the keys to the panhandle and the skill level would range mostly from intermediate to advanced. There would however be beginners level if there were a great enough demand
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23-08.-2003, 07:30 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami-Florida
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when you say intermediate to advanced what are we talking about??? How many hrs etc. |
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18-09.-2003, 02:52 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Re: Florida Bicycle Tours
Others may differ, but I have never envisioned Florida as having particular appeal to bicyclists. Florida's primary appeal seems to be (1) the ocean/gulf, (2) theme parks around Orlando, (3) South Beach. These do not lend themselves particulary well to cycling trips. Florida is an end-point for various trips (including Adventure Cycling's Southern Tier trip), but IMHO, doesn't seem to have much to offer in the form of loop-trips.
The positives (1) Florida is flat, (2) airfares to FL are generally very low. Flat terrain brings up an interesting point. On the one hand, cyclists don't like hills. On the other hand, without at least some hills, it gets awfully boring. I think that FL's terrain falls in the boring category. Summer is a killer in FL - I would think that the natural season would be November to April. Why "air-conditioned tents" ? If you are going to the trouble of installing air in a tent, why not motels/hotels instead? If this is primitive camping with air-conditioning are you going to run generators through the night? Can you come up with a theme/particular attraction for your tours? Gulf-to-Atlantic, Key West, Everglades, etc? Last edited by berzins : 18-09.-2003 at 02:56 AM. |
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