Buddy Bike, Alternative Tandem Bicycle, Adaptive & Therapeutic Cycling for Special Needs

BUDDY BIKE GROUP RIDES

Visit this page regularly for Buddy Bike Group Ride information. Contact us to be added to our e-mail list or to plan a ride in your neighborhood.

To encourage some of our new friends to try a Buddy Bike, we will provide a limited number of Buddy Bikes by reservation. All riders will have a chance to try a Buddy Bike but bikes for the ride must be reserved. For your safety, we ask that ALL riders wear helmets on our Group Rides, not just the kids! Children must be accompanied by parents at all times. There are no fees to participate but park entrance fees may apply. All bicycles are welcome so feel free to invite your friends! Please RSVP so we may know to expect you.

For more info or to RSVP for a ride, call 786.489.2453
or send e-mail to

Buddy Bike Group Ride
Winter Park, FL - May 17, 2008

VIEW EVENT FLYER | ORANGE COUNTY TRAIL INFO

Meet at: 10:00 AM
Ride starts at: 10:30 AM
Start location: Adaptive Cycling, LLC
455 East Plant Street, Winter Garden 34787
Ride features: Clarcona Horseman's Park, horse show and visit
Suggested rider level: beginner (8 miles) and intermediate (16 miles)

For central Florida residents, we have planned a ride in conjunction with Adaptive Cycling, LLC in Winter Garden, near Orlando. This ride will be appropriate for beginners and intermediate riders with 8 and 16 mile options. We will start at Adaptive Cycling heading north on the Orange County Trail for 8 miles to arrive at Clarcona Horseman's Park where we will eat lunch and watch some of the Hunter & Jumper Horse Show. Over the Hill Farm may provide a special meeting with a horse and rider. We will return on the same trail to end at Adaptive Cycling. We may provide transportation for riders who prefer to return by auto.

Park entrance is free but bring money to enjoy lunch at Clarcona Horseman's Park!

FOR TRAVELERS - The Historic Edgewater Hotel may offer a discount if we can reserve 10 rooms or more. Please advise us if you are interested in reserving a room. Call 786.489.2453 or send e-mail to:

For more details, VIEW EVENT FLYER.

Buddy Bike Group Ride
Ohio - 6/22/08

DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

Buddy Bike Group Ride
Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, FL - October 12, 2008

VIEW EVENT FLYER | SHARK VALLEY INFO

Meet at: 10 AM
Ride starts at: 10:30 AM
Start location: Shark Valley Visitors Center
Ride features: Visit to half-way point look out tower
Suggested rider level: intermediate (15 miles)

For our South Florida friends, we will return to Shark Valley in the Everglades to enjoy the sun and spectacular views of the surrounding natural environment and wildlife. This ride will be more suited to intermediate riders as it is a 15-mile trail and takes approximately 2 hours to travel by bicycle. There is a shaded area and restrooms at the lookout tower.

There is a $10 per car admission to the National Park.

For more details, VIEW EVENT FLYER.

PAST RIDES

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SHARK VALLEY, APRIL 2007

OHIO RIDES, AUGUST 2007

Buddy Bike Group Ride
Participate in The Ride for "OASIS Autism"
Wooster, OH

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2007
Time: 7:30am Check-In, 8:00am Ride
The Ride Begins at: HealthPoint, 3727 Friendsville Road, Wooster, OH 44691
Cost: $25.00 Registration Registration
Deadline: August 3, 2007

Buddy Bike is a sponsor of the 50k/100k Ride for OASIS Autism which will be held in Wooster, Ohio on Saturday, August 4. We will have a display table and a demo bike for trial rides. You can come to participate in the ride for a $25 registration fee payable to the organization or just to visit our booth and participate in the other event activities. For those of you riding your Buddy Bike with your children, your children can participate for free! The registration fee will benefit autism awareness and outreach.

For more information and registration visit: www.oasisautism.org

OASIS EVENT FLYER & REGISTRATION FORM

Buddy Bike Group Ride with Breakaway Cycling
Westerville, OH

Date: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Time: 2:30 PM
The Ride Begins at: Northside Fellowship Church, 6841 Freeman Road, Westerville, OH 43082 (at the corner of Freeman Road and Route 3)
Cost: FREE

Buddy Bike will join the monthly group ride organized by Dan Negley of Breakaway Cycling (www.breakawaycycling.com). This ride will start in the parking lot of Northside Fellowship Church in Westerville, Ohio. There are a couple trail options for various rider levels with parks and an ice cream stop along the way. Dan has invited Buddy Bike customers and their guests to come along!

For more info contact
786.489.BIKE (2453)

VIEW EVENT FLYER

Buddy Bike Group Ride in Parker, Colorado - Cottonwood Drive

Sunday, July 15, 2007
9:30 AM at the Parking Lot

VIEW EVENT FLYER | VIEW TRAIL MAP

The first Colorado Buddy Bike Group Ride will be held in Parker, Colorado on Sunday, July 15. This ride is a special event for our customers but it is open to everyone. Buddy Bikes are not required. It will also be an excellent opportunity to try a Buddy Bike for the first time! A limited number of bikes will be available for trial but must be reserved. Please e-mail or call me to RSVP.

786.489.BIKE (2453)

Directions: E-470 to Jordan Road going north. Go east/right on Cottonwood Drive. There will be a parking lot on the right/south side. Parking is free but limited so share a ride!

The Ride: Our ride will cover approximately 12 miles starting at the Cottonwood Drive parking lot and heading south and veering left/east at the split just past Main Street. The turn around point will be at Canterberry Parkway. On the return, we will make a stop at the Farmers Market behind Main Street Center at Victorian Circle to the right/north of the bike path just past City Hall.

What to Bring: Money to enjoy snacks and beverages at the Farmers Market. As our customers safety is our primary concern, we suggest bike helmets for all riders. We will provide some bike repair tools but please bring plenty of sun block and spare bike tires and inner tubes as I hear that thorns are a big issue in Colorado. It is also a good idea to bring bug spray and a camera!

Buddy Bike Group Ride in Shark Valley
Everglades National Park, FL

Sunday, April 22, 2007
10:00 AM
at the Visitor Center Parking Lot

Our last Buddy Bike Group Ride in Miami was such fun that we decided to have one more before the hot, lazy days of summer set in! The group ride took place on Sunday, April 22 at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades. This bike ride was open to Buddy Bike owners and their guests.

Read the PRESS RELEASE

1st Annual Buddy Bike Group Ride in Shark Valley
Everglades National Park, FL

The first annual Buddy Bike Club group ride was held at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades National Park on Saturday, December 2, 2006. Buddy Bike owners and several other guests, including Mike Gomez, the President of the Everglades Bicycle Club, enjoyed the sunshine and all natural surroundings.

We enjoyed our first bike Buddy Bike Club group ride and hope that it will be the beginning of something wonderful!

One of our riders, Ella, says, "Thanks for the Group Ride! What a blast. What a GORGEOUS ride!...A highlight for me was watching a snake bird dart around underwater from up in the tower. Johanna now stands up on her pegs so it's like Buddy Bike cirque de soleil. She had a wondrous ride...That should be at least annual and I'd love to do another group ride anytime anywhere."