Former St. Pete Beach District Fire Chief McClave pleads guilty to misdemeanors
Former St. Pete Beach District Fire Chief Thomas McClave pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors related to a road rage incident with a cyclist.
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Escape, Alcavi’s gravel bike introduced
Escape, Alcavi’s gravel bike, launched on Sept. 17. The latest offering from the Florida-based company is available in 10 configurations ranging from less than $3,000 to more than $11,000. Alcavi introduced a line of road…
Join our 2025 Florida Bike MS Team
Bike MS is the largest fundraising bicycle ride in the nation. We’re building a Florida Bike MS Team to ride in both the 2025 Suncoast Challenge and the PGA Tour Cycle to the Shore. This…
Miami Beach Police officer Edward Cavalie fired after ignoring cyclist injured in hit and run
Miami Beach Police officer Edward Cavalie was fired after the department learned he ignored pleas of help from onlookers attending to an injured cyclist who was hit by a hit and run driver outside of…
Daytona Beach Critical Mass riding in memory of young crash victim
Ten-year-old ShaoLan “Lana” Kamal was riding her bike across a crosswalk on her way to her last week of school as a fourth-grader at Sugar Mill Elementary in Port Orange when a parent leaving the…
Little Havana’s Suarez Bike Shop suffers fire
Suarez Bike Shop, a bicycle store in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood is closed for repairs after it suffered a fire shortly after closing on July 17. Josue Suarez, the owner’s son, told 7 News Miami…
Florida State Parks outfitted with new eBikes
The next time you’re at a Florida State Park, you may see a ranger riding an eBike instead of a truck or golf cart. Thanks to Cannondale, REI and the Florida Sate Parks Foundation, 25…
AirPods help catch hit and run driver
The Martin County Sheriff’s Hit and Run Task Force used an Apple AirPod to help catch hit and run driver Peter Bradford Swing of Jensen Beach on May 24. According to a Facebook post by…
UPDATE: St. Pete Beach district fire chief Thomas McClave resigns after incident with cyclist
According to the Tampa Bay Times, St. Pete Beach district fire chief Thomas has resigned, effective June 13 after a road rage incident with a cyclist. The St. Pete Beach Fire Department did not return…
Nation’s first bicycle-friendly airport celebrates National Bike Month
Tampa International Airport, which was named the nation’s first bicycle friendly airport, hosted a National Bike Month celebration, which was headlined by a speech from the League of American Bicyclists. The event kicked off with…
2024 Ride of Silence coming May 15
The 2024 Ride of Silence, a worldwide event organized to honor those who have been killed or injured while cycling, takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. The 2024 Ride of Silence is a…
NCL cancels Miami Nights’ 2024 season
The Miami Nights’ 2024 season has been canceled. The National Cycling League (NCL), which owns the pro cycling team, announced on Monday that it is ceasing operations for 2024. The NCL hopes to be back…
Travel writer offers guidebooks on bike trails in central Florida
When Edith Kohlbach discovered the bike trails around her Florida home, she looked for books about them but couldn’t find any. So, Kohlbach, a travel writer, decided to write her own guides to bike trails…
Florida e-bike sales tax holidays proposed
A bill sponsored by Sen. Linda Stewart (D- Orlando), which would create e-bike sales tax holidays, unanimously passed the Senate Finance and Tax Committee on Feb. 8. SB 58 provides sales tax breaks on the…
CroomFest 2024 coming Feb. 1-4
Croomfest 2024, the annual outdoor festival that includes four days of camping, off-road and on-road cycling, hiking and paddling, is set to take place Feb. 1 through 4 at the Silver Lake Campgrounds in Brooksville.…