Author: elchillywilly

I have loved bicycles since I could ride them and am now trying to make a living fixing, promoting and advocating bicycles and riding bicycles. Please support my tiny shop in Key West and the larger one on the interwebs at chillysbicycleshop.com! I love being semi-lost and having just enough of a plan to be safe but open to anything. If you enjoyed any of the blurry photos or survive the awful writings, please leave a message or two, it means a lot! Now go for a ride!

The blog is up in the bike stand but please come spin the wheels!

The blog is having a few cables replaced and a new BB installed, but it's still open for exploration! Feel free to message me about anything that needs some tuning while riding around these pages. The posts from The 2014 Adventure are slooowly being written, edited and posted and I still have a thousand photos … Continue reading The blog is up in the bike stand but please come spin the wheels!

6/10/15 Glades/Lauderdale/Miami/Glades 3 Day Tour

Day 3 Wednesday, June 10th, 201539.6 milesBrickell to Homestead Fancy breakfast in The Grove with Mike. Thanks again for hosting us. There's some really great infrastructure along the path. And amazing parks and properties to visit another time. This whole area of Miami is full of surprises and beauty. Very cool taking the trails long … Continue reading 6/10/15 Glades/Lauderdale/Miami/Glades 3 Day Tour

6/9/15 Glades/Lauderdale/Miami/Glades 3 Day Tour

Day 2 Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 Fort Lauderdale to Miami Rest and shade along Miami Mid Beach. We waited out a serious downpour at Lincoln Mall. Wet. Very wet. Drinking beer was waaay better than getting wet. Really wet! Not too bad on the bridge detour. Not great either tho'! Them cars were moving really … Continue reading 6/9/15 Glades/Lauderdale/Miami/Glades 3 Day Tour

6/8/15 Glades/Lauderdale/Miami/Glades 3 Day Tour

Day 1 Monday, June 8th, 2015 39.6 miles and some Tri-Rail action too! My friend Eddy and I decided to escape the sandbar of Key West and drive up to the mainland and enjoy a three day urban bicycle tour. The plan was to leave Key Weird after work and drive to the Everglades Hostel … Continue reading 6/8/15 Glades/Lauderdale/Miami/Glades 3 Day Tour