LakeShore Bicycle & Fitness

Where Bicycling and Fitness meet!

Upcoming Rides, Classes and Events

Saturday Morning Ride

We have started a Saturday morning fun ride at 9:00 am. This is geared for beginners. We will ride as a group so no one feels left behind. We enjoy teaching safety skills and group riding skills. Mark Fetzer will be the primary ride leader. Ride distance will not exceed 20-25 miles at a speed of less than 14 mph.

Traffic Skills 101

March 27th - Learn safe and confident bicycling. Become familiar with laws covering bicycling as well as your bike equipment, including gears, fixing flats, injury prevention, crash avoidance, on-bike skills practice and top it off with a group ride. Classes recommended for adults and children over 14 years of age. Cost: $35, Contact Jodi Hohlstein, 904-282-2180, or email jodi@FBAfirstcoast.org for complete registration packet. Class is limited to 17 students.

Park Tool - "True" Tune-up class

We just had this class and do not have a date for the next one. Contact us with us your phone number or email and we will let you know when it is available again. This class is taught by Marc Coutu and is limited to 4 students. He covers the most basic maintenance precedures and assume participants have no previous experience. Students bring their own bikes and will learn how to change a flat tire, adjust brakes, gears, and bearing along with basic trouble shooting. You finish with a tuned bicycle and the knowledge to keep it tuned. Contact: Charlie @ LakeShore Bicycle and Fitness, 904-388-0612, lsschwinn@bellsouth.net.

Ride with Me for Autism

March 6th - The American Academy of Pediatrics announced in October, 2009, that one out of 91 children is being diagnosed with autism today and 1 out of 58 boys are affected. Tragically roughly one percent of Americans children are now on the autism spectrum. This ride raises money for Autism awareness, and provides assistance to families with the emotional and financial hardships that the effected families go thru. contact: www.ridewithmeforautism.org.

Bicycle Flea Market / Swap Meet

March 20th - LakeShore Bicycle & Fitness is hosting a Bicycle Flea Market & Swap Meet Saturday, March 20th. Clean out the garage and closet of all your good but unused bicycle accumulations. This will be a great opportunity to find treasures, meet other cyclist and have a great time. Set up a booth for $10 or let us sell your goods for you. Just bring your unused bicycle gear by the shop between March 10th and 19th with a price and we will do the rest for you. You can choose between the sale amount in store credit or 50% of the sale amount in cash. Unsold merchandise not picked up by March 27th will be donated to a charity of our choosing. To reserve a booth or for more information contact Mark at LakeShore Bicycle & Fitness: 904-388-0612.

Demo Day - Mens Road and Mountian

Saturday, March 27th at the Imeson end of the Jacksonville/Baldwin Railtrail we will be hosting the Specialized demo van. This is a great opportunity to test ride a wide assortment of bicycles. We will have food and swag.There will be oneday specials on bikes for anyone that shows up. There will be size runs of Tarmacs, Roubaixs, Stumpjumpers, and FSR's. We will also be hosting the lady's demo van. Look for updates on that schedule. Contact LakeShore Bicycle& Fitness for more information: 904-388-0612.

Bike Florida

March 27th-April 2nd - The 17th annual Bike Florida will explore the Deland and Daytona area. Sleeping accommodations vary from camping to bed & breakfasts. Highlights include Bulow plantation, Daytona International Speed, historic Stetson University and Bulow Plantation. For more information and registration go to: www.bikeflorida.org.

Scout Reach 100

Aprill 11th - The first annual event to benifit At-Risk-Youth in north Florida. This ride starts at the St Augustine Amphitheater and the organizers assisted with last falls Watermellon ride as well as many other NFBC events so it should be well organized and you should be well fed. For more information and registration visit: www.nfcscouting.org.

Suwannee Spring Bicycle and Paddle Festival

April 30th-May 2nd - This is a newly organized spring event by the Suwannee Bicycle Association. Camping at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center is included but there are several B&B's, hotels and cabins available. There is great road and offroad riding in the area as well as paddling on the Suwannee River. To get all the information contact www.suwanneebike.org, or Dale Nanny: dalenanny@aol.com

Ride of Silence

May 19 - The Ride of Silence is a memorial ride to remember fellow bicyclist the have died while cycling. The ride starts at LakeShore Bicycle and Fitness at 7:00 pm. We will ride appoximately 10 -12 miles at a maximum speed of 12 mph. We do not talk during the ride (silence). Afterwards we will have a rememberance. For more infomation call LakeShore Bicycle and Fitness at 904-388-0612.

American Diabetes Association - Tour de Cure

May 22nd & 23rd - This is a great bike ride for a great cause. We ride from Jacksonville to St Augustine on Saturday thru country roads. Saturday night there is a beach party with dinner provided by the St. Augustine Independent Restaurant Association. Sunday morning we ride back along Ponte Vedra Beach. Contact: 904-730-7200 ext. 3061, or http://main.diabetes.org/jaxtour

Bike MS - Cycle to the Shore

October 2nd & 3rd - For information and to register go to: http://bikefln.nationalMSsociety.org

Be safe. Have fun. Ride a bicycle