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Sumter Landing Bicycle Club

Safe, Healthy, Fun Cycling in The Villages, Florida

Florida Bicycle Association's 2016 Bike Club of the Year!   ~   #1 Ranked Cycling Club in BikeJournal.com since 2017!

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Bike Knowledge & Safety Center


This section is intended to supply bicyclists with specific information regarding basic practical and technical advice, challenge your understanding of how to ride a bike safety advice and present an abbreviated summary of Florida State Traffic laws.

Basic Bicycle Information
  Types and Uses of Common Bicycles

League of American Bicyclists Materials
  Smart Cycling How-To Videos

Florida Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow
  Three Anonymous and Fun Bicycle Safety Quizzes with Answers

Florida Pedestrian & Bicycle Focused Initiative *
  BikeSafe Videos
    Need to scroll down the page to view the BikeSafe videos

If you are a Villager or senior, please pay particular attention to these animations.
16 minutes of your time can help you become a much safer bicyclist.

Florida Bicycle Laws
  Abbreviated Cycling Statutes Florida

Need Cycling Advice? Contact a Club Instructor
  League Cycling Instructors **

** League of American Bicyclists has graduated and certified instructors to teach cycling courses and safety throughout The Villages and anywhere in the United Stated.

Bike Safety
  Bicycle Traffic Law
  Cyclists and Roadway Use (Video)
  Florida Statutes - Bicycle Regulations
  Ten Tips for Successful Cycling
   
Golf Cart Safety
   VHA Video on Golf Cart Safety
   
Bike Maintenance
  10 Essential Bike Checks Before You Ride
  5 Easy Ways to Make Your Bike Work Like New
  Articles About Bicycle Repair by Sheldon "Fixit" Brown
  More Than One Way to Fix a Flat by SLBC member Don Chiavaroli