Hey, that looks like fun!
As a Florida Keys resident who lives in the Upper Keys and rides over 6,000 miles a year on the roads in the area training for individual time trials, I thought creating a blog might be helpful in case somebody was seeking information about training rides here, road conditions, facilities, etc. No, that isn't me there on the left. I'm a man but women are always welcome, of course. It's nice to have several cyclist on a ride as the wind can be brisk at times and the more who take a pull the better. That's me below aboard my time trials machine at the start of a 40K ITT in West Palm Beach.
It is year round riding here. In the winter months it can be pleasant to a little chilly if a cold front passes. But, the winter is also the dry season. From about June through October is the rainy season though it's usually brief periods of rain. It can be very hot and humid in the summertime. The best time to ride is early morning. We usually have a small group of riders riding 4-5 days a week meeting around mile marker 88 (Islamorada) starting anywhere from between seven and eight AM depending on time of year and length of day. Rides of about 30 miles, 45 miles and 60 miles (Saturdays) are the norm. There are a few stretches of "old road" which parallel US-1 but most of the riding is on the highway itself which has an adequate paved shoulder in most places south of the aforementioned mile marker. It is flat terrain except for several bridges. The Channel 5 bridge is about 80 feet above the water at the center.
The scenery is beautiful.
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