Registration is open and we are accepting reservations until we reach our attendance cap. We have a great route planned (see below) and the pool party at our last stop is certain to be an EPIC opportunity to kick off the summer or 2012.

Photo courtesy of Nate Bolt

Route Map

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Important Note

Our NEW REGISTRATION AND DEPARTURE location is The Sail Pavilion (333 S. Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602).

May 31, 2012 Urban Restaurant Tour Details

Here’s the Line-up:

• 5:45 to 6:40 – Sail Pavilion at the Tampa Convention Center – Sign-In Location & BikeSmart Safety Class
• 7:00 to 7:50 – Sunday’s Fine Dining – Ybor City
• 8:05 to 8:55 – TinaTapas and the Boat House – Channelside
• 9:10 to 11:00 – WaterWorks Bar & Grill and the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel – Pool Party and Raffle Prizes

Bonus…

• 6:00 to 6:30 – BikeSmart Safety Class – Free class offered as part of the May National Bike Month celebration

Advanced payment ensures your spot on the tour as space is generally limited to 120 riders and we do sell out.

Sign up using our Secure Payment Processing with PayPal. A PayPal account is NOT required to use this service.

For more information please call City Bike Tampa at (813) 225-1777, or email us.

City Bike Tampa Promotes Urban Living

Disclaimer: This is a BYOB Event (Bring Your Own Bike) for guests 18 and older. Helmets are highly recommended. Both FRONT & REAR lights are required by law, therefore, required to participate in our tours. We will be checking bikes in when you sign in. Please make sure your equipment is on your bike and in working order before you arrive. You will not be allowed to attend the event without proper equipment and we will NOT provide a refund due to your own neglect of this law. NO EXCEPTIONS.

City Bike Tampa, FloridaBikeTours.com, sponsors and restaurants are NOT responsible for cyclists/equipment. We have asked the participating venues to provide food for our guests. The decision to imbibe is left up to each individual rider. Participants ride at their own risk.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Ride on!

One of the things we are very excited for is the My-O feature that Orbea just introduced this year. It’s a way to get a semi-custom bike built with the parts you want. This will let us pick correctly sized parts like stem, bars, seat, crank length and more. Not to mention paint color, wheels choices, bar tape. You instantly will see the price, weight plus additional info. Just share this with us and your dream bike will be a few days away!

Why not give it a test ride right now: Click to access My-O

Of course, like our other great bicycle options from Jamis, Bianchi, Pedego, KHS and Eastern, we will also stock an assortment of “out of the box” Orbeas for you to test ride at your convenience.

We expect our first shipment of Orbea bicycles to hit our sales floor in about a week. Stop in (212 E. Cass Street, Tampa, FL 33602), call the shop (813-225-1777) or email us if you would like information.

Thank you for choosing City Bike Tampa.

And don’t forget about our ride to the Thai Temple on Sunday morning at 10:30…

Sunday, April 01

Group Ride to the Buddhist Thai Temple

More formally known as Wat Mongkolratanaram of Florida. If you have never been there, this is what over 50 Yelpers have to say about it.

We will be meeting at the City Bike Tampa Rental Hut location on the Riverwalk between the Tampa Convention Center and The Tampa Waterside Marriott at 10:30am on Sunday morning.

This is a free-to-participate event. The temple does not accept credit cards as it is not actually a restaurant (the Yelp reviews will help you to understand more about what this means). If you decide to join us with the intentions of eating when you get there, remember to hit the ATM before meeting up with us at 10:30.

Route Map…

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The ride is 13 miles in total (6.5 miles each way) and we will be spinning at a fairly casual pace…we hope you can join us to capstone this great weekend.

Here is what City Bike Tampa will be doing this month and we hope you can join us for all of it…

March 17, 2012

Tampa Bay Lightning Invites You to City Bike Night – It is St. Patrick’s Day and we are rolling out to watch the Bolts slam the Blues. Check out the promo flyer for deeply discounted ticketing options.

The itinerary for the evening looks like this:

• (5:00 – 6:30) Meet up at Pizza Fusion (map)
• (6:30 – 6:45) Ride to Tampa Bay Times Forum – They will have a bike corral set up with attendants to check us in. Tickets can be purchased at the advertised price upon arrival for any riders who still need them.
• (7:00) Game Time! – Tickets can also be purchased in advance by calling (813.301.6735) or you can email Josh Jones at the Forum and mention “City Bike Night” should you have questions or require additional information.

…and don’t let me forget to mention that the TB Lightning Pizza Fusion will be honoring us with $3 drafts and 20% off food orders for this special event!

March 29, 2012

Urban Restaurant Tour – We have roughly 15 spots available before reaching our capacity of 120 riders. If you or your friends have not yet reserved yours, now is the time!

The itinerary looks like this:

• (5:00 – 6:00) Martini Republic – Sign In Location – Tampa and Franklin Streets
• (6:15 – 7:00) Ragin Sports Grill – Grand Central / Channelside
• (7:20 – 8:05) Frankie’s – West Kennedy Boulevard
• (8:15 – 9:00) Boca Kitchen Bar & Market – West Platt Street Grill
• (9:15 – 10:00) The Sail Pavilion – Raffle Prizes – Tampa Convention Center

Click here for more information and to reserve your spot today!

March 31, 2012

Cigar City Brewing Criterium and Street Festival – Presented by Bright House Networks is no doubt the high-point event of the month. City Bike Tampa will be set up in the Expo area and the race course is all new this year.

In addition to the day-long amateur and professional bike races, the street festival will offer spectators plenty to do and see. A few highlights include:

• Red Bull Athletics Zone – bike polo and Derby Darlins roller derby games
• UnitedHealthcare Fit Kids Duathlon
• tbt* Beer Dash
• Tampa Bay Times Cycling Parade
• Food Trucks, FL’s Longest Outdoor Bar and City Cycle Mobile Tasting Room
• Sports, Health and Wellness Expo
• Kids Zone with bike decorating, helmet giveaways and safety information
• VIP Viewing and much more!

The weather is great this time of year, come out and ride with us!

Haven’t reserved your spot yet? Here are 3 simple steps that will have you out and spinning with us on this SOLD OUT evening…

1. Grab a tbt* on Monday morning
2. Find our ad (see copy below)
3. Tear out the ad from the printed copy of that tbt* and bring it to City Bike Tampa at 212 E. Cass Street no later than Tuesday at 6 pm (please don’t bring us a printed copy of the ad below)

Download the itinerary for the mouthwatering details of the evening.

Route Map

Our big rental fleet sell off is this Saturday, 2/11/2012 starting at 9:00 AM and will take place at our Rental Hut located on the Riverwalk beside the Harbour Island bridge (between the Tampa Convention Center and the Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina).

For additional details click here.

Click here to download the inventory and price list.

Announcement No. 2

This month’s Urban Restaurant Tour is almost SOLD OUT and due to prior commitments by the TMA and SONO Cafe, we will not be leaving from SONO Cafe this month. Our NEW REGISTRATION AND DEPARTURE location is Martini Republic (912 Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602).

Really Cool Video No. 1

Earlier this week Kellie was interviewed by our friend and occasional Urban Restaurant Tour rider, Brendan McLaughlin on the topic of Florida sales tax and Internet purchases.

Really Cool Video No. 2

Just a few weeks ago Princeton University rowing teams were on the Hillsborough River training and recently posted this video to the Princeton Crew website. Check it out to see some really great shots of our downtown waterfront…

We look forward to seeing you on the 11th if you are looking for a great bike on the cheap for our rental fleet sell off and again on the 23rd for this month’s Urban Restaurant Tour.

Ride On!

Enjoy this and 4 other great spots in February 2012!

This month we we have 5 great spots on our itinerary and are already counting down the days. Check out THIS line up…

• Martini Republic
• New World Brewery in Ybor City
• WaterWorks Bar & Grill (Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel)
• Kurdi’s Fresh Mediterranean Grill
• Taps Wine & Beer Eatery at Skypoint

Looking to stay up to date on Urban Restaurant Tour announcements? Enter your email address below and subscribe to updates…

For more information please call City Bike Tampa at (813) 225-1777, or email us.

Advanced payment ensures your spot on the list as space is limited to 120 riders and we do sell out.

Entry fee payment also accepted on our shop (212 E. Cass Street) during normal business hours.

City Bike Tampa Promotes Urban Living

This is a BYOB Event (Bring Your Own Bike) for guests 18 and older. Helmets are highly recommended. Both FRONT & REAR lights are required by law, therefore, required to participate in our tours. We will be checking bikes in when you sign in at SONO Café. Please make sure your equipment is on your bike and in working order before you arrive. You will not be allowed to attend the event without proper equipment and we will NOT provide a refund due to your own neglect of this law. NO EXCEPTIONS.

City Bike Tampa, their sponsors and restaurants are NOT responsible for cyclists/equipment. We have asked the participating venues to provide food for our guests. The decision to imbibe is left up to each individual rider. Participants ride at their own risk.

Ride on!

This is your opportunity to get a professionally maintained USED bicycle at a great price, but supplies are limited and once they are gone, you will need to wait until next year to find a deal like this.

Save the Date!

Location Information

This sale will be held at our Rental Hut on the Riverwalk, located on the west side of the Harbour Island bridge between the Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina and the Tampa Convention Center. The sale will start promptly at 9am and end when all units are sold.

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Cash and all major credit cards will be accepted. All sales final.

While supplies last, we are offering 15 additional spots to anyone interested in joining us for this month’s sold out Urban Restaurant Tour. The following conditions apply:

1. You must be among the 1st fifteen (15) people to respond. Feel free to call the shop (813-225-1777) in advance to confirm availability.

2. These spots can only be purchased in our shop @ 212 E. Cass Street.

3. Please bring a copy of our ad from the 12/14/2011 edition of tbt* newspaper. DO NOT bring a printout of the ad copy below…it must be from the printed edition of the 12/14/2011 paper.

DOWNLOAD THE ITINERARY

Route Map

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tbt* Ad in Papers Today (12/14/2011)

City Bike Tampa Promotes Urban Living

Disclaimer: This is a BYOB Event (Bring Your Own Bike) for guests 18 and older. Helmets are highly recommended. Both FRONT & REAR lights are required by law, therefore, required to participate in our tours. We will be checking bikes in when you sign in at SONO Café. Please make sure your equipment is on your bike and in working order before you arrive. You will not be allowed to attend the event without proper equipment and we will NOT provide a refund due to your own neglect of this law. NO EXCEPTIONS.

City Bike Tampa, their sponsors and restaurants are NOT responsible for cyclists/equipment. We have asked the participating venues to provide food for our guests. The decision to imbibe is left up to each individual rider. Participants ride at their own risk.

Ride on!

We also closed at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 23 to prepare for Friday morning’s door buster specials. Check ‘em out…

• 7 AM: 40% off ALL parts, accessories and apparel until 8 AM
• 8 AM: 30% off ALL parts, accessories and apparel until 9 AM
• 9 AM: 20% off ALL parts, accessories and apparel until 10 AM
• 10 AM: 10% off ALL parts, accessories and apparel until 6 PM
• 10% off all IN STOCK and SPECIAL ORDER complete bicycles all day long! (valid Friday November 25, 2011 ONLY)
• 10% off all City Bike Tampa gift certificates all day long! (valid Friday November 25, 2011 ONLY)

Skip breakfast and come see us early for the best deals in town…

Kevin will be serving juice, coffee and sweet snacks to help keep your energy up.