As someone who has traveled the full length and lives close to the Pinellas Trail, there's a lot of great places worth checking out. In Downtown Dunedin on the trail is a place called Lane's Lemonade. They have some of the best orange ice cream around. Also, if you are in Tarpon Springs again, head to the Tarpon Tavern. Great eatery with plenty to choose from. One other thing about the Pinellas Trail is it goes literally all the way north of Lake Tarpon and connects to the Coast to Coast trail heading to Starkey Wilderness Park in Pasco County. Another connection to the trail is at Druid Road. The Druid Road Trail connects between Clearwater to the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa. All of these are just a sample of the many trails in Florida. 🙂👍
Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to share your recommendations. We will have to check out Lane's and the Tarpon Tavern when we are back in the area. Someday we would love to ride further on the Pinellas Trail and the connecting trails as well!
Thanks I would appreciate it ❤ 🙏 I live in largo and the pinellas trail is almost across the street from where I live and my husband and I just got e-bikes! We’re excited to get riding and want to go to some good places.
@@faithgnes3105 Cocoa Beach can be achieved by using the Coast to Coast trail which ends in Titusville, FL. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any southern connections from the Pinellas Trail to Anna Maria as the southernmost point of the Pinellas trail is the Northern Skyway Fishing Pier.
I own 6 e-bikes. Bought one for my wife as well. We have ridden on this trail but only around Dunedin and Clearwater. I would love to take the trip on this video. I will start working on convincing the wife.
Wow that is a LOT of e-bikes! Best of luck to you in convincing your wife to take this trip, Hugo. If you can talk her into it, we're sure she'll love it!
That's so great to hear! It makes us so happy when we hear about the small businesses we work with getting some extra business from our videos, especially Drew! We're glad you guys had an awesome time!
And you didn't even wave as you passed our house, LOL. You guys seem to find the neatest places for coffee and to eat!! I'm local and I swear, you find things we didn't even know just down the street! Love your segments as usual.
Hi everyone, thanks so much for coming along with us on our E-Bike Adventure. After watching, what do you think? Would you consider riding the Pinellas Trail from St. Pete to Tarpon Springs? Or would you prefer a 1/2 day pre planned adventure (like the ones offered by E-Bike Adventures of St Pete)? If you know of other trails you would recommend in the area please leave those in the comments, along with any experiences purchasing E-Bikes! Thanks again to Drew with E-Bike Adventures of St Pete for loaning us the bikes to make this episode possible. If you are interested in renting or purchasing E-Bikes, make sure to check out his site at ebikeadventuresofstpete.com For those of you who are interested in more adventurous content, we would recommend watching this episode next :) ruclips.net/video/864TZPe0WT8/видео.html
@@MarkMayhew currently 1/2 day rentals are $55/bike plus taxes. For longer rentals you can reach out to the company directly. Here is a link to their pricing page that provides further details: www.ebikeadventuresofstpete.com/pricing Thanks so much for watching.
I'm from St Pete and would ride the Pinellas Trail everyday from DWTN out to at least Clearwater, sometimes to where the trail ended just past Tarpon Springs. I moved in 2001 to Ohio to be closer to my family and never returned. I miss the weather and the lovely sunshine every day. If you get a chance for a day trip, check out the Withlacoochee Trail beginning at the southern trailhead town of Trilby. It is slightly longer than the Pinellas Trail, but takes you through the backwoods of Florida. Beware of Black Bears, Snakes & Gators....enjoy!
Thanks so much for the tip! We've received a couple other recommendations to check out the Withlacoochee Trail as well and just recently started doing some research on it. I think we are definitely going to do it within the next few weeks. We're really excited and will definitely keep an eye out for bears, snakes, and gators. Hopefully will see at least one of each... would make for a great video!
I ordered a Magicycle cruiser pro and it will arrive on Monday December 12th, 2022 and I am so excited! I rode my brother in laws bike and was OBSESSED to get my own! Ebikes are incredibly fun!
@@Explorcation yes I have. I love it! Very fun and good exercise! I have 2 regular bicycles but haven't rode them because of hills, I am 57 and in decent shape, but riding the ebike makes it a lot better, I go farther than ever and keep it on 1st gear and use the motor to go up hill but I still peddle.
Nice trail. I bought e-bikes a couple of years ago and really enjoy them. Your video has sent me planning for a Florida trip in 2023. Don't have any idea how you stay so skinny with all that food! We have Lectric e-bikes, class 2.
Hey, thanks for the great videos. We are planning to be Canadian snowbirds for the first time this Nov driving down from Prince Edward Island in our 35' class A. We decided to buy ebikes to take along INSTEAD of a toed. We bought 2 Lectric XP 3.0 bikes with the long range battery and hope they last as long as your Heybikes in the video! Hoping to ride many trails and this one looks sweet! Thanks for pointing it out to us.
Congratulations, Frank! We can't imagine how exciting that must be. We've heard from a lot of people who own (and love) Lectric bikes, and we're hoping that you love yours as well. We can't think of a much better situation than spending summer in PEI and winters in Florida.... granted we've yet to visit PEI, but we've seen lots of photos/videos on it and it is high on our travel list!
Awesome video as always! You guys are the best. I love your video & I also love Florida. Thanks for sharing this video. Have a wonderful weekend you guys.
Thanks so much Chris 💗we really enjoyed being able to share this area of Florida in a different way in this episode. We hope you have a good weekend too!
I have biked from Demens Landing to Tyrone Square Mall (and back) before on a regular bike, but going all the way to Tarpon on ebikes looks so fun! I love your videos! As a 29 year resident of St. Pete, your videos are inspiring me to explore new-to-me places in my own city. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the incredibly kind comment, Caroline. It always makes us so happy when we hear that we've inspired people to try explore new places! We've been discussing that our next bike trip may have to be on normal bikes. It would definitely be a LOT more challenging!
What is the difference between regular bikes and e bikes? I mean besides the obvious? Like how much exercise do you get with the e bike compared to a regular bike?
@@faithgnes3105 If I was choosing between regular or e-bikes again, I would choose a regular used bike and only get an e-bike when I had built up my strength and found I had a specific need for the electric. I am a senior who got an e-bike for exercise and have mostly used it without the e-. It is heavy and difficult to compare to regular.
I really enjoyed this video! My husband and I ride the Pinellas trail on our e-bikes all the time and it is our preferred method of transportation. We live in Gulfport and prefer to bike to downtown St Pete and bike to treasure Island Beach. It is much more enjoyable to ride our bikes, we save on parking gas money and the environment so it is a win-win! I think you guys would love owning e-bikes! See you on the trail!
Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment. Gulfport is a nice location to be able to get to both downtown and the beach 😊 Not having to worry about parking is soooo nice. I think you are right, ebikes are a win-win for saving money and having less impacts on the environment!
Thank you for posting this. I have set a date for a 4-day weekend this FEB to span the trail via my mountainbike from my home in Palm Harbor to downtown St. Pete...and back. Planning on staying overnight in Dunedin on FRIv(Holiday Inn along the trail there is bike-friendly and will let you bring your mountainbike into the hotel room); downtown St. Pete SAT night; maybe Clearwater Beach SUN night. I might also check out Chelsea's but I must say that Strachan's is a must-do for me every time I'm in Dunedin.
That's awesome to hear that you have you're own Pinellas bike trip planned. We wish we would have had 4 days to do it like you will. We had an amazing time, but definitely felt rush at times! We hope you get a chance to try Chelsea's, and we will definitely give Strachan's a try next time we're in Dunedin too!
As much fun as we had and as successful as this video has been so far, we are definitely considering doing some more biking videos. We're so glad you enjoyed this one!
Thanks. Physically it wasn't that challenging (other than sore butts), but we definitely had to keep a good pace to get to Tarpon before it got completely dark!
We're glad you guys enjoyed it! It was both of our first experience on an e-bike, and we couldn't have asked for better bikes to complete this ride on than the Rangers. One of these days we may just have to buy a couple for ourselves!
Agh I love biking and Steve is not as into it so each time is a battle for me to convince him so I am so jealous of your experience as a couple lol glad you made it in time to return the bikes and beer is the best way to end the day! Downtown clearwater is looking so nice!
We honestly weren't sure how it was going to go as we had never biked more than a few miles together before. But we both really had a great time. Maybe as you convince Steve to ride bikes more and more, it will eventually grown on him. Then again, maybe not 😆
Very cool. I bought an escooter 2 summers ago and am considering upgrading. I've always thought a long ride on an ebike or something like that would be very cool to do. thanks for the video.
We had a blast and it was a really fun video to make. We still love our e-scooters too (especially the portability), but could definitely see ourselves buying e-bikes someday when we have a little more space!
I’ve just noticed the pinellas trail a few weeks ago or less and have been eager to get on it!!! I’m excited to find out there are other trails like that as well!!!! There are so many things to do here! I love it!!!😊
you can def ride the trial after sunset lol! I do it every day. There are glow ride groups everywhere that specifically light up their bikes and ride it at night every week! nice video tho! cashew creamery is the best, coconut is my favorite. so creamy!
Do you ever see the "trail closed after sunset" signs that we did? Maybe it's just small sections of the trail that they don't want you riding on at night?
Next time your by Bella's, you guys should definitely try Kraft kafe in the plaza next door. They specialize in anything coffee and all their food is gluten free. I'm not gluten free by any means but it's awesome! I started going there for the different types of coffee, but their breakfast pizza roped me in on the food front lol. They also have a location in downtown st. Pete. It's always on my list of must eatsand drinks when I'm in Pinellas county! Great vid guys.
Thanks so much for watching and for the suggestion. We have stopped through the downtown location for coffee, but sounds like we need to stop by the West St Pete location and try their breakfast pizza 🍕😊
The trail also allows doggies in bike trailers! . In October, I purchased my first e-bike - a jade colored Electra Townie GO! 5i step through and I’ve tricked it out with a matching handlebar basket and Ortlieb panniers from REI (they had the ones that matched the color of my bike). I modified the rear rack bracket of a black stow bag so it also fits with the panniers in place. Other mods include a drink holder, bell and extra lights for safety. . I’m a retired pro photographer so I needed the means to carry my birding lens gear along with my trusty and vintage GoPro HD with the add-on LCD screen … yep, batteries! Hahaha! LOVED your video of the St. Pete to Tarpon Pinellas Trail experience on e-bikes! I’m working up to doing a RT in one day to Dunedin for lunch. My 28-lb rescue Mr. Salty Dog and I LOVE our new e-bike and Burley Bark Ranger (20-inch wheels for Salty’s comfort) - Salty also likes room-to-move while he cruises! I tricked out his trailer with a 2-inch firm foam pad and his 4-layer travel bed.
What and how exactly does a dog trailer work? Do you pull it along? We have a chihuahua and was thinking of just making his bed in a front basket. Would that work for small dogs?
The ability to fold them is so convenient for storing. This was our first time riding electric bikes and were really impressed with how far we could go just on once charge! Thanks so much for watching :)
@@Explorcation yea I’m a Florida native, grew up in south tampa …. Have you done a video on tampa? Maybe bayshore Blvd. as it’s the longest sidewalk in the United States? Or the river walk? Another place you two might like is Hyde park or ybor! Keep the vids coming tho, im so homesick! ❤️
@@nickylee5653 we have not filmed any Tampa episodes ...yet. Thank you for the Tampa suggestions, we have been discussing filming in Tampa for awhile now. We've definitely talked about the Riverwalk & Ybor, but we will have to look into Bayshore Blvd and Hyde Park!
Thank you so much. We're still not sure if we want to get e-bikes or some nice road bikes when we finally do get some space for them again, but whichever way we go, we're excited for it!
Greatly enjoyed this video, very well done, so I Subscribed! Got my Aventon Aventure Fat Tire ebike a couple of months ago, and LOVE it. I have an Aventure Pace 500 ebike Christmas surprise for my wife arriving next week. If considering ebike purchase, look into Aventon, great bike, quality components for a good price under $2,000, Pace less than that. Also check out 'Quik Rack Mach2' for a rear mount bike rack. Pricy but worth it for the incredible engineering. There's a 6 month wait to receive one, but just order it and wait. Mine arrives this next week. Will last a lifetime! Good luck. Do more E-Bike videos!!!!
We're so glad you enjoyed the video, Stephen. We'll definitely look into the Aventure bikes as well as the Quick Rack Mach 2 when we decide to purchase for ourselves. Considering how well this biking video performed (and how much fun we had making it), I think that we'll definitely be doing some more e-bike videos in our future. We just have to do some research on some fun routes to ride!
Hey bery nice adventure, I had bad look with my first E bike . now I use a G bike ...gas 49 cc, i am bery familiar with Pinellas trail but I am not alowed on, well done guys
Sorry to hear that you didn't have good luck with your first e-bike, but we're glad you were able to replace it with something that works good for you. Thanks so much for watching!
I'm super excited you guys did this video , I keep telling my friend I want to do a round trip like you guys did. I didn't know it was that long so a hotel at Tarpon is a good idea.
It really was a LOT of fun. We sure would recommend staying somewhere in Tarpon so you can take your time and really enjoy the trail there and back. There are some really nice areas along the trail...as well as a ton of potential businesses to visit. We hope you have a great time when you decide to ride the trail. Thanks so much for watching :)
Yeah those Rangers are really nice. We ended up getting the Heybike Mars because they are a little wider tire and better for offroad trails, but they are quite similar to the Ranger and we love them! Agree though that it's been a bit too hot for riding lately. We've got some more long rides planned for October or November though!
I lived in St Pete, as the locals refer to St Petersburg. I once visited Tarpon Springs. it is home to Bertie Higgins, the singer who composed the song "Key Largo", a song that up to these days, it's still stuck in my head. "Sailing away to Key Largo".
Hi guys great vlog. We are thinking of doing this trail next year over a 2 week holiday on regular bikes and after watching this it looks like it would be good. we will just stop off where we fancy and stay for a night our 2. What do you guys think? 😊
Absolutely, Lyn! We would definitely enjoy doing this ride on regular bikes. We would probably try to do it over at least 3 or 4 days instead of 2, but it would just as much (or maybe more) fun as it was on the electric bikes. If you end up doing it, let us know how it goes!
Absolutely loved this new video. That was a long haul we don’t think we could even do! 👏 And you went to tarpon springs one of our bucket list places we can’t wait to return and head there
Thank you so much 💗 I think you will really enjoy Tarpon when you are able to visit. In this episode we didn't even make it all the way to the Sponge Docks. We were actually really impressed with the cute downtown area in Tarpon. You'll have to let us know about your experience when you visit!
@@Explorcation sorry just seeing this for some reason. We just visited this past week and fell in love with the down town area. Thank YOU for all your videos as they help us as well with places we didn't even know was there! Amazing guys!!
Very impressive I have to ride 1/2 hour for about 20 rides to get my butt conditioned for longer rides in the spring. Doing a 40 miler on your first ride in a long time is impressive.
Yeah, our butts being sore (and running out of battery) were certainly the main concerns we had. While we definitely were sore, we weren't as bad as we thought we might be. It certainly helps that the bikes had some pretty soft seats!
We saw you guys at a restaurant the other night but I felt weird coming up and saying hi just from recognizing you from watching your RUclips channel. We actually booked a very similar trip on the Pinellas trail with our two young boys for Christmas.
That's awesome. We hope you and your family had as much fun on the trail as we did! And if you ever see us out and about again, don't hesitate to say hi. People do it all the time and we always appreciate it!
There's also the Withlacoochee state trail. It runs in the eastern nature coast counties of Pasco, Hernando and Citrus. Much more rural and hilly than Pinellas Trail. And longer
One more great idea for when we move to the area! Probably not up to an 80 mile ride (I'm not sure beer would help my sore butt, lol!) but I could definitely see doing part of this trail.
I am a firm believer that beer can help anything 😂 You definitely don't have to do the whole 80 miles to have a great time. We really hope you do get a chance to get out on the trail!
From Bradenton, it is a nice ride from the North Skyway rest area. It starts at the end of the drive on the East side where there is a decent parking area. This is the Southern terminus of the Skyway trail, which will get you into South St. Pete. From there it's an easy ride to Gulfport through Clam Bayou trail and nice loop to the beaches. Coming back past the Don Ceasar. I've done this on my road bike a couple of times. Happy trails! Also only one toll if you live South of the Bay.
Another fun adventure! I will def consider calling Drew for a bike ride when I visit St. Pete this coming spring. The two day bike trip with an overnight hotel looks like a blast! Another great vid, guys! 🙂
It really was a lot of fun, if you are at all interested in exploring the area via E-bike then Drew has got some great options to consider. Your Spring trip will be here before you know it 🙌😀
What a fun adventure! We’d love to try E bikes. You two went really far though 😅 really liked how you showed the route on the map. So many great food stops…I think the sushi spot would be my favourite!
Sushi is always good, but we learned that sushi is especially good at the end of an 80 mile bike trip! We hope you get a chance to try e-bikes sometime soon. We can't even imagine how many awesome bike trails there must be in NZ!
Loved this experience. I used to ride bike tours in Ohio and Michigan when I was younger. Some would be 30 to 50 miles per day. No Ebikes! But with age and bad knees I'd need an Ebike these days! Sounds like fun though! Great tour. You should do the West Orange Trail in Central Florida
That's definitely one of the great things about E-bikes. I've talked to a few different people who's knees don't allow them to ride normal bikes, but are able to get out and bike again thanks to E-bikes! That said, we should probably try doing a long bike trip on normal bikes while our knees still allow us to!
I bike all around st pete on my road bike multiple times a week and often do 50 miles in a day. Iv been considering an all day ride from DTSP to tarpon this winter. Next ride is thursday starting at mirror lake
What a great way to get outdoors and stay in shape! If we ever live in a place that actually has room to store two bikes again, we could definitely see ourselves getting into it! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
My husband and I have Rad mini e-bikes and we’ve used the Legacy Trail which is 21 miles and goes from Venice to Sarasota. We also use a trail closer to our home which is called the Cape Haze Pioneer trail which is 8 miles long but you can extended it and go to the tip of Boca Grande.
The Rad mini e-bikes look really nice! We'd love to get back on the Legacy Trail, we used to ride it (a bit) when we lived in Sarasota. I haven't heard of the Cape Haze trail I will have to look it up, it would be fun to ride to Boca Grande. Thanks so much for watching and for your comment :)
Great video! Love that Chelsea's in Dunedin is dairy free since my daughter loves ice cream, but has issues with dairy. We live in Tarpon so we will plan to visit Brighter Days Brewery as well!
It sounds like Chelsea's would be a great place for your daughter. We hope you get a chance to check out Chelsea's and Brighter Days soon and that you enjoy them as much as we did!
I love your channel! Forgive me if this has been addressed already but I saw in your video a sign on the trail that said “ no motorized vehicles” As a future potential electric bike owner,,have you found electric bikes are exempt from this policy???? Ty!
Thanks so much, Karen! Yes, most E-bikes are allowed on the Pinellas trail. We read the following, which we believe to apply to this trail: "E-bikes are considered bicycles under Florida law (so long as they are capable of being pedaled and limited to a maximum speed of 20 mph) and are permitted wherever conventional bikes are allowed."
VERY tasty looking foods and drinks! I’m glad you included prices, and I’m a bit surprised how expensive a lot of it was. Is that typical of Florida? (Michigan e-biker here). We have the Lectric Step-thru and Lectric XP 2.0 (one year anniversary this Christmas) and we love them. Great bikes at the $999 price point.
I wouldn't say Florida as a whole is expensive, but Pinellas County has been getting considerably more expensive lately. We've heard a lot of great feedback on the Lectric bikes, and we'll definitely look into them further when it comes time for us to finally buy our own!
Another great video guys! I've been watching your channel from the early days and you keep getting better and better! I really love all the info mixed in with the vlogging. My husband and I both had a good laugh when Skylar said his butt was sore but it was "nothing a couple of good beers couldn't fix"! 😂 We explored the trail while we we in Dunedin...would be so much to do what you did...although I'm not sure my butt could handle the long trip! Haha! Looking forward to your next video already! 🙂
Thank you so much for the feedback Ramune, it really means a lot to us. We are always trying to improve our content and this episode was quite a bit different (and longer) than our typical video! Skylar bikes for the beers 🍻while I bike for the ice cream 🍨😆 If you do get a chance to spend some time on the trail, we would recommend it...even if it is for a couple hours (vs days!)
Great video !!! What hotel did you all stay in? Kinda a long comment: I also want to thank you for your videos. Our son Joshua Piazza was the motorcyclist killed on Central Ave in September and I just have to tell you my husband and I vegged out on your channel on the afternoons shortly after losing him because your videos gave us a sense of comfort and normalcy. Josh loved St.Pete and now I want to explore there more and these videos help know where. I have Lupus and walking is difficult at times and I have not rode a bike in years but one of my desires is to ride some of the Pinellas Trail like Josh did when he was younger. I did not know how I was going to do that because finances are tight right now and we don't have bikes but now I know next year who to call for renting bikes and where to go. Thank you for this video, it gets me closer to my pumpkin's memory 🥰
Shannon, we are so sorry for your loss 😔 we can't imagine what you and your husband have gone through over the past several months. Love and hugs to you both as you continue to cope with his loss ❤️ Exploring St Pete and the trail sound like wonderful ways to remember and stay connected to him. As far as your question, we stayed in the Quality Inn in Tarpon Springs. It was really just a place to sleep and have breakfast. If there are other questions we can answer please let us know. When you do eventually get on the trail we hope you have a wonderful time.
I really enjoyed the video, so I subscribed. Isn't Dunedin the home of my favorite governor? My favorite Senator is ours, here in Missouri. Oh, I'm 74 and just got my first e-bike three weeks ago. SO much fun!!! 😀
We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed this video, Lonnie. Thanks so much for the sub! Dunedin is indeed the hometown of Florida's governor! That's great to hear that you are staying active and enjoying your first e-bike at 74!
@@Explorcation I've watched some of your other videos and have felt as though you should be compensated by both the individual businesses AND the principalties. Your productions are flawless in technical presentation and EXTREMELY informative. That's where the "you should be compensated" part comes in.
@@lonniepee9804 thanks so much for the encouraging comments, Lonnie. We do get compensated (although not very well yet) through RUclips ad revenue and occasional sponsorships. At some point in the future we hope to get more sponsorships, but for now, we are just focused on growing our channel and improving our content. We hope that one day this can be both of our full time jobs!
Thanks for watching, Stuart. We wish we would have had time to show more of Dunedin (and a lot of other areas as well), but unfortunately it just gets dark too early this time of year! One of these days we are going to bake a new video just on Dunedin!
Hi Great video. 👍👍 Where did you stay in Tarpon Springs? Where they able to store the bikes inside over night? Thinking about doing the trip like you guys in March. Regards Jesper
Hello and thank you! We stayed at the Quality Inn. We didn't specifically ask if we could keep our bikes in our room, but they didn't tell us we couldn't as we were wheeling them through the lobby 😂
I’ve been wanting to do this whole trail on bikes for quite some time but just one way. I still haven’t been able to convince my husband to do it. He fears having the sore butt. We’ve done portions of the trail. Loved watching your experience.
Yeah, the sore but is a real concern! But we were thankful that our bikes had some pretty comfortable seats. We hope that maybe this video will help you convince your husband to finally take this adventure with you!
@@faithgnes3105 We did buy him a cushier seat and it helps some. I’ve since found out what he really wants is to buy his own e-bike. Lol. So we’re looking into them. If it’ll get him out on those long trails with me, it’s worth every penny. 😃
Absolutely. Since we were driving 40 miles each way and were worried about having enough battery, we used minimal assist most of the way, which does require quite a bit of effort. It's still easier than riding a normal bike that far, but after doing it for several hours straight you'll definitely feel it.
We sure hope that you get a chance to do this trip as well! We just wish we would have started a little earlier the first day so we weren't rushing quite as much.
If you want to start at the very beginning/end of the trail like we did (at Demens Landing), then I believe the closest parking garage would be 100 2nd Ave. S. Thanks for watching!
This was one of my favorite videos from you guys. My wife and I have ebikes as well for several years now. They are so much fun! Started out with two Ariel Rider x class 52 V's but it was too much bike for my wife. Sold hers and bought her a Vivi step 26" step-thru. She was much more comfortable on it. Would love to know what you end up buying if you do. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for sharing, Billy. I had to look up the Ariel Rider. That's a cool looking bike. We would definitely love that 70+ mile range, although not sure how our butts would handle 70 miles in on day. I guess if we worked up to it they would probably adapt! But most likely Jamie would end up preferring the Vivi just as your wife does!
@@Explorcation The Vivi is cheap but more than adequate. The Ariel Rider will go 37 Mph and it handles hills and rougher terrain with no problem. Keep cranking out the great videos for Florida. We watch them weekly.
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Ok, this has just become one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE videos!
Wow, thank you so much for the incredibly kind and encouraging comment! There will definitely be some more e-biking videos in our future!
As someone who has traveled the full length and lives close to the Pinellas Trail, there's a lot of great places worth checking out. In Downtown Dunedin on the trail is a place called Lane's Lemonade. They have some of the best orange ice cream around. Also, if you are in Tarpon Springs again, head to the Tarpon Tavern. Great eatery with plenty to choose from. One other thing about the Pinellas Trail is it goes literally all the way north of Lake Tarpon and connects to the Coast to Coast trail heading to Starkey Wilderness Park in Pasco County. Another connection to the trail is at Druid Road. The Druid Road Trail connects between Clearwater to the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa. All of these are just a sample of the many trails in Florida. 🙂👍
Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to share your recommendations. We will have to check out Lane's and the Tarpon Tavern when we are back in the area. Someday we would love to ride further on the Pinellas Trail and the connecting trails as well!
Will either of these trails lead you to Anna Maria island?
Or cocoa beach?
Thanks I would appreciate it ❤ 🙏 I live in largo and the pinellas trail is almost across the street from where I live and my husband and I just got e-bikes! We’re excited to get riding and want to go to some good places.
@@faithgnes3105 Cocoa Beach can be achieved by using the Coast to Coast trail which ends in Titusville, FL. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any southern connections from the Pinellas Trail to Anna Maria as the southernmost point of the Pinellas trail is the Northern Skyway Fishing Pier.
I own 6 e-bikes. Bought one for my wife as well. We have ridden on this trail but only around Dunedin and Clearwater. I would love to take the trip on this video. I will start working on convincing the wife.
Wow that is a LOT of e-bikes! Best of luck to you in convincing your wife to take this trip, Hugo. If you can talk her into it, we're sure she'll love it!
THANK YOU.
I rented from Drew (my Wife has an E bike already) and we had a BLAST!
That's so great to hear! It makes us so happy when we hear about the small businesses we work with getting some extra business from our videos, especially Drew! We're glad you guys had an awesome time!
I enjoyed this video so much I've watched it twice!
And you didn't even wave as you passed our house, LOL. You guys seem to find the neatest places for coffee and to eat!! I'm local and I swear, you find things we didn't even know just down the street! Love your segments as usual.
If we knew which house was yours we surely would have waved! We're so happy to hear that we're helping you find some new places to try!
Hi everyone, thanks so much for coming along with us on our E-Bike Adventure. After watching, what do you think? Would you consider riding the Pinellas Trail from St. Pete to Tarpon Springs? Or would you prefer a 1/2 day pre planned adventure (like the ones offered by E-Bike Adventures of St Pete)?
If you know of other trails you would recommend in the area please leave those in the comments, along with any experiences purchasing E-Bikes!
Thanks again to Drew with E-Bike Adventures of St Pete for loaning us the bikes to make this episode possible. If you are interested in renting or purchasing E-Bikes, make sure to check out his site at ebikeadventuresofstpete.com
For those of you who are interested in more adventurous content, we would recommend watching this episode next :) ruclips.net/video/864TZPe0WT8/видео.html
How much is half day vs whole day? Why do I have to ask?
@@MarkMayhew currently 1/2 day rentals are $55/bike plus taxes. For longer rentals you can reach out to the company directly. Here is a link to their pricing page that provides further details: www.ebikeadventuresofstpete.com/pricing
Thanks so much for watching.
My wife and I have XP 2.0 Lectric EBikes, and we love them.
We've heard a lot of good things about the Lectric EBikes. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
Wendy and I love this... You two are awesome 👌 and your videos rule!!! Keep growing out your hair brother 💚🌊🌙⭐️🐍🎸
We will be in Palm Harbor in May to visit my parents 🙏 Barbara Jean and Bill. Wendy and I would love to catch up for a drink 🍸 with you two 🌊🌙⭐️
Thanks so much for the kind comments, guys! No plans on chopping it any time soon!
That's awesome! Feel free to shoot us an email when you are in the area!
So cool, thank you!!!
Our pleasure. Thank you for watching!
I'm from St Pete and would ride the Pinellas Trail everyday from DWTN out to at least Clearwater, sometimes to where the trail ended just past Tarpon Springs. I moved in 2001 to Ohio to be closer to my family and never returned. I miss the weather and the lovely sunshine every day. If you get a chance for a day trip, check out the Withlacoochee Trail beginning at the southern trailhead town of Trilby. It is slightly longer than the Pinellas Trail, but takes you through the backwoods of Florida. Beware of Black Bears, Snakes & Gators....enjoy!
Thanks so much for the tip! We've received a couple other recommendations to check out the Withlacoochee Trail as well and just recently started doing some research on it. I think we are definitely going to do it within the next few weeks. We're really excited and will definitely keep an eye out for bears, snakes, and gators. Hopefully will see at least one of each... would make for a great video!
This is a huge trail 🤩, Florida has the most parks and trails in the 🌎.
It really is a huge and amazing trail. You may be right about Florida having the most trails. They really seem to be everywhere!
Love your channel!
This one is our first and watched several others!
Thanks!
That's so great to hear that you are enjoying our channel, Cynthia! Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to leave this kind comment!
Great video thanks for posting!!!
Thanks so much, Alana! We're glad you enjoyed it.
I ordered a Magicycle cruiser pro and it will arrive on Monday December 12th, 2022 and I am so excited! I rode my brother in laws bike and was OBSESSED to get my own! Ebikes are incredibly fun!
How exciting. We definitely agree that e-bikes are a blast. I guess by now the bike has already arrived. Have you had a chance to ride it yet?!
@@Explorcation yes I have. I love it! Very fun and good exercise! I have 2 regular bicycles but haven't rode them because of hills, I am 57 and in decent shape, but riding the ebike makes it a lot better, I go farther than ever and keep it on 1st gear and use the motor to go up hill but I still peddle.
@@ketolife4775 the ability to ride farther is definitely a perk 🙌
Thanks guys,
I’m enjoying all of your videos and enjoying your tips and recommendations. I’m very happy to have found.
Thank you Ernest, we always appreciate you watching and commenting!
OMG !!!! Thats a LONG ride !!!!!!!!! I miss that area so much ! New York is so gray and overcast right now... I could use some sun !!!
It sure was a long ride, but it went by fast! I hope some sunny days are coming your way 🌞
I was watching and said I bet their butts hurt. Immediately Skylar mentioned his butt was getting sore. I am amazed you rode that far.
Haha that's great. Any bike rider knows that when a non-bike rider spends hours on a bike, they are gonna be sore! Thanks so much for watching!
Drew is my neighbor and is a great gent! Cool video.
We agree! You're lucky to have such a great neighbor. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
You all are awesome
Thank you so much!
I love that trail! We visit largo often from cape may nj! We always plan a day on the trail!
That''s awesome! We love Largo and the trail too. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment!
Hey guys. Live behind you in the Bayfront Towers (beg of video). Live on Beach Dr. Love downtown. Keep showing the world our beautiful city!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. If you ever run into us around St. Pete, be sure to say hi!
oh wow! on my turf!!
We really enjoyed our time on the trail, thanks for watching!
Really good video. You guys gave out really positive vibes ❤
Thanks so much! It's easy to give off positive vibes when you are doing things you love!
Thank you for the journey. It was great to watch and learn about the area. From John, Brisbane Australia.
Thanks so much, John. We're glad you enjoyed seeing a bit of our part of the world!
I enjoyed your ride! I will take this ride!
That's great to hear, Don! We hope you have as much fun on the trail as we did!
Nice trail. I bought e-bikes a couple of years ago and really enjoy them. Your video has sent me planning for a Florida trip in 2023. Don't have any idea how you stay so skinny with all that food! We have Lectric e-bikes, class 2.
Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your e-bike experience! We hope you do make to to Florida for a 2023 bike trip.
Awesome ride. The farthest I’ve been on mine (Vtuvia sf20) is 20 miles on one trip so far. I absolutely love my bike. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thank you! We're glad to hear that you enjoy your e-bike as much as we do ours!
Hey, thanks for the great videos. We are planning to be Canadian snowbirds for the first time this Nov driving down from Prince Edward Island in our 35' class A. We decided to buy ebikes to take along INSTEAD of a toed. We bought 2 Lectric XP 3.0 bikes with the long range battery and hope they last as long as your Heybikes in the video! Hoping to ride many trails and this one looks sweet! Thanks for pointing it out to us.
Congratulations, Frank! We can't imagine how exciting that must be. We've heard from a lot of people who own (and love) Lectric bikes, and we're hoping that you love yours as well. We can't think of a much better situation than spending summer in PEI and winters in Florida.... granted we've yet to visit PEI, but we've seen lots of photos/videos on it and it is high on our travel list!
Awesome video as always! You guys are the best. I love your video & I also love Florida. Thanks for sharing this video. Have a wonderful weekend you guys.
Thanks so much Chris 💗we really enjoyed being able to share this area of Florida in a different way in this episode. We hope you have a good weekend too!
I have biked from Demens Landing to Tyrone Square Mall (and back) before on a regular bike, but going all the way to Tarpon on ebikes looks so fun! I love your videos! As a 29 year resident of St. Pete, your videos are inspiring me to explore new-to-me places in my own city. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the incredibly kind comment, Caroline. It always makes us so happy when we hear that we've inspired people to try explore new places! We've been discussing that our next bike trip may have to be on normal bikes. It would definitely be a LOT more challenging!
What is the difference between regular bikes and e bikes? I mean besides the obvious? Like how much exercise do you get with the e bike compared to a regular bike?
@@faithgnes3105
If I was choosing between regular or e-bikes again, I would choose a regular used bike and only get an e-bike when I had built up my strength and found I had a specific need for the electric. I am a senior who got an e-bike for exercise and have mostly used it without the e-. It is heavy and difficult to compare to regular.
Also, the car carriers for heavy electric bikes cost hundreds of dollars
Wow what a long trek on a bike! Awesome job and thanks for sharing!
It was a long ways to ride, but surprisingly the trip went by very quickly 🚲 thanks so much for watching and commenting :)
I really enjoyed this video! My husband and I ride the Pinellas trail on our e-bikes all the time and it is our preferred method of transportation. We live in Gulfport and prefer to bike to downtown St Pete and bike to treasure Island Beach. It is much more enjoyable to ride our bikes, we save on parking gas money and the environment so it is a win-win! I think you guys would love owning e-bikes! See you on the trail!
Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment. Gulfport is a nice location to be able to get to both downtown and the beach 😊 Not having to worry about parking is soooo nice. I think you are right, ebikes are a win-win for saving money and having less impacts on the environment!
Thank you for posting this. I have set a date for a 4-day weekend this FEB to span the trail via my mountainbike from my home in Palm Harbor to downtown St. Pete...and back. Planning on staying overnight in Dunedin on FRIv(Holiday Inn along the trail there is bike-friendly and will let you bring your mountainbike into the hotel room); downtown St. Pete SAT night; maybe Clearwater Beach SUN night. I might also check out Chelsea's but I must say that Strachan's is a must-do for me every time I'm in Dunedin.
That's awesome to hear that you have you're own Pinellas bike trip planned. We wish we would have had 4 days to do it like you will. We had an amazing time, but definitely felt rush at times! We hope you get a chance to try Chelsea's, and we will definitely give Strachan's a try next time we're in Dunedin too!
Really, really loved this video folks. So many wonderful small local businesses to find and enjoy. I’d love more E-Bike journeys like this. 👍🏻
As much fun as we had and as successful as this video has been so far, we are definitely considering doing some more biking videos. We're so glad you enjoyed this one!
Wow, I can’t believe you did all of this in a day! Nice job 👍🏼
Thanks. Physically it wasn't that challenging (other than sore butts), but we definitely had to keep a good pace to get to Tarpon before it got completely dark!
What a fun adventure! !🥳 Thanks for sharing.
We're glad you guys enjoyed it! It was both of our first experience on an e-bike, and we couldn't have asked for better bikes to complete this ride on than the Rangers. One of these days we may just have to buy a couple for ourselves!
Agh I love biking and Steve is not as into it so each time is a battle for me to convince him so I am so jealous of your experience as a couple lol glad you made it in time to return the bikes and beer is the best way to end the day! Downtown clearwater is looking so nice!
We honestly weren't sure how it was going to go as we had never biked more than a few miles together before. But we both really had a great time. Maybe as you convince Steve to ride bikes more and more, it will eventually grown on him. Then again, maybe not 😆
Very cool. I bought an escooter 2 summers ago and am considering upgrading. I've always thought a long ride on an ebike or something like that would be very cool to do. thanks for the video.
We had a blast and it was a really fun video to make. We still love our e-scooters too (especially the portability), but could definitely see ourselves buying e-bikes someday when we have a little more space!
Nice vid guys. I am from Clearwater Beach and I saw areas I didn’t know!
We're glad to show you some areas you haven't seen yet, Miguel! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Awesome video!
Thank you so much!
It's so much easier to ride bike but it's a lot of fun. I rode the same trail some time ago wanna go back again. 👍
It really is a blast. We hope you get a chance to ride the Pinellas Trail sometime again soon, Thomas!
I live in Clearwater/Dunedin area and have not even bike at the trail to Tarpon Springs. You guys are rockstars 🤩😁👏.
We sure hope you get a chance to check out the trail sometime soon! It's such a great way to get out in nature and get some good exercise!
I’ve just noticed the pinellas trail a few weeks ago or less and have been eager to get on it!!! I’m excited to find out there are other trails like that as well!!!! There are so many things to do here! I love it!!!😊
you can def ride the trial after sunset lol! I do it every day. There are glow ride groups everywhere that specifically light up their bikes and ride it at night every week!
nice video tho! cashew creamery is the best, coconut is my favorite. so creamy!
Do you ever see the "trail closed after sunset" signs that we did? Maybe it's just small sections of the trail that they don't want you riding on at night?
Loved your video
Thanks, Joey! It was definitely not our typical type of video, but we sure had fun making it!
This looks so fun! Just found your channel and subscribed. Love your laid back style.
Thank you so much for the kind comments! We're so happy you found our channel and hope you continue to enjoy it going forward.
Great video! Thanks for the e-bike instruction. I love it you gave a shout out to Ming Ming's Tea House! They are one of our favorite sushi stops.
Thanks so much ☺️ we really do enjoy Ming Ming's, we actually went back recently. Their sushi is sooo good 😁
The wife and I are going down to Ruskin Florida to see my daughter the end of October. I can’t wait.
That's awesome! We drive by Ruskin fairly often but have yet to take the time to explore. We'll have to do it one of these days!
Next time your by Bella's, you guys should definitely try Kraft kafe in the plaza next door. They specialize in anything coffee and all their food is gluten free. I'm not gluten free by any means but it's awesome! I started going there for the different types of coffee, but their breakfast pizza roped me in on the food front lol. They also have a location in downtown st. Pete. It's always on my list of must eatsand drinks when I'm in Pinellas county! Great vid guys.
Thanks so much for watching and for the suggestion. We have stopped through the downtown location for coffee, but sounds like we need to stop by the West St Pete location and try their breakfast pizza 🍕😊
The trail also allows doggies in bike trailers!
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In October, I purchased my first e-bike - a jade colored Electra Townie GO! 5i step through and I’ve tricked it out with a matching handlebar basket and Ortlieb panniers from REI (they had the ones that matched the color of my bike). I modified the rear rack bracket of a black stow bag so it also fits with the panniers in place. Other mods include a drink holder, bell and extra lights for safety.
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I’m a retired pro photographer so I needed the means to carry my birding lens gear along with my trusty and vintage GoPro HD with the add-on LCD screen … yep, batteries! Hahaha!
LOVED your video of the St. Pete to Tarpon Pinellas Trail experience on e-bikes! I’m working up to doing a RT in one day to Dunedin for lunch. My 28-lb rescue Mr. Salty Dog and I LOVE our new e-bike and Burley Bark Ranger (20-inch wheels for Salty’s comfort) - Salty also likes room-to-move while he cruises! I tricked out his trailer with a 2-inch firm foam pad and his 4-layer travel bed.
Your e-bike and trailer setup sounds amazing, Debbie. Thanks for sharing the info about pets being allowed in trailers!
What and how exactly does a dog trailer work? Do you pull it along? We have a chihuahua and was thinking of just making his bed in a front basket. Would that work for small dogs?
My wife and I love our Lectric bikes. Folding and only $1k. Best bang for the buck in our opinion.
The ability to fold them is so convenient for storing. This was our first time riding electric bikes and were really impressed with how far we could go just on once charge! Thanks so much for watching :)
great job, fun video. I said it before, but you guys sure can eat lol
Thank you! And yeah, I think we consume about 90% of our calories while making these videos 😂.
God bless, b safe
Thanks and you do the same!
Enjoyed the video! Dunedin is pronounced “ done-eden “ for future reference ❤ loved seeing the scenery between st Pete to tarpon!
Thanks, Nicky! We've heard it pronounced so many ways, so it's nice to finally know the correct pronunciation.
@@Explorcation yea I’m a Florida native, grew up in south tampa …. Have you done a video on tampa? Maybe bayshore Blvd. as it’s the longest sidewalk in the United States? Or the river walk? Another place you two might like is Hyde park or ybor! Keep the vids coming tho, im so homesick! ❤️
@@nickylee5653 we have not filmed any Tampa episodes ...yet. Thank you for the Tampa suggestions, we have been discussing filming in Tampa for awhile now. We've definitely talked about the Riverwalk & Ybor, but we will have to look into Bayshore Blvd and Hyde Park!
Wonderful bike trip. Never tried it on Ebikes yet only on road bicycles with 27 wheels with 28c tires. I've got to do the ebikes soon.
Thank you so much. We're still not sure if we want to get e-bikes or some nice road bikes when we finally do get some space for them again, but whichever way we go, we're excited for it!
Greatly enjoyed this video, very well done, so I Subscribed! Got my Aventon Aventure Fat Tire ebike a couple of months ago, and LOVE it. I have an Aventure Pace 500 ebike Christmas surprise for my wife arriving next week. If considering ebike purchase, look into Aventon, great bike, quality components for a good price under $2,000, Pace less than that. Also check out 'Quik Rack Mach2' for a rear mount bike rack. Pricy but worth it for the incredible engineering. There's a 6 month wait to receive one, but just order it and wait. Mine arrives this next week. Will last a lifetime! Good luck. Do more E-Bike videos!!!!
We're so glad you enjoyed the video, Stephen. We'll definitely look into the Aventure bikes as well as the Quick Rack Mach 2 when we decide to purchase for ourselves. Considering how well this biking video performed (and how much fun we had making it), I think that we'll definitely be doing some more e-bike videos in our future. We just have to do some research on some fun routes to ride!
Just ate at Latin Bowl what a great meal. Tuesday special.
That Tuesday special is such a great deal. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment!
Hey bery nice adventure, I had bad look with my first E bike . now I use a G bike ...gas 49 cc, i am bery familiar with Pinellas trail but I am not alowed on, well done guys
Sorry to hear that you didn't have good luck with your first e-bike, but we're glad you were able to replace it with something that works good for you. Thanks so much for watching!
I'm super excited you guys did this video , I keep telling my friend I want to do a round trip like you guys did. I didn't know it was that long so a hotel at Tarpon is a good idea.
It really was a LOT of fun. We sure would recommend staying somewhere in Tarpon so you can take your time and really enjoy the trail there and back. There are some really nice areas along the trail...as well as a ton of potential businesses to visit. We hope you have a great time when you decide to ride the trail. Thanks so much for watching :)
Looked fun!
It really was as fun adventure, thanks for watching!
That's the bike that my husband and I have. We went only 17 miles today,but it was hot.
Yeah those Rangers are really nice. We ended up getting the Heybike Mars because they are a little wider tire and better for offroad trails, but they are quite similar to the Ranger and we love them! Agree though that it's been a bit too hot for riding lately. We've got some more long rides planned for October or November though!
Can't wait to see more
I lived in St Pete, as the locals refer to St Petersburg. I once visited Tarpon Springs. it is home to Bertie Higgins, the singer who composed the song "Key Largo", a song that up to these days, it's still stuck in my head. "Sailing away to Key Largo".
Never heard of Bertie Higgins until now but thanks so much for introducing his music to us!
@@Explorcation his song Key Largo was fabulous but I think he was a one hit wonder
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your generosity Ernest, we really appreciate your support 💗
Hi guys great vlog. We are thinking of doing this trail next year over a 2 week holiday on regular bikes and after watching this it looks like it would be good. we will just stop off where we fancy and stay for a night our 2. What do you guys think? 😊
Absolutely, Lyn! We would definitely enjoy doing this ride on regular bikes. We would probably try to do it over at least 3 or 4 days instead of 2, but it would just as much (or maybe more) fun as it was on the electric bikes. If you end up doing it, let us know how it goes!
Absolutely loved this new video. That was a long haul we don’t think we could even do! 👏
And you went to tarpon springs one of our bucket list places
we can’t wait to return and head there
Thank you so much 💗
I think you will really enjoy Tarpon when you are able to visit. In this episode we didn't even make it all the way to the Sponge Docks. We were actually really impressed with the cute downtown area in Tarpon. You'll have to let us know about your experience when you visit!
I live in largo and haven’t been to tarpon springs yet . This video is getting me interested in checking it out!
@@Explorcation sorry just seeing this for some reason. We just visited this past week and fell in love with the down town area. Thank YOU for all your videos as they help us as well with places we didn't even know was there! Amazing guys!!
Very impressive I have to ride 1/2 hour for about 20 rides to get my butt conditioned for longer rides in the spring. Doing a 40 miler on your first ride in a long time is impressive.
Yeah, our butts being sore (and running out of battery) were certainly the main concerns we had. While we definitely were sore, we weren't as bad as we thought we might be. It certainly helps that the bikes had some pretty soft seats!
Wow the Veskolini Cafe had a whole slice of rainbow cake. Only seen italian rainbow cookies.
The cafe had a lot of unique and delicious looking options 😀thanks so much for watching!
We saw you guys at a restaurant the other night but I felt weird coming up and saying hi just from recognizing you from watching your RUclips channel. We actually booked a very similar trip on the Pinellas trail with our two young boys for Christmas.
That's awesome. We hope you and your family had as much fun on the trail as we did! And if you ever see us out and about again, don't hesitate to say hi. People do it all the time and we always appreciate it!
There's also the Withlacoochee state trail. It runs in the eastern nature coast counties of Pasco, Hernando and Citrus. Much more rural and hilly than Pinellas Trail. And longer
When we eventually get our own bikes, we will definitely get out and check out this trail. Thanks so much for bringing it to our attention!
@@Explorcation not a problem. Enjoy your upbeat content. Use to ride Marquis trail a lot.
@@travelingwithrick thanks so much, we will have to check out that trail too!
One more great idea for when we move to the area! Probably not up to an 80 mile ride (I'm not sure beer would help my sore butt, lol!) but I could definitely see doing part of this trail.
I am a firm believer that beer can help anything 😂 You definitely don't have to do the whole 80 miles to have a great time. We really hope you do get a chance to get out on the trail!
From Bradenton, it is a nice ride from the North Skyway rest area.
It starts at the end of the drive on the East side where there is a decent parking area. This is the Southern terminus of the Skyway trail, which will get you into South St. Pete. From there it's an easy ride to Gulfport through Clam Bayou trail and nice loop to the beaches. Coming back past the Don Ceasar.
I've done this on my road bike a couple of times.
Happy trails! Also only one toll if you live South of the Bay.
Wow that you so much, David. This sounds like a great route and one that we definitely are interested in experiencing for ourselves someday!
Another fun adventure! I will def consider calling Drew for a bike ride when I visit St. Pete this coming spring. The two day bike trip with an overnight hotel looks like a blast! Another great vid, guys! 🙂
It really was a lot of fun, if you are at all interested in exploring the area via E-bike then Drew has got some great options to consider. Your Spring trip will be here before you know it 🙌😀
Good video. Take the e bikes up and down gulf blvd
That is a great suggestion, when we have been out and about around the beaches we have seen quite a few e-bikes. Thanks so much for watching :)
What a fun adventure! We’d love to try E bikes. You two went really far though 😅 really liked how you showed the route on the map. So many great food stops…I think the sushi spot would be my favourite!
Sushi is always good, but we learned that sushi is especially good at the end of an 80 mile bike trip! We hope you get a chance to try e-bikes sometime soon. We can't even imagine how many awesome bike trails there must be in NZ!
@@Explorcation 😂😂 can imagine it taste even better when it’s your reward at the end 😅
Loved this experience. I used to ride bike tours in Ohio and Michigan when I was younger. Some would be 30 to 50 miles per day. No Ebikes! But with age and bad knees I'd need an Ebike these days! Sounds like fun though!
Great tour. You should do the West Orange Trail in Central Florida
That's definitely one of the great things about E-bikes. I've talked to a few different people who's knees don't allow them to ride normal bikes, but are able to get out and bike again thanks to E-bikes! That said, we should probably try doing a long bike trip on normal bikes while our knees still allow us to!
I bike all around st pete on my road bike multiple times a week and often do 50 miles in a day. Iv been considering an all day ride from DTSP to tarpon this winter. Next ride is thursday starting at mirror lake
What a great way to get outdoors and stay in shape! If we ever live in a place that actually has room to store two bikes again, we could definitely see ourselves getting into it! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
My husband and I have Rad mini e-bikes and we’ve used the Legacy Trail which is 21 miles and goes from Venice to Sarasota. We also use a trail closer to our home which is called the Cape Haze Pioneer trail which is 8 miles long but you can extended it and go to the tip of Boca Grande.
The Rad mini e-bikes look really nice! We'd love to get back on the Legacy Trail, we used to ride it (a bit) when we lived in Sarasota. I haven't heard of the Cape Haze trail I will have to look it up, it would be fun to ride to Boca Grande. Thanks so much for watching and for your comment :)
Great video! Love that Chelsea's in Dunedin is dairy free since my daughter loves ice cream, but has issues with dairy. We live in Tarpon so we will plan to visit Brighter Days Brewery as well!
It sounds like Chelsea's would be a great place for your daughter. We hope you get a chance to check out Chelsea's and Brighter Days soon and that you enjoy them as much as we did!
@@Explorcation We will! Keep up the excellent work with the videos!
@@FloridaDave_ thanks so much. We sure will!
I love your channel! Forgive me if this has been addressed already but I saw in your video a sign on the trail that said “ no motorized vehicles” As a future potential electric bike owner,,have you found electric bikes are exempt from this policy???? Ty!
Thanks so much, Karen! Yes, most E-bikes are allowed on the Pinellas trail. We read the following, which we believe to apply to this trail: "E-bikes are considered bicycles under Florida law (so long as they are capable of being pedaled and limited to a maximum speed of 20 mph) and are permitted wherever conventional bikes are allowed."
VERY tasty looking foods and drinks! I’m glad you included prices, and I’m a bit surprised how expensive a lot of it was. Is that typical of Florida? (Michigan e-biker here). We have the Lectric Step-thru and Lectric XP 2.0 (one year anniversary this Christmas) and we love them. Great bikes at the $999 price point.
I wouldn't say Florida as a whole is expensive, but Pinellas County has been getting considerably more expensive lately. We've heard a lot of great feedback on the Lectric bikes, and we'll definitely look into them further when it comes time for us to finally buy our own!
Another great video guys! I've been watching your channel from the early days and you keep getting better and better! I really love all the info mixed in with the vlogging. My husband and I both had a good laugh when Skylar said his butt was sore but it was "nothing a couple of good beers couldn't fix"! 😂 We explored the trail while we we in Dunedin...would be so much to do what you did...although I'm not sure my butt could handle the long trip! Haha! Looking forward to your next video already! 🙂
Thank you so much for the feedback Ramune, it really means a lot to us. We are always trying to improve our content and this episode was quite a bit different (and longer) than our typical video!
Skylar bikes for the beers 🍻while I bike for the ice cream 🍨😆
If you do get a chance to spend some time on the trail, we would recommend it...even if it is for a couple hours (vs days!)
You should try the Skyway Trail. If you ride it early, you’ll catch the sunrise and ride it out on to the North Skyway Fishing Pier.
Thank you for watching and for the suggestion, we haven't been on that trail before. Catching the sunrise sounds nice 🌅
Great video !!! What hotel did you all stay in?
Kinda a long comment:
I also want to thank you for your videos. Our son Joshua Piazza was the motorcyclist killed on Central Ave in September and I just have to tell you my husband and I vegged out on your channel on the afternoons shortly after losing him because your videos gave us a sense of comfort and normalcy. Josh loved St.Pete and now I want to explore there more and these videos help know where. I have Lupus and walking is difficult at times and I have not rode a bike in years but one of my desires is to ride some of the Pinellas Trail like Josh did when he was younger. I did not know how I was going to do that because finances are tight right now and we don't have bikes but now I know next year who to call for renting bikes and where to go. Thank you for this video, it gets me closer to my pumpkin's memory 🥰
Shannon, we are so sorry for your loss 😔 we can't imagine what you and your husband have gone through over the past several months. Love and hugs to you both as you continue to cope with his loss ❤️ Exploring St Pete and the trail sound like wonderful ways to remember and stay connected to him.
As far as your question, we stayed in the Quality Inn in Tarpon Springs. It was really just a place to sleep and have breakfast. If there are other questions we can answer please let us know.
When you do eventually get on the trail we hope you have a wonderful time.
I really enjoyed the video, so I subscribed. Isn't Dunedin the home of my favorite governor? My favorite Senator is ours, here in Missouri. Oh, I'm 74 and just got my first e-bike three weeks ago. SO much fun!!! 😀
That cheese pie? We discovered burek (BOO-deck) by accident at a bakery inside a pool hall in Split, Croatia. Yummy stuff, ain't it?
Yes, it is absolutely delicious. When we finally make it to eastern Europe for ourselves, we will definitely be ordering it every chance we get!
We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed this video, Lonnie. Thanks so much for the sub! Dunedin is indeed the hometown of Florida's governor! That's great to hear that you are staying active and enjoying your first e-bike at 74!
@@Explorcation I've watched some of your other videos and have felt as though you should be compensated by both the individual businesses AND the principalties. Your productions are flawless in technical presentation and EXTREMELY informative. That's where the "you should be compensated" part comes in.
@@lonniepee9804 thanks so much for the encouraging comments, Lonnie. We do get compensated (although not very well yet) through RUclips ad revenue and occasional sponsorships. At some point in the future we hope to get more sponsorships, but for now, we are just focused on growing our channel and improving our content. We hope that one day this can be both of our full time jobs!
Good job
Thank you so much!
My old stomping grounds; could have shown a LOT more of Downtown Dunedin from the pier/hotel are inland a few blocks on the main drag.
Thanks for watching, Stuart. We wish we would have had time to show more of Dunedin (and a lot of other areas as well), but unfortunately it just gets dark too early this time of year! One of these days we are going to bake a new video just on Dunedin!
In the 1980's I lived in Crystal Beach when they were building the trail.
Very cool, Mark. Thanks for sharing!
I did in one day 8 hours 👏👏👏👍🏻
Nice! We are definitely not in good enough bike riding shape to ride 8 hours straight!
Awesome video guys, I own the Nutrition spot on 4th st N in St Pete. Stop in some time and I will give you guys some stuff to try. 5246 4th St N
Thanks so much for watching and for the offer ☺️ Next time we are in the area we will have to stop in and say hi!
Try Strachan's Ice Cream next time in Dunedin. Love Brighter Days Brewery and H'Ours Restaurant....
Thank you for the recommendation. We'll definitely give it a try next time we are in town. And yes, Brighter Days and H'Ours were both excellent!
Hi
Great video. 👍👍
Where did you stay in Tarpon Springs? Where they able to store the bikes inside over night?
Thinking about doing the trip like you guys in March.
Regards
Jesper
Hello and thank you! We stayed at the Quality Inn. We didn't specifically ask if we could keep our bikes in our room, but they didn't tell us we couldn't as we were wheeling them through the lobby 😂
@@Explorcation Thanks for your answer. 🤣🤣
I’ve been wanting to do this whole trail on bikes for quite some time but just one way. I still haven’t been able to convince my husband to do it. He fears having the sore butt. We’ve done portions of the trail. Loved watching your experience.
Yeah, the sore but is a real concern! But we were thankful that our bikes had some pretty comfortable seats. We hope that maybe this video will help you convince your husband to finally take this adventure with you!
Can’t you get some different more cushioned comfortable seats? I know you can on regular bikes.
@@faithgnes3105 We did buy him a cushier seat and it helps some. I’ve since found out what he really wants is to buy his own e-bike. Lol. So we’re looking into them. If it’ll get him out on those long trails with me, it’s worth every penny. 😃
Did you get a good work out in on those ebikes?
Absolutely. Since we were driving 40 miles each way and were worried about having enough battery, we used minimal assist most of the way, which does require quite a bit of effort. It's still easier than riding a normal bike that far, but after doing it for several hours straight you'll definitely feel it.
I hope I can do this bike trip someday. Currently, I've just biked from Clearwater Beach to Dunedin (regular bike).
We sure hope that you get a chance to do this trip as well! We just wish we would have started a little earlier the first day so we weren't rushing quite as much.
Where would be a good place to park to unload the bikes and start?
If you want to start at the very beginning/end of the trail like we did (at Demens Landing), then I believe the closest parking garage would be 100 2nd Ave. S. Thanks for watching!
Love video again how old are yall love all the videos
Thanks, Kelvin!
How old are yall
Gotta stop by Bruno's bakery right by the trail off of park street in saint Pete!
At 5:58 in the lonely plaza to your right
Thanks so much for the recommendation. 100% seems like our type of place, and we'll definitely check it out!
I have a house in Port Orange, Volusia county, and a condo in Seminole, Pinellas county. I would love to make that E trek.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Rob. We really hope you get a chance to make the trek in the near future!
You 2 are so cool💯
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment! I'm not sure how cool we are, but we do definitely have a lot of fun!
Thats a good deal on the coffee at Bella's
We agree. Bella's prices really impressed us!
This was one of my favorite videos from you guys. My wife and I have ebikes as well for several years now. They are so much fun! Started out with two Ariel Rider x class 52 V's but it was too much bike for my wife. Sold hers and bought her a Vivi step 26" step-thru. She was much more comfortable on it. Would love to know what you end up buying if you do. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for sharing, Billy. I had to look up the Ariel Rider. That's a cool looking bike. We would definitely love that 70+ mile range, although not sure how our butts would handle 70 miles in on day. I guess if we worked up to it they would probably adapt! But most likely Jamie would end up preferring the Vivi just as your wife does!
@@Explorcation The Vivi is cheap but more than adequate. The Ariel Rider will go 37 Mph and it handles hills and rougher terrain with no problem. Keep cranking out the great videos for Florida. We watch them weekly.
@@billyc3757 thanks so much, we really do appreciate your support 😁