I have a growingly distinct plan to hit a variety of record and thrift stores this week. But as spread out as the city is - and as far in the outskirts I currently reside - this makes things very difficult sans motorized vehicle. Even next year when I bring my plan to fruition (to purchase a bike case and ship a bicycle down here), it would still be difficult. Because while I can get around the area via bike once I arrive I would be looking at a 20 mile minimum ride to get to/from the area. 30-35 miles to hit some record stores is out of the ordinary even for my own obsessive collecting/riding behavior.
On a lark, I checked for bike rental facilities and found that all three is in northwest Orlando, right in the area that I plan to visit! Better yet, each is near a SunRail station!
Retro City Cycles is only .5 miles from the Florida Hospital station. It is also right next door to Rock N' Roll Heaven - which is the first of three record stores I plan to hit.
Kyle's Bike Shop is only 2.2 miles from the Lynx Central station. That isn't too far, but at 4.5 miles plus the other general walking and riding over the course of the day, that can get tough.
Breakaway Bicycles is only 0.1 miles from the Winter Park station. However, they are closed on Mondays. Also this is the furthest removed from the general area to hit stores.
Mileage aside, I do worry about one of these three stores and/or the stores I plan to hunt for records at being closed for Columbus Day. Not much I can do to find out about that at 830pm on a Sunday besides wait and cross my fingers. All three of the record stores show that they are open on Monday's so hopefully they are not prone to the holiday also.
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