Memphis TN or nearby

[Basementchoppers]

I live in Memphis too, Mid-town to be exact. There is a antique ride coming up at the beginning of April. Nothing more than 35mph. I was gonna drive my stingray, as my wife is probably gonna drive her C70. If you guys are interested, I can get information when all the details are hammered out.

 

[tntraveler59]

Hello,
Are you fellows still riding. I am near Somerville and put together a bike last spring and rode most of last summer until I had some technical problems. Those are all fixed now and I am back on the road again and would love to ride with someone!
My bike is an old walmart beach cruiser with the chinese made 2 cycle engine.

Tim

 

[ollicat]

Yup, still riding. In fact, I hope to get the bikes up and running this weekend now that it is getting warmer. I am now working on a getting a GEBE powered Electra Townie. I ride around Collierville/Germantown

 

[tntraveler59]

Great to hear it! Would love to get together and ride sometime if you are interested in that. I ride the back roads of Fayette county and made one ill fated trip to Mississippi!

Tim

 

[TerraPilot]

Ribon Cut on the Memphis Green line.

I'm surprised no one mentioned it here. My wife and I drove into Tillman ribbon cutting from the Podesta and Boswell access just in time to catch the cutting of the ribbon today on the new Green Line. . My Wife and I both ride GEBE setups.
Today and most weekdays the trail is not too crowded. Weekends are a complete bust though. "Way too crowded". The block party all along the trail is this Saturday. I may try to make that but the crowd is just too much for comfortable driving.

 

[ollicat]

Terra Pilot,

Where do I find this new greenbelt. I have been reading about it in the paper, but as you would expect, no maps were published. Where do you get on and off this new greenbelt?

Now that you attached your bike pic, I thought I would attach my ride with my BIG ride in the back

 

[recumbentbill]

green belt access

Terra Pilot,

Where do I find this new greenbelt. I have been reading about it in the paper, but as you would expect, no maps were published. Where do you get on and off this new greenbelt?

Now that you attached your bike pic, I thought I would attach my ride with my BIG ride in the back

Shelby Farms area at farm rd and mullins station rd intersection is a safe area to park Further west into memphis you can access the green belt at Tillman st which is in the middle of gang land or highland st, or the next access at High point terrace st. next streets heading east are graham.waring.Perkins Mendenhall and White station all of which [High point excluded ]Are IMHO dangerous to cross. park at your own risk in the hoods. When you get back your windows might be smashed in. Also the Memphis mentally might create problems for those riding gas powered bikes. I was born and raised in memphis and knowing how some Memphians and the memphis police can be I will ONLY ride a non motorized bicycle or in my case a recumbent on this greenbelt. Another thought Please don't ride alone and take a cell phone with you
Cheers
Recumbentbill EX Native Memphis Mid Towner and victim of crime. Jumped several times and experienced bicycle jacking in Overton Park [not fun at all]

 

[TerraPilot]

Terra Pilot,

Where do I find this new greenbelt. I have been reading about it in the paper, but as you would expect, no maps were published. Where do you get on and off this new greenbelt?

Its the old rail line that roughly parallels Sam cooper BLVD

I like the Google earth app. I also got a map (probably out of stock now) from the Shelby Farms Park Office. None the less the following streets access the Green Line. Tillman, Highland, Highpoint Terrace (there's a pub up the street), Graham, Waring Rd, Podesta (just east of White Station), then over the wolf river to Sycamore View and on to Shelby Farms.

Please note that the trail passes under and does not access Holmes, Perkins, Mendenhall
and White Station.

Also Buses now have bike racks the #30 goes within a block of my Raleigh/Bartlett home and stops right at the Waring Road access. I'm also told that one may even bring the bike to the back of the bus as long as it doesn't obstruct passenger exits.

 

[TerraPilot]

To recumbentbill;
Your Shelby Forest Area sounds quite intriguing. I've driven all over the Old North end of the Navy base. Exactly what or where to do you recommend in the Shelby Forrest area? PS Glad to see you still biking even with the back thing. I seem to remember Shelby Forrest being quite hilly.
Regards

 

[recumbentbill]

Shelby Forest area

To recumbentbill;
Your Shelby Forest Area sounds quite intriguing. I've driven all over the Old North end of the Navy base. Exactly what or where to do you recommend in the Shelby Forrest area? PS Glad to see you still biking even with the back thing. I seem to remember Shelby Forrest being quite hilly.
Regards

Yep Shelby Forest is hilly. A lot of the hills I have to pedal with the engine. Some of the Bluff hills unless you have a SBP shift kit or your a really fit cyclist forget it and walk it [Motored cruiser here] I can pull all of the hills on a my human powered RANS v2 recumbent and mountain bike. The area I like to ride can easily make for a 60m plus ride if i want covering north shelby county west of high way 51 on up into tipton county and with a brief ride headed north on 51 leaving Covington I can head into Lauderdale county going through Henning on the east side of 51 or heading west to ft pillow civil war park. From the Ft Pillow, Cold Creek area I have biked on up to ReelFoot Lake Via back roads. Of course now were talking a 2 or 3 or more days motoredbike trip.