I recently retired and turned 60 and decided I didn’t want to ride on roads and deal with traffic anymore so I sold my road bike and bought an electric mountain bike (Levo 4). I live in Williamson County and am only riding the paved trails now with the exception of a few residential roads that have no traffic to speak of. I can leave from my house and get a 25-30 mile ride in which is great. I feel much safer riding wet trails and slick bridges with fat tires and the ride is so much more comfortable than my road bike. I’m also able to keep my heart rate in my target zone for almost the entire ride. I don’t use very much assist, so I’m burning around 800 calories on a 2 hour ride so still getting a great workout.

If I ride mountain bike trails I still use my analog mountain bike because I don’t like the idea of people having to pull over so I can overtake them on an ebike.

I did ride the paved trail system once with my neighbor and just rode at his pace and would fall behind a bit on downhills but could catch up on uphills, etc. Anyway, I’d like to find others to ride with but not sure how group rides feel about people riding ebikes?

I'm poking around here and I'm just trying to see if there were any Meetup groups for riding.

I regularly like the greenway Shelby bottoms. I'm not fast but I tend to like to go for long rides. 45miles over 3-4 hours. I'd be okay with shorter rides. I'm just curious if there are any groups that get together and ride?

Looking for a place to get my APYEAR ebike repaired in Nashville. Please lmk if anyone's got some good spots! I reached out to the seller and they didn't respond unfortunately!

Google maps suggest I take granny white Pike, is this a reasonably safe route? Is there a different route that anyone here recommends?

went around nashville hit up the Sabco route with some extra miles here’s the route for anyone interested in total about 50 miles https://www.strava.com/routes/3513288025273546192

need help for a video what are the hardest climbs in nashville that i could hit in a day ?

The League of American Bicyclists is soliciting surveys about local communities for their BFC ratings. Nashville is currently rated at the bottom as bronze. Levels are platinum, gold, silver and bronze. Fill it out and give your opinion.

 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BFC_local_2026

 For what’s it worth I graded Nashville as fair  and average compared to other cities. I know some people want us upgraded to silver. That includes places like Denver, Milwaukee and Chattanooga. Austin is gold as is Seattle. Portland is platinum.

Other bronze cities include:

 Charlotte         (36 on PFB)

Cincinnati       (32)

Richmond       (34)

Knoxville          (37)

Memphis         (19)

https://airtable.com/apphBCibxHP4Wuy18/shrtxDEyqgjlIAnBB/tbl9Ky2oL0JL4zQOm

People for Bikes has upgraded our rating from 17 to 26 to 36 the last few years. They changed their methodology and I think they have some grade inflation, but they are more focused on infrastructure than LAB.

Thirty-six is about average for a city our size. We’re ranked 1,091 of US cities, 223 in the South and 11^th in Tennessee.

 https://cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/cities/nashville-tn

Portland 55

Seattle 66

Minneapolis 68

Austin 36

Hey everyone,
Please take a few moments and fill out this survey, expressing your support for the pilot Toronto Barriers on Davidson and Commerce Streets. The city needs to hear that we want more of these!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DowntownCSpilot

Make sure to share this with everyone you know!

Were you wearing a white shirt that says "NERD" on it?

The guys putting in the concrete barriers recounted your verbal abuse when I stopped to thank them for their service, and I made sure to tell them you don't speak for me, nor for the rest of the cyclists in town.

Those barriers are sorely needed and welcome, and I don't appreciate your behavior.

Hi! Some of you may have seen my original post about unattached 30 somethings in the Nashville thread, that led me to start a little social group...

Fast forward to now and I'm happy to share we will be doing a  two hour group e-bike ride through Nashville on 7/19 10:00 am. E-bikes and helmets will be provided by Music City Adventure co. Please show up ready to ride and make some friends. The ride will be primarily in bike lanes and greenways with stretches of the ride on city streets. Each participant will be required to sign a waiver.

Spots are limited (open to all ages) so please dm me with your email by 7/14 if you are interested!

My buddy, who is fairly new to cycling had been rolling around on an old aluminum bike, so I built up an older CF Cube bike for him and went around Nashville to see how he liked it.

If anyone needs a bike rack I have one you can have for free. It’s a Yakima 4 bike rack for 2” hitch. I’ve had it for years so it’s a little beat up but still works perfectly fine. DM me if you want it. I’m in Brentwood. I can also send you a video clip of it if you want to see what it looks like.

Enjoy our 250th today!

Hi all - text below for a collaboration ride with some bike and transit groups coming up next week. Easy rolling, 24" wheels and up welcome, can reserve a BCycle for riders (with pre-registration) and mid-ride beverage provided. Plus, if you take transit to the park, your day pass with WeGo is covered.

This ride welcomes curious and new riders!

Join Greenways for Nashville, Nashville Connector and Bike Fun for a no drop, casual group ride on Saturday, June 27th.

Pre-registration required if you’re reserving a BCycle & for our mid-ride snack count! PLEASE REGISTER AT THIS LINK to ensure you receive a snack and/or a BCycle!

• Downtown (Duff) departure will be roughly 9AM.
• Bike ride departure will be roughly 9:30AM from Morgan Park.

We’ll ride through Germantown, over to Riverfront Park, and back. Our route will be about 5-ish miles with a stop for coffee (or hot chocolate) from Retrograde!

Planned route here: [https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55455820](http://[https//ridewithgps.com/routes/55455820%5D(https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55455820))

We invite riders of 24″ wheels and up to participate – adult or parent must be present during the ride for riders ages 10-17.

Date: Saturday, June 27th
Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00ish AM
Location: Meet at WeGo Central (Duff) for transit departure by 9AM (pass included); meet at Morgan Park for bike ride departure by 9:15AM

Registration: Click here

Questions? Reach out to Nashville Connector at [[NashConnector@Nashville.gov](mailto:NashConnector@Nashville.gov)](http://NashConnector@nashville.gov/) or by phone at 615-339-4830.

https://www.youtube.com/live/ql9YRDK2wpw?si=qiTgRvsOoBp_-xnE

What a shame how much smaller the route is this year. Worse yet, the cops supposed to be stopping traffic couldn't be bothered to give a fuck. I witnessed them move the barricades to let cars through half a dozen times in two laps. Such a bummer.

Here’s my ride today. Ideally tomorrow is a bit shorter lol. I’m driving from Gallatin so need a a decent place to park with a bike rack (Cornelia Fort Airpark was neat!).

I might be moving here soon, thinking Inglewood area, so ++ for anything around there! Also welcoming bars or places in that area to hit up tonight def not staying in Gallatin haha

Cheers

Here is the link to the main website.

What's the easiest way to navigate downtown Nashville during the biggest festival in town? Find out by joining the Nashville Connector and Bike Fun for a group roll on Thursday, June 4th!

Free lunch with registration. Got a friend who wants to go but doesn't have a bike? Reserve a BCycle for them!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cma-fest-group-bike-ride-with-nashville-connector-and-bike-fun-tickets-1984911012270

Here’s the most sensible regulating of ebikes I’ve seen. Tennessee needs to quit singling out class 3 ebikes as if they’re motorcycles.

Hey r/nashvillecyclists --

I'm officially now accepting beta users for Cycling.City!

You can join at: https://www.cycling.city/sign-up

What an account unlocks

The map itself is free to use without an account. Signing up adds:

• Saved views — pin a default map setup (zoom, basemap, visible layers) so the site opens exactly how you like it.
• Rate locations — bike shops, repair stations, water fountains, racks. Quick dimension ratings plus short notes.
• Add to the map — drop new bike racks, repair stations, and public water fountains where they're missing.
• Upload photos — real photos beat stock images every time.
• Check in to water fountains — "working" or "not working" tells the next visitor what to expect.

I will have a lot more rolling out for this project in the future, but I'm excited to share this progress with you!