NAME: Jason and Kellie Cyr

LOCATION: Tampa, FL

OCCUPATION: Bike Shop Owners

Where do you live and what’s it like riding in your city?

We live in downtown Tampa and own a bicycle shop here (City Bike Tampa). Riding here is excellent because the weather is very predictable and there are lots of great places like restaurants, parks and museums to visit on two wheels.

What was your favorite city to ride in, and why?

Before Tampa it was Boston... anywhere along the Charles River would do, rain or shine.

Why do you love riding in the city?

What could be more fun than cruising past cars stalled in traffic on a sunny Friday afternoon on your way to share a few post-workday cold ones with other fellow urban cyclists who share the same passion? No stuffy attitudes, just love for the Bay area and leaving the SUVs at home.

Check out www.citybiketampa.com

NAME: Fabrizio Cercatore and Andrea Lepore

LOCATION: LaSpezia, Italy and Sacramento, CA

OCCUPATION: Founders of HOT ITALIAN

Where do you live and what’s it like riding in your city?

Fabrizio: I am from LaSpezia but live in Sacramento part time. I love riding in Sacramento because the streets are flat and the weather is sunny most of the year.

Andrea: One of my best memories of Italy was riding bikes through LaSpezia—around cars, scooters, pedestrians—but feeling safe and inspired.

Why do you love riding in the city?

Fabrizio: I like to go out at night with friends and I love riding my bike home at night when the streets are empty and quiet.

Andrea: When I’m riding, there’s nothing else I want to be doing.

Check out www.hotitalian.net