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STEPHEN E. LASKO/For the Chronicle
Regis Hampton, owner of Hampton’s Edge Trailside Bicycles in Floral City, demonstrates a recumbent bicycle on the Withlacoochee State Trail. He said “bents,” as the cycles are known, have grown in popularity and offer people who have reservations about riding standard two-wheel bikes an alternative.
Pedaling in comfort: Enthusiasts tout benefits of using recumbent bicycles

Recumbent bikes are setting the pace as pedal-powered tourism keeps growing in Citrus County.

Thanks to the Withlacoochee State Trail, the county — especially Inverness — is widely known as a great place to ride.
The economic impact of the trail was discussed at a recent meeting of the Tourism Development Council. Vice chairman Linda Bega pointed out that Inverness is becoming known as a city for bicycles.

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