Cycling in Florence?

[Rice Clan]

My husband and I are going on a Mediterranean Cruise leaving August 2. He loves to road bike and would like to rent a bike at least one of the days. We’ve decided on Florence. The ship gets in to port at Livorno at 7 am and departs at 7 pm. Any advice out there on where he should rent and where he should go in that short timespan?

 

[lankyrunner]

the best move would be to just rent wherever you could in livorno. i believe that cecina has a shop, i know that donoratico has a good shop and some great riding near it. pisa also has shops i believe and has great riding in and around the mountains near lucca. san miniato basso has a big manufacturer right off the fi-pi-li. from san miniato you can access a lot of good roads around montaione and gambassi terme. there are also a lot of hot springs for the wives, which seems to be a concern.

 

[Greyhound Velo]

I'll also be spending a month in Italy (leaving 8/24) and plan to rent a bike from these guys for at least a couple of days: http://www.bikerentalsplus.com/index.php?id=78

Gotta do the climb up to the church of the Madonna di Ghisallo, if nothing else!