Keep the group ride. Fix the position that is breaking you.
Venice is a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community with a real riding calendar: the Legacy Trail, the Venetian Waterway, Caspersen loops, and group starts from Laurel Road to Downtown Wellen. That volume is why we built a cycling page — not a generic “bike stretch” blog.
Most cyclists who book here already know the bike is part of the problem. Saddle height, reach, and cleat position load the knee, neck, and lumbar spine. We still treat the tissue. We also look at the hours you actually ride, not a textbook 90-degree knee angle.
Road, triathlon, e-bike fitness riders, and off-road loops at the T. Mabry Carlton Reserve and the Myakkahatchee all show up. If you ride with a local club, say so on the first visit. The plan has to survive Saturday’s pace line, not just the treatment table.
Anterior knee pain after a bump in mileage or a saddle that is a few millimeters off. We treat the knee and the hip that is dumping load into it.
IT band on long trail days
Lateral knee sting at a predictable mile on the Legacy Trail is a hip-capacity problem. Foam rolling the band without changing load is why it returns on Sunday.
Neck and drop-bar position
Hours in the drops or on aero bars stiffen the neck and upper back. We restore motion so you can hold the position without a headache on the drive home.
Low back and saddle height
A saddle that is too high or a core that quits at mile 40 sends the lumbar spine into the ride. Care includes the bike conversation, not only the adjustment.
Hips after aero and group work
Closed hip angles and sitting in the draft tighten the front of the hip. Rotation and glute capacity decide whether the next interval is clean.
Hands, wrists, and numbness
Pressure on the bars is a position and a tissue problem. We screen the neck and the tunnel so you are not buying a seventh pair of gloves.
Return after a crash
Collarbone, AC joint, and the fear of the first group ride back. We clear what needs imaging and load what can train.
Heat, volume, and Florida miles
Year-round riding here is a gift and a trap. We plan load around humidity, not a northern calendar that does not apply.
Venice/Sarasota Area Clubs
Local area clubs and group rides
We are not the club, but Dr. Fava is a member of a few of these clubs! We are the clinic riders use when a niggle becomes a training block. Mention your group on the first visit so the plan matches the ride.
Bicycles International
1752 Tamiami Trail S, Venice
Shop rides since 1986. Friday night is a free no-drop loop of Venice Island. Weeknight road rides go to Manasota Key and Casey Key, with a Saturday morning group. Confirm the week on their calendar.
The Venice-corridor club. Weekday and weekend group rides across Sarasota and Charlotte Counties — the riders we see most from this side of the county.
Amateur club covering Charlotte, Sarasota, and Manatee Counties. Venice riders know the Sunday morning groups; we treat the knees and necks that show up after them.
Saturday morning ride at 7:30 or 8:00 a.m., later when it is hot. Meet at the front entrance. No-drop, all riders, casual pace. Routes include the Legacy Trail, Venice, and the Venice Island Loop. Also look for our Saturday Morning Bike Clinics.
Volunteer mountain-bike and gravel club for Venice, North Port, and Englewood. They built and maintain about 25 miles of singletrack at the T. Mabry Carlton Reserve, including the Boldlygo trail, with more access from Myakkahatchee. Each winter they host Piggy’s Revenge, a 10- to 60-mile ride on those trails.
Founded 1974. Hundreds of members, rides from Parrish to Venice. Open to non-members; multiple pace groups. Joint rides with Coastal Cruisers land in the Venice area.
Free weekly meetup — Saturdays from Downtown Wellen (Kind Vibes Outfitters). Recreational and fitness riders from the community Dr. Fava already works in as Medical Director.
