Hi. Scott here. 35 years old with a wife and 2 daughters. Pretty much picked up cycling because I entered a triathlon on a dare. Started out on a cheap bikes direct bike and now I'm on an Orbea Ordu. Currently waiting on Ironman Texas to open registration for 2013 so I can register for my first Ironman. I'm also highly intrigued by crit racing and may venture in that direction soon.

Hi, I'm Alissa! I'm 27 and live in Arkansas! I'm just getting back into cycling and looking forward to trying out several of the new trails that were just put in by our Parks and Recreation! I'd rather be biking than running any day!! Feel free to add me if you'd like!

Hello y'all. name's Altarian, not birth name but what i do by on here. From South Dakota, don't worry if you don't know where it is. After 20 years of not riding a bike i decided to get my bike out of my parents work shop and start riding again. My bike goal is first and for most to get into shape and lose weight. But my ultimate bike goal is to do the Tour De Kota (http://www.tourdekota.com/). I average 25+ miles a week since i stopped driving my car to work and started riding my bike. Add me if you want, just let me know why you want to add me. Best to you all on your ride's

Hi, My name is Lisa and I, of course, joined MFP to lose weight. Short story: I am 46 and need to lose around 60+lbs, recently lost 9lbs, have thyroid issues, mom of five, wife to Bob, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I started walking and wanted to do a little walk/run. The shin splints set in and hurt like crazy! I've always had issues with shin splints even when walking so hubby got out my bicycle. This is where I need help. We just ride our bikes for fun. I have a schwinn 21 speed and need a little advice on the proper way to use the gears. I just use them instinctively, but not because I have any knowledge of how to use them. I will be road riding mostly, but would like to do some rougher terrain. Which some of my roads are gravel as we live in country. My tires aren't just a street tire, it has some decent tred, but I don't think it's a full-fledged mountain bike tire. Anyway, should I set the gears so it's work to pedal on easy roads and easy to peddle on gravel? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks! Lisa P.S. feel free to add me as a friend!

Hi everyone. Name is Jason and I'm 36. New recruit to the group and to road biking. Just picked up a Giant TCR alloy road bike and am amping up to start with first using my own power to make it to work (approx 12miles each way) and go from there. Looking forward to the group

Hi all! I'm Garret and am 29 from California. Over the past year and 6 months I've lost 100 lbs. Started at 319 and am now at 218. :bigsmile: I've been looking to get more active in my daily life aside from going to the gym so a couple weeks ago I decided to start biking to work. I picked up a GT Traffic 4 and away I went. My ride to work is only 3 miles one way, but this past saturday I found the stamina to ride 16 miles at a speed of about 14 mph avg. I look forward to getting to know you all and talking with you!

My name is Jess. I live in Quens NY. I bought myself a single speed SE Bike last month. I am very new to cycling. My goal right now is to make it over the 59th street bridge from Queens into Manhattan. I tried to do it the other night and barely made it halfway. I was really disappointed but I'll be there again tonight and as many times as necessary until I make it all the way over.. Then I'll have to figure out how to get back

Hi I am Ferb03 (as in Fur Bee 03) and am from Ohio. Been riding regularly for three-years and mostly from April to November. Just not a cold weather person. Accomplished a personal best yesterday when I did 53.5 miles in four hours and on minute. Doing the Horizontal Hundred in Findlay Ohio next month and would love to complete at least 75-miles which would be another personal best.

Hi!

I'm Temira, and I live in Hood River, Oregon. I ride road and mountain bikes. Lucky me... I live in an awesome place for both! I ski and windsurf and kayak and do all sorts of fun outdoor stuff. I run a website about Gorge activities: http://www.thegorgeismygym.com.

Anyway, I joined MFP just so I could get faster on a bike. I've gone from 14mph flat ground to 17.5mph flat ground by dropping 20lbs or so. Hooray!

Friend me! And if you're in Oregon, let's go for a ride.

Temira

Guess I should introduce myself - oops kinda forgot!

31, female, central/so cal - got on MFP almost a year ago with weight lifting and basic cardio (elliptical) to better my health basically. Got tired of being unhealthy!

Just started biking again a few months ago (May/June I think). Used to bike all the time in my younger years. Finally decided to go out and purchase a new bike to get some more fun workouts in. I was running, but it would get boring for me after a while. Being on a bike is so much better for me. Picked up a Trek 8.4 DS for starters. Ride mostly on our bike path, but sometimes will ride on some hard-packed dirt/sand trails that we have. Weekday rides = 10 mi Weekend rides = 20 mi I'm trying to work my way up to more on the weekends. My stamina is slowly getting better. Thinking about test riding some road bikes (we can rent them at a LBS here).

Anyway, sayin hi!

New here, new to legit cycling. I've always had a bike, but haven't been to big on getting into it until recently. Years ago I peddled all over Naples, but it wasn't anything respectable (just a Bianchi Snake from the early 90s). I'm 38, fat and trying to use this as some decent exercise to lose weight. I'm riding a semi-old Schwinn mountain bike and probably doing it horribly wrong. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm doing it wrong. I'm fairly lost on most of the technicalities of riding, which is why I'm here: to educate myself and find out how to do things right.

Glad to be here. Thanks.

If the weather keeps going down I may be frost-bitten by it. :laugh:

Hi! Brian here. I've been cycling for many years but have never combined it with a nutrition program. MFP has been a great help to improving my diet and nutrition. I'm located in SW Washington State, a rural area with some great cycling opportunities. My real passion is touring. If you are in my area or even relatively close shoot me a message. If you want to talk touring shoot me a message. Glad to be here. Glad there is a bicycling group.

Hi! I'm Eileen, and I am back again to MFP after a 6 month hiatus (had logged for over 365 days and then stopped, and the pounds crept back on). This is my third year road cycling and I LOVE IT! I am 44 and live in Central Illinois where the wind and cold make for some difficult days on the bike, but last year I got a indoor trainer, and it has made a world of difference in my riding - I am much stronger this year. And with the biking videos, it is not so bad. But of course being outside is best! The weather is beautiful now and I am really enjoying the smells of autumn on my rides. I set a goal of 2000 miles this year, and I am just about there. My goal is to do a half century, and maybe even a century ride next summer when my 11 year old son is away at camp. My daily rides are about 18-22 miles, with 28 being my longest ride so far. The idea of riding 50 or a 100 miles in a day really appeals to me . . . its just finding the time to do it that is difficult!