Where's the cyclists?

Five day a week Commuter , weekend rider, whenever the mood hits, Mountain Biker.

I ride a (very) modified Specialized (Globe) Vienna 3 Disc, and a GT Avalanche.

Nowhere near having a budget to get competetive. I did ride 100mi two weeks ago (my first 100+ ride).

Here there!!

I have a 199? Trek 520 (touring bike). I'd like to upgrade but this bike has served me well for many years now & there's always somewhere else the money needs to go (usually child-related).

I rode 10+ years ago 150-200 miles/week until the kiddos came along. Just re-discovered my two-wheeled love a couple of years ago. I commute during the summer when I don't have to cater to the school bus schedule. I also ride any chance I get on weekends. My oldest is beginning to catch the cycling bug so she's likely to get an upgrade from her "kid bike" soon. My youngest is just getting off training wheels.

There are 'huge' windows in our office and I hate nothing more than beautiful spring days when I'm stuck at work.

2008 Felt DA is my Tri bike.
2009 Felt F15X is my cross bike
2007 Serotta CXII is my road bike

Mainly a roadie right now as I'm currently without a mtn bike. Cannondale Optimo is my current bike and I love it. I have a 4000 mile goal for the year and I'm training for a half Ironman. Come check out our little cycling club if you'd like :happy:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/164299-mfp-cycling-club?page=12

Being a Dutchman, I grow restless when I can't grab my bike for this or that. Living in a tropical country poses an extra problem: no proper bikes for sale here. One can get the full range of cheaper type of mountain bikes and only the lowest quality Chinese regular bicycles. So, I imported my own bike, a Burgers' Urban (http://www.burgersfietsen.nl/collectie-2011/urban-city/).

Ah, I was happy as a child once it arrived here

I use it to cycle to the gym and back. Back in Holland, 10kilometers is a nice ride, but here it's hot and a little hilly so I when I take the bike I reach the gym already soaked throughout.

Nonetheless, it feels so good. The wind in your hair, hands off the steer. Foremost: sitting up straight while cycling!! (I hated mountain bikes for not allowing that).

My Urban attracts a LOT of attention and I get lots of enthusiastic reactions (from people who almost killed me with their cars haha). I should start a shop selling them here.

Being a Dutchman, I grow restless when I can't grab my bike for this or that. Living in a tropical country poses an extra problem: no proper bikes for sale here. One can get the full range of cheaper type of mountain bikes and only the lowest quality Chinese regular bicycles. So, I imported my own bike, a Burgers' Urban (http://www.burgersfietsen.nl/collectie-2011/urban-city/).

Ah, I was happy as a child once it arrived here

I use it to cycle to the gym and back. Back in Holland, 10kilometers is a nice ride, but here it's hot and a little hilly so I when I take the bike I reach the gym already soaked throughout.

Nonetheless, it feels so good. The wind in your hair, hands off the steer. Foremost: sitting up straight while cycling!! (I hated mountain bikes for not allowing that).

My Urban attracts a LOT of attention and I get lots of enthusiastic reactions (from people who almost killed me with their cars haha). I should start a shop selling them here.

Really great looking urban bike!


If the pic works...

Is that a three speed or?

For around town casual riding, the handlebars above the seat it great!

Hi, Gwen! I always joke that my wife and I constitute a "little paceline of two" because we don't ride with a group.

If you want to try something very eye opening, find an organized ride in your area. Not a weekly ride but a well supported, well attended event ride put on by a local bicycle club. You will figure out pretty quickly if riding with others is for you. My first century ride was in 2006 where there were over 2,000 cyclists doing routes from 15 miles on dirt roads up to 100 miles on pavement. It was a blast! They had assistance vehicles driving around in case something medical or mechanical happened, the police were directing traffic at some of the busier intersections, and there were about six roadside stops if you needed them. That's definitely the way to travel and worth every penny of the $20 entry fee.

Jen (jjclem07 here on MFP) rides with me now and has got two 100-milers under her belt, as well. She is hooked on these organized rides and is always trying to get us into one or another event in our area. It's probably good that time and money don't allow us to do very many because we'd be on the road every weekend from May to October!

Haha StuAblett, that's great. Yes, that is my bike! Mine has big black saddle bags. Some friends jokingly says it looks like a Nazi bike because it's all black but they are all totally jealous. It's an 8 gear (well, in reality 7).

I’ve already signed up for my first charity bike ride of the year, 45 miles around Crewe which is 2 weeks on Sunday, can't wait.

My other half lives in Nantwich and last year Cheshire Triathlon clashed with some organised century ride that came through Nantwich...

Too many cyclists with race numbers on and when our routes clashed it was carnage...

some road cyclists accidentally following the triathlon marshalls instructions and going off course....
some triathletes following the road bike pack and going off course...

It was one of the funniest races I ever did. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

lol that sounds brilliant, i can imagine it was like a Benny Hill sketch

It was hilarious!!!

Their race was draft legal but ours wasn't... so you end up with people on your tail and you're like "oi!! get off my wheel!!" :laugh:

And great conversations like "get a move on!!" followed by "it's alright for you, you don't have to run afterwards!!"... "what are you talking about!?... run afterwards??!! are you mad??!!!"