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A new thread about cycling
greenMonkey:
So, it seems like there hasn't been a thread about cycling around here for a while, and with the weather getting nicer I thought it was time for one.
I personally am just really getting into road cycling as a sport. I started last summer in France, riding some of my friend's bikes, then bought my own shitty 20-year old steel road bike when I got back to the States. I rode that for the remainder of the summer and all of the fall, then stopped because of bad weather and time constraints. This spring I got back on my bike, and as of last week have finally purchased a better bike. It will be nice not lugging so much weight up hills or having my chain fall off and jam randomly. I got an amazing deal on a last year's ('07) LeMond Tourmalet, and I'm waiting for my local bike shop to get some Sidi Genius 5 shoes in my size, which will then be equipped with Speedplay Zero clipless pedals. My goal for this summer is to do at the very least 100 miles a weak, but I think I should very easily be able to surpass that. I live in Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis, and this coming fall I really want to participate in both the St. Paul Classic bike tour and the Tour de Minneapolis. I really enjoy cycling, because it's very fun, and it's a great way to see the outdoors and hopefully get me in shape.
I'd be curious to see how many people here use a bike on a frequent basis, either for commuting, getting around town, or as a sport, etc.
Lunchbox:
I am planning on buying a bike when I get back from Canada! It is a five-minute drive and a tiring forty-minute walk to work, and riding will be a nice compromise between the two. I was going to see if I could find an older style retro bike at a garage sale, but perhaps I might be better off getting something more modern now that I think about it.
Social Bacon:
I bike whenever I get the chance; I find it's a great stress reliever. Living in London there is a substantial area of flood plain surrounding the river, as such the city turned it all into public parks and wired bike paths through the parks across the entire city. It's one of the things I really love about this city.
RedLion:
Biking is the best thing for for a finely sculpted ass.
...Or so I'm told.
Valrus:
--- Quote from: greenMonkey on 30 May 2008, 18:23 ---I live in Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis, and this coming fall I really want to participate in both the St. Paul Classic bike tour and the Tour de Minneapolis.
--- End quote ---
Shit dude, I'm in St. Paul and I've done the Classic for the last two years. We should hang!
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