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.