Paulsomeone
Squier-Meister
I looked but didn't see one started yet. Is anyone else here into bicycles in a big way?
Some background - I was into bicycling heavily as a teenager. As a young adult I worked as a bicycle mechanic at a shop for a couple of years. Around that time I was doing amateur mountain bike races.
I dropped off the cycling map completely for about 20 years after a crumby experience. Some friends went on to greatness though. The girl I used to train with moved to Vancouver and became a pro on the cross country mountain bike scene. That was cool to watch.
A few years ago, after my long hiatus, I sold my car and used the proceeds to buy a cyclocross bike. Last summer I bought a single speed road bike and took it out for some country rides. The longest was 70 Km. Hopefully this year I'll get out more.
I turn the big five-o this year and was thinking about buying a new road bike as a present to myself. Something in me wants to stay away from disc brakes, but that's a whole other issue haha. Probably nostalgia for my late 80s/early 90s wrenching days.
Anyway, enough of my yacking. Anyone else?
Some background - I was into bicycling heavily as a teenager. As a young adult I worked as a bicycle mechanic at a shop for a couple of years. Around that time I was doing amateur mountain bike races.
I dropped off the cycling map completely for about 20 years after a crumby experience. Some friends went on to greatness though. The girl I used to train with moved to Vancouver and became a pro on the cross country mountain bike scene. That was cool to watch.
A few years ago, after my long hiatus, I sold my car and used the proceeds to buy a cyclocross bike. Last summer I bought a single speed road bike and took it out for some country rides. The longest was 70 Km. Hopefully this year I'll get out more.
I turn the big five-o this year and was thinking about buying a new road bike as a present to myself. Something in me wants to stay away from disc brakes, but that's a whole other issue haha. Probably nostalgia for my late 80s/early 90s wrenching days.
Anyway, enough of my yacking. Anyone else?