Reignited user, coming back in.
04-28-19, 04:02 AM
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Reignited user, coming back in.
Been awhile since I last posted on here. I used to live in SoCal, but now live in eastern NM. I ride a mixture of recumbent trike's and regular uprights.
Not much of a speed racer. I typically commute and usually go to more "cruiser friendly" rides. A decade ago, it was the controversial, Midnight Ridazz rides in the LA area. Nowadays, it's day long road trips on off-days to either Austin or Boulder for their Thursday night chill rides.
Yeah and I kind of got bit by the "E" bug after a co-worker let me borrow his Bafang equipped folder back in 2016 after criticizing it, so there's that.
Other than that, glad to be back on here.
Not much of a speed racer. I typically commute and usually go to more "cruiser friendly" rides. A decade ago, it was the controversial, Midnight Ridazz rides in the LA area. Nowadays, it's day long road trips on off-days to either Austin or Boulder for their Thursday night chill rides.
Yeah and I kind of got bit by the "E" bug after a co-worker let me borrow his Bafang equipped folder back in 2016 after criticizing it, so there's that.
Other than that, glad to be back on here.
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04-29-19, 09:39 PM
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04-30-19, 02:37 AM
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Probably a much better spot to post the bike related topics than a ****** sub!!
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05-01-19, 09:00 AM
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Welcome. I'm also both an upright rider and a trike rider.
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05-01-19, 09:08 AM
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05-01-19, 09:10 AM
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05-01-19, 09:15 AM
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Hello,
im getting back into cycling after a 25 year break. I’m currently getting my old bikes back into shape as well as me getting back in shape. I’m in the Springfield, Mo area now.
Back in the day I was pretty serious about cycling. I worked weekends at a bike shop in Joplin just for fun. I actually commuted to Joplin from Miami, ok which was a 35 mile ride each way. Like I said the job was just for fun and it was a great ice breaker when talking to customers if they asked if i would recommend a Cannondale. The reaction when I told them that I commuted 35 miles on mine got some interesting reactions.
I’ve done the Hotter than Hell twice, Freewheel across Oklahoma twice and so many MS rides and other such rides I can’t count.
I don’t expect I will be getting into that kind of shape again at 62, but, so far I have enjoyed getting a start. It will be a slow start as I’m trying to work through a knee injury and other medical issues so it is short low intensity rides as I can Manage when my body will let me. But, even with the pain I really loved feeling the wind in my face the first time back on the bike. I’m riding my dad’s Diamond Back Venture that I inherited in 2012. He was my main riding buddy back then so I have a lot to live up to. He was doing centuries at 59 and fighting diabetes so I can do it to.
My dads Diamond Back Venture
im getting back into cycling after a 25 year break. I’m currently getting my old bikes back into shape as well as me getting back in shape. I’m in the Springfield, Mo area now.
Back in the day I was pretty serious about cycling. I worked weekends at a bike shop in Joplin just for fun. I actually commuted to Joplin from Miami, ok which was a 35 mile ride each way. Like I said the job was just for fun and it was a great ice breaker when talking to customers if they asked if i would recommend a Cannondale. The reaction when I told them that I commuted 35 miles on mine got some interesting reactions.
I’ve done the Hotter than Hell twice, Freewheel across Oklahoma twice and so many MS rides and other such rides I can’t count.
I don’t expect I will be getting into that kind of shape again at 62, but, so far I have enjoyed getting a start. It will be a slow start as I’m trying to work through a knee injury and other medical issues so it is short low intensity rides as I can Manage when my body will let me. But, even with the pain I really loved feeling the wind in my face the first time back on the bike. I’m riding my dad’s Diamond Back Venture that I inherited in 2012. He was my main riding buddy back then so I have a lot to live up to. He was doing centuries at 59 and fighting diabetes so I can do it to.
My dads Diamond Back Venture
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