Hello from Oklahoma!
07-09-17, 04:47 PM
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Hello from Oklahoma!
Thanks for letting me in!I haven't been cycling long at all.I'm 45 years old and haven't been on a bike since I was about 15 or so.I recently got the "bug" after my wife beat breast cancer.Our doctors told her that she had to change her diet (get off the processed food,especially sugar) and start getting some exercise.I picked up a used MTB from a friend and started riding it around at my house,up and down the drive way (about a quarter mile one way).I figured if we could start bicycling together that would kill two birds with one stone,exercise/spend time together.I started with a used Shwinn Sidewinder that was about eight to ten years old.It was ok but I was having alot of problems with the shifters and derailleurs and such.I stopped by a bike shop and got on a Specialized Hardrock 650 and was instantly sold.I know it is an entry level bike but that is what I needed and it was in my $$$ range. MTB's are not the only type for me I like all of 'em.I picked up a Rallye Cruiser made in 1990 yesterday for $10.I got the tires aired up on it,made a few minor adjustments and rode the fire out of it on my drive way all evening.It needs some work and I'm thinking of ordering some tools and changing the gears on it so it is more forgiving on the hills.It needs the lower end serviced bad anyhow.It doesn't appear to have been ridden much just stored and neglected for years.All of this has taken place in side of the last two months.So when I say I haven't been at it long you can see what I mean.I hope to learn alot here and share some of my experiences.Thanks,Mule...
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Welcome. Hope your wife is okay. Yep, cycling and diet make for long term health.
07-09-17, 09:19 PM
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07-09-17, 09:23 PM
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Greetings !!! Fellow SE Okie here currently living in Oregon , originally from near you in Latimer County. Moved out here to the PNW for employment from OK a couple of years ago. Loving the bicycling culture here but I sure miss Okla nice to meet you and lets talk soon Muleskinner.
07-10-17, 04:12 PM
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After my parents divorced when I was little, we left for the west coast. I've been back a couple of times, but I haven't lived there since 1980.
07-10-17, 04:28 PM
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Cool...Your still an Okie by birth.Dual citizen if you will.I spend 6 years out west while in the USMC.I was stationed at 29 Palms California.With I have of been into biking then.Lots of great terrain and beautiful country out there (not so much 29 Palms,just out west).
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My dad was stationed there for a while as well (before I was born), and my mom joked about the fact that there likely weren't even 29 palms in the whole area.
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