Introductions - good morning from SoCal

hey all...just introducing myself to the board. been mtn biking for 6 yrs and just got my first road bike. my riding buddy jen needs a roadie too...any advice for her on what brands/models to buy?

also, if any ladies (or patient guys) want to cruise around santa monica, drop me a note! i ride with midnight ridazz & sbmbc.

best wishes,
-cathy

Welcome Cathy, I'm way further South in North County, SD. Great to hear to got on the road. I just got my first MTB recently. Been on the road before that. On the lower end of the budget line, have your friend check out the Specialized Allez. I really like that bike. Or she can check out some of their women specific models. Giant also has some nice women specific bikes - OCR AO W

hey kiteboarder...thanks for the reco!

and speak of the devil, my roadie IS a giant OCR. =) she's booooootyful and i'm just getting started doing some late night rides with a group.

what mtb did you get? good luck on the trails.

Welcome Cathy. Also introduce yourself in the So Cal regional sub-forum. You'll find a few Ridazz folks there. :)

Hello cattv, if I lived down in SoCal I'd certainly be joining up with the MRs :) , they sound like a lot of fun people!

Welcome to BF!

East Hill

Hey, neighbor. :)

We live in the same neck of the woods. I'd be up for a casual, social ride around the 'hood (weekdays are best for me).

I haven't done a MR ride yet, but have been keeping an eye on their calendar. They do some rides out our way; perhaps we will meet up on one, if not sooner.

Cheers ~

Oh, yeah, per your invite: I'm a lady. Well, female, at any rate! ;)

i ride with midnight ridazz. lets party. you buy the drinks.

Come to the SoCal forum. The true roadies will love you.

Come to the SoCal forum. The true roadies will love you.

Romper Room?

Maybe a few more Ridazz are just what that place needs.

Welcome to the new from a dirtbag mountain biker, stuck in the middle of paved paradise.

Maybe a few more Ridazz are just what that place needs.


Maybe...the Ridazzs sound like pretty cool folks to me :) .

East Hill

Hi Cathy...

Welcome...:)

Be sure to hook up with Allez, she's very cool. Me...I'm on the other side of LA from you, but I do make it over to the Westside now and then.

hey kiteboarder...thanks for the reco!

and speak of the devil, my roadie IS a giant OCR. =) she's booooootyful and i'm just getting started doing some late night rides with a group.

what mtb did you get? good luck on the trails.

Hey catty. I got a HARO Sonix LT. Great bike! Well spec'd too. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I'm still working on beating the learning curve. I've got all kinds of cut, gashes, chain-ring bites and scrapes all over my legs! Plus, I'm fit from the road biking, but it takes a whole different kind of "fit" to mountain bike!

will do, thanks roadfix!

Maybe...the Ridazzs sound like pretty cool folks to me :) .

East Hill

hey east hill....thanks for the warm welcome!

i was just up in your corner of the country over labor day weekend. hit mt st helens and galbraith mtn with a friend. it's SO beautiful & lush up there. it's like someone dumped buckets of green on your highways! and then mt rainier in the distance...*swoon*! even got to see a bit of portland and vancouver (wa) due to a disc brake emergency (thank god for bike gallery!).

if i had to move, it would def be up to seattle. though the sunny & perfect 72 degrees i experience every frickin day here in santa monica would be tough to give up. :D

Hey, neighbor. :)

We live in the same neck of the woods. I'd be up for a casual, social ride around the 'hood (weekdays are best for me).

I haven't done a MR ride yet, but have been keeping an eye on their calendar. They do some rides out our way; perhaps we will meet up on one, if not sooner.

Cheers ~

Oh, yeah, per your invite: I'm a lady. Well, female, at any rate! ;)

i'm done at 2pm on weekdays! it's cuz i work nyc wall street hours. makes my day extra extra long. i'll see you on the next SM critical mass perhaps? PM me if you hit the october one.

-cathy

i ride with midnight ridazz. lets party. you buy the drinks.

very generous of you to let me buy. female empowerment and all that. haven't mastered the drinking & biking at the same time trick, but i'm working on it. will keep you updated.

ojai is o-s0-far!