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09-05-11, 02:59 PM
Hey Guys,
My name is John, I'm 25 and I live in Chicago. I recently started biking this May after not riding a bike in nearly 10 years. I purchased a 2010 GT Tachyon 3.0 which falls under the Hybrid bike category but is considered in the Road Bike category by GT's website. I test rode a few other bikes in the same price range and category such as a Specialized Sirrus, Giant hybrid (forgot model), Fuji, and a Trek - The GT felt the sturdiest and shifted the best vs the others which were all of equal price or even slightly higher.
I ride for recreation and stress relieve and not so much for commuting - I've ridden about 275 miles since June 24 (when I downloaded CardioTrainer for my phone) and have been trying to do at least 40 miles a week. I'm currently "training" to ride in a century in about 2 weeks.
After debating to join a forum, I finally gave in and googled for a biking forum and found this. Looking forward to learning some new things from repairs to riding more efficiently and possibly meeting new people to ride with.
My name is John, I'm 25 and I live in Chicago. I recently started biking this May after not riding a bike in nearly 10 years. I purchased a 2010 GT Tachyon 3.0 which falls under the Hybrid bike category but is considered in the Road Bike category by GT's website. I test rode a few other bikes in the same price range and category such as a Specialized Sirrus, Giant hybrid (forgot model), Fuji, and a Trek - The GT felt the sturdiest and shifted the best vs the others which were all of equal price or even slightly higher.
I ride for recreation and stress relieve and not so much for commuting - I've ridden about 275 miles since June 24 (when I downloaded CardioTrainer for my phone) and have been trying to do at least 40 miles a week. I'm currently "training" to ride in a century in about 2 weeks.
After debating to join a forum, I finally gave in and googled for a biking forum and found this. Looking forward to learning some new things from repairs to riding more efficiently and possibly meeting new people to ride with.