Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.fallstorm
03-03-05, 02:05 PM
Hey everyone, I'm new to the forums and kind of new to biking.
I'm replacing my department-store Huffy with a bike from my LBS next month. The Huffy has served me pretty well over the last three years, but it's on its way out: both wheels are slightly bent, everything needs adjusting but when I do so things bend and/or break, etc. Last year I rode that thing everywhere becuase I didn't have a car but I liked it much better than driving. Where I live it's often quicker to bike or even walk places than to drive.
Since I've started driving, I've also gained some pounds I need to lose. I'm hoping getting back to commuting will help me lose some of the weight I've packed on (no more drive-thrus for me!), but I'm also hoping to eventually hit some of the beautiful trails in the Cascades once I work up to that level. I've also noticed I don't enjoy my days as much when I have to drive and I'm usually more aggressive because of idiot drivers and dealing with parking at a small but busy university campus.
Anyway, this looks like a great place to discuss biking and I look forward to hanging out here!
I'm replacing my department-store Huffy with a bike from my LBS next month. The Huffy has served me pretty well over the last three years, but it's on its way out: both wheels are slightly bent, everything needs adjusting but when I do so things bend and/or break, etc. Last year I rode that thing everywhere becuase I didn't have a car but I liked it much better than driving. Where I live it's often quicker to bike or even walk places than to drive.
Since I've started driving, I've also gained some pounds I need to lose. I'm hoping getting back to commuting will help me lose some of the weight I've packed on (no more drive-thrus for me!), but I'm also hoping to eventually hit some of the beautiful trails in the Cascades once I work up to that level. I've also noticed I don't enjoy my days as much when I have to drive and I'm usually more aggressive because of idiot drivers and dealing with parking at a small but busy university campus.
Anyway, this looks like a great place to discuss biking and I look forward to hanging out here!