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Hey there from the greater Sacramento, California area.

Very nice to find this forum here.

I bought my first bike (as an adult) about a year and a half ago, and was riding regularly but 4 months ago wrecked my shoulder and was off my bike for months! Back on the bike now and back on track to lose some more weight (and, sadly, some that I'd already lost but mysteriously found again!)

I am 6' and currently 245 lbs, goal is 180 lbs.

I ride on local residential roads, nearby urban bike trails (paved, thank you!) and sometimes on busy Sacramento streets.

2007 Trek 7.2fx

I loathe hills and love early mornings. And I love that there is no snow where I live = year round biking.

liz

Hi Liz and welcome!

Here in Tucson we have year round biking, too. In fact, it's more a winter activity due to the summer heat. If you don't go out *very* early then, it's just too darn hot to ride.

Unfortunately we have hills here too and a few mountains besides. We see lots of pro teams beginning this time of year doing the 30 miles up Mount Lemmon. I ride to the base and occasionally see a team grouping up at milepost 0. A few weeks ago a bunch with red uniforms and 'CCCP' on their jerseys asked me to take a group picture of them at the milepost. Somehow their slavic accents didn't jibe with their (broken English) story that they were a club from Montreal. I got a pic of me with the group on my cell phone. I'll have to upload it sometimes and post it here.

About 4-5 months ago I started riding a 10 year old Spec. Crossroads my daughter left here when she headed out for school. I splurged a few weeks ago and got a bike for me - in my size, no less! - and I was able to move up from 15-20 mile rides into the low 30's I'm going to ride the short 33 mile event in the El Tour de Tucson in about 2-3 weeks time. It will be my first time doing this. My husband's ridden the 100+ event several times but he's doing the short one with me this year.

Weight loss is one of my goals (we have a biggest loser thread here, check it out) but I also ride for fitness and stress management.

We're all looking forward to reading more about you and your rides here on the forum!

Wanda

Welcome, Liz, from sunny SoCal (Anaheim).

Welcome to the forum!

I totally agree flat is better, and year riding (for the most part) rules.

There is a nice (and flat) route into SF that runs through Davis. Look for it on Bikely.com

OK, I'll look for that route. thanks!

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome!

welcome

Welcome :beer:

Welcome!

Welcome Liz! If you ever find yourself in the south bay and looking for a ride partner, look me up. :)

welcome, and ditto on the year round riding. I am in Miami and the weather keeps me going all year round.

Liz,

You might want to poke your head into the NorCal forum - there are several riders up your way that are always looking for someone to ride with.

Besides, we're the cool kids. You wanna be one of the cool kids, right? :)

Year round rider here too. Just more clothes in the winter than some of you.

Welcome to the fourm!!! Glad to have another Woman around!!Comeon over and check out ourBiggest Loser Threads.

Welcome Liz/Eay. :)

Nice to have year round riding. I had that in Florida, but all flat. Now I live in WA and have hills. I can nearly ride year round, it's not often its sooooo bad I can't force myself to get on the bike.

What kind of bike do you have?

I don't know KT, yesterday may have qualified as one of those day!

Woah, slavic accents? CCCP Jerseys? not only is this team not from Montreal, theyve apparently been riding nonstop since 1991 - thats one hell of a long ride....or theyre just too cheap to update their jerseys...?

Welcome to BikeForums to the original poster, hope you achieve all you hope to on your bike! and remember to tell us all about it! take care.

Yes, I'd thought there must be a story behind their story.

Back when I lived near Cleveland I remember a Lithuanian neighbor saying there was a large Lithuanian population in Toronto. I wonder if the group I met may have been expatriates living in Quebec and that the jersey design was tongue in cheek.

Welcome. I'm sure you are out on the ARBT?

2007 Trek 7.2fx

Yep - I commuted to Sac State on the American River Trail while I was in grad school. I would drive to the Folsom end and then either hop on light rail to campus or pedal to campus and ride the train back.