Ding ding! Another Newb from Chicagoland checks in...
08-06-15, 12:17 AM
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Ding ding! Another Newb from Chicagoland checks in...
Hi, everyone!
Every time I researched my n+1 bike or looked for cycling tips, I'd run across this forum, and tonight I decided it was time to log in and browse around a little.
I'm a recreational rider - not fast, not slow, but working on improving. Apparently I'm an Athena? So go goddess me!
I mostly ride multi-user paths in the Chicago suburbs, but last May I did the "Bike The Drive" event for the first time, on my flat-bar road bike "Veda."
And then in June I rode 41 miles in the Chicago Tour de Cure - fell twice and still finished, going as hard as I could.
Looking forward to learning more about cycling. Don't worry, I've read "The Rules," and in the next year hope to HTFU.
Every time I researched my n+1 bike or looked for cycling tips, I'd run across this forum, and tonight I decided it was time to log in and browse around a little.
I'm a recreational rider - not fast, not slow, but working on improving. Apparently I'm an Athena? So go goddess me!
I mostly ride multi-user paths in the Chicago suburbs, but last May I did the "Bike The Drive" event for the first time, on my flat-bar road bike "Veda."
And then in June I rode 41 miles in the Chicago Tour de Cure - fell twice and still finished, going as hard as I could.
Looking forward to learning more about cycling. Don't worry, I've read "The Rules," and in the next year hope to HTFU.
08-06-15, 03:05 AM
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Welcome to Bike Forums. Nice introduction!
08-06-15, 08:25 AM
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Welcome to cycling, Ginny. You'll find that you'll have more fun if you disregard The Rules! 
