pwyll99

Hi, I'm John and I Live in Tigard Oregon. I'm originally from New Brunswick, NJ where I used to like to ride my old 10-speed out in rural Somerset County back in the late 70's and early 80's. I moved out of Jersey around 1990 and after a few years in central Florida (Winter Park) moved out to Oregon in 95.
I got back into cycling after buying a cheap mountain bike from Toys' R Us. After proving to myself that I could bike the 14miles (one-way) to work on it, I bought a good Hardtail (03 Specialized Rockhopper) that has since (d)evolved into my commuter bike.

I also own a '06 Rocky Mountain Slayer 50 of which I've had little us for as a major surgery I needed this year (back in June, benign tumor in the left chest) killed my plans to start mountain biking/Freeriding. I had planned on going to Mt Bike Oregon this year but the doc said no! I should be healed up enough to be able to start freeriding again next year.

But the surgery gave me an excuse to by a cruiser (electra RatRod) that I got good use out of, and allowed me to get back to riding only 6 weeks after surgery.
I'm currently shopping for a new road bike as I sold my Trek 1000 to make the final payment on the Slayer.
Besides commuting, I like to ride XC recreationally and want to develop my freeriding skills. I also like to ride a few centuries each year (something I missed in 2007, although I did manage two half centuries on my commuter), hence the desire for a road bike.

Well, that about says it all.

John

East Hill

Hi John, that's really good news to hear that the tumour is benign. Interesting how it led you to try a different style of riding. I know from personal experience that riding a bike is what keeps me going .

Enjoy your reading here, and don't be shy in posting!

Welcome to BF!

East Hill