A Roadie from SF Bay
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A Rider from SF Bay
Hey. I'm Jason, from East Bay Area, SF, California (a 30 minute bike ride from Berkeley).
I ride a Giant OCR2 from (I believe) 2004. I've been riding on and off since I was a kid. My first "real" bike was a BMX single speed that my uncle built for me. I have a lot of fond memories of that bike.
Anyway, now I just ride 10 miles daily to and from work (5 miles each way). I came here to rekindle my fondness of the single speed bike I grew up on. Now, as I read around, I'm thinking about fixies.
So look for me in the SS/Fixie forums!
Jason
I ride a Giant OCR2 from (I believe) 2004. I've been riding on and off since I was a kid. My first "real" bike was a BMX single speed that my uncle built for me. I have a lot of fond memories of that bike.
Anyway, now I just ride 10 miles daily to and from work (5 miles each way). I came here to rekindle my fondness of the single speed bike I grew up on. Now, as I read around, I'm thinking about fixies.
So look for me in the SS/Fixie forums!
Jason
Last edited by Jason762; 03-26-08 at 11:44 PM.
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Lanky Lass
Hi Jason, check into the Northern California regional subforum, too. Quite a few members from around your part of the world. Good to see you commuting .
Welcome to BF!
East Hill
Welcome to BF!
East Hill
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Thanks East Hill, posted a response there.
5 miles is nothing on a bike, despite my coworker's beliefs. They'll ask where I live and I'll say "by the casino" and their eyes will get wide and go "Really? That's far!".
Pssh, not really, you're just lazy
5 miles is nothing on a bike, despite my coworker's beliefs. They'll ask where I live and I'll say "by the casino" and their eyes will get wide and go "Really? That's far!".
Pssh, not really, you're just lazy
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The first distance is hard enough for people to grasp, but when I tell them I ride longer distances for fun--then they think I am crazy .
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I forgot to say with the "anything else?" question.
I'm hearing impaired I (used to) wear two hearing aids - until I lost one cycling and know sign language.
I'm hearing impaired I (used to) wear two hearing aids - until I lost one cycling and know sign language.
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There's quite a few members here with significant hearing loss, but I don't know if they know ASL.
One of my sisters, who lives in San Jose, is a certified ASL interpreter, by the way .
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