ticomadlib

... and if the forum system had allowed me, my first message would have been blank, as i hit 'return' after my title line instead of 'tab.'

right then.

"hi"

glad to be here.

NobylSpoon

Hey,

My first post as well, also in Austin.

ticomadlib

neat. power to austin!

Mash Master

Welcome from a fellow Austinite

grayloon

Welcome, I just arrived too. Used to live in Austin, graduated in '74 from St. Edward's University. I visited two weeks ago. Though I now live in the Houston area with all its traffic woes, I-35 sure is the pits these days, even non-rush hour. Great places to ride in your town and a good bicycle friendly community...much better than in the early '70's.

East Hill

Hello both ticomadlib and NobylSpoon! Both of you need to check out the regional forums--there's a forum just for Texas .

What are the two of you riding?

Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions !

East Hill
Forum Moderator

NobylSpoon

Currently I am not riding anything. I am considering the Walmart knock off of the Schwinn Varsity for financial reasons. I know that bike is looked down upon by alot of the forum members but its in my budget for the time being. Next season I should have about $2,000 to throw into a bike so I think the Varsity will hold me over until then.

Guanxi88

Hail to thee, Fellow Austinite!

East Hill

You should be ok as long as you don't anything too wild. But you will be very happy when you upgrade .

East Hill

NobylSpoon

My work commute is only 4 miles, max speed limit is 40, and bike lane most of the way. I am going to request it unassembled so I don't put my life in the hands of one of Walley World's finest...

I will probably be picking it up with next weeks paycheck. This seems like a great forum, I'm glad I stumbled upon it.

East Hill

It seems that you have already discovered the best way to go with the X-Mart bikes .

We like to think that BF is the best cycling forum out there .

East Hill

ticomadlib

thanks east hill. seems like a good place to be.

I just bought a bike today (!!!) from craigslist. it's an '88ish schwinn tempo w/ some funky components on it. ive only ridden it for a couple miles so far, but it feels outrageous. cant wait to put some more miles on it. before i do that i have to buy a lock though...

which reminds me: Hey noblyspoon, spend some cash on a good lock. i had a xmart schwinn as well and thought i could get away with buying a cheap lock. you know, like who would want to steal this?

the answer is: somebody in austin. ::sigh::

Catalium'

Lance Armstrong also comes from Austin or at least he lived there once,right?

grayloon

Lance lives in the Austin area. Its my understanding he recently opened a bike shop, as if that city needed another.

East Hill

Photos? What kind of funky components are on the bike?

East Hill

NobylSpoon

Geez that sux. Where did you have it locked up?

NobylSpoon

Yup it's called Mellow Johnny's Along with it being a bike shop it is supposed to be designed as a commuter hub for downtown commuters, with showers and lockers.

I work and live in North Austin so it won't help me too much but it's still good to see something like this opening up here.

On a little side note: If you are wondering about the drivers here in Austin, Lance himself said that there are days when he is affraid to ride his bike in Austin because of the bad drivers.