Steve from Manitoba, Canada
12-23-11, 07:54 AM
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Steve from Manitoba, Canada
Hello all. I'm Steve, and I have a drinking problem.....whoops! Wrong forum!
Ahem!
Hello all. I'm Steve. I currently live in the prairie province of Manitoba, Canada. I'm in the military so have lived and biked in a lot of places here in Canada. Except for British Columbia which is unfortunate since that seems to be where the Mountain Biking Mecca is.
I have typically rode Walmart or SEARS specials all my life until a few years ago. I decided to get a little more serious about biking since my knees were starting to bother me and running was starting to kill me.
So I bought a Specialised Hardrock from my local bikeshop and I was hooked. Having a salesman who knew what they were doing and properly fitted a bike to me was a lifechanging experience.
Since then, i've expanded my stable to include a Salsa Mukluk snowbike to help deal with the Manitoba winters.
I haven't quite got the wife and kids as hooked as I am yet, but I'm working on it.
I've also since started working on my own bikes as a Padawan Mechanic in terms of maintenance mostly, but have gotten into some repair as well, including having built the Mukluk from a frame. All under the watchful eye (and patience) of a bike mechanic friend.
Steve
Ahem!
Hello all. I'm Steve. I currently live in the prairie province of Manitoba, Canada. I'm in the military so have lived and biked in a lot of places here in Canada. Except for British Columbia which is unfortunate since that seems to be where the Mountain Biking Mecca is.
I have typically rode Walmart or SEARS specials all my life until a few years ago. I decided to get a little more serious about biking since my knees were starting to bother me and running was starting to kill me.
So I bought a Specialised Hardrock from my local bikeshop and I was hooked. Having a salesman who knew what they were doing and properly fitted a bike to me was a lifechanging experience.
Since then, i've expanded my stable to include a Salsa Mukluk snowbike to help deal with the Manitoba winters.
I haven't quite got the wife and kids as hooked as I am yet, but I'm working on it.
I've also since started working on my own bikes as a Padawan Mechanic in terms of maintenance mostly, but have gotten into some repair as well, including having built the Mukluk from a frame. All under the watchful eye (and patience) of a bike mechanic friend.
Steve
12-23-11, 07:56 AM
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Howdy Steve,
Nice to have you on BF.
BF mechanics can help you with any bike problem.
Nice to have you on BF.
BF mechanics can help you with any bike problem.
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Fred "The Real Fred"
12-23-11, 11:44 AM
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Welcome Steve ! Good luck with getting your wife and kids into it, it would be the best thing to happen to them. 
12-23-11, 11:56 AM
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Welcome aboard, I know it's hard to
get our partners to ride; but usually
the kids are easier to convince
get our partners to ride; but usually
the kids are easier to convince
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