apollored

I got a new bike, well third hand but new to me.

A Trek 3900 Disc.

Spent nearly as much as it cost on new parts etc but once I can afford a new suspension it should be pretty good

Bruce27

After a 7-8 year hiatus, I finally got back into riding in 2013. Did about 820 miles so the year itself was a cycling highlight for me.

Clipped_in

I rode a five centuries in six days club challenge in the early season (one rest day in the middle). A couple of days were cold, one day was downright nasty with rain, sleet, snow, hail, and lots of wind. There was a fair amount of climbing involved, but we still managed an 18.5mph avarage. Best thing was, I did it with my 73 year old riding buddy. He went on to ride six in six days a month later, but work kept me away from that one. This year, I hope to get both of them.

robathon

Purchased first modern road bike.
Complete first triathlon
Rode more than any previous year.

inspclouseau

Got my first road bike in late August.

I absolutely love riding now!

Of course I want to ride more but that whole family and work thing though.....

Beaker

A year of riding and racing with no injuries.

Got more serious about commuting by bike (with transit).

Promoted my first race.

Had fun, made new friends and strengthened existing friendships.


good times.

just dank

4 century (160km) rides was mine plus a single 200km

mercator

Highlight: rode up Mt. Ventoux (twice!)
Lowlight: had my commuter stolen just after replacing the entire drive train.
Midlight: insurance replaced the commuter with perfectly acceptable new cross bike.

Nachoman

In May I met two of my old high school cycling buddies in Santa Barbara. We pedaled about ten thousand vertical feet in three days. We also ate and drank a lot.

timvan_78

-Rode the Vancouver triple crown..like the Rapha vid https://vimeo.com/31815630 except I hiked up/down the Grouse Grind in cleats 'cuz I couldnt take the bike down the gondola.
-Rode my first STP (seattle-to-portland).

-Bought a tandem and added a child seat and a bike trailer. Took the family (wife+2kids) from Swartz Bay Ferry to Sooke and back down the Galloping Goose trail (Vancouver Island) 180kms.

-Best: During the US government shutdown, we rented 2 bikes and a double-kid trailer, and rode around the roadblocks up the Zion park road to the end. Beautiful.

celticfrost

2013 cycling highlights:

No injuries *knocks on wood*

Excluding Camel Bak bottle, ZERO MONEY SPENT ON CYCLING

nesdog

Highlight: Doing the Mammoth Mountain Scenic Loop one morning. It's not an especially long (roughly 16 miles) nor difficult route (less than 1000' of climbing, I think). I left the family sleeping and hit the road about 7 a.m. in July. Temps probably in the high 50's. No cars on the road and a sweet six mile stretch through the forest. Then, made a right turn onto highway 395 Southbound. The view was nothing less than spectacular. High Sierra mountain tops surrounding me with the sun just beginning to peek over them. A few open meadows just before reaching the turnoff back to town. God's Country. Got back to the condo for breakfast with a big smile on my face and a sense of peace.