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  1. 05-21-11, 08:47 AM #1
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    Greetings from the other side of the pond!

    Greetings from a newbie from Athens, Greece!

    It's been only a week since I purchased a budget 28" city bike which will help me commute to and from work which is approximately 3 miles away and which up until Friday I had needed to take the car there and go around in circles for 10-20 minutes searching for a parking spot!

    A few things you should know... I'm a 40 yo ex-pat, born in Pittsburgh PA, and have been living in Athens, Greece from the mid-80's. Because of my dependency on cars (and lack of exercise), I've ballooned up to 310 lbs making cycling really difficult... add the lack of bike paths and the highest road accident rate in Europe , and you can guess that transitioning from cars to bikes isn't easy here!

    After reading your Clydesdales/Athena section, and drawing inspiration from all the people that lost weight and improved their lives; I hope to add my (success) story there soon!

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    Telly
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  2. 05-21-11, 06:43 PM #2
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    Welcome to BikeForums, Telly! Don't forget to check out the Commuting forum, too.

    And post some photos of Greece!
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  3. 05-22-11, 09:55 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Telly View Post
    Greetings from a newbie from Athens, Greece!

    It's been only a week since I purchased a budget 28" city bike which will help me commute to and from work which is approximately 3 miles away and which up until Friday I had needed to take the car there and go around in circles for 10-20 minutes searching for a parking spot!

    A few things you should know... I'm a 40 yo ex-pat, born in Pittsburgh PA, and have been living in Athens, Greece from the mid-80's. Because of my dependency on cars (and lack of exercise), I've ballooned up to 310 lbs making cycling really difficult... add the lack of bike paths and the highest road accident rate in Europe , and you can guess that transitioning from cars to bikes isn't easy here!

    After reading your Clydesdales/Athena section, and drawing inspiration from all the people that lost weight and improved their lives; I hope to add my (success) story there soon!

    Thanks!
    Telly
    Congrats on your purchase! You may find it hard to imagine, but I can honestly say that my story is the EXACT opposite from yours... I was born and raised in Athens Greece and have been living in Pittsburgh, PA since the mid 80s (summer of 1985 to be exact!!!)... And I am also in my early forties... !!!

    I recently started biking again after a few years of inactivity, and I am planning to start commuting to and from a bus stop (park-and-ride) soon which is 4 miles away from my house for fitness improvement. Biking all the way to work is not an option because my office is 20 miles from home, and with the hilly terrain here in Pgh it would take me over 2 hours...

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  4. 06-13-11, 01:54 PM #4
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    Who knows Aggst1, we might have even crossed paths at some time (I moved to Athens in 1984, but did manage to travel to and from earlier for summer holidays, etc). And I am definately going to visit Pittsburgh in the coming years!

    CbadRider, I promise to post some pics in the next few days of how life is behind the handlebars in Athens!
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  5. 06-13-11, 03:27 PM #5
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    Howdy and welcome to the forums, Telly!
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  6. 06-13-11, 07:54 PM #6
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