introductions
03-15-02 | 03:54 PM
#1
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Joined: Mar 2002
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introductions
New dude here.
Bikes: MTB: GT STS Thermoplastic Dual suspension bike
Road: Litespeed Tuscany
Cannondale R600 Aero
Age: 30
Other: Don't like riding with other people because it screws up my training regiment....it just turns into some male pissing contest of who's the baddest...bad for structured training.
I don't ride my bike because its fun. I ride so that I won't feel the need to destroy or beat down anyone that piss me off...one word: Catharsis. Fringe benefit: my family can stand being around me.
Bikes: MTB: GT STS Thermoplastic Dual suspension bike
Road: Litespeed Tuscany
Cannondale R600 Aero
Age: 30
Other: Don't like riding with other people because it screws up my training regiment....it just turns into some male pissing contest of who's the baddest...bad for structured training.
I don't ride my bike because its fun. I ride so that I won't feel the need to destroy or beat down anyone that piss me off...one word: Catharsis. Fringe benefit: my family can stand being around me.
03-15-02 | 04:21 PM
#2
HomeBrew Master!
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,208
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From: West Central Illinois
Bikes: Aegis Aro Svelte, Surly LHT, Cannondal R3000 tandem, Santana Triplet.
Well, welcome to bikeforums anyway! How do you like that Litespeed? I almost purchased one acoupleof years ago, drooled over for sometime before I convinced myself I had enough road bikes.
03-17-02 | 07:09 AM
#4
Life is good
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 18,208
Likes: 14
From: Not far from the Withlacoochee Trail. 🚴🏻
Bikes: 2018 Lynskey Helix Pro
eschelon: I ride alone most of the time cause there are no cyclists in my neighborhood. 
I'd like to have a riding companion or two. I have to do group rides to find someone to ride with. And it seems there are different folks riding every time, so I never get to know anyone very well.
Gus: You should have asked sooner. I bought a Litespeed Tuscany last April.
LOVE IT.
:thumbup:
I'd like to have a riding companion or two. I have to do group rides to find someone to ride with. And it seems there are different folks riding every time, so I never get to know anyone very well. Gus: You should have asked sooner. I bought a Litespeed Tuscany last April.
LOVE IT.
:thumbup:
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
03-17-02 | 07:25 AM
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Joined: Aug 2001
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Originally posted by D*Alex
BTW, the word is regimen. A regiment is a military unit. Have fun riding alone!
BTW, the word is regimen. A regiment is a military unit. Have fun riding alone!
03-17-02 | 09:27 AM
#8
aka Sir MaddyX
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 270
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From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
eschelon,
I like that word, catharsis. I ride the same way a lot too.
I find I ride alone a lot too. My cycling partner packed it in for the winter. I trust he'll be back out in the spring. We pretty much match eachother in ability. I don't have the attention span to stick to a training schedule. Neither does he.
The only other people I ride along side from time to time are cycling advocate types who tend to ride at a pretty casual pace but at least they generally stick to the road. They make up for the casual pace in organizing and engineering ability.
I like that word, catharsis. I ride the same way a lot too.
I find I ride alone a lot too. My cycling partner packed it in for the winter. I trust he'll be back out in the spring. We pretty much match eachother in ability. I don't have the attention span to stick to a training schedule. Neither does he.
The only other people I ride along side from time to time are cycling advocate types who tend to ride at a pretty casual pace but at least they generally stick to the road. They make up for the casual pace in organizing and engineering ability.
