I bought my bike in May 2008 as a means of cross training and a break from running every day. I really got into road cycling and was doing 50 mile rides every Saturday and Sunday. In Nov 2008 I did a team triathlon with 2 friends and after that I went back to school (in addition to being full time active duty Navy and raising a family) so the bike went into storage (well really a closet in my house). Finally finished up the degree in Jan and after some work related travel I started running again. Decided last month to get the bike back out and start riding again. So although I joined in 2008 I really have about 6-7 months riding experience, that's why I referred to myself as a noob.