Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Lake Geneva, WI
Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
My time will be split between my home in Chicago and an office I'm helping to open in Twinsburg, Ohio. I also plan to visit my wife's family in Italy for vacation in August or September. I'm going to keep a bike or two in each location. Cycling in Chicago is familiar and I have several friends and groups that I ride with. Twinsburg is near the Cuyahoga National Park and offers hundreds of miles of first class cycling. Cycling in Italy will be excellent, if I can manage the climbs.
I'd like to complete a few short tours. I'd also like to attend a gravel-road century.
My normal annual cycling mileage has been in the 4000 to 5000 mile/year range over the last several years. I should be able to manage that again.
I'd like to complete several organized century or longer rides in 2012. I'll also do an independent century ride monthly, starting in March.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
Last edited by Barrettscv; 12-30-11 at 01:44 PM.