Great thread Azorch...

I was a wannabe racer from about 15-18. I rode a few cat 4 events, not well, and trained/rode with the folks from a local team shop called Guys. I had a friend (much better than me) who raced cat 3 and was considering trying to eventually be a pro. I rode with him a lot and grew to really like road bicycles. Before that I just went pleasure riding and weekend camping on my prize possession, a Lotus Odyssey. My father and me trash picked a Schwinn Triplet and I learned a bit about restoration and vintage bikes working on it with him. We also had a lot of help from a guy well known on the C/R list and who i got to know again recently. I first came her for advice on a Raleigh Pro and loved the community.

I live with my wife in downtown Philadelphia; she runs a small business from the house and I'm a corporate drone who works on contracts in a legal department. I also just finished my first accounting course and a recent injury slowed me down from taking the next one. I plan on sitting the CPA exam sometime in the future and pursuing a career as an accountant, maybe in public service. My college background is firmly liberal arts with a focus on history and philosophy. Like a lot of us, I have some obsessive qualities which periodically shift to other areas; writing, music, bikes...I feel like the next stage might be art. I've always been politically active and being a responsible, participating citizen is very important to me. We have three cats and are searching for the right dog. I absolutely love Philadelphia and have no plans on leaving. I would like to travel a lot more, California is likely next.