Hello everybody, my name is Mike and I'm new here. I got into biking this past April when my fiancé had my old bike fixed up for me for my birthday. It's a 1992 or 93 (don't remember exactly) Giant Innova Hybrid. Purple. Don't know what I was thinking when I bought that color. I now generally refer to it as the Purple Dinosaur. As for Clydesdale stats, I think I'm good, 6'2", 250. After dealing with thyroid cancer last year I felt the need to get into some sort of sport, but I never expected to get into cycling. When I started riding I thought it would just be commuting, but as I've gotten into it I've discovered that it's an addiction. Now I'm getting ready to do my first century on August 2nd, and I'm thinking about some sort of racing next year. The one odd thing I've noticed is that I really haven't dropped much weight, it just seems to be moving around. Maybe I really am building muscle. Anyway, I look forward to learning a lot here.