Hello from California
01-24-21 | 11:28 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: Feb 2020
Posts: 28
Likes: 8
Bikes: 1985 Trek 850, 2012 Cannondale Synapse Carbon, 2021 All-City Space Horse
Hello from California
Hello,
Thanks to everyone for creating/administering and contributing to these forums. I have learned a lot from browsing threads over the past year. Not sure I will be able to contribute much back but decided to finally do an introduction. A few data points on my bike background below...
Thanks
Bikes:
2012 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 105
2013 Novara REI folding
1986 Trek 660ES
1985 Trek 850
Cycling Experience:
Commuting (pre-retirement)
Weekly club ride and weekly senior breakfast ride (pre-pandemic)
Currently doing weekly solo road rides of 50 to 100 miles and mixed pavement/double-track rides of 25 miles or so
Did a couple of short, loaded bike tours when in college in the 70's
Did a fully supported group tour of Taiwan last year
Interests:
DIY bike maintenance
Vintage
Non-competetive (slow-ish) cycling
Bike gadgets
Randonneuring
Goals:
Complete a 200K brevet within RUSA time limits someday
Go on a couple more supported bike tours--C&O/GAP trail? Olympic Peninsula? Europe?
Thanks to everyone for creating/administering and contributing to these forums. I have learned a lot from browsing threads over the past year. Not sure I will be able to contribute much back but decided to finally do an introduction. A few data points on my bike background below...
Thanks
Bikes:
2012 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 105
2013 Novara REI folding
1986 Trek 660ES
1985 Trek 850
Cycling Experience:
Commuting (pre-retirement)
Weekly club ride and weekly senior breakfast ride (pre-pandemic)
Currently doing weekly solo road rides of 50 to 100 miles and mixed pavement/double-track rides of 25 miles or so
Did a couple of short, loaded bike tours when in college in the 70's
Did a fully supported group tour of Taiwan last year
Interests:
DIY bike maintenance
Vintage
Non-competetive (slow-ish) cycling
Bike gadgets
Randonneuring
Goals:
Complete a 200K brevet within RUSA time limits someday
Go on a couple more supported bike tours--C&O/GAP trail? Olympic Peninsula? Europe?
02-02-21 | 05:44 PM
#4
Beginner Leisure Cyclist
Joined: Jan 2021
Posts: 10
Likes: 1
From: Kern County, California, USA
Hello, welcome to the forum! I've also joined recently because after looking around a lot, and learning new things from others in the group, I'd thought it would just be best that way - despite I don't know too much, yet. Cycling one day in Europe sounds fun, I've been thinking to do that myself; although one must do research first and like always when traveling abroad, be careful. I've heard that bike theft is really common over there! I've heard that every year there was a small bicycle event somewhere in Italy for bicycles (pre 1987/1985?) that when you finish the course, you get a small certificate that you completed it. It sounds simple, but I hope I'd one day would be able to go there (after corona, of course) - just for the fun of it!
Greetings from Kern County and happy cycling!
Greetings from Kern County and happy cycling!
02-02-21 | 06:05 PM
#5
Habitual User
Joined: Jan 2020
Posts: 9,928
Likes: 10,766
From: Altadena, CA
Bikes: 2025 Ritte Esprit, 2023 Niner RLT 9 RDO, 2022 Trek Supercaliber
Cheers from So Cal! 
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RIP 01/08/25...2022 Trek Supercaliber, 2018 Storck Fascenario.3 Platinum, 2018 Trek Procaliber SL Singlespeed, 2017 Bear BR1, 2003 Time VX Special Pro, 2001 Colnago VIP, 1999 Trek 9900 singlespeed, 1977 Nishiki ONP
RIP 01/08/25...2022 Trek Supercaliber, 2018 Storck Fascenario.3 Platinum, 2018 Trek Procaliber SL Singlespeed, 2017 Bear BR1, 2003 Time VX Special Pro, 2001 Colnago VIP, 1999 Trek 9900 singlespeed, 1977 Nishiki ONP
