Hello from Colombia...
 

Hi everyone everywhere....

I'm back on bikes after a 13 year using public transport and autos... So I'm very happy. I do live in Bogota, with a pretty weather to ride all year long . I commute everyday to my job and do a lot of road on weekends...

Regards

Hugo:D

Hello young man,welcome. I lived in Bogota for awhile,Bogota New Jersy. It mst feel good to cycle rather than ride in a powered vehical. You'll find some diversiones here. Best wishes and happy ,pero tenga quidado nene, hay mucho trafico en la ciudad.

Oooh, Bogota... We've heard all about Bogota and bikes. In fact, I believe your former mayor has come to my city to speak. Welcome from a resident of yet another bike-friendly city. :)

welcome to another south of the border member! there are several others I know of, including crtreedude and amigo (and probably more)...

Excellent! The more people from the more parts of the world we have, the more interesting this place gets. Welcome! Tell us a bit about cycling in Col0mbia?

Welcome from Riga, Latvia! My father lived in Colombia in the 1960s and took me there as a child. What a beautiful country!

Hello igaro--what bikes are you riding? I know I would love to see photos of your commute!

Welcome to BF!

East Hill

Hi you all....

Well, soon I'll post some pics of my bike. I sell my commuter and roadie and build frame up a new commuter. It's a Kinesis Aluminium frame, Deore grupo, Aluminium Alexrims, 26*1.5" slick tires...

About Bogotá, it is really a bike friendly city, with about 8 million inhabitants, has 300+ km of dedicated roads for bikes ("ciclorutas" in spanish), and more to coming. As I told before, weather here is pretty fine for cycling: 21C (70F) temperature all year long and a relative humidity of 40%. I cycle 20-25 km (12.5 - 15.5 mi) a day in workdays and 60-70 km per day on weekends. And there are some alternative transport (bike, mass transit) awareness programs, driven by city government. As "No car day" in february, so motorists are becoming more aware of bikes....

Regards

Hugo

That's great Hugo, I am really looking forward to seeing photos. We don't seem to have enough members from South/Central America here (although there's crtreedude in Costa Rica), and yet I know there must be others out there like me who would like to learn more.

East Hill

One pic
 

Hello everybody...

One pic of my bike... taken in a rush....

Looks good so far--next we'll need an action photo :) .

East Hill