Rose from Los Angeles
03-24-09, 11:52 AM
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Rose from Los Angeles
About 5 years ago I bought a beach cruiser from WalMart with the intention of riding my bike to work/the store/for fun. That lasted about a week. After that it lived in my garage for 5 years.
A little over a month ago I got it in my head to do the Pasadena Sprint Tri. All I had was my musty old beach cruiser, so I signed my brother up and made him ride that, while I did the tri on his mountain bike. Neither of us did well, especially in the biking section, I can't imagine why.
Anyway, I signed up for another tri, in May. This meant I needed a bike, since my brother was not giving up his mountain bike again. So, I bought a hybrid at Target (clearly, I shop at quality bike shops), and started riding it to work as practice.
So, here I am.
A little over a month ago I got it in my head to do the Pasadena Sprint Tri. All I had was my musty old beach cruiser, so I signed my brother up and made him ride that, while I did the tri on his mountain bike. Neither of us did well, especially in the biking section, I can't imagine why.
Anyway, I signed up for another tri, in May. This meant I needed a bike, since my brother was not giving up his mountain bike again. So, I bought a hybrid at Target (clearly, I shop at quality bike shops), and started riding it to work as practice.
So, here I am.
03-24-09, 12:16 PM
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Much good luck on the tri. If you can please have the Taget bike checked at a bike shop to make sure it was assembled correctly.
03-25-09, 11:55 AM
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Lanky Lass
In the meantime, why not check out the adverts on the local Craigslist? You can find decent bikes there for not a whole lot more money, and if they are older lugged steel bikes, they are likely to be your willing servants for many many years!
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03-26-09, 08:57 AM
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Jeff Vader
yo!
G'day, doctor
Good to see you
G'day, doctor
Good to see you
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