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Name is Eric. I'm 29yrs old and a Chef in NorCal. Before that I was an Infantry Paratrooper in the 82nd and also apart of a LRS/Recon team. Was in great shape throughout high school and in excellent shape while in the service often riding among other service members and competing in endurance runs. Then I got in the food industry and everything came to a screeching halt... I stopped all forms of exercise whatsoever and put on a LOT of weight.

About 2years ago I decided I missed distance running (and fitting into a size 32 pant) so started again and just recently purchased a Felt z85 on clearance not too long ago. My intentions are to keep my riding casual as a means of switch-up my workout routine. I am hoping in time riding will become a part of my life and that I can learn as much as possible here to fulfill that goal.