Hello from St. Petersburg
06-03-11, 01:20 AM
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Hello from St. Petersburg
Hello. My name is Jeff and I live in St. Petersburg, FL. I am 45 years old. I have been bicycling for years. I have been an on-and-off bicycle commuter for several years, but now since I just recently sold my motor vehicle, I have jumped with both feet into the full-time commuting world.
And I am also jumping into the "repairing my own bicycles" world too.
I have three bikes that are essentially mountain bikes that I use for commuting. I am looking to go lighter on the bike weight thing [I am using 26 X 2.1 tires on all of my bikes] so I have been analyzing different bikes to see what my next purchase is going to be. Or maybe I just need different tires. Anyway.....
I have a 1999 trek 6000 mtb with panniers. This trek is my backup work-commuting bike, and the bike I use when it is raining. I have a 2006 Giant Transport SX that is a heavy duty bike that I use for carrying heavy stuff from the grocery store. I have a 2001 Cannondale Terra that is my main commuting bike. On this bike I have a rear rack with 35 pound Tidy Cat Buckets attached to it {I followed instructions for mounting them that I found on the web**.
My commute to work is ten miles [one way] and 80% of that is done on the beautiful Pinellas Trail.
With three bikes I always have a repair project going on and somebody referred me to this website. So as Gomer Pyle used to say, "Hey" to everybody.
And I am also jumping into the "repairing my own bicycles" world too.
I have three bikes that are essentially mountain bikes that I use for commuting. I am looking to go lighter on the bike weight thing [I am using 26 X 2.1 tires on all of my bikes] so I have been analyzing different bikes to see what my next purchase is going to be. Or maybe I just need different tires. Anyway.....
I have a 1999 trek 6000 mtb with panniers. This trek is my backup work-commuting bike, and the bike I use when it is raining. I have a 2006 Giant Transport SX that is a heavy duty bike that I use for carrying heavy stuff from the grocery store. I have a 2001 Cannondale Terra that is my main commuting bike. On this bike I have a rear rack with 35 pound Tidy Cat Buckets attached to it {I followed instructions for mounting them that I found on the web**.
My commute to work is ten miles [one way] and 80% of that is done on the beautiful Pinellas Trail.
With three bikes I always have a repair project going on and somebody referred me to this website. So as Gomer Pyle used to say, "Hey" to everybody.
06-03-11, 03:31 AM
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Hey Jeff, welcome to Forums.
When I read your introduction title, I thought to myself, "St. Petersburg, Russia?" Turns out not to be the case.
--J
When I read your introduction title, I thought to myself, "St. Petersburg, Russia?" Turns out not to be the case.
--J
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06-03-11, 04:44 AM
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Howdy Jeff,
Nice to have you aboard.
Nice to have you aboard.
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Welcome to the forums Jeff, good to have ya!
06-04-11, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Juha
Hey Jeff, welcome to Forums.
When I read your introduction title, I thought to myself, "St. Petersburg, Russia?" Turns out not to be the case.
--J
When I read your introduction title, I thought to myself, "St. Petersburg, Russia?" Turns out not to be the case.
--J
06-04-11, 08:53 AM
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Welcome Jeff, I'm fairly new here as well and am a former St. Pete resident near Coffee Pot Bayou in the Old NE. Now in Lakeland and just back from a morning 5 mile ride. Enjoy this awesome site!
