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01-10-14, 07:12 PM
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New Canuck
Just registered, and thought I should introduce myself. I'm a member of the 55+ group, living outside of Calgary, Alberta. We've got some great roads up here, and it just became time to start enjoying them.
I've done 8 marathons since I turned 50, and I decided to use cycling as a way to augment my present training. To that end, I took advantage of Lynskey's fall promotions to get a Sportive/Ultegra 6800, and built it late last year with my son (he's currently building bamboo/carbon fibre fat bike frames, but that's another story). It goes on its first shakedown ride tomorrow.
I've received a lot of good information from these forums, and I'll be happy to share what little I know.
I have a few things planned in the late spring (Jasper to Kamloops in May - about 450km), but riding for the time being is a little constrained. Despite the polar vortex and their -25 temperatures, the folks in the NE states were still warmer than we were :-). I guess it all gets down to what you get used to.
I've done 8 marathons since I turned 50, and I decided to use cycling as a way to augment my present training. To that end, I took advantage of Lynskey's fall promotions to get a Sportive/Ultegra 6800, and built it late last year with my son (he's currently building bamboo/carbon fibre fat bike frames, but that's another story). It goes on its first shakedown ride tomorrow.
I've received a lot of good information from these forums, and I'll be happy to share what little I know.
I have a few things planned in the late spring (Jasper to Kamloops in May - about 450km), but riding for the time being is a little constrained. Despite the polar vortex and their -25 temperatures, the folks in the NE states were still warmer than we were :-). I guess it all gets down to what you get used to.
01-10-14, 07:42 PM
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Hello Bark Ti,
Welcome to Bike Forums.
Stay Warm.....
Welcome to Bike Forums.
Stay Warm.....
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01-11-14, 09:51 AM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Welcome to Bike Forums... I am just up the road a little ways. 
Calgary does offer some brilliant cycling being that it is in the foothills and has both altitude, long grades, and ever prevailing winds to make things interesting.
Calgary does offer some brilliant cycling being that it is in the foothills and has both altitude, long grades, and ever prevailing winds to make things interesting.
01-11-14, 10:04 AM
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Hi and welcome to Bike Forums! We have a regional section you might want to check into as well as the 50+ subsection that might interest you. Stop on by!
