New guy from guam
03-27-05, 06:03 AM
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: In the middle of the pacific
Posts: 1
Bikes: A couple
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
New guy from guam
New to this forum, which I just happened to stumble across while googleing tech tips.
Well If your ever in guam... do as the guamainians do.
Well If your ever in guam... do as the guamainians do.
03-27-05, 11:02 AM
#2
Life is good
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Not far from the Withlacoochee Trail. 🚴🏻
Posts: 18,211
Bikes: 2018 Lynskey Helix Pro
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 522 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
6 Posts
Welcome. I believe you're our first member from Guam. 
What bike(s) do you have?
What bike(s) do you have?
__________________
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
05-09-08, 03:30 PM
#3
Tri 4 chiropractic studen
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Irving, TX
Posts: 152
Bikes: Hopefully a Giant FCR1 or a Trek 7.5FX
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I am thinking about moving to Guam after I graduate from Chiropractic College
05-09-08, 03:46 PM
#4
I'm Rad.
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 366
Bikes: 2008 Allez (Sold), 2009 Surly LHT (Sold), 2014 Motobecane Fantom Cross Pro
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Damnit jim
New to this forum, which I just happened to stumble across while googleing tech tips.
Well If your ever in guam... do as the guamainians do.
Well If your ever in guam... do as the guamainians do.
05-09-08, 04:00 PM
#5
Lanky Lass
Originally Posted by chirojeremy
I am thinking about moving to Guam after I graduate from Chiropractic College
Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions
!East Hill
__________________
___________________________________________________
TRY EMPATHY & HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART, PERHAPS I'LL SEE YOU ON THE ROAD...
___________________________________________________
TRY EMPATHY & HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART, PERHAPS I'LL SEE YOU ON THE ROAD...
05-09-08, 04:50 PM
#6
Tri 4 chiropractic studen
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Irving, TX
Posts: 152
Bikes: Hopefully a Giant FCR1 or a Trek 7.5FX
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
My father was a chiropractor on Guam. His name was Philip Mitchell or Doctor Mitchell. His practice was Mitchell Family Chiropractic Centers in Tamunig and Dededo...
05-09-08, 04:53 PM
#7
Lanky Lass
So you are familiar with Guam then. I knew a few people from work who were from Guam--I think they returned to Guam and are still working for the USPS.
East Hill
East Hill
__________________
___________________________________________________
TRY EMPATHY & HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART, PERHAPS I'LL SEE YOU ON THE ROAD...
___________________________________________________
TRY EMPATHY & HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART, PERHAPS I'LL SEE YOU ON THE ROAD...
05-09-08, 05:01 PM
#8
Tri 4 chiropractic studen
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Irving, TX
Posts: 152
Bikes: Hopefully a Giant FCR1 or a Trek 7.5FX
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by East Hill
So you are familiar with Guam then. I knew a few people from work who were from Guam--I think they returned to Guam and are still working for the USPS.
East Hill
East Hill
05-09-08, 09:56 PM
#9
Uber Goober
I was doing some reading online a while back, and found one thing saying Guam was pretty bad for cycling- narrow roads, no shoulders, much traffic- that sort of thing- I'd like to go out there some time just to see the place.
And welcome to the forums, DJ.
And welcome to the forums, DJ.
__________________
"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."
"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."
05-09-08, 10:03 PM
#10
Tri 4 chiropractic studen
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Irving, TX
Posts: 152
Bikes: Hopefully a Giant FCR1 or a Trek 7.5FX
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Biking could be hazardous because the Philipino people drive like they are still in the philipines. There are no shoulders. Lots of 1 way highways going around curves so people may get impatient. Booney dogs, trucks with cargo not secured, frogs/lizards in the roads constantly...
05-10-08, 06:22 AM
#11
I'm Rad.
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 366
Bikes: 2008 Allez (Sold), 2009 Surly LHT (Sold), 2014 Motobecane Fantom Cross Pro
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by chirojeremy
Biking could be hazardous because the Philipino people drive like they are still in the philipines. There are no shoulders. Lots of 1 way highways going around curves so people may get impatient. Booney dogs, trucks with cargo not secured, frogs/lizards in the roads constantly...
This is true, but you have to consider too the number of bad military drivers, as well as the Chamorro drivers as well. Many people on the island don't obey the traffic laws at all in general. Biking on the island is something I would only do on one of the military bases if I was stationed there again.
If you do plan on biking there, Marine corps drive is probably the "best" paved road that runs the length of the island... but speeds can go as slow as 35-40mph, up to 70-80 once you start heading south towards the Navy base. Once you get to side streets you'll have pot holes and large cracks in the road that will make biking difficult.
Anothing thing to consider is all the salt spray from the ocean getting on the roads, which makes it VERY slippery, even for vehicles. If you are on concrete, the contractors use a crushed coral/sand mix to add to it... which also compounds to the problem of being slippery.
Guam is a very pretty island in certain parts, others not so much, but the same is true of the mainland USA.
V
05-10-08, 08:40 AM
#12
Tri 4 chiropractic studen
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Irving, TX
Posts: 152
Bikes: Hopefully a Giant FCR1 or a Trek 7.5FX
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I was going to say, with the rain and coral streets it makes for a prett slippery ride, although I am not sure if it is unmanageable on a bike because I never biked there...
12-04-16, 08:01 AM
#13
Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 1
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Guam Chiro Cyclist
Originally Posted by chirojeremy
My father was a chiropractor on Guam. His name was Philip Mitchell or Doctor Mitchell. His practice was Mitchell Family Chiropractic Centers in Tamunig and Dededo...
12-04-16, 04:56 PM
#14
Standard Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Brunswick, Maine
Posts: 2,814
Bikes: 1948 P. Barnard & Son, 1962 Rudge Sports, 1963 Freddie Grubb Routier, 1980 Manufrance Hirondelle, 1983 F. Moser Sprint, 1989 Raleigh Technium Pre, 2001 Raleigh M80
Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 719 Post(s)
Liked 15 Times
in
12 Posts
I, too, am a chiropractor on Guam! (just kidding) Welcome to bike forums.
12-04-16, 05:30 PM
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Posts: 35,964
Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter
Mentioned: 124 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4361 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 21 Times
in
21 Posts
Guam remains on my bucket list as part of a Pacific diving trip. Some years back, I was in Taipei, and was able to parlay a flight to NYC via Tokyo into a 4 Pacific Island dive trip return, via Guam, for $100 extra. At the last minute schedule issues made me give it up and fly straight home.
I've been kicking myself ever since.
I've been kicking myself ever since.
__________________
FB
Chain-L site
An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
“Never argue with an idiot. He will only bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.”, George Carlin
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
FB
Chain-L site
An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
“Never argue with an idiot. He will only bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.”, George Carlin
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
12-05-16, 04:08 PM
#16
Semper Fi
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Barrineau Park, Florida
Posts: 12,782
Bikes: 1980 Medici Pro Strada, 1984 Tommasini Prestige, 2012 Cannondale CAAD 10 Ultegra
Mentioned: 88 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1130 Post(s)
Liked 185 Times
in
148 Posts
Originally Posted by guamchiro
I was a classmate of your Father at LCCW 2000-2003. I now am in Guam practicing. Small world. How is chiro practice going for you?
Bill
__________________
Semper Fi, USMC, 1975-1977
I Can Do All Things Through Him, Who Gives Me Strength. Philippians 4:13
Semper Fi, USMC, 1975-1977
I Can Do All Things Through Him, Who Gives Me Strength. Philippians 4:13
