Bike Forums - Hello! New to biking

Hi everyone!

I am a 20 year old university student living in Montana. I study ecology and organismal biology and love the outdoors. Some of my hobbies include fly fishing and reptile keeping (I have a lot of pet snakes...)

I am looking into getting my first 'real' bike and I hope to start biking during the warmer months instead of spending my money on gas so that I can sit on my butt in the car :lol:

I am also hoping biking can help me get into shape and be healthier. The summer before last I rode my crappy mountain bike around town all summer and I actually lost some weight and felt pretty good. Of course I totally ruined that as soon as winter came along.

Anyway, thanks for having me!