Any cyclists here?

I've gotten into cycling in the past few weeks to try to get my fat butt back into shape. I'm up to about 150 miles per week so hopefully I'll see the pounds start coming off soon. I've been considering going in the direction of triathlons too. Anybody else here ride? If so lets see pictures of your bike etc.

I know its a terrible cell phone picture but here is my bike that I just got done fixing up. It's a 1984 trek 560. The thing is older than me LOL.

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...m/IMG_0182.jpg

Present! :) I don't have any pics of the bikes at the moment, but I ride an old Campag Croco that used to be my dad's when he was racing (it's older than I am, too!) and a fixie that was a project for my dad and I, built from scavenged parts and the frame from an old road bike that we got for next to nothing at a yard sale.

I'm into nothing but road, and more of a TT person. Good to see at least one other cyclist! I'll snap some pics of the bikes tomorrow.

Don't really have any pics of mine, but I ride an '04 Trek 1200. (That is, when I ride. Ever since I started working overnights, my inspiration for physical exercise has declined to a sad level.)

Best advice I can give a (seemingly) new cyclist is this: yes, spandex looks kinda silly, but if you haven't already, buy yourself a pair of Pearl Izumi (or similar) shorts; your butt will thank you. They really do make medium to long distance rides a lot more comfy, especially if the pavement is anything less than perfectly smooth.

I've always been a bit of a bike nut...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../bikes/BR3.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../bikes/BR5.jpg

I've thinned the herd down to a 1994 Grove Innovations Team Assault and a 1991 Rocky Mountain Blizzard for trail duty...and a 1994 Kona Cinder Cone set up as a single speed for neighborhood cruising...:D

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/IMG_0280.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...trip/005-2.jpg

mostly downhill for me. But I am riding a century in June.

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Originally Posted by olstyn

Don't really have any pics of mine, but I ride an '04 Trek 1200. (That is, when I ride. Ever since I started working overnights, my inspiration for physical exercise has declined to a sad level.)

Best advice I can give a (seemingly) new cyclist is this: yes, spandex looks kinda silly, but if you haven't already, buy yourself a pair of Pearl Izumi (or similar) shorts; your butt will thank you. They really do make medium to long distance rides a lot more comfy, especially if the pavement is anything less than perfectly smooth.

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I have no problems looking silly. I was a competitive swimmer for 10 years so I lost the "I'm going to look ridiculous wearing this" thing a long time ago.

I'm fat and don't cycle enough, but i sure love watching road races on TV. The giro is going on right now. Professional cycling is an underrated sport here in the US!

and don't forget May is national bike month - next week (may 16-20) is bike to work week!

http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/

I've been watching the Giro live in the mornings before my rides. It gets me motivated to go farther lol. It's too bad Wouter Weylandt died during the third stage though. The rest of the teams really showed great respect during the 4th stage. You wouldn't see that in many sports.

Did someone say cyclists?

I've thinned my own heard quite a bit lately.

Down to one really. I'll get a photo up later.
2011 Trek Paragon.
Full Sram x.9 (3x10)
Custom wheels (built by me): Stans Arch 29 rims on Chris King hubs
Easton EC70 XC Bars
Easton EC90 Seatpost


I plan on picking up some new toys when the 2012 stuff comes out. Maybe a new road bike, maybe another FS Mountain Bike.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../bikes/BR3.jpg

way off topic but i see a Hop Devil bottle and a Prima Pils bottle on your shelves. i used to be a brewer at victory brewing. now i am head brewer at southern tier brewing. i dont see any southern tier up there! :colbert:

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Originally Posted by Soterios

Did someone say cyclists?

I've thinned my own heard quite a bit lately.

Down to one really. I'll get a photo up later.
2011 Trek Paragon.
Full Sram x.9 (3x10)
Custom wheels (built by me): Stans Arch 29 rims on Chris King hubs
Easton EC70 XC Bars
Easton EC90 Seatpost


I plan on picking up some new toys when the 2012 stuff comes out. Maybe a new road bike, maybe another FS Mountain Bike.

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I'd love to pick up a new road bike. Gotta find a job first though. I'd really like to upgrade to a bike with a carbon frame at some point.

No road for me. But MTB, yes. DH, yes. DJ, yes, BMX, yes. My own vintage BMX collector site, yes. Bike nut, yes.

VintageRedline.com

A peak at my BMX lineup:

http://www.vintageredline.com/wp-con...%20pic%202.jpg

And a bike I ride often:

http://www.vintageredline.com/wp-con...ide%205-10.jpg

Looks like a couple people have some pretty decent sized collections. Someday I hope to as well.

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Originally Posted by AndrewGeibel

Looks like a couple people have some pretty decent sized collections. Someday I hope to as well.

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I would, but I always just sell my old stuff. :rofl:

I'm a hard core cyclist... That doesn't ride often enough haha. And when I do, I combine it with my other hobby, Beer!!! Me and my buddies will ride 20 or more miles to hit up craft beer pubs. I was that kid that got a license and a car, but still rode my bike every where.

I'm nursing a bum ankle now that I twisted last Wednesday. I was out for a maiden voyage on a new to me bike and went down, had to ride home with one foot in first, haha. I'll have to dig up some pictures to share.

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Originally Posted by cecilbturtle

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../bikes/BR3.jpg

way off topic but i see a Hop Devil bottle and a Prima Pils bottle on your shelves. i used to be a brewer at victory brewing. now i am head brewer at southern tier brewing. i dont see any southern tier up there! :colbert:

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He's got plenty of stone though... Damn! I stopped keeping bottles around, got to be too many. I only keep the really special ones now, couple dark lords, some special lambics. Oddly most of the really good S-tier I've had have been on draft. I'll be up in wny at the end of June, I plan on swinging through ebc and southern tier to visit.

I used to mountain bike race, never done any road bike stuff though. No pictures of it though, it's a red Specialized ground control. My cousin turned pro last year and rides for Chemstar-road bike racing. I'm proud of him :) We were close as kids and now he's all growed up and outshining his oldest cousin! :P

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

I used to mountain bike race, never done any road bike stuff though.

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Road bikes are a whole other world; I used to commute to work on a mountain bike, and when the frame finally cracked after 10+ years of hard use, I went to a road bike. My commute time dropped by about 20% just from switching to a faster bike (hence my [somewhat] joking sig line). I really believe that (on road, at least) MTBs are for slow people. Off-road and downhill use, I have nothing but respect for, but people who ride MTBs on pavement are just straight-up doing it wrong, as I found out when I stopped being one of them. :)

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Originally Posted by Nic Bednarz

I'm a hard core cyclist... That doesn't ride often enough haha. And when I do, I combine it with my other hobby, Beer!!! Me and my buddies will ride 20 or more miles to hit up craft beer pubs. I was that kid that got a license and a car, but still rode my bike every where.

I'm nursing a bum ankle now that I twisted last Wednesday. I was out for a maiden voyage on a new to me bike and went down, had to ride home with one foot in first, haha. I'll have to dig up some pictures to share.



He's got plenty of stone though... Damn! I stopped keeping bottles around, got to be too many. I only keep the really special ones now, couple dark lords, some special lambics. Oddly most of the really good S-tier I've had have been on draft. I'll be up in wny at the end of June, I plan on swinging through ebc and southern tier to visit.

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give me a heads up when youll be there. ill try to set you up with a VIP tour. (its just the regular tour but its with me and you get to drink from the fermenters and i might even let you toss some hops into the kettle)

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Originally Posted by olstyn

Road bikes are a whole other world; I used to commute to work on a mountain bike, and when the frame finally cracked after 10+ years of hard use, I went to a road bike. My commute time dropped by about 20% just from switching to a faster bike (hence my [somewhat] joking sig line). I really believe that (on road, at least) MTBs are for slow people. Off-road and downhill use, I have nothing but respect for, but people who ride MTBs on pavement are just straight-up doing it wrong, as I found out when I stopped being one of them. :)

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Heh, I'd like to come prove your sig wrong. Don't get me wrong, I love my road bike, but I love passing roadies on my mountain bike. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Soterios

Heh, I'd like to come prove your sig wrong. Don't get me wrong, I love my road bike, but I love passing roadies on my mountain bike. :rofl:

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Oh, I'm not saying it's impossible to be fast on a mountain bike; I'm just saying that for any given person, it's highly unlikely that they won't be faster on a roadie than an MTB. I've only ever met one person on an MTB that I couldn't just blaze past, and his legs were spinning REALLY fast in that short top gear. I *did* pass him, it just was by like 1 MPH instead of the usual 5+. :)

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Originally Posted by cecilbturtle

give me a heads up when youll be there. ill try to set you up with a VIP tour. (its just the regular tour but its with me and you get to drink from the fermenters and i might even let you toss some hops into the kettle)

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Sweet, thanks!

Having ridden with roadies on a MTB for years, I can tell ya they'd always catch back up eventually and with little to no change in cadence. I do miss the long distance comfort of my MTB on the road though, and durability.

although im only 13, i love cycling and have a couple really nice bikes. usually get about 75 miles a week in.