GS Riders who are also bicyclists...

[hulap0pr]

Anyone? I'm an avid bicyclist, in addition to being a rabid motorcyclist. It always surprises people when I say that I feel a lot more safe on my motorcycle than I do on a bicycle, when I'm on the roads...

Anyway, here's my bicycle. It's a Rivendell Atlantis, made of steel, which, btw, is real... As they say...

[Aerospike]

I've been mountain biking for a few years, I have a 2002 KHS comp pro, with some upgrades, and I've just bought an 05 Giant OCR2.  I heard pro racers sometimes train on road bikes, I guess that gives them a chance to concentrate on clean racing lines.

[gs2sv]

been riding bikes for as long as I can remember, don't put as many miles on these days since it's gotten easier to take the engined two wheelers, but still ride at least a couple times a week. I totally agree with the feeling safer on the moto comment, drivers have no respect for cyclists.
KHS team ST(mountain) built from frame
K2 attack 3.0(mountain) built from frame
Speciaized(road) built from frame

[hulap0pr]

damnit i love seeing a room full of bikes like that...

[Pharaoh]

1998 Rocky Mountain Oxygen Race
2001 Bianchi Veloce
+ 1 unicycle  

[John Bates]

Here's my homebuilt recumbent. Built it as an experiment, put a thousand miles on it over three years and then gave it to my nephew.



I'm now riding an aluminum frame EZ-1 lite.

[bcutrufelli]

not me but my dad is into vintage bikes Like Masi and similar not sure if you guys are even familiar with those

[jiggersplat]

i just got started riding this season.  2001 gary fisher big sur mtb and a 2005 motobecane cafe noir road bike.  to be honest, i feel safest on my mountain bike.  usually there's no cars trying to run me over in the woods.  i am thinking about trying to ride my first century next week.  i'll be in south carolina where it's nice and flat

[hulap0pr]

i just got started riding this season.  2001 gary fisher big sur mtb and a 2005 motobecane cafe noir road bike.  to be honest, i feel safest on my mountain bike.  usually there's no cars trying to run me over in the woods.  i am thinking about trying to ride my first century next week.  i'll be in south carolina where it's nice and flat

Good luck with your century. Earlier this summer I did a 100k ride in 90+-degree heat and ridiculous humidity, and it nearly killed me. But it was a good experience.

[luksi]

Before getting the GS, I rode a bicycle to work for about a year.  I had been mountain biking for about 8 years before and didn't have a road bicycle.  

I felt safer on road with mountain bike as I could jump curbs and hit the sidewalks if needed.  I still ride to work a couple of times a month jumping curbs and dodging cars.

While riding to work on bicycle via neighborhood streets, I would guess one close call a week...while riding to work on motorcycle via freeways/thoughfares, I would guess one close call every 10 weeks.

[Jace009gs]

Like others I love my Mt. bike...I ride it to work once in a while or on the weekends w/ my girl...ya were like that...

It's a Specialized FSR Comp that I p/ued at a state auction

[dgyver]

Mountain biking here. Cannondale SuperV.

[Zilla]

Been riding my bikes pretty much every day since 99. Mainly commuting type stuff. Nothing fancy, a Schwinn Frontier, back before the Pacific days, and a Trek 370.

[William M]

Anyone? I'm an avid bicyclist, in addition to being a rabid motorcyclist. It always surprises people when I say that I feel a lot more safe on my motorcycle than I do on a bicycle, when I'm on the roads...

I love bicycles (current road bike an Italian Basso) and for awhile did centuries every weekend, even entered the lower rungs of racing.

Yeah, I actually feel more secure on motorcycles. So far I've never had a mishap on motorcyles, and that is with years where iI didn't even have a car. I've had two wrecks on bicycles, including being hit by a car.

[Roadstergal]

I'm a mountain biker.  I've had a couple of Treks, all stolen (thanks, Berkeley and Federal Way), and ended up just buying a friend's used Singletrack 930, which has lasted.

I always wear a helmet, but in my one big crash, it did me no good - I landed directly on my chin.  So now I wear my MX helmet and armor.  I don't care how silly it looks - I want a chin bar...

My brother does road racing, and in the mountains of California, his speedo has shown 60 - which is pretty goddam fast to crash wearing only a bike helmet and lycra.  I doubt I'll ever see over 30, and that's plenty fast enough to hurt a lot without more gear than bicyclists typically wear.  I think that's why the crashes on bikes tend to be worse.

[pantablo]

It always surprises people when I say that I feel a lot more safe on my motorcycle than I do on a bicycle, when I'm on the roads...

steel is real... ba-by

Cat 3 road racer for 12 years before I bought the motorcycle...



the stable-
note Bianchi fixed gear for road training. [steel]
note Guercotti track bike. [steel]
note Eddy Merckx road bike. [steel]
note custom Easton race bike [light! alum.]



Funny thing is, now I ride the local canyons on my 600rr, but I'd been training up there on my bicycles for racing for a decade...So yeah, I'm ad avid cyclist....

[GT Eye]

Gary Fisher MTB rider here.

Bicycling is what actually got me into motorcycling.

And I feel MUCH safer on my motorcycle since people actually acknowledge my presence, which is totally the opposite when I am on my bicycle.

[DerekNC]

I've been riding pretty much since about 1990, road and mountain bikes. Tried a few races early on but never really had the confidence to keep at it. Currently I have my 1992 Trek 2300 and my very old but very well cared for Nashbar mountain bike. I have thought about trading my GS in on a better mountain bike next year but I'm not sure yet. So little time and money but so many things I want to do. :dunno:

Derek

[jag69]

Specialized Enduro FSR MTB rider.  Not very active at the moment.

[The Buddha]

OK Now that enough real responses have come ...
Isn't the GS a bicycle ...
Cool.
Srinath.
:lol:  :lol:  :lol: