bicycles anyone

[Bob Broussard]

1953 Monark Road King
1977 Scwinn Suburban
2002 Santa Cruz Heckler

[pantablo]

I have been known to race in elite mens class road racing,

Is that Elite U-23 racing or Cat 1/2/pro? I race 3 on the road.

[TheGoodGuy]

well i am not where in shape to go road racing.. but I do ride a 60 dollar target special to school. ..

cant wait to get fully back in shape wherein i can do extended rides without worrying about running into issues with me getting overly tired.

I used to have a roadracer in highschool and back then i was in better shape than I am now. I have improved myself in the last few weeks of riding the bicycle but still not fully in shape.

In India my road racer was in 10'th gear. I took off the gearing system after it kept slipping.. so i kept it at 10'th. It took a while to accelerate but once i got moving i coudl keep on going. As i rode around i built muscles that actually made me stronger and build stamina. Sure India is mostly flat, but even small upslopes would feel like a killer initially, but as i grew muscles i actually didnt find them that much of a bother.

[rideLIKEjehu]

awesome, i thought there were a bunch of closet pedalers here!  :mrgreen:

bicycles are my main obsession, streetbikes are slowly working their way up to 2nd place.

i used to race XC, then a string of injuries left me discouraged and slow so i took up freeriding. these days i primarily ride urban/skateparks/dirt jumps on my Cortina hardtail, a bit of road/trails on my Redline cyclocross bike and straight up torture on my singlespeed

if anyone's in the DC area, we host a big urban ride every thursday. even in the dead of winter we manage a handfull of riders :mrgreen:

[TR]

I guess mountain bikes are more common as they have stronger frames and wheels but I still love my tiny triathlon Nishiki bicycle, which by the way, mates perfectly with my Honda Civic and my Suzuzki GS500... I might need a set of japanese bladerollers and a japanese skateboard...

Anyway, I love to ride the bicycle weekends in the university campus near home for a 20 Km ride, no cars are allowed so it's pretty safe, and since jogging hurts my calfs muscles then riding is the perfect choice, on the other hand the landscape varies much more than jogging and distances are impressive. In 2000 i rode for a triathlon, and got the n-1 place, with an average speed of only 27 Kph, but was very proud of me... he he...

Finally, riding downhill at 40 MPH is as great as 60 MPH on the GS or 80 MPH on the Civic...

[Rich500]

Rich500 wrote:
I have been known to race in elite mens class road racing,


Is that Elite U-23 racing or Cat 1/2/pro? I race 3 on the road.

ey Pablo, Its elite U-23, but I have done a couple in cat 1/2 pro also when in the states.  

[JohNLA]

I used to dig riding on bike paths with the better half.

We had a sweet set of matching chrome beach cruisers.
They were stolen while locked outside one night at my second LA apartment. I should have known better and brought them inside. in this town.

Why single speed cruisers you might ask. Not because we are twisteded about pain like someone we know :nana: but because she doesn't like bikes with gears   She also refuses to learn to use a manual tranmision. It's okay because she lets me drive when were togerther :kiss:

[pantablo]

Finally, riding downhill at 40 MPH is as great as 60 MPH on the GS or 80 MPH on the Civic...

You ought to see what 60mph downhill on a road bike feels like.

It's ironic that I wont ride my gs without at least my leather jacket and helmet while on my bicycle I've been know to hit 55-60 mph regularly but I'm usually only decked out in lycra and a beanie.

[Gisser]

Lycra, eh?  I, too, feel compelled to wear athletic gear before taking a ride on those excersize machines.  Bicycling with blue jeans makes me look like I don't have a car.

[The Buddha]

I ride a little... Just generic walmart crap... Great commute bikes. Used to keep one in the office, and ride to around to get to lunch etc... Hate working on them though... they break if I look at them funny... Hate the spokes too.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Cris]

you're all working under the assumption that pain is not enjoyable. and that inflicting pain is that much less enjoyable...

Uh oh...
J.K.
Actually, getting a bike is definitely on my list of things to do in the near future. I love bicycling. It's such a great workout, and you're getting/going somewhere in the process which is a lot more appealing to me than the more conventional ways of getting an effective workout.  

[yamahonkawazuki]

57.2 according to my speedo- on a mountainbike w/ road tires. very scary, but whoa fun! :mrgreen:

[zoltan]

once my crew and i were coming back from riding at timerbline in west virginia, and we get to this section of road which as a 10% grade for 5 miles. we pulled over to the shoulder, unloaded our bikes, and went for it. my friend's girls drove the cars down behind us. they had us up to about 50mph, but then lost us in the first turn. nothing like the look on some drivers face as you pass them on a bicycle like they're standing still  :mrgreen: .

[CasiUSA]

96' GT Zaskar LE MTB (All XTR)
99' Fat Chance Trials Bike (mostly high end parts beat up by trialsin')

Worked in a bike shop all through high school. Great place to learn the basics of wrenching. Helps make me more confident when working on the motorcycle.

[Cal Price]

I rode a pushbike up to about five years ago when the local terrain got the better of me, my old man rode one up to the age of about 65 but he lived in Deal, a nice flat town nearbye. My son, fit mid thirties has to ride one because he lives in central London given the traffic, parking and crowds on public tpt its the only way to go. All three of us enjoy it but we are all known "eccentrics" (Polite for loonies)

[TR]

Finally, riding downhill at 40 MPH is as great as 60 MPH on the GS or 80 MPH on the Civic...

You ought to see what 60mph downhill on a road bike feels like.

Well, 40 MPH is the highest speed I could achieve on that twisty downhill road, all dressed like cyclenaut (licra, foam helmet, gel gloves, etc.) and I can say it gave me my adrenaline share for good. Perhaps on a straighter downhill road could get 60 on the Nishiki, 120 on the GS and 150 on the Civic.

Thanks for suggesting...  :mrgreen:

BTW, my new TCP fairing makes cruising at 80-90 a delight...

[The Buddha]

Maybe its cos its a nishiki... Ha ha...
Cool.
Srinath.

[TR]

Maybe its cos its a nishiki... Ha ha...
Cool.
Srinath.

Yeah, and only 100 MPH because the motorcycle is a Suzuki, and only 140 MPH because the Civic is Honda...  

[The Buddha]

Oh come on man... Buy american... or well atleast american sounding name with chineese components, assembled in Taiwan and sold by Wal Mart... You know I'm just kidding. I just like to buy american... with an eye for quality and price. Anyway... it was only a joke... nothing serious.
Cool.
Srinath.

[mo]

The stable:

1989 Mongoose Mountain Bike--now a commuter
1990 Trek Aluminum 520 -- the faster commuter
1994 custom Peter Mooney Steel with campy parts and 26-inch wheels (i'm a shortie)
1997 Specialized MTB hardtail with rock shox  
1957 Armstrong British three-speed
1995 Suzuki GS500
1995 Honda Civic

coming up:
a fixie
a cross bike
a campy triple and lightweight rims for the Peter Mooney
a Suzuki SV650

All the bicycling makes for better motorcycling technique and traffic-handling ability. Motorcycling helps you manage high-speed bicycling.

Two wheels are way more fun than four.