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Hi All,
I'm from the UK, nowhere as stunning & sunny as you guys.
I ride between 30 - 100 miles per week for pleasure (too old for that racing stuff) and participate in charity rides ie London - Paris, London - Brussels + plus whatever else takes my fancy.
I am a Fresh Food Specialist (sound gooey eh?) it is.
Cheers
Paul

Originally posted by Paul Mack
Hi All,
I'm from the UK, nowhere as stunning & sunny as you guys.
I ride between 30 - 100 miles per week for pleasure (too old for that racing stuff) and participate in charity rides ie London - Paris, London - Brussels + plus whatever else takes my fancy.
I am a Fresh Food Specialist (sound gooey eh?) it is.
Cheers
Paul I'm from Canada and we are right in the middle of one of the coldest, snowiest, severe winters we have had in ages. It may be "sunny and stunning" but is it ever COLD. Oh well, February always means that the days are getting longer and the sun a little higher, the worst is over, we hope..........byfred

Originally posted by Memphmann
Hello, where in Ontario are you at? I'm in the GTA, well slightly North. What was the shop you owned and where was it located? How serious are you getting back into cycling? Just a week-end warrior, or full blown 100+km a day?

I have also been off my bike for a # of years due to knee operations and other life choices. I use to also race out here in jrs and CAT2/3, that was 10 years ago. Been back on bike since July 7th. Lost 26lbs, and riding 120+km/day. Yes, even thru this Arctic weather that has hit us.

Did you ride today? Piece of advice, stay away from Newmarket CyclePath. They lie, take for-ever to order products, and just have a lousy ran business. Ask anyone in that area....

Memph

Hey Memph
I am located on the East side of Brampton. I try and train about an hour every day but it only works out about 3 to 5 times a week. The shop I owned was north of Shelburne and was quite small. I only did about 10 grand in business a year but it was a fun hobby and a great experience.
Sorry for the delay in response, work and such yada yada!

Advice back at you: All cycle path shops have an average markup of approximately 140% and I don't want to start knocking the service because I won't be able to stop..... I used to ride for them years ago. I started ordering parts over the border, check out supergo, it is awesome!!!
Do you ever ride the forks of the credit? How about rattle snake point?

Roadweenie.

I live in Sydney/NSW/Australia. I am a police officer. I was until recently training 4-5 days a week avg 65km sessions. Due to a work related back injury I have had to halve my time on the bike and I am only doing a few days a week an hour or so at a time :-(

Hey where in south Wales? I'm from Caerffili but am living in Egypt at the mo'. We're about the same age too - what are the chances you went to St. Martins Comp?
I bet we know each other!
BTW, Lanktaff is not on my birth cert, there it is marked Neil, but I lived in Sri Lanka before.
Ymlaen Cymru!

Hi

I'm from Guernsey in the channel Isles (between England and France), mainly interested in touring and trying to get into Audax ('bit difficult on an Island 25sq Miles) Been off cycling for a while but have been given the challenge of riding the pyrenees from Biarritz to Argeles sur Mer

So! new bike (Cannondale R800 sport) and lots of training.

Regards

Steve D

I am living in the wonderful wonerland like bwilkes .. Colorado Springs! It is a fantastic place to do "anything" you want. I have not been ridin' for long; but, love it an other addition to my running! I joined a cycling club in the Springs so I have met many new folks with different agendas .. just hoping to get better with every down stroke .. wanna get with the fast set one of these days. Yep, cold, long days right now; but, every day there is more daylight yahoooooooooooooo! I work on the Air Force Academy which is perfect for training. Slow traffic (less nutters), 4' shoulders, hills and flats - perfect. Maybe I will see other forum folk riding around?!?!?!? Who is out there?

I'm from Salem oregon, I try to ride a few times a week, but this time a year its pretty hard to get motivated enough to go in the wind and rain...

I'm the parts manager for a Chevrolet dealer, I ride to work an average of 4 times a week from april till october.

Completed my first century last summer (unsupported), and am planning on doing the two day, 200 mile Seattle to Portland ride in July this year... which I've heard only good things about.

I'm lucky to live in an area that not only has flat farm roads, but within ten miles, you can find some heart attack inducing climbs..

Melbourne, Australia
Graphic Designer (and part time games/puzzle games developer to fund my bike spendage)
I commute 40k round trip every day (well, 95% of the time)
and most Sundays get out for a good 3-6hour ride

Done a few round the bays
and the Alpine classic a couple of times
(http://www.audax.org.au/alpine/course.html)

mtb for commuting
853 custombuilt with Chorus04 triple on the road (just got the grouppo a few weeks ago!)
a shed full of 'projects' including a singlespeed

toured Tassie over 28 days. the best ride of my life

I am 21 year old from greece and i ride xc hardtail.I am an athlete and I have participated in my country's national championship nad other races.However I do cycling for hobby not professionaly.My primary occupation is studying in the university mineral and mining engineering.

hey people, i just started cycling. i am 14 years old. can yall help me. ty.

Hi every body
Are you oky? I 'm from iran I studing organic chemistry in college
of tehran. nice to meet you. I 'm very interested to see you.
I study french, spanish and english

holla,bonjour,hello EL AMIGU, mon ami, my friend!
I want to find my friend in espagnol,france and england country
do you help me? thank s for your help.

howdo, 19 yr old from cumbria (lake district) in england. been riding a bike since i was 11, had 1.5 yrs off due to being young and daft, gettin back into it now! i'm an apprentice maintenance fitter, I enjoy my bike, clubbing and my girlfriend ;)

Hello

I'm from Melbourne, Australia.

I found this link when doing a Google search for something bike-related and looks like a great place to be.

I used to race crits, road and track, fell out of the habit when I moved to Sydney, which is a god-awful place to ride a bike. I'm back in Melbourne now, and riding for the sheer joy of being out there.

Look forward to getting to know you!

Cheers
Nicole

Hi!

I'm from Spokane Washington. My jobs are musician & insurance. Just waiting for bike season over here.

Greg

Originally posted by bwilkes
I'm from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA (alt 6500 ft), I spin three times a week because I don't like riding in the dark. I work 7-4 in logistics, in front of a computer all day. If it doesn't get below freezing, I ride for fun 40 to 60 miles on the weekends. As the days get longer I'll ride to work.
I just finished Lance Armstorong's book "It's Not About the Bike", great book about a heck of a rider, good for the cold winter nights.

Excellent book choice .. where do you ride in the Springs?

Bucharest, Romania. I'm an amateur road cyclist riding for the Olimpia team.

Visit my cycling website, newly resurected after paying the bill:

http://www.amalia.ro

Originally posted by Mihai
Bucharest, Romania. I'm an amateur road cyclist riding for the Olimpia team.

Visit my cycling website, newly resurected after paying the bill:

http://www.amalia.ro

Hi there from USA

I have been to your country - beautiful - it was back in the 1990's; but, I remember it well. Do you have a lot of support for your training? You look like you have some biking fans! Family?

Hi!
I'm from Genoa,Italy and I'm a university student in Science of Communication.
My favourite cyclyst of ever is Claudio El Diablo Chiappucci.

To Marco Pantani:I'll be missing you,Pirata!