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I live in a town just north of Boston and teach in a town nearby. I have been riding a recumbent for a little over a year, a Baron by Optima which given the rural character of the area that I live suits me just fine.

Your first century next week, take a tip from me spend a good few days before hand carbo loading and hydrating. it will be of great benefit to you during your century, try to cut down your rides a few days before if its just reduced to light spinning. so that you have more chance of ensuring that you retain enough those extra carbs and additional fluids. trust you'll need'em.any how best of luck.
Thanks for the tips, and the reminder that I need to think about carbs and water before the ride, not just the morning of. My training has been...well, unstructured. Short, fast rides (typically 15-25 miles) after work. Not a lot of long, slow rides. I decided last week to do this century, and have little time to train for it. I'll do a couple 50 milers, and try to get a feel for lower HR riding. I know it's all about energy management.

Hi everybody I'v found a Bianchi abd have a few things to ask anyone who wants to answer me ?
Then I would like to sell it if possable? Can I ask them now or do I have to wait until tomorrow?

Ola!

I am a young portuguese (58 years) and an enthosiastic cycletourist!
I live in Oeiras, near Lisbon.
I hope to change some experiences with you soon!
Good week end for everybody!
João

hello I am from Boksberg in South Africa I am an artisan and I love ridding my bike.I look forward to communicating with like minded people on this site.As I am new to this I still have to learn the ins and outs of the setup.:) Regards John

I'm from Texas and I am the General Manager of Service Operations for a large Caterpillar dealership. I'm a novice at this and am looking forward to learning from more experienced riders on this forum. My wife and I intend to buy two Tadpole style Recumbent Trikes for our mutual Christmas gifts this year. At this point it appears that we'll be buying two Organic Engines "Triclops" models. Comments would be appreciated as we are really making this particular selection due to a local distributer being available. Without this "local connection" we were going to buy two WizWheelz Tera Trikes. Input on this decision would be helpful as we are not yet committed, but will soon be.

finally someone understands. I'm from central ma., working in construction. Bike of choice GT id 1.0. I ride 4 to 5 times a week rain or shine. It's the best mind eraser. Single track has truly helped me getting through some diffacult times. I would like to find a mb club locally to join can someone help? I consider myself responsably daring at 41 and would consider racing. Is there any charity rides or races in mt biking?

My diet consits of- ROCK,DIRT,TREE,ROOT AND FLYING INSECT!
Results- SCRAPES,BRUISES,SOAR MUSCLES AND A FULL STOMACE!

I am from Grand Junction Colorado, one of the most boring towns in the world :( :(. I am a student in 9th grade. In terms of biking i do freeride/downhill.

Hi,I'm from Melbourne and have been road cycling for 1 month.I work in Photography and have a love of very strong coffee.I picked up a raceline performance 4130 cr-mo as my 1st road bike and am very happy.
I want to try a triathlon at somepoint so I'm doing 150klms per week Swimming 3klms per week and running 30klms,is this to much to start off,I dont find it to tiring,as I take every 4th day off.
nice to give my first post

I'm relatively new to mountain biking, tried it the beginning of this year and ended up bying myself a bike, all the necessary protective clothing (I always either fall on my head or my butt!).
I'm from Gauteng Province, South Africa.

ButtHead :D

Hello to all:)

I enjoy cycling, both road and mtb. I cycle to/from work 3 days a week (25-30k each way, that's about 20 miles), 1 lunchtime I do some specific weight training and do either 1 long outing at week end (other day I rest) or 2 medium outing. In the period April to mid October I take part in races at amatour level.
Average riding time 10 hours per week, total km p.a. apprx 10,000 (6,000 miles). Equipment: road Carrera with Campagnolo record/chorus and mtb Rocky Mountain Element, marzocchi front and shimano XT group.
Love to MTB in the US, was there in 2000, plan to go back for a long holiday next year.

Hi every one, I'm from the Hurricane state of Florida. I been cycling just about my whole life and been in the bicycle bussiness for 31 years. I'm currently doing bicycle tours in Girona Spain, so for those of you who want to check us out our web is www.espanacyclingvacations.com (http://www.espanacyclingvacations.com) . Thanks and happy cycling.:)

Yo all, i'm Ben from the home of chocolate, Bournville. I ahve been riding for Halesowen A&CC for the last couple of years, and next year will be my first as a junior.

Hello cycling world,


I am Mark from Holland, and am a cycling enthusiast for some 10 years now. Both road and dirt cycling. I ride a carbon LOOK KG241 (2002 model :) ) on road and an old Koga Miyata Sky Alloy (1996 model ;) ) off road.

For now, I am looking for some good tips on rebuilding my old MAG21 Rock Shox front suspension (are there any upgrade kits still around?). I cannot find a replacement fork, as nowadays forks are much higher than the MAG21. Inserting a new fork will change the geometry of my bike way too much.

Good tips anyone? :confused:
Hi Mark! I share your MAG21 concerns. I have a 1990 Merlin hardtail that has a MAG21 with a 1 inch steerer. I have no intention of selling the bike; it still rides like a dream. I have found complete forks on e-bay for around $100 in good working order; I also see rebuild kits there once in a while. There is also a website you should know about that last time I checked still had MAG21 parts. They are in Oregon and the address is: www.loosescrews.com. Hope that information is helpful. :^))

Hi, I live in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I enjoy riding and fixing bicycles; I am particularly interested in vintage lugged steel bicycles. I also am intested in music and philology.

Hello London!

I am traveling over the pond from Los Angeles for a few months. I am a cat 1 racer, and race for Bicycle John's out of Burbank. I am bring my bike and would love to ride in London. Where are the rides - winter pace. I leave this Sunday.

Thanks,
shayla

Greetings from NE Ohio USA

I'm a long time roadie, occasional tourist, former club rider, and a retiree.

from melbourne,aus
just learning to swim and hoping to do a small tri in the new year
any tips?

azzabaron

Hi Mark! I share your MAG21 concerns. I have a 1990 Merlin hardtail that has a MAG21 with a 1 inch steerer. I have no intention of selling the bike; it still rides like a dream. I have found complete forks on e-bay for around $100 in good working order; I also see rebuild kits there once in a while. There is also a website you should know about that last time I checked still had MAG21 parts. They are in Oregon and the address is: www.loosescrews.com (http://www.loosescrews.com/). Hope that information is helpful. :^))
Hi Ray

Great track picture!! Is that you or what??:)
Thanks for the tip. Loosescrews is a very nice link (that you cannot find with just using Google). I check out eBay once in a while, but the complete forks I saw are in America, and will probably give problems with shipping to Holland.
I tried to find a new fork to replace my MAG21, which is impossible because of the lengths. But the old MAG is not bad at all (maybe a bit too much stiction) and is very light for an old fork (thanks to the air). As I still love my old bike I will take the trouble of finding parts. ;)

Mark

I was born and raised in Salem, Oregon and am currently going to college in Klamath Falls. Haven't been a real serious rider, but I hope to change that a little.;)