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Hi Tina,

I just finished a project out your way (in Bedford). I spent 4 weeks enjoying the great seafood in the Boston area. I particularly enjoyed the opportunity to visit Legal Seafood at least twice a week.:D

Hi,

I'm Tina, 25 & I live right outside of Boston, MA. I'm originally from San Diego, CA. I am a playwright & a director (for stage), but my day job is at an adoption agency.

Nice to meet you all!

-T. :)

:eek: I'm not a cyclist. sorry I registered for this forum so that I could answer a question someone asked once about "Complex Partial Seizure Disorder of Limbic Origin."

Peace,

Trixie

Hey all!

I am a bike patrol officer in Vegas.

Kole

Hey all!

I am a bike patrol officer in Vegas.

Kole

G'day Tank7404, Bike officer or not it's still riding a bike, good one, keep up the good work, there should be more of you guys anyway, as it's a nice way to see the world and get paid to do it too?

Keep the wheels in motion, and have fun doin' it TBC

[QUOTE=oasisfan]ohh....I miss home. Do you work at MCRD?[/QUOTE

No...I work in Camp Pendleton...This base is huge....about 30 miles long and 10 miles wide...

G'day Tank7404, Bike officer or not it's still riding a bike, good one, keep up the good work, there should be more of you guys anyway, as it's a nice way to see the world and get paid to do it too?

Keep the wheels in motion, and have fun doin' it TBC
Yeah I hope to incorporate riding into my daily on and off duty commute as well.

Hopefully riding a bike will become my life..lol For work, for play, for transportation...

There are only a few cyclists that get to ride all day for a job..

Many have to work in offices or some other inside profession.

I feel very fortunate to be outside on a bike getting paid good money to enjoy a sport that I love.

Kole

Hellos to all,

I'm brand new. I came across your community last year while still in Egypt but only joined yesterday.

In July-September I moved from Egypt to the US. I terribly miss my cycling buddies in Cairo and Alexandria. Psychologically and spiritually the move hasn't been the easiest and so it's been difficult to get out of the slump and back in the saddle. My last run/ride was 6 July at the Sakkara Pyramids-through date palm groves, sand dunes, canals, ferry crossing across the Nile and down the Courniche Road along the Nile.

To finally push myself out of this hole, I decided to travel back to Egypt in mid-Feb for the Granfondo Del Deserto which I have done twice and hope it will give me the focus and goal to resume my cycling. But to be able to survive 120Km I need to get started, and started real soon. So I really need a boost somehow. Are there any cycling groups in Vienna, Virginia?

G'day,

I'll be visiting South Africa next March, have entered the Argus :) and would appreciate it if an old Argus hand could give me some advice please. I've scoured the official website for real information but it seems to be all promotional stuff.
I'm after the nitty gritty like:- what is the least stressful way to register? how is the start organised? what is the time limit to finish? what is the traffic like and do motorists have any consideration for us? are Smits and Suikerbossie the killer hills they appear to be on the map?
In addition I'd like a few pointers on transporting my bike in SA. I'll be arriving on SAA ex Sydney and connecting direct through to CT. I'll have to clear the bike through customs and then get on a local flight. I hear they're pretty full of bikes round about there and SAA send bikes down in "waves". Accodringly I am concerend that we'll get separated and my bike only arrive after the tour.
Alternatively is it possible to hire a reasonable bike in CT?
I ride an Avanti Edge and a Giant Kronos, both low geared as my knees are getting on, so any reasonable quality 16/18 speeder will do.
Any tips guys?

G'day,

I'll be visiting South Africa next March, have entered the Argus :) and would appreciate it if an old Argus hand could give me some advice please. I've scoured the official website for real information but it seems to be all promotional stuff.
I'm after the nitty gritty like:- what is the least stressful way to register? how is the start organised? what is the time limit to finish? what is the traffic like and do motorists have any consideration for us? are Smits and Suikerbossie the killer hills they appear to be on the map?
In addition I'd like a few pointers on transporting my bike in SA. I'll be arriving on SAA ex Sydney and connecting direct through to CT. I'll have to clear the bike through customs and then get on a local flight. I hear they're pretty full of bikes round about there and SAA send bikes down in "waves". Accodringly I am concerend that we'll get separated and my bike only arrive after the tour.
Alternatively is it possible to hire a reasonable bike in CT?
I ride an Avanti Edge and a Giant Kronos, both low geared as my knees are getting on, so any reasonable quality 16/18 speeder will do.
Any tips guys? Hello Roddo, I haven't done the Argus myself but I think one of my cycling teammates in Egypt may have. If you log on to www.cairocyclists.com (http://www.cairocyclists.com) and ask them to get you in touch with Ric Harber, he may be able to help you with the info. I know he has done at least one race over there. In fact I just checked and they have a link for the Argus on their web page. How useful the info will be I can't tell you. Check it out though. It may take the CCC'ers a while to get back to you as most of them are on the international schools schedule and may be out of country on extended holidays.

Good Luck.

I am from Belleville Ont. Canada which is located about 200 kms east of Toronto. Have been riding seriously for the last 7 to 8 years. Most recent trip was Montreal to Boston in Aug 2004. Fantastic ride!!:)

I am from Washington DC. I do a coulple of things. I am courier downtown, work as a camera crane operator in the film and video industry, studying to be a Web Designer. My backround is in graphic design. I owned a T-Shirt printing company before I got into video.

On the side I've been teaching myself custom painting on bicycle and motorcycle frames.

If anyone is interested in strippeing or painting their bike themselves. I have found professional ways to do it inexpensively.

In 1966, I started The Rayners Lane Cycling Club. We went on youth hostelling tours, from Harrow to Yorkshire and the south coast. We also did time trials up and down 'my' road. I guess I've always been a Club man.

Now, I am the Chief Executive of the Club Managers' Association of Europe, based in Kings Norton, Birmingham. We exist to provide Managers of all Clubs great and small with professional education and a forum for exchange of ideas, mutual support and networking.

Each year, Gregg Patterson, General Manager of the Beach Club, Los Angeles, teaches on Leadership in Club Management and organises a " Bicycle Chatauqua" to coincide with the World Conference of Club Managers.
In 2005 I have asked Gregg to teach at CMAE events in London and Scotland and to lead a "bicycle chautauqua" in the UK.

If you are a member of a Club; cycling, tennis, golf, wine, sailing, dining, darts, football, cricket, rugby, drinking, health, fitness, weights or weight watching etc, please ask the Manager if he or she has a satisfactory network of contacts, advice and relevant professional training.

You might find that while you introduce members of the management team to the joys of cycling, 'your Club' becomes managed by better motivated and more competent staff.

Membership of CMAE is intended to enhance Club communities through sound leadership training, regardless of whether the individuals concerned are paid or not. .

The economic inpact study of the effect that clubs have on local and corporate business is astonishing. We work alongside dozens of Associations worldwide who represent tens of thousands of members from every conceivable walk of life. See www.cmaeurope.org (http://www.cmaeurope.org) or www.cmaa.org (http://www.cmaa.org) for further info'.

Hi all,

I am a 26 years old corporate lawyer from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I started cycling as extra training for rowing (during university). After a while I quit rowing and now I try to keep fit by riding my bike. Not so easy when you can only train during the weekends and maybe one night a week. Well I guess a lot of you have the same problem: working (too) late during the week and no energy left to go out and train at night (especially hard during the winter period is my experience). Currently I am at work and totally bored, I should finish something but I am waiting for a faxmessage... Hoping to get out of the office at a reasonable hour to go party!

Happy 2005!

Mari

Hello all,


I am from Fort Collins Colorado where I am a grad student and try to ride 6-8 hours a week.

I live in Redding, CA and am a retired math/algebra teacher.

I hail from Odenton MD USA and have just got ready to get on my bike again. It has been several years and I feel it :D I have a Mongoose Crossway 450 and a vintage Peugeot road bike. Is there anyone on this list from my area?
Lew B.

Hey everybody,
My name is will henry and I am from charlotte, North Carolina. I typically ride 210 miles a week outside as long as it is not to cold. I am a friend of cyclist14 and we ride togather a lot. I own a trek fuel 100 and a kestrel talon. I love to be outside riding. I can't resist a challenge so if any of you are from charlotte send me an email so we can se if we can get together and ride. I am 14 years old and I go to united faith. If any of you have a good type of trainer workout please!!! send it too me I really need a long one.

:confused: I just started using Whey Protein and it is causing digestive disturbances is this common? Do I need to just wait it out? I have never had problems with dairy before so I don't think I am lactose intolerant. Please advice.:cool: ginger

:confused: I just started using Whey Protein and it is causing digestive disturbances is this common? Do I need to just wait it out? I have never had problems with dairy before so I don't think I am lactose intolerant. Please advice.:cool: ginger

batgirl, why, oh why do you use such thing, please explain, grasshopper, if your're embarassed, send me a private message? TBC

Checking in from East Texas... just a dirt rider who likes to tinker with bike designs.