I am from Redlands, California and I am a high school senior English teacher. I am a triathlete but my favorite sport is cycling! The top three reasons I teach are 1) June 2) July and 3) August.
Randy Burkholz
Randy Burkholz
Ike90 said:Hello all, I'm a writer residing in the Cascade foothills, about 35 miles due east of Seattle, Washington.
I commute to work and back by bike and bike/bus combo approximately 90 percent of my workdays, and have done so for the past three years. I live 17 miles from work, but in poor weather, I can cut my total ride daily distance down to under 10 miles; thank God for bike racks on the busses. As I tell my co-workers, my ride is typically the highlight of my day; I wouldn't trade commutes with anyone.
I have four bicycles. The newest is a 2000 Bike E RX, a so-called short wheel base recumbent. I also have a cheesy GT front suspended Timberline MTB which I have rigged for use on the multitude of trails and logging/powerline roads surrounding my home. The third frame is my commuter and the one I rode most. It's an old hardtail MTB with wet pavement tires and lots of lights and reflectors. My last bike is dearest to my heart. It's a 1972 Peugeot UO-8, of which I am the original owner. It's pretty much painful to ride, with its inadequate gearing and creaky noises, but I can't let it go; it's like a child to me.
goalie said:Hello from Columbus, OH
A former Cat 3 racer, I moved to Columbus, OH in 2000. I was burnt out. I continued to ride some for the next year but never renewed my license. In 2001, I for the most part gave up riding, except for a rare ride on those rare
days in Central Ohio when it wasnt cloudy, cold, wet or sticky andmiserable beyond belief. That's also when I took up ice hockey, and I'm currently playing goalie.
I had been playing 4 nights a week, and then started realizing how old I'm getting (I'll be 48), and how out of shape I am despite all the time I put in on the ice. And that's because until last Sept I was doing nothing else except hockey and too many 12 oz curls ( they go together so well!). My body wasn't recovering, and it was affecting my game.
Thats when I pulled the bike out, and started training again. It has helped my game to a point, I just need to get more consistent with it. I am now playing only 3 nights a week....and I have no intention of giving it up. Getting the bike out also made me realize how much I missed cycling, and all the benefits I got from it. Not only was I getting in better shape which help my game, but it helped me mentally.
My goal is to get back into race shape, and do some races in the 4's and 5's .
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