Any cyclists here?

[mcnabb100]

I ride road and mtb, probably 90% of my riding is on the rode. There are lots of good 2 lane roads near my house, where as good mtb riding is an hour drive away. I love both though, and certainly don't look down on mtb'rs. My dad taught me that anything on two wheels is fun.

I'm currently recovering from an appendectomy, so I haven't ridden nearly as much as I would like. Hope to start back up in a couple more weeks. Gonna be slow as hell though lol

[wild_wild_wes]

Had my first road rage incident last week. Scumbag in a new Camero started screaming at me that I "cut him off"; he came from behind me, so that was not the case. I mean he was in full-blown RAGE made; after screaming at me he roared off, then circled the block for another go. I really thought he was going to fight me, and I wondered how that would go, since I was wearing clip shoes...

[texancarbine73]

Cyclist here!!
My passion is MTB but road can be fun with the right group (hammer fest) and it's also necessary when trails are wet/underwater.

Have done many endurance races 6h, 60-100 miles on my MTB
It's my main hobby
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[Quiet-Matt]

I raced some Mtn, mostly road for 12 years. Made many trips to the E.R., saw many friends injured and had one friend who was run over and killed by a delivery truck. My passion was racing on the road, but that came to an end when I was hit by a Jeep Cherokee one week before my first childs first birthday. As I laid in the road looking at a little picture of my son that I had taped to the top tube of my crushed Cannondale I quickly analyzed what my priorities were.

When i recovered from that, I sold everything bike related that I had and never looked back. I used some of the money to buy my first AR.

My friend owns the shop so they were my first "sponsor" and kept me supplied with Cannondale bikes. I broke several of them in my tenure and got to be tight with the rep who traded out my frames and sent them to the R&D guys.

I loved my time on the road, but now when I see guys riding in traffic it upsets me. I suppose its because I dont want them to get hurt. Drivers are just way too distracted today. I wish it wasn't that way because one day I'd like to return, but i don't see the number of things distracting drivers going down any time soon.

[texancarbine73]

Road is dangerous for sure and I agree with you. It's safer somewhat if you ride with a big group (cycling club).
If I was you I would look into cyclocross bikes. You can compete in cyclocross or do gravel grinders away from roads
Cheers

I raced some Mtn, mostly road for 12 years. Made many trips to the E.R., saw many friends injured and had one friend who was run over and killed by a delivery truck. My passion was racing on the road, but that came to an end when I was hit by a Jeep Cherokee one week before my first childs first birthday. As I laid in the road looking at a little picture of my son that I had taped to the top tube of my crushed Cannondale I quickly analyzed what my priorities were.

When i recovered from that, I sold everything bike related that I had and never looked back. I used some of the money to buy my first AR.

My friend owns the shop so they were my first "sponsor" and kept me supplied with Cannondale bikes. I broke several of them in my tenure and got to be tight with the rep who traded out my frames and sent them to the R&D guys.

I loved my time on the road, but now when I see guys riding in traffic it upsets me. I suppose its because I dont want them to get hurt. Drivers are just way too distracted today. I wish it wasn't that way because one day I'd like to return, but i don't see the number of things distracting drivers going down any time soon.

[TehLlama]

Yup, I ride only mountain bikes, although my mileage is evenly split between road and mountain. I do have some good fun chasing serious guys on road bikes with my comparatively cheap hardtail on mountain tires.

A 150mm travel FS 29er (31lb of monster truck) - Rocky Mountain Instinct 950 that only has the stock frame and grouppo
and A 130mm fork HT 29er - Diamondback Overdrive Carbon Sport same deal that I've changed everything but the drivetrain and brake levers

I'm totally new to Strava, but according to that I'm a top quartile rider everywhere I go despite being fat and out of shape. This is everything from White Mesa and Otero Canyon Downhill to the pace of nerds in spandex riding on the road nearby)




Curiously, I manage to replicate my same hardware tendencies with AR's and 1911's with bikes.

Next to shooting guns....mt biking is my "thang."

Ditto. That said, with being a broke grad student at the moment, it's almost reversed just because I can't afford to do much other than bleed off stashed ammunition as it gets too old.

[brickboy240]

Nice ride!

I bet there are great places to ride all over NM. I have ridden Big Bend and around El Paso and love desert riding.

I am going to go to a 27.5 or 29'er when I cannot find parts for my old 26" bike anymore. Last year's search for a new fork almost brought me to it! It was very hard to find a 26" fork that also fits a straight 1 1/8" thread-less headset and is of decent quality. Tires and other small components I can find...it is the bigger things that get hard but patience and lots of searching on e-bay and Amazon and I can still find lots of components for a 26" MTB.

I always tell people that want to lose weight....get a mt bike and follow me around in the summer. Riding when it is 95 degrees and 95% humidity around here will work you out and sweat all the pounds away! LOL

With my eating habits (...and love of craft beer) I know the mt bike is the only thing keeping me thin.

[wild_wild_wes]

Oh we're showing off our rides now, eh





and me dorking out in my favorite jersey

[Shorts]

Hey cyclist, do any weight training during On or Off season? How's it worked out for you in your riding?

[wild_wild_wes]

I have no "seasons". I lift and cycle year round. No problems at all. In fact, if programmed correctly, they complement each other.

Take a look at Alex Viada if you need further convincing that cycling has no detrimental effect on strength training!