breezy
11-27-2008, 05:14 AM
I moved from upstate New York to Tiffin Ohio this summer and put in 800 miles on the roads around here in 3 months. I spotted fellow cyclists only once, except when I rode the Horizontal Hundred in Findlay.
I visited the downtown Tiffin bike shop yesterday only to be greeted by an elderly woman who was both hard of hearing and totally lacking in any cycling knowledge.
I've searched the web and the NW Ohio bike community seems to be concentrated in the cities that are 1.5+ hrs from here. Two possible exceptions are the Flatlanders club in Fremont (who have not responded to my attempts to join through their website) and the Hancock Handlebars whose events are just a bit farther than I'd like to drive on a regular basis. The club for my county, Seneca County, died in 2006.
If anyone has any experience with the NW Ohio cycling community, I could sure use some guidance. I need to find a good LBS for bike maintenance and a running shop that can help me find the better shoes to keep me from getting shin splints...again.
Thanks.
I visited the downtown Tiffin bike shop yesterday only to be greeted by an elderly woman who was both hard of hearing and totally lacking in any cycling knowledge.
I've searched the web and the NW Ohio bike community seems to be concentrated in the cities that are 1.5+ hrs from here. Two possible exceptions are the Flatlanders club in Fremont (who have not responded to my attempts to join through their website) and the Hancock Handlebars whose events are just a bit farther than I'd like to drive on a regular basis. The club for my county, Seneca County, died in 2006.
If anyone has any experience with the NW Ohio cycling community, I could sure use some guidance. I need to find a good LBS for bike maintenance and a running shop that can help me find the better shoes to keep me from getting shin splints...again.
Thanks.