Newwwwwbie. New new new new. (and i love it already)
I just thought I'd drop in and introduce myself...... and my bike! Scrolling through, I've already found about 90% of the answers to questions I have- however I am uniquely talented at finding new issues...
So!
Me: 26, grad student, runner (competitive thru hs and college), new convert to road biking as cross-training tool and also 'cause I discovered triathlons.
Bike: 2005 Cannondale R500 feminine triple. Love at first sit. and pedal. Sticker price, I proudly noted, is worth more than my car. Thank god for employee deals (I work at a certain outdoor store co-op).
First adventure on bike: Well, actually the third. I'm bike commuting to work once or twice a week- so the scariest experience to date was pedaling through downtown Seattle during rush hour on a road bike. Now, I'm fairly used to the solidity and squat-ness of a big fat mountain bike with big fat cushy roll-over-em-all tires, so I felt like I was teetering on a bucking bronco wobbling around Metro busses and potholes. Downhill. Yeeps! However, I'm still alive and so I suspect this will become a habit.
I'm pleased to meet y'all, and perhaps with time I just may make a full conversion to being a roadie. Plus I like bright colors and wearing spandex in public.....
-Tricky :)
