Excited Newbie!!

[Kathie]

Well Howdie fellow Trekie! I'm riding a 7.2 also, love it. May get a road bike sometime down the road when I get the space for 3 bikes.That appears to be the pattern for a lot of folks

Hey there!

Congrats. I just got my new hybrid last Thurs. and looking at the list above..........wow, what did I get myself into. Addictions are expensive, but I am glad a picked one that is good for me. Enjoy the hybrid........I think my roadie will be soon following........

You're right, this is a good one!

Skydiving?? Yikes!! There's no reason that I can think of for me to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

It was my passion for quite sometime. I have about 1000 skydives. My husband has about 5000. My life got hectic and I gave it up for awhile and then the urge to go back disappeared. Maybe it will come back, I'm not sure. Right now, I'm very excited about my bike!

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Thank you everyone for your warm welcomes and sharing your stories with me! This board looks to be a great place to be!

[rij73]

I got a bike similar to yours in April, got hooked, and just upgraded to a road bike this week! Enjoy your riding!

[chort]

Hey Kathie! I'm new here, too!! I bought a mountain bike about 10 years ago... rode it around for a while.. then stopped riding.. then got with my dh who loves to mountain bike and bike in general... I went out and bought a recumbent (had balance issues at the time) those got better, tested a road bike and never went back to the recumbent! I love my Trek 1000.

I have to unload my recumbent before I even think about getting another bike -- just not enough room for another!

[surgtech1956]

I bought a Trek 7100 in March, and just ordered a Giant OCR3w.

[newbiechick]

Congratulations on the new bike! You're gonna have a blast!

I started riding a little over two years ago on a Trek hybrid. It allowed me to start out on a bike that was comfortable for me. My first year I really enjoyed riding but only rode a little--once or twice a week and fairly short distances.

Last year I got a bit more serious and started riding more regularly and setting goals for longer distances. But I live in southern Indiana which is fairly hilly, and the hills just were NOT getting any easier, no matter how many times I rode them. My friends said, "you're such a strong rider; when you get a road bike you're going to fly up those hills!" I simply couldn't believe that a road bike would make THAT much of a difference.

Well, in January I got a road bike (Cannondale Synapse Feminine WSD [aluminum]). It took me a few rides to get comfortable with the riding position, but now that I'm used to it, I love it. And the first time I hit the hill that kicked my butt all last year, I climbed right up with no trouble. Don't get me wrong, it was still a challenge, but I never felt like I needed to stop and never doubted I could make it. Now I go out and ride freely without worrying about bonking on the hills. I'm still SLOW, but I can ride wherever I want (around here anyway).

I'm sure you will love your hybrid. And once you've got some miles in the saddle, don't hesitate to make the leap to road. Regardless the type of bike, to me cycling is just so much FUN!

Enjoy the ride!

Shelley
aka newbiechick