Arizona Roll Call

[PinkBike]

oh yeh

http://www.bikegaba.org/El_Tour_Trai...edule_2007.htm

they're fairly well attended

we do the east side rides

[Cactus Flower]

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to the site and fairly new to cycling. I live in Scottsdale where fall has arrived! I look forward to keeping track of you all via this forum, and would love to join you all on rides sometime soon!

[PinkBike]

welcome cactus flower!!
what part of scottsdale? i'm in south scottsdale by los arcos.
DH and i ride with the pmbc group that leaves kiwanis park at 7 every saturday.
i saw in anoher post you were doing a group ride, where is that?
inquiring minds want to know.
hope you have a great time!

[Cactus Flower]

Hey, PinkBike!

I'm in north Scottsdale. Yes, my first group ride is this morning. Leaves at 6:30 a.m. from Pinnacle Peak Bike Shop, which is on the corner of Pinnacle Peak and Pima. I'm SOOOO nervous! But excited,, too - keep your fingers crossed for me!

[FH Cyclist]

Hi Tracy, I hope you had a good ride last Sunday and it helped you decided to do the Tour de Scottsdale. My colleague has decided to ride in the Tour de Scottsdale. Have you decided? If you are, my colleague is still looking for someone to at least start the ride with. He's a nice guy and in good shape - he rides 30-40 miles in Colorado at 6500 feet. As we discussed, he will beat you down ANY hill. :>)

If you are riding, you can reach him at chuck.wain@siriuscom.com.

Good luck on the ride, if you decide to do it.

mpt - how did your ride go this weekend? I hope you had a great ride and lots of fun. I'm real interested in what you thought of it and whether you think it is worth travelling to, for next year.

Lastly, for everyone - Tracy and I were talking about which LBS we like - meaing who treats women well. If you are interested, please let us know you you think we should be patronizing - or not. I'll put in my 2 cents.

I bought my mountain bike from Bicycle Ranch in north Scottsdale and enjoyed the experience. I was helped by a guy named John. when I went back to get a road bike, John had left and it was a VERY different atmosphere. The guy wasn't too interested in me, just in selling me a bicycle. I had made my preference clear for a bike with a women's geometry requirements in mind and he really tried to sell me a man's bike - because he didn't have any thing in stock in my size. I won't go back there unless someone I trust tells me they've had a different experience.

I ended up at Bicycle Wheelers in Tempe because Dominec was open on the 4th of July and he had a 50 cm WSD Trek in stock that I could test ride. He was excellent to work with; he helped me with getting the bike fit properly, ensuring my pedals and shoes were properly positioned, my seat was at the right height and my brakes were in a position I liked. He invests in products designed for women, by carrying them in the shop. He also gave me some hints on keeping my arms flexed - he said I would probably have some pain in my neck and shoulders unless I bent my arms slightly. Dominec also owns Dominec's in Tempe. I would go back there in a flash. His wife also works at the shop and she was very good to work with as well.

[PinkBike]

FH,

i really like domenics, i got my first road bike there, i thought bicycle wheelers had closed? i also like landis at southern and 101, they have saleswomen there.

i'm doing the tour de scottsdale, it's my third year, i have a love-hate relationship with the TdS, it's a great course but the climbing is a killer for me! i did it in 3:40 last year but wouild love to be under 3:30 this year!!

tracy, you should do this ride, it is fun and challenging. if you've done the usery loop you can do the TdS!

cactus flower, let's hear a report of today's ride!! did the wind play havoc? we missed our ride this morning (DH was in charge of the alarm).

back to tucson next sunday for a 75 mile el tour training ride (would've loved to go this sunday but i got to do sunday school for the kindergartners at my church).

denise, more interbike please!

lisa, where are you, girl?

sue, how was the MS?

[AZSpinner]

lisa, where are you, girl?

I was off of the bike for two weeks because Katelyn was in the hospital for about a week. Once she got home, I was trying to get caught up. I'm still trying to get caught back up. What little free time I did have, I spent trying to get ready for the race I had today. Although, the way the race went, I might have been better off spending some time on the forum instead. There were only four of us in the race (Buckeye Crit) and I got dropped right at the starting line. I could NOT get clipped in! Took me four times before I finally got clipped - haven't had a problem with this since March. By then the other three were around the first corner. I never did catch them. On a positive note, I got in a really good, hard 30 minute ride, and I think I've determined what my lactate threshold heartrate is.