I remeber when I first started riding.....

[jobob]

Oh gosh, I've done an about-face on so many things since I started riding about 5 years ago!

When I first started out, I insisted
- I'd never wear lycra bike shorts
- I'd never get clipless pedals

Along the way, I maintained
- I wasn't the least bit interested in mountain biking

Until recently, it was my long-held belief that
- I'd never attempt a ride with "agony" or "heartbreak" or "death" in the title

And until a very short time ago I wouldn't even dream of
- owning a bike with a custom Ti frame & a carbon fork

[Veronica]

And until a very short time ago I wouldn't even dream of
- owning a bike with a custom Ti frame & a carbon fork

This is new. Details please.

Veronica

[jobob]

A Lynskey houseblend custom, aka my Midlife Crisis bike. I'll start a new thread on it, eventually.

(Ed to clarify: I just put the deposit down on it. And so the wait begins. tap tap tap ....)

[Aggie_Ama]

A Lynskey houseblend custom, aka my Midlife Crisis bike. I'll start a new thread on it, eventually.

Can I have a midlife crisis? I am turning 28 next month according to my co-worker getting close to 30 is highly stressful. Really I think not but any excuse for a Lynskey. I already have my paint scheme dreamt up, just a way to weak bank account. I am glad you finally let that out!!

[Aggie_Ama]

When I first started riding I went about 5 miles and felt like a rockstar. I knew I would do more but not how much. I rode in gym shorts and tennis shoes. I knew nothing about how to dress or why. Back in summer 2004 I never imagined having a fancy carbon thingy bike, more shorts than I have blue jeans, a mountain bike, riding in the cold or riding 100 miles in a day. I just looked getting around the town we lived in as something cool.

[indysteel]

When I first started riding in June of 2006, I didn't think I wanted a road bike. By July of that same year, I had a road bike. And I just paid a deposit on my own mid-life crisis custom Ti road bike with carbon fork (Jobob, it must be going around)!

I just remember being so scared and intimidated by everything. Where could I ride? Clipless pedals work how? How steep is that hill? You want me to ride how many miles? I still get a little freaked out by climbing and descending, but I've gained a lot more confidence in that department. The rest of it just seems like second nature.

I still haven't done a ride with the words agony, death or heartbreak in their title, but here's hoping! I also haven't embraced mountain biking yet.

[jobob]

And I just paid a deposit on my own mid-life crisis custom Ti road bike with carbon fork (Jobob, it must be going around)!

Well, I'm inclined to say you're at least 5 to 10 years too young for a midlife crises, but for you, I'll let it slide. You have such excellent taste in wheels, after all.

Can I have a midlife crisis? I am turning 28 next month

NO

[DrBadger]

OOOOO! new bike! How is Dusty going to feel about this? ;-)

can't wait to hear all about it!

A Lynskey houseblend custom, aka my Midlife Crisis bike. I'll start a new thread on it, eventually.

(Ed to clarify: I just put the deposit down on it. And so the wait begins. tap tap tap ....)