My revelation.."Do I fit in here?"

[tctrek]

Welcome Caprice. I guess you figured out by now that you do belong. You are a female on a bike... heck we even have some guys that post! This is a safe place where you can ask questions without fear of being ridiculed. And you can read the posts and learn a lot!

Hope you have great fun with your bike!!

[rubywagon]

Heck yes you should post! All the other ladies have said it better than I ever could. Welcome and please stick around!

ETA: I read your post this morning as I was heading out the door for my ride and I smiled when I read it! It is great that you can join your family and do something you love!

[PamNY]

Caprice, I'm sure you know by now that this is a welcoming group, but I will chime in anyway. I am 59 years old and have a hybrid, and I've gotten lots of help and inspiration from this group.

I find it very motivating to read about other women's adventures. I ride farther that I ever planned to, and I bike through the winter.

I hope you enjoy your new bike, and I would love to see pictures.

Pam

[bambu101]

Welcome from a 55 year old who has Terry Susan B hybrid and a Terry Classic, and hardly rode them at all this past summer due to a lack of motivation, and trying to start an online bag and purse business.

But I still feel perfectly comfortable checking TE every single day, and I am still doing my best to stay healthy and fit. There are topics about bread-baking, losing weight, pets, fitness and yes, bikes.

You'll love it here!

[Trekhawk]

Welcome!
I look forward to seeing some pics soon.

[jobob]

Oh Caprice, I have to admit I got a bit of a chuckle from your post. You sound a lot like I did when I first wandered into this forum.

This was from my very first post on TE ...

Hi everyone - I came across this forum a few days ago and I’ve really enjoyed wading through many of the threads, what a nice supportive bunch you are!

My name is Jo, I’m in my early 40’s and live in the San Francisco Bay area. My husband and I took up biking about a year and a half ago. Up until recently my husband was much more into biking than I – he now has 3 bikes to my 1, and he goes out riding nearly every day, while I just tend to plotz around for a few hours on weekends on my hybrid, staying mainly on the bikepaths near our home. Riding with me is a ‘rest’ ride for my husband, LOL!

I wrote that about six years ago. That thread turned into my adventures in getting my first road bike.

Since then, I've met a bunch of women who contribute to this forum, many of whom are my best friends to this day. And since then I've been on some pretty long rides, and I've gotten a couple more bikes.

But my point is, none of us started out with spiffy road bikes or entering races or going out on century rides. Many of the women here started out the way I did, well into our adult years toodling around a bit on the bike paths. Some of us caught the cycling bug along the way and have since set our sights on longer or faster rides, while some of us enjoy more leisurely rides with family or friends or on our own. It's all good.

So welcome.

[staceysue]

See what I mean? It really IS the best forum on the entire web.

[Kris]

Caprice, I'm way more like you than I am like all those fast-bike-owning racers who post so generously here!

[Wahine]

See what I mean? It really IS the best forum on the entire web.

It really is.

Caprice... I am one of those riders (not recently because I've been to busy) that posts about looooooooong rides, races and other such adventures. I am also a coach. Guess what my favorite group of people to coach is.... beginners, especially women. The reason why I love it is that it warms my heart to hear the stories of the "firsts". The first time you made it up that steep hill, the first time you rode more than 10 miles, the first time you went clipless... I thrive on that stuff.

Welcome to TE and keep posting. We want to hear those stories.

[Juliegoddess]

Welcome from a 55 year old who has Terry Susan B hybrid and a Terry Classic, and hardly rode them at all this past summer due to a lack of motivation, and trying to start an online bag and purse business.

But I still feel perfectly comfortable checking TE every single day, and I am still doing my best to stay healthy and fit. There are topics about bread-baking, losing weight, pets, fitness and yes, bikes.

You'll love it here!

Ohhh, I wanted that Terry Susan B Hybrid so badly! But now I see they don't make it anymore! I sure wish that had another bike in this price range. I really want a lighter, women-specific bike...

[hoffsquared]

Hi Caprice,

I'm fairly new here too. I'm a 48 year-old new bike commuter and have found TE to be very, very welcoming. I ride an early 90's bike that a friend pretty much gave me. You'll find this a great place to visit.

Melanie

[bambu101]

A bit off the original topic, but if you are looking for a Terry Susan B, Juliegoddess, check out the section on their website for bikes for sale:

http://www.terrybicycles.com/trade/browse/sell

There are a couple of Susan Bs there. Good luck!

[krisl6]

Just wanted to add in my 2 cents about the forum. I've been lurking around here for a year or two looking for various info and finally decided to join up not long ago. I really love the atmosphere here. It's so positive. Many of the other bike forums I've visited are so negative and many of the users are far from friendly, welcoming and willing to help like the users here are. I love that there are women (and some men) from all walks of life and ability levels.