I guess I'm not a noob, anymore.

[emily_in_nc]

Welcome to the dark side!

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Welcome to the dark side!

I tell my DH that I blame him...I was merrily trotting along on-foot, but he kept nudging me towards a bike. He created a monster (with help from our beloved LBS buddy).

[abejita]

I guess I am not a noob anymore either. I didn't ride quite as much as you, only about 3000 miles in 2010 so far...pretty good considering last year I had trouble making it around the 10 mile lake just once!

I also completed my first century (Hotter'n Hell) without much trouble.

Here's to all the noob graduates!!

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My hubby (a USA Cycling certified coach) gave me the biggest compliment recently. He told me that when he first got serious about riding and bought his fancy road bike that he wasn't as fast as I already am and didn't log the sort of miles I have until he'd been riding for 2-3 years (and that it won't be long before he has to work to keep up with me, instead of the reverse). And I will have run at least 1k miles by the end of the year, too, assuming no injury.

Of course, I used this to my advantage when we recently started talking bikes. His was $3500 new and I'm looking at a $2600 bike, before 20% discount and selling my existing bike (he has never sold a single bike). He had no room to be his usual frugal, "dutchie" self.

[Kerry1976]

Even with the injury, Zoomy was a biking and running machine!

You've definitely "earned" that new bike!

[colorisnt]

Yay for you! And it's awesome that you are back searching for another bike!

I long for the day when I am no longer a noob, but I will probably always feel a bit noobish. Mainly because I always have something to learn. But maybe in a year or so, I will figure it out.

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I long for the day when I am no longer a noob, but I will probably always feel a bit noobish. Mainly because I always have something to learn. But maybe in a year or so, I will figure it out.

Nah, if always having something new to learn = noob, then I will always be one. I don't ever want to get to the point where there is nothing new. That wouldn't be any fun.