In awe of "Real Cyclists"

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I kinda like the bell idea. It would be very helpful for me not because I'm fast and passing people, but because there are a lot of families out wandering on the trails and it would be nice to grab their attention before I get to them.

It works great. I get the old fashioned kind that sound like the classic bike bells, I think that's the KEY to being recognized as a bike approaching before they even see you. Here are a couple of examples:
http://www.mysteryridge.com/item424600.ctlg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...3Doff%26sa%3DN
I have mine mounted to my bike so that I can just drop my thumb down from the handlebars to ring it:
http://harmonias.com/LisaBike_7.jpg

[betagirl]

One of the coolest things in life (to me anyway) is being in the middle of a pack like that and the hum of the tires and the sounds of people cranking in unison. When you're in a group of people you know, and you know how they ride and hold their lines, you can ride with less anxiety and just let the pack pull you along. It's very cool. And amazing how fast you can go. It is a sight to see, and even more amazing to partake in. Then you get spit out the back and have to hammer to catch up again All you can think is "gotta get back on....gotta get back on....please let me get back on...."

[VeeVee]

On the good side, they give me a VERY nice view to look at as they speed away!

Joy

Now that I've started exercising and getting more fit, I have noticed that I have been noticing and appreciating really fit-looking bodies (especially men's bodies!) more than I ever have before I started exercising. This is new to me. Has anyone else ever felt this way? Or is it just my hormones kicking in?

[Kano]

First time I saw a team pedaling together, I told DH it was a pod of borg bikers!

They all had the exact same pedaling pace -- pretty astonishing!

Karen in Boise

[pyxichick]

The coolest thing is to be a part of a huge group like that and it's all women

p.s.
Next time the peleton goes by, try to catch a ride!

[velogirl]

And I can't tell you how many stares and how many "it's a bunch of chicks!" we get. When I started the club in 2002 it was unusual to see large groups of women together, especially riding in a pack. It's a little more commonplace now, but still turns a bunch of heads when 30 or 40 of us ride by together.

[Bicyclette]

To me, there is nothing like wathing a peloton go by- we get a lot of clubs riding where we live and I just love to watch them as they go past my house ..... I was also fortunate enough to go watch part of a stage of the Tour de France this year and watching all of them fly by just put a lump in my throat - it was SUCH a thrill!!

[Bluetree]

First time I saw a team pedaling together, I told DH it was a pod of borg bikers!

Resistance is futile. Can I be absorbed?

Joy