Gummi Bear
Sporadic Golfer
*backstory*
I used to be an avid cyclist, riding 50-100 miles per week on a singlespeed mountain bike. It was a lifestyle thing for me at the time. I rode every night, and hit races on the weekends, I managed to put 50k miles per year on my truck travelling to race venues when I was racing. When I got married, I had 13 bikes, from singlespeeds, to beach cruisers, a trials bike, a BMX, a downhill bike and a couple of XC geared bikes. As time went on, the hustle and bustle of married life with a kiddo they've gotten sold off and I'm down to just one.
I've got a heavy bomber (Mountain Cycle Rumble, a dual slalom/freeride bike) that I built up to take the abuse that I like to dish out. I don't ride much anymore though, and it sits for weeks and even months at a time.
Every day I drive past a popular (paved) trail that is about a 10 mile loop that I used to ride on Friday nights, then go out for burgers after. I'm at a point now where I'd like to hit a lap or two on my way home, heaven knows I could use the exercise.
Enter Trek. I've owned their bikes before, and they've always been great, but this one just looks like it'd be a ton of fun to go ripping around on. Time to put in a call to my buddy at the bike shop, and see what kind of deal he can work for me on one once next year's model comes out, and these go on clearance.
Trek Bikes | Bikes | Urban | District
I even dig the color. I would change the brakes and pedals though. I like my old Shimano SPD's, and good brakes are money well spent.
Anybody else have dreams of a new bike? Let's hear your story.
I used to be an avid cyclist, riding 50-100 miles per week on a singlespeed mountain bike. It was a lifestyle thing for me at the time. I rode every night, and hit races on the weekends, I managed to put 50k miles per year on my truck travelling to race venues when I was racing. When I got married, I had 13 bikes, from singlespeeds, to beach cruisers, a trials bike, a BMX, a downhill bike and a couple of XC geared bikes. As time went on, the hustle and bustle of married life with a kiddo they've gotten sold off and I'm down to just one.
I've got a heavy bomber (Mountain Cycle Rumble, a dual slalom/freeride bike) that I built up to take the abuse that I like to dish out. I don't ride much anymore though, and it sits for weeks and even months at a time.
Every day I drive past a popular (paved) trail that is about a 10 mile loop that I used to ride on Friday nights, then go out for burgers after. I'm at a point now where I'd like to hit a lap or two on my way home, heaven knows I could use the exercise.
Enter Trek. I've owned their bikes before, and they've always been great, but this one just looks like it'd be a ton of fun to go ripping around on. Time to put in a call to my buddy at the bike shop, and see what kind of deal he can work for me on one once next year's model comes out, and these go on clearance.
Trek Bikes | Bikes | Urban | District
I even dig the color. I would change the brakes and pedals though. I like my old Shimano SPD's, and good brakes are money well spent.
Anybody else have dreams of a new bike? Let's hear your story.