[Shawn]

Howdy folks,

My name is Shawn and I am new to the forum. I have just got back into cycling again and its turning into a very big part of my life now. I always want to be on my bike and when I do, I try to make the time last all day. I have a 2012 Gravity Base Camp 2.0 MTB which I like a lot and soon I am getting a road bike from Gravity as well. I mainly ride rail-to-trail trails but I also do some road biking here and there. I enjoy cycling a lot!

Other than that, I am a full time manager of a security department for a large cable manufacturing plant. I am a full time college student getting a PhD in Management of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. I am 27, a male (single and no kids) and I live in rural southern Illinois, USA. I chase storms and am a SKYWARN storm spotter. I am also a gun nut, a Freemason and a big country boy.

My other hobbies include photography (Nikon D3100 owner) and making websites and message forums.

Thanks for having me and I hope to have a lot of fun here!

 

[Andy2302]

Welcome, Shawn. Got any cycling adventures you wish to share?

 

[SixtyPlus]

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you join Two Spoke.

 

[Rock_my_Roll]

Welcome , Shawn. Sounds like your life is busy but fun. I think you'll like it here.

 

[bonesindustries]

welcome

 

[Dos_Ruedas]

Welcome Shawn.
I don't know how you find time for hobbies. FT school & FT work!?! There shouldn't be any time left except to eat & sleep.
Lol
Again, welcome.

 

[Shawn]

Thank you all for the nice welcome

Welcome, Shawn. Got any cycling adventures you wish to share?

Ive had some good experiences so far, mainly at Tunnel Hill State Trail in southern Illinois, its a Rail to Trail system. I also have been on one organized road bike event (Superman ride 2012/Metropolis, IL) where I did 45 miles out of the goal of 60 miles all on a mountain bike, that was my first road biking experience

Welcome Shawn.
I don't know how you find time for hobbies. FT school & FT work!?! There shouldn't be any time left except to eat & sleep.
Lol
Again, welcome.

Its possible with online college I couldn't do it going to a on-campus college and full time work, that would be quite overwhelming So far online is working, I am a straigh-A GPA 4.0 student.

 

[omnivox42]

Hey Shawn! I got into cycling for fitness and got hooked too. It is an easy bug to catch. Storm chaser huh? That sounds like a blast.

 

[SixtyPlus]

Yeah, Omni, that's one job where a little carelessness and you could say "my job just blows me away!!"

 

[Poolie]

Welcome!

 

[Shawn]

Hey Shawn! I got into cycling for fitness and got hooked too. It is an easy bug to catch. Storm chaser huh? That sounds like a blast.

Yep, been doing it for nearly 15 years now. Tornadoes are a blast when you're not afraid of them

Yeah, Omni, that's one job where a little carelessness and you could say "my job just blows me away!!"

Yes, that is right! A lot of the newbies get into bad situations because they make little mistakes, a big mistake would likely get you killed.

 

[omnivox42]

Shawn got any good storm pictures to share?

 

[Shawn]

Shawn got any good storm pictures to share?

I got a bunch of photos on my Facebook which I need to transfer to my chasing blog. However, I do have videos which can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/StormChaseGroup/ I have quite a few chasing videos on there

 

[bongofury66]

Hi Shawn....welcome mate. Would love to see some storm pics and stories. If we had the potential here, I would wanna go see...well maybe once. Nearest I have ever got (in the UK) was watching the film 'Twister'. Bit overblown ( no pun intended) but interesting