My first road bike :)
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Sweet ride, Shawn. Here's to many happy miles!
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You sure did. Trek makes very good entry level bikes that last. I had a 2001 Trek 1000 that I rode 30000 miles on in 5 years then used it for my winter bike for another 5 years before I sold it for 250.00.
The bike still had all the original Sora components on it at the time of the sale. I went through loads of tires and chains everything else held up well.
The bike still had all the original Sora components on it at the time of the sale. I went through loads of tires and chains everything else held up well.
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Nice looking ride.
How do you like it after a few rides???
How do you like it after a few rides???
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AWESOME!
Looking good! If you're having fun and want to ride it, you did great!
Let the addiction begin!
Looking good! If you're having fun and want to ride it, you did great!
Let the addiction begin!
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Nice, new bikes are great.
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Well I have rode by bike a few times now and I am in love with it. I just did my first night ride on rural route highways tonight... did 17 miles total. It was awesome, I plan on doing that a few nights a week 
I have to say I am starting to love road biking more than any other type of cycling!
I have to say I am starting to love road biking more than any other type of cycling!
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Another cycling junkie is born!Well I have rode by bike a few times now and I am in love with it. I just did my first night ride on rural route highways tonight... did 17 miles total. It was awesome, I plan on doing that a few nights a week
I have to say I am starting to love road biking more than any other type of cycling!
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Indeed indeed... I went to a state park today here in southern Illinois (Giant City) and rode 40 miles total. I had a lot of fun and have more experience now with cars on hills, around curves and so on... The only thing that got to me was going up hill, the little ones were hard but I switched the the lowest gear on the little front gear and barely made it up but was wore out when I did... The big hills, well I had to get off and push... any tips on making that more easier for me?
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More riding on the hills!
I was up in Illinois at the end of June, around the Galena area. I tried some of those really steep hills up there and gave up on some of them. Being a flatlander, the really were extremely tough to climb. I did ride the Savanna to Moline Trail along Route 84 quite a few times while I was up there, and that was some nice riding.
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Sit and spin man, sit and spin. Mashing a big gear at low cadence is going to burn your legs out faster than spinning at a higher cadence in a lower gear.
Standning up doesn't always help becasue you have to support your body weight as well. Just sit and spin and climb those hills.
Ask Xela about his Ride of The Immortals. . . . . That dood is hard-core!
Standning up doesn't always help becasue you have to support your body weight as well. Just sit and spin and climb those hills.
Ask Xela about his Ride of The Immortals. . . . . That dood is hard-core!
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100 miles to nowhere,different challenge
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