Steel peddlers .... How many of you are bicycle riders

Matthew Carlin · Post by **Matthew Carlin** » 8 Sep 2015 6:35 pm

Avid or causal, road, mountain, vintage.... What do you ride and how often? Do you have a stable of bikes or keep it to one or two?

I'm fairly new to Bikes, I ride a 2015 Trek Marlin 6 mainly, 30 to 50 miles a week.
My goal is to never use my truck within the boarders of my town.

And a 1975 Schwinn varsity for fun ...

Frank James Pracher · Post by **Frank James Pracher** » 8 Sep 2015 7:56 pm

I ride a bit. We have what they call "Rails to Trails" around here, where they convert the old rail roads into bike paths. When I'm feeling adventurous I'll go out on the snowmobile trails. Fun stuff. I'm pretty casual about it. A few years ago I did a 20 mile ride on some trails.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 8 Sep 2015 8:31 pm

used to put up to a couple hundred miles a week on the poor man's road bike. (in my 30s and 40s....i'm 67 now) probably why my heart still works.
still try to put a few miles on it some mornings,
sacramento has the great 'american river bike trail'.

old bianchi, old campy..

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 9 Sep 2015 10:25 am

just sold this one off to cut down on inventory.

always loved the old italians...colnago, de rosa, masi...etc.

Matthew Carlin · Post by **Matthew Carlin** » 9 Sep 2015 10:53 am

Very cool !!! I'm gonna have to look into those next spring

Dustin Rhodes · Post by **Dustin Rhodes** » 9 Sep 2015 11:44 am

Don't have any pics handy but I ride 150+ miles a week most weeks. Got a Specialized Tarmac with Dura Ace. Cycling has taken me from 235lbs down to about 158.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 9 Sep 2015 12:23 pm

that's why i started long ago. good healthy fat burner. and they're ecologically brilliant.

Ian Sutton · Post by **Ian Sutton** » 9 Sep 2015 12:36 pm

I used to race both road and cyclocross. It was a tough life finishing a gig at 1am and then lining up for a crit at 7 or 8am!

Might get back into 'cross this fall. Currently a Ridley Damocles/Sram Force on the road, and a Kona Jake the Snake with Rival/Red for 'cross.

Alan Michael · Post by **Alan Michael** » 9 Sep 2015 1:31 pm

I ride whenever the weather pemits. I have a ten mile loop that I do with almost no traffic. I have a Kona Splice 29'r. It's for people who think they want a mountain bike but really don't.

J Fletcher · Post by **J Fletcher** » 9 Sep 2015 2:57 pm

I ride four times a week or so. I do a leg of the bike path near my home, follows the river, mostly naturalized, often see deer, herons, snapping turtles. Do an hour or a bit more each time on my 70's Raleigh Sprite. Just came back from a ride.

Allan Jirik · Post by **Allan Jirik** » 9 Sep 2015 4:26 pm

Here are my bicycles. I live close to the Clinton River Trail and enjoy riding on it as well as at the Metro Parks and around the local lakes. The tandem is a 1965 Schwinn Twinn with a 2-speed Bendix hub. I hope to ride a lot this fall in cooler temps... actually up until the snow flies.

Larry Lorows · Post by **Larry Lorows** » 9 Sep 2015 5:24 pm

I ride a recumbent bike on the trails here in Florida. The longest ride I've done is 38 miles. It was a super ride with friends.

Joseph Napolitano · Post by **Joseph Napolitano** » 9 Sep 2015 6:10 pm

Too many crazy drivers on very congested roads in New Jersey to safely ride on the street , a least where I live. I wouldn't advise anyone around here to do it , unless you're on a bike trail

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 11 Sep 2015 5:52 pm

Here is essentially what I ride. A vintage black Raleigh three speed. I guess it goes along with playing vintage pedal steels. The bike is rodded, if you notice, no cables for those brakes. The brakes don't exactly stop the bike, they just slow it down

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 12 Sep 2015 1:01 am

I ride every day, a 'commuter' bike from my nephew's stable of carbon fiber models.
Gotten to where I prefer it over automobiles; ecologically brilliant as chris says,
makes me feel good; don't know what I'd do without it.

Kenneth Kotsay · Post by **Kenneth Kotsay** » 12 Sep 2015 3:30 pm

My Trek 2000 purchased in 2003 has 21,300 miles. I bike 6 miles Mon-Thurs and Sat I bike 17, Sundays it's between 8-10 miles. Holidays usually 25 miles.

My EKG results are excellent, heart rate at rest is 50-53 bpm.

Not bad for going on 67.

Ken

Joe Burke · Post by **Joe Burke** » 12 Sep 2015 5:47 pm

I have more lap steels than bicycles, but not by much - they are certainly my two favorite hobbies. I cycle to work almost year round, then do a few charity rides. And a new velodrome just opened close by! If only someone would open the equivalent for lap steels!

Justin Griffith · Post by **Justin Griffith** » 13 Sep 2015 2:18 pm

I ride a mountain bike (Giant) almost daily. I really enjoy it.

Bob Poole · Post by **Bob Poole** » 14 Sep 2015 5:47 am

Yep !

Richard Smelker · Post by **Richard Smelker** » 14 Sep 2015 8:28 am

I ride a Rans Stratus long wheelbase recumbent. I put 250 - 300 miles a week on it when I lived in Michigan. only putting 25 - 50 miles a week on it here in Texas. Longest ride was from middle of Ohio to Mackinaw bridge - 550 miles in 7 days, hauling a BOB trailer with camping gear. I am looking into doing the Adventure Cycle southern tier bike trail - California to Florida before I turn 75 (69 now).

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 14 Sep 2015 10:52 am

Here's my beloved Serotta titanium road bike, which I sadly don't ride as often as I used to, new to my area and haven't found any local pals to ride with, and it's rather windy on our prairie.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 14 Sep 2015 2:02 pm

Up until 3 years ago, I rode 20-25 miles a day. Here in Northfield Ohio, I am close to a great trail in the Cuyahoga Valley Park. But a couple years ago I started taking BP meds, and they messed with my balance. Not interested in a fall at 69 years old. I really, really miss it though!

Philip Mitrakos · Post by **Philip Mitrakos** » 15 Sep 2015 2:00 pm

I live in a small drinkin town at the beach and I ride my bike to and from the bar everyday cheaper than drivin a van home drunk ..
But I've always used my bike for exersize when it comes to being a front man or a solo act and needing to keep my wind up for singing ..
Dont take long to get ready to do a singing gig
2/3 days of exersize riding and Im good to sing all night ...

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 15 Sep 2015 9:24 pm

My bike is my main mode of transport.

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 16 Sep 2015 9:41 am

Oh yeah ! I ride both road and mountain trail, and I commute to work on a single speed/fixed gear. Have been doing so for years. As a matter of fact shortly after I bought my first pedal steel I broke my right hip mountain biking. Couldnt work for a few months so I spent hours and hours behind my Stage One, learning to play.