Found these questions on www.bikeleague.org. Thought they might be fun to ask the group. -Eric

1. What city are you in?
2. What are the best things about cycling in your city?
3. What are the worst things about cycling in your city?
4. What would make you ride more often?
5. How long have you been riding?
6. How many miles do you ride per week?
7. What kind of bike do you ride on?
8. What is one piece of advice you would give a new cyclist?

1. What city are you in?
Tucson, AZ

2. What are the best things about cycling in your city?
Large biking community. Generally bicycle friendly. Great winters.

3. What are the worst things about cycling in your city?
Hot summers.

4. What would make you ride more often?
My car breaking down (which it did).

5. How long have you been riding?
About two years.

6. How many miles do you ride per week?
26 miles round trip to work, so about 100. (I'm lazy some days).

7. What kind of bike do you ride on?
It's a Fuji Newest 1.0 road bike.

8. What is one piece of advice you would give a new cyclist?
Eat before you are hungry. Drink before you are thirsty.

1. What city are you in? Plant City FLorida (near Tampa

2. What are the best things about cycling in your city? Good year round weather!! Also nearby biking trails closed to traffic

3. What are the worst things about cycling in your city? Unfriendlies in cars

4. What would make you ride more often? time

5. How long have you been riding? Been doing tri training/ biking about 4 years

6. How many miles do you ride per week? varies on what I am training for

7. What kind of bike do you ride on? Trainer bike is a trek 1200, tri bike is a Quintana Roo Seduza 2006 model with Hed 3 tri spoke racing wheels she is PURTY

8. What is one piece of advice you would give a new cyclist? DOn't be afrain of clipping in, always wear a helmet




"I'm just one stomach flu way from my goal weight" Emily in The Devil Wears Prada

I'm from Pittsburgh PA and the best thing that Pittsburgh offers a cyclist is a ton of back roads not far from the city center. The worst thing is that it rains a lot. We even have a saying:Q: What do you call a cyclist in Pittsburgh that does not ride in the rain? A: Out of Shape. I would ride more often if I didn't get injured so much or easily. I've been riding seriously for about 25 years. During the season (April to October) I try to ride about 150 miles per week if I can stay healthy. I ride a Lightspeed Ultimate. My advice to new riders is to start slow and add milage gradually but consistantly. Also ride with a mirror, some say it not cool but it add a lot to safety.

HW: 237
CW:218
GW:179

1. What city are you in?
Benicia Ca

2. What are the best things about cycling in your city?
There is alot of open space outside the town and a state park

3. What are the worst things about cycling in your city?
No bike lanes.

4. What would make you ride more often?
If I did not have to travel as much.

5. How long have you been riding?
7 years

6. How many miles do you ride per week?
70-100 (more if I am training for a Century)

7. What kind of bike do you ride on?
Pinerello Opera

8. What is one piece of advice you would give a new cyclist?
Just keep training on the hills and start with a slow mileage and gradually increase

1. What city are you in?
Anchorage, AK

2. What are the best things about cycling in your city?
run into Moose.

3. What are the worst things about cycling in your city?
run into Moose and Bears

4. What would make you ride more often?
loosing weight, friends to ride with

5. How long have you been riding?
6 years. doing the tour de cure, for the American Diabetes Association

6. How many miles do you ride per week?
in the summer about 150

7. What kind of bike do you ride on?
Novara

8. What is one piece of advice you would give a new cyclist?
have fun

Jeff

. What city are you in?
Fullerton, California

2. What are the best things about cycling in your city?
Can ride to the beach, mountains, the weather is always good.

3. What are the worst things about cycling in your city?
to many cars in some places

4. What would make you ride more often?
time

5. How long have you been riding? about 2 yrs


6. How many miles do you ride per week?
in the summer about about 45 consistently

7. What kind of bike do you ride on?
Specialized Dolce

8. What is one piece of advice you would give a new cyclist?
wear a helmet and gloves(don't ask how I know)

What city are you in? Pittsburgh PA

2. What are the best things about cycling in your city? Lots of low traffic country roads not far from the city.

3. What are the worst things about cycling in your city? Weather from November to March takes special clothing and a lot of guts.

4. What would make you ride more often? new knees

5. How long have you been riding? 30 years

6. How many miles do you ride per week? 150 miles season 100 miles winter

7. What kind of bike do you ride on? Road lightspeed ultimate

8. What is one piece of advice you would give a new cyclist? Wear a helmet mirror and keep the rubber side down.

1. What city are you in?
Philly
2. What are the best things about cycling in your city?
Fairmont Park - 20+ miles of trails
3. What are the worst things about cycling in your city?
Lots of BIG hills - ever hear of the Manayunk Wall?
4. What would make you ride more often?
Stronger knees - I had surgery on both two years ago
5. How long have you been riding?
Not long, less than a month, returning to it after surgery
6. How many miles do you ride per week?
Not sure yet
7. What kind of bike do you ride on?
Schwinn Tailwind (electric assist for those hills!)
8. What is one piece of advice you would give a new cyclist?
Not sure, I am new.