Free Member TheLonerider

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

NJ resident who gets around primarily by bike. Roadbikes: Raleigh Grand Sport, with look type pedals; Steel Lemond with downtube shifters and toe clips, steel bianchi with downtube shifters and toe clips, Willis hand built by local shop owner, downtube shifters and towclips. Normally commute on either a fixed gear Schwinn or Ross, or on my old Trek 1000 roadbike, which is running STi shifters and a 46/39 chanring combo up front of an easy spin over varied terrain, sort of a poor man's compact gearing i cobbled together...

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Cycling!  Bike to work on the track bike or beater roadbike, or sometimes mountainbike. Longer road rides on the geared roadie. Ride in traffic on weekdays, on the open road on Sunday.  Dodge cars and potholes and have fun. That's it.

Details

Hobbies: June 7, 2009 -- finished a century for the first time. Came out to 112 miles by the time I got home. Not great given the time it took but not too crappy since I usually don't go farther than 50 or 60 miles on a regular basis... Also recently discovered road shoes. Now using Diadoras for Sunday rides though I still commute in toe clips and straps. They really are impractical for walking, and in stop and go traffic they suck, but they ride so well and make sprinting up to speed so much easier...
Gender: M
Strengths: As of July 29, 2009, I have not used a car to commute for over 2 months straight, at all, using the bicycle entirely. It is so much fun, despite a lot of rainy days this summer so far...

Personal Details

Education: College Degree
Marital Status: Single / Never Married
Have Kids: No Kids

My Lifestyle

Drink: Drink Moderately
Activity: I Engage In Fitness Activities Every Day

Posted Stories

Over the mountain
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cycling over the Watchung Mountains on...

 

Athlete Details

Team: the fat men (formerly Park Avenue Cyclists)
Cycling Category: n/a
USA Cycling #: n/a

Gear

fixed gear road bike, track bike, mountain bike with rigid fork, hybrid bike, steel road bike, aluminum/carbon road bike, hand brazed lugged road bike... Oh and a sturdy helmet and, for commuting or transportation riding, a solid messenger bag.

Racing Highlights:

We don't race, just ride like crazy bast@rds


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