[shadows papa]

Wow, where do I start? I LOVE bicycles and everything about them. I love riding,working on them,looking at them,learning EVERYTHING about components and what works best for what! I'm now finally able to get back into riding since I'm out of school and working. I love road cycling,mountain biking, cyclocross, time trialing; if it's on two wheels I'm all over it! Now for the bikes, we have quite the collection started: 2005 Trek 1000 Team Discovery Channel edition. I upgraded the wheels,the seat,the brakes,and the stem. I also added a set of aerobars with flip-up arm pads as I used this one for training and for the hillier triathlons and as my primary bike after I sold my 2007 Trek Equinox 7 triathlon/time trial bike. I have a 1991 GT Timberline hardtail mountain bike that I ride and race on the wonderful trail systems we have in our area. It will be the first bike to get upgraded as I want to race this fall and I want a full suspension 26" bike to race on! I also have a 1991 Trek 1200. It is flourescent yellow with black crackles mixed into the paint. I stripped it down to a single speed and will be adding bullhorn bars and bar end brake levers to it in the near future. Miss Pink and I will be entering the Soldier Ride in September here in Nashville TN. It is a benefit ride for WoundedWarriors.org, an organization that provides support and empowerment to our returning soldiers who were wounded in the line of duty. I love charity rides for good causes of that sort and plan to enter more in the future. I am entering a short sprint triathlon in September as well and will use the Trek 1000 for that event. NOW for the wish list... I currently have approximately 4 to 5 bikes I want to add to our collection. 1. a full suspension 29'er mountain bike, probably a Giant Anthem X. 2. A cyclocross/commuter, probably a Surly CrossCheck or a Trek XO1. 3. A full carbon fiber road bike, probably an older model Trek 5200,that I build up myself. 4. The ultimate triathlon/TT bike, a Trek Speed Concept 9.8!!