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Location:

Grandville, Michigan

Club Affiliations:

Rapid Wheelmen Race Team
Rapid Wheelmen

Member Since:

November 2011

5 Year Distance Chart

2024 Miles Traveled:

2024 Rank:

currently unranked

Lifetime Odometer:

9,543 miles

History:

This is how it all started:
My sister in law had been doing a few sprint tris but had hurt her foot. After surgery, she wasn't up for running and since I had just started she asked if I want to do the run part of the tri if she does the swim and the ride. I agreed and got excited about it.
A while later, I asked her about it and she said she wasn't up for it at all. At that time I was already pumped to do it so she said I should just do it by myself and borrow her road bike. The tri was on July 2nd, I picked the bike up at the 26th and took it for a spin immediately. I was hooked!
The next day I called my Dad who is also an avid biker in Germany and told him how awesome it was. He said I need my own bike, not a loaner. Once I told him I have no money right now, he said he'd buy me a bike. I went to Village Bike in Grand Rapids and looked at the bikes. I picked the low end 2010 Giant Avail 3, and while I was worried that I would outgrow it I am still very happy with it.
I have been running mostly to lose weight and riding too, but riding is so much more fun. After running for an hour, i am wiped. I can ride the bike for much longer!

Update: OK, so I decided to sell the GIANT Avail 3 and trade up to a 2011 Fuji SL1 Pro LE, full carbon frame and fork and mostly Ultegra components.

Bicycles

	2011 Fuji SL1 Pro LE Road bike
	Description: Whether in the peloton or out on a training ride the SL1 Pro is the clear winner. It features a carbon fiber fame with a refined geometry, quality Shimano Ultegra Carbon Ultegra Fuji components and fast rolling wheels. SL-1 Le Road Bike 2011 Rocks. Fuji SL1 Pro Le Road lightweight carbon road race bike is bred for speed, with ultegra components. From the compact FSA Gossamer crankset, to the sturdy and lightweight Alex wheels, the Fuji SL1 Pro delivers all the performance you need for keeping up in the crit, riding a century or just riding the mountains with your friends. It’s a Masterpiece! Frame C-4 carbon 1 1/8" integrated headtube Components Shimano Ultegra front and rear derailleurs Shimano Ultegra shift levers Shimano Ultegra cassette Tektro Dual pivot brakes Oval handlebar, stem & seatpost No pedals Wheels Oval W-524 aero clincher wheelset Vittoria Zaffiro II tires Lifetime Odometer: 7,771.2 miles

	2012 Rocky Mountain Element 950 Full Susp XC 29er Mtn bike
	Lifetime Odometer: 85.8 miles

	2012 Felt B16W Time Trial Road bike
	Lifetime Odometer: 121.1 miles

	1999 Kona Jake The Snake Cyclocross Road bike
	Lifetime Odometer: 185.9 miles

	2012 Salsa Fargo 2 XC 29er Mtn bike
	Description: Designed as a drop-bar MTB, optimized for fit with Salsa Woodchipper Bar. Capable of handling everything from technical singletrack trails to two-track, to gravel and the occasional paved road. Predictable handling with or without a load. The bike to ride when you will hit every imaginable type of trail surface. http://salsacycles.com/bikes/fargo/ Lifetime Odometer: 427.9 miles

	2010 Giant Avail 3 Road bike
	Lifetime Odometer: 953.2 miles

	1995 Giant Yukon SE Trail/All Mountain bike
	Lifetime Odometer: 34.8 miles

	2001 Schwinn Super Seven Cruiser bike
	Description: What came before the road bike... Lifetime Odometer: 20.7 miles

	2006 Felt F90 Road bike
	Description: Borrowed from my sister in law -- my first taste of a road bike and what got me HOOKED!!! Lifetime Odometer: 29.3 miles

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