i hope you'll enjoy our city Troppmann. where are you living now?

you were on the Tweed ride with us right? were you here scoping out SD?

hi, i'm adam. i'm from s.d., 28 years old, like to surf/sk8/snow and ride bikes.

me and my gf, kelly:


sunset cliffs action:


i ride an old peugeot PGN-10 converted into a townie most of the time, and this:

i already did awhile ago, right after i painted it.

Hi All, I'm Jeff. I just moved to San Diego from Portland, OR to pursue my acting career. I'm staying in Point Loma and trying to find a day-job at the moment. Once that's settled I'll be commuting via train to Los Angeles with my bike on my shoulder.

I've been riding around a lot and I'm loving the weather here, but not the roads so much. Finding this community is a boon.

Below is my Fuji America that I'm restoring. I also have a Bianchi hybrid for the rain... doesn't seem to happen very often, though.



And my head shot:

Hi Jeff,

I had a friend who did lighting in the movies once, you're pursuing a dream! That's for sure! That's a nice Fuji you've got there!

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.

beany:Welcome Jeff! I have a friend who moved here from Philly to pursue the acting dream as well. She plans on polluting her way to fame however. She needs a bit of work in order to come around.

I can't say I blame her. But I get road rage if I'm in a car too long.

welcome to the forum Trent! Burning Man?

joshua tree music fest, vc. sigurd, i will be riding down the coast on 1/10 to school, but probably early. thank you for the info.i think i'll be up for the ride on the 23rd. any details would be greatly appreciated!

Trent:joshua tree music fest, vc. sigurd, i will be riding down the coast on 1/10 to school, but probably early. thank you for the info.i think i'll be up for the ride on the 23rd. any details would be greatly appreciated!

ah, J-Tree. i love that place in winter. a little rock climbing....a little music.... good times.

Hi.

My name is Alan & I have accepted a job in San Diego starting in August. I'm presently finishing up my college degree in Pittsburgh. I don't intend to have a car and am scoping out what biking is like in San Diego.

Looks like the weather will be pretty cooperative with biking all the time. Today, at home in Milwaukee, the high was 8 degrees F.

One of my goals is to never be one of those scary SoCal people who wear a winter coat when it's 60 degrees out.

It got up to 80°F yesterday, today should be 75°F . Busting out the parka at 60°? That's waiting too long; anything under 65° warrants coverage. Brrrrrrrrr.

What part of town will you be working?

And welcome!

I've worn short sleeve and shorts in 32F and didn't feel too cold. A big part of that is humidity, there is more of it here.

well my name is mike, i just found this site through an ad on CL for the ride on sunday the 10th. can't really call my self a bike commuter, it's been about 10 years since i owned a bike. since i don't have a job i really don't have a commute, but the wife and i wanted to get rid of some monthly expenses. our 2nd car hardly gets used and the insurance on it is cheap, but pointless. so i decided i'd start riding a bicycle if i needed to go somewhere. found a specialized rockhopper mtn bike on CL cheap so i bought it. i used to mtn bike a lot so i figured i'd just ride it to the store if i needed to. then we got my wife a mtn bike so we could go mtn biking. after my first 20 mile road ride on the mtn bike i decided the mtn bike wasn't gonna work for that with the tires it has on it. talked my dad into giving me his old 80's peugeot 10 speed for christmas, but instead he gave me his beater pos 1970 all pro kmart 10 speed. thanks dad... well the all pro was his first road bike, my mom bought it for him in 1970 for christmas. so there is sentimental value, but not much other value. here are pics of my road bike, mtn bike and (don't hate me) my motorized bike. i only have the motorized bike for when i go surfing/bodyboarding. too much to ride 15 miles to ob, surf all day then ride the 15miles back home. well if it was all flat coming home i could probably do it, but i gotta ride up to sdsu area and that hill with 15+ lbs of stuff after 6 hours of paddling around is just too much for me.

welcome Mike. i'll see ya Sunday as well.

i have asthma so i might be wheezing as i walk up the hills too, but we'll see.
usually i make it up hills, i can just hear my dad's voice telling me "you can rest on the downhill" i can't tell you how many times he told me that when i was younger. i always wanted to get off and walk up the hills cause "i'm tired"

i already changed up my sunday plans so i can make it. i'm just getting over being sick so i'm hoping i feel well enough to ride.

Welcome Lucila. Glad to see you're going to be a part of the action around here.

those two xtracycles are getting outfitted with BoBike child seats too. SUV's bicycle style.

Wow, welcome to all the new people! I haven't been checking the forum for a while with vacation and all, so it's great to see so many new faces! 2010 is going to be a great year for bicycling in SD, I can just feel it!

Velo Cult:Welcome Lucila. Glad to see you're going to be a part of the action around here.

those two xtracycles are getting outfitted with BoBike child seats too. SUV's bicycle style.

Using the Bobike seats not the new PeaPodLT seats that Xtracycle designed?

Velo Cult:
Xtracycle is out of stock on those for at least 4 months. BoBike's products are solid and Xtracycle actually recommended we went that route.

I see. Didn't intend to knock on BoBike at all. Was just curious since I'd heard about their new custom child seat.

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welcome to the forum Matt. nice Surly.

Hello, my name is LORENZO, I'm French, and live near PARIS, in VILLENEUVE ST DENIS.......I am passionate about old bikes, but I'm also a vendor specialized in vintage...I have some old french and italian bikes in my collection,........ but I have too some ideas for beautiful realizations for modern city bikes.....
I discovered this forum some time ago, many interesting things ! sorry for my bad english, merci !

Far better than our French, Lorenzo! Welcome...

Hi, I'm Nicolas from France, friend of Velorama, bikes addict too but with a less impresive collection than Lorenzo...I have also a passion for leather handcraft...I discovered this forum with my quest of inspiration for my new city/commuter project.