Matt,

Welcome to the club!

As I'm sure you're finding, there are plenty of great local bike shops, so have fun on your search of a new road bike.

There are no lack of local cycling related events to participate in, both competitive and non-competitive.  One great resource is BikeReg, where you'll also find the registration page for the OCC IronMan 70.3 WarmUp. There are plenty of charitable events such as the Ride and Run for the Rescue, the Point to Pint ride in August (50 and 100 miles), the OCC Fall Charity Ride in September, and the Breast Cancer Awareness ride in October.

Hey all,

 

I registered for the club this week as I just started riding a few weeks ago (as a cross training option for running – and I found I like riding better J ). I am shopping for a road bike now – I really liked the Specialized Diverge I rode yesterday (not a true road bike but close) and will go out to B’ville today to ride a Cannondale (CAAD8 or Syanpse). I also plan to ride the Specialized Allez as well…

 

When I started running, I signed up for a couple of 5K races and started training for them. It was easy to find 5K races to run in this area. Are their races in this area for riders? Where would I look for them? I’m not looking at being competitive any time soon, but for me, it works to set a goal to run a  race, plop down the entry fee and then train towards the race.

 

I look forward to meeting many of you in a couple of weeks at the June  14^th slow and easy ride (first Tuesday I am available)..

 

Matt

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