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August 3 2009 at 10:09 AM
  (Login MGio)
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Hi all!

I was talking with a friend of mine and I playfully suggested biking across country upon graduating college (next May/June) and the more we talked about it the more I liked the idea. Relatively cheap, great excuse to get in amazing shape, etc. etc. etc.

2 important things though:

1) I don't know how to bike. I obviously can stay upright without training wheels but I know my posture, movement, etc are wrong for the types of distances I need to be doing. I need someone who can show me how to ride correctly in preparation for those long rides.

2) I need a partner to ride with during the next 10 months. The friend that I am going to actually do the ride with is moving to the midwest for more school so the best we can do is tele-train by sharing workouts and whatnot.

I'm in fairly ok shape because I play lacrosse but summer is always my off time. So I would have to start off fairly slow but could add distance to rides quickly.

If anyone here thinks it would be fun/interesting to take on a protege, please let me know!

Thanks in advance for any help or words of encouragement at all.

 
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  • hey - Izzy Cohan on Oct 7, 2009, 6:56 AM
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  • worth your time - Athan on Oct 7, 2009, 8:45 AM
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  • holly - holly on Oct 13, 2009, 4:26 PM
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