zomg yes yes lol I love how I can feel my lungs getting stronger and in those high altitudes your lungs get quite powerful
idk something to do with the lungs and heavy breathing is like a rush to me haha

I know what you mean.
In July I've been working in Switzerland for a month, and in my spare time I often went for a ride. There's pretty much no flat roads out there, if you know what I mean. I've been training a lot there, and now I'm able to ride way further and longer and faster than I used to. Gotta love it.

omg I love watching my speedometer / odometer and having it show 28 mph instead of 27.8 mph as my max speed makes me happy and makes me wana ride harder! lol cycling in swtiz must be a sight to see i wish i could cycle there

My maximum in Switzerland was 46.25 mph.

On another note, it's quite funny how expensive all your stuff is compared to mine.
My equipment's prices:
Bike: €300
Helmet: €25
Gloves: €6
Shoes: €20
Pedals & saddle & tires: Got them for free when I bought the bike.
Jersey: €60
Shorts: €35

I'm almost scared to see your reaction.

This post was edited by mRIUV on Aug 18 2009 02:45pm

O_O take me to the shop where you got your stuff lol! Ya my setup is pricey :[ heh oh well it gives me a goal to reach i guess lol especially for my new equip when i get better
where I live its all flat exept for the mountains in los gatos ill have to take my odometer up there some time ^ ^

My shop is really bad, but giant. They have everything you need; it's just bad quality and quite cheap.
My brakes are really bad and quite dangerous actually... And I've been to that shop a couple of times to get them fixed, and they've never done it properly.

ahhh i see thats similar to one of the shops i live close by... they arent exactly quality bike doctors so I go to perfomance shop and they are much bettterrrr they seem to know what they're doing a lot more

ive grown up in an around the cycling culture, my mother and father both raced and my mom was a ref too. dad raced tandem, track, and road, and xc mtb. mom raced road and xc/downhill mtb.

myself, i dont cycle to compete i just do it cuz its engrained in me. my avorite bike is my handmade steel frame from a famous westcoast frame builder set up with vingage campoy components. i do not ride a fixie i think they are retardedoutside of a track or for "freestyle riding". i also have a touring bike that i have rode no a few solo tours ranging from overnight to a 1800 mile journey through the northwest USA and along the west coast.

feel free to pm me if u have any cycling related questions i have a vast amount of experience and knowledge.

wow im so glad you've posted here it's great to have someone with a lot of experience

edit: i will shoot my questions away when i have them ty for the invite :]

This post was edited by kenji51590 on Aug 19 2009 11:30pm

ty sry for many typos was a long afternoon fishing