bike questions..

Sent to me by the Chunky Monkey,

so I will make an effort here to respond..





If you could have any one — and only one — bike in the world, what would it be?

I would select my Indy Fab 29'er from Jan-Aug and my Zanconato cross bike from Sept-Dec.
I reserve the right to have as many tires as I want since depending on conditions !!


Do you already have that coveted dream bike? If so, is it everything you hoped it would be? If not, are you working toward getting it? If you’re not working toward getting it, why not? yes, I happy with the bikes I currently own. I am working on building up a pit bike for cross which I could have used last Dec out in Kansas.



If you had to choose one - and only one - bike route to do every day for the rest of your life, what would it be, and why ? I would make up a monster loop consisting of State College PA Stoopid 50 trails mixed with SSWC05 course. It is unlikely I could do this every day for the rest of my life and still have a job (or life since I would be out riding all the time).


Do you ride both road and mountain bikes? If both, which do you prefer and why? If only one or the other, why are you so narrow minded? Mountain bike and cross mostly. I am not narrow minded, it's more fun riding on wider tires.



Have you ever ridden a recumbent? If so, why? If not, describe the circumstances under which you would ride a recumbent. No, there are no circumstances I can see myself riding a recumbent bike.


Have you ever raced a triathlon? If so, have you also ever tried strangling yourself with dental floss? I have raced some duathlons (mt bike + trail run) but not a trialthon. I don't see myself wanting to do a triathon unless it is an off road one.


Suppose you were forced to either give up ice cream or bicycles for the rest of your life. Which would you give up, and why? Ice cream


What is a question you think this questionnaire should have asked, but has not? Also, answer it.The better question would be "what would you give up your bicycle for?" I can't imagine I would ever be forced to totally give up riding bikes unless I was physically unable to, in which case I would figure out something I could take up instead.


Can you conceive cycling without racing? Races can be fun, but I also enjoy rides a lot too. Racing is great to have for goals and for some competition (like cross), but in the end it's about having some fun, pushing yourself and hanging with people you enjoy.


You’re riding your bike in the wilderness (if you’re a roadie, you’re on a road, but otherwise the surroundings are quite wilderness-like) and you see a bear. The bear sees you. What do you do? I usually slow down or stop let the bear run away. I haven't encountered any bears yet that were charging towards me (1 in Canada , 2-3 in PA)