What got you into cycling?

What first got you into cycling?

For me, it was health.

I was in my mid-20s and overweight, chain smoker, heavy drinker, bad eater, and always lonely and depressed.

I bought a bicycle for easy weekend riding and fell in love with it.

Biking made me healthier. It led me to hiking. It started my love for the outdoors.

Biking saved my life.

How about you all?

I got into cycling because I wanted to be active and we had a new Rails to Trails that went out 9 miles from my house. So my goal at first was to make it there and back…and then my goals changed to how fast I could do it. I think my fastest time was 1 hr 6 minutes but that’s because there were also roads to cross and railroad crossings. I think it would have been faster if I never had to stop.

I’d love to have a rail trail go by my house!!

But I have one about 15 minutes north of me and another about 10 minutes south, so I can’t complain too much haha