I can and do enjoy driving cars, especially fast cars but I seem to enjoy riding motorcycles and bicycles more than anything else. There is just something about being out in the elements that I really dig. I grew up in a small town where my two options of things to do were fish for catfish in a slow muddy river or ride my bike around town. I generally chose option 2. My friends and I were very much into freestyle bmx. Our activities generally consisted of a lot of dirt jumping and trying tricks in the parking lot of the church in town. I also rode my first motorcycle back then, a Honda 90 trail bike. Fast forward to today and my favorite things that I own are my motorcycle, a Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500, and my two mountain bikes. I've got a K2 Lithium full suspension mountain bike and my old GT Ricochet hardtail mountain bike. The GT is so old that the Rock Shox fork has elastemers the go rock hard in the cold and provide no suspension what so ever.
My K2 is currently out of commission from a back crash at Sundance, I trashed my front wheel and I'm trying to get the dough together for a new wheelset. My GT has been converted to a commuter with slicks front and back. I'm considering buying a cyclocross bike for commuting and competing in races next year. I also plan on trying out the Super D and Cross Country mountain bike races this next year, mainly as motivation to keep myself in shape.
Let's talk about motorcycles, I love 'em. I would probably own a dozen of them if I could justify it and had the money to do so. I love my cruiser but I'd also love to own a sport bike, a naked standard, sport tourer, dirt bike, etc.
I am very lucky to live where I do. There are hundreds of mountain bike trails, some of them lift served, thank you Sundance and Wolf Mountain, and hundreds of miles of great motorcycling roads right outside my door.
So, as time goes on I'll share some of my biking adventures, and most likely many mis-adventures.
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