Road Cycling
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This thread is making me cry...
I was so heavy into road cycling when i was younger, like junior high, early high school age. All I thought about was riding and starting to race in the USCF. I did local organized rides in the north Texas area, anywhere from 25 mile distances to 100K. Cycling was probably the one thing I've ever been totally, 110% dedicated to. In 9th grade I rode 175 miles a week; 25-30 miles every single day after school.
Here in Chicago, I have a Specialized Rockhopper and love it. It's got a lock-out on the shock so it's great for street riding. I'd love to have a road bike, but there's just not the time now, and frankly with riding in the city, I just would not have that "open road" perk like I did living in the country suburbs in Texas.
Though, someone in this tread was talking about slick tires for mountain bikes, and I might look into getting a pair. We don't camp much but when we do I like to have our bikes, so I could just switch tires for something like that.