tbh I can't ride a bike and yet I'm an adult

>>6
You really should take it up, anon.
http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/05/07/what-do-you-mean-you-dont-have-a-bike/

>>6
I had to basically re-learn when I got into it, don't let it bar you from taking a shot at it.

>>5 reporting back in.
Increasing my cadence improved my average times but made riding harder overall (increased avg heart rate, labored breathing).
I also don't have the endurance I'd normally have (40km seems to be the limit of how far I can go, it used to be >70km).
I guess I'll keep training to improve my technique and stroke and report back in a few weeks if I made it back to my normal endurance level.

To be honest in this corner of the world the main population in bikes is people with humble beginnings, and while some make it big and would be interested in a /tech/ bike it would have to be advertised thoroughly for it to make noise, on top of offering isolated components (like electronic brakes) because no one is gonna drop modularity after falling in love with the road. But it's very much a first world city bike, they know they would be chewed up and spat out in racing or mountain areas.

>What do you think about E-Bikes in general?
The smartphones of biking, integrated and non-modular. The built in GPS into the thing might come in handy, but given that they are hidden out of your agency it reeks of 'Internet of Things' already.

How do you roll anon? I did mountain for a bit, fun stuff.

Well, I know a goddamn lot of people that go biking, so I owe this board something. Let's make it a storytime.

>Go to the '12 hour race' with father and friends who were competing
>in a private property, most likely rented
>chilly and a little bit innawoods, great place
>race track was circling the entire property
>race started around 7pm
>some guys are gonna go race alone, others make teams
>asleep by 2am because I'm a fag
>woken up by 3am
>race is cancelled because the participants are getting their bikes robbed at gun point
>everyone packs up, has some people mount guard while others sleep
>the end

I think the grand total was like 50.000 dollars stolen in that time, semi-pro and very passionate people attended. Such is having a passion while in the 3rd world.

I've been (road-)cycling seriously for a little more than a year now and it's exceptionally fun.
I still don't have the confidence to participate in amateur races because there seem to be a lot of people that are very serious about them and I don't feel like I would be able to keep up.

>>3
Try and join a group anon, the culture and stories that build up are part of the hobby. At least in these parts.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/04/30-1/proclaim-your-snake-girl-love-while-getting-kit-with-monster-musume-cycling-wear
If I kept going I would work my ass off just to gift one of these to a friend that is the epitome of normalcy that started up in mountain last year.
I might be coming off as 'mountain is where the stuff is at' but it has just been more prominent due to insecurity in the roads.