Long Overdue

[queenwilhelmina]

[FONT=Verdana]Ok so I’m not exactly new on here, but I never really introduced myself so here goes!

Hi, I’m Wilhelmina Seamans. Jason (Chumba) is my husband and favorite riding buddy [/FONT][FONT=Verdana] I started riding last year and I can’t imagine my life without it now. We mostly ride Santiago Oaks (Weekends) and Fully Loop (Thursdays), but some other favorites are Turnbull Canyon, Claremont, and as of last weekend, BIG BEAR!!

I am always down to meet new people to ride with, and so far everyone I’ve met from here (and most riders in general) are great people and I’m looking forward to meeting more of you. Say hi if you see me around – I’m scabby and bruisey and I have tattoos so I’m easy to spot [/FONT][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings][/FONT][/FONT]

[Jordansrealm]

Welcome! It was nice meeting you on the trail yesterday! How is your sister doing from her fall?

[ShinKen]

hi

[bananaseat]

Welcome. Ya, met you you a couple of weeks ago on the Saturday morning Adrenaline shop ride @Oaks. I was the dude on the silver turner 5-spot.

Does your hubbie know you roll a Jamis???

[guero]

Originally Posted by bananaseat

Welcome. Ya, met you you a couple of weeks ago on the Saturday morning Adrenaline shop ride @Oaks. I was the dude on the silver turner 5-spot.

Does your hubbie know you roll a Jamis???

wow, your first post in nearly 3 months! welcome back chappy!

[Waldo]

All hail the new Queen!
Welcome!

[LBmtb]

I'm somewhat new around here too but anyways.

[CC]

We meet out at the Norba races in Fontana, I took a short stroll on the Evo. For some reason it didn't dawn on me until after the ride who you were. Dol. Hope to see you out on the trail again soon.

[roadkillross]

well howdy darlin

[SAR_boats]

Welcome!...Wow, so your Mrs Seamens. Well, you are what you e...never mind.

[Dino Brown]

I am the guy on the Blue Iron Horse. Rode with you a few Saturday's ago at the Adrenaline ride. I will be sure to say hello to you this Thursday at The Loop.

[Wrecker]

Hope to meet you on the trails sometime soon!

[RacinJason]

So whats this I hear about you riding a Jamis?
Ha Ha I think we should all go to big bear again but this time just to ride. That was a lot of fun.

Originally Posted by queenwilhelmina

[FONT=Verdana]Ok so I’m not exactly new on here, but I never really introduced myself so here goes!

Hi, I’m Wilhelmina Seamans. Jason (Chumba) is my husband and favorite riding buddy [/FONT][FONT=Verdana] I started riding last year and I can’t imagine my life without it now. We mostly ride Santiago Oaks (Weekends) and Fully Loop (Thursdays), but some other favorites are Turnbull Canyon, Claremont, and as of last weekend, BIG BEAR!!

I am always down to meet new people to ride with, and so far everyone I’ve met from here (and most riders in general) are great people and I’m looking forward to meeting more of you. Say hi if you see me around – I’m scabby and bruisey and I have tattoos so I’m easy to spot [/FONT][FONT=Wingdings][FONT=Wingdings][/FONT][/FONT]

[queenwilhelmina]

Thanks everyone!

Jordans -- sis is doing great, but her arm is oozing and making a squishy sound. It looks like a horror movie! She still had fun though

Banana-- yeah he knows, but it's taking him a bit of time to get my special custom EVO built up.

CC-- hi! i remember you... hope to see you on a ride soon!

Oh hi sweetie, what are the chances we'd be on the same thread at the same time? Haha. <3

[tkblazer]

welcome to the family!

[genusmtbkr5]

Hi queenwilli, I rode with you on the loop Thurs. It was nice to ride with you, your sis and Jason. I hope to ride with you guys again soon. Probably not sweeping next time. I usually ride in So OC. you guys let me know if your interested in some trails here. BTW, your sis did great for her first ride.

[OMR]

Good to have another female member join the Tribe. There's just too much testosterone around here
right now.

OMR

[2wheel_lee]

Welcome!

Oh...and another welcome to the dark side. After riding a singlespeed, squishies just aren't the same anymore.

[queenwilhelmina]

[FONT=Verdana]Squishies have their place, but I know I would LOVE cruising that SS!! My legs would turn into steel!![/FONT]

[2wheel_lee]

Originally Posted by queenwilhelmina

[FONT=Verdana] My legs would turn into steel!![/FONT]

And that's a good thing!

I hear ya about squishies having their place. I have squishies in all catagories (5-1/2", 7-3/4", 9-1/2", and soon a 6.6"). And the hardtail SS is the best bike for the Fullerton Loop. It also makes other trails all-new rides. While Mustard at Whiting or Cholla at Aliso may be easy on your gearie, it's an all-new challenge without gears.

As you may have noticed, one of the reasons why I like that bike, is that suddenly there are a ton of jumps on the Fullerton Loop! You dont feel them on the squishy.

Riding a SS has made me a much stronger rider. But they're not for everyone. You have to at least kind of like getting your butt kicked once in a while.

But there is also a little singlespeed secret....don't tell anyone, and if other singlespeeders see this, they may get pissed at me for revealing it: They're easier to ride. Once you get over the initial learning curve, they require much less energy to ride fast. Yes, I can ride the loop faster on my SS than I can on my gearie 5.5, while using less energy. SSers may look hardcore, but we're actually lazy.