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Posted by: Cycleguy
« on: August 24, 2009, 04:33:35 PM »

i am a freshman this fall, and for bikes i have a cruiser up now, but my road bike is an oldie that needs work so i may not have it up at und till next semester, although hopefully sooner. i am pumped to have a cycling club i can join
Posted by: Hollywood
« on: August 19, 2009, 12:28:46 AM »

Unless you want to be a personal trainer....then you should probably skip it (speaking from personal experience).
Posted by: Once a Runner
« on: August 18, 2009, 12:57:14 PM »

Hey Johnny, if you are interested in a job at the Wellness Center we have a recruitment Session on Sept 2.  If you come in you can get a sense for what we are looking for etc.  It is currently open to all students for this semester.
Posted by: Mario
« on: August 11, 2009, 10:28:52 PM »

 :mario: I know!  8)
Posted by: Sal Atticum
« on: August 11, 2009, 09:25:39 PM »

Mario, you're awesome, but you're just so INTENSE  :3some:
Posted by: Mario
« on: August 11, 2009, 07:48:31 PM »

Regarding the job Johnny, it depends on what major you are going to go for and how much time you want to designate for training. It's all about the commitment, as Dave said. It's not just going to happen, you have to MAKE IT happen.
Posted by: Plantains
« on: August 11, 2009, 01:09:10 AM »

Oh... you talked to Yost. Then you definitely can't be on the team. lol.
Posted by: jdemay
« on: August 11, 2009, 12:36:13 AM »

ok cool everything is sounding good so far. ill plan on probably bringing my road bike, singlespeed, trainer, and plenty of cold weather gear.
i actually found the info on the und web site, not sure where or if i could ever find it again but i got an email address and talked to Andrew Yost
Posted by: Plantains
« on: August 10, 2009, 11:04:41 PM »

Well... for training purposes the road bike will be much better. For commuting, you should prolly just use a beater, or ur mtb or cross bike I guess.

Reason the road bike will be best for training is because that's what you'll be riding on. This also leaves room for changes or modifications to fit etc if there is anything wrong with it. Many average cyclists don't put the kinds of miles on their equipment that a collegiate team (well this collegiate team) will and things will break and wear out. Also, most of the outdoor riding that we'll be doing will be in the fall semester, because typically we'll only get 1-3 outdoor practices before the season starts.

As I said before, don't worry about the license because you can always get that one day license and there won't be very many road races for you to do that require a license before the 1st of the year where you'll have to purchase a new license regardless.

Its nice to hear that you have some experience, we'll simply be meshing you to our teams riding styles and tactics. A basic understanding of what's going on helps out tons though.

The biggest thing we'll be looking for from you though is commitment. We don't care if you're no good on the bike at all, we just want you to have fun.

PS how did you even come across this message board???
Posted by: jdemay
« on: August 10, 2009, 10:36:50 PM »

im for white bear lake, mn which is a suburb of st. paul and graduated from st. thomas academy. yeah ive raced a little bit but none of the serious big guy stuff so i imagine there are some things to learn. i will know quite a bit more than the average joe tho.

i like the idea of the wellness center hollywood. any good jobs that i should look for there?

ill talk to you guys when i get up there about the license too.

crazy as it sounds but i was thinking of bringing my cyclocross bike and two sets of tires / wheels so i could do some mountain biking, road biking, and trainer miles, with the same bike then bring my road bike up in the early spring for more serious racing. maybe just the road bike will be better
Posted by: Plantains
« on: August 10, 2009, 01:05:27 PM »

Johnny... if you have no license thus implying that you are new to racing, a race on the 22nd might be a little too much. I'm not saying don't do it, just don't think we expect you to do it. You'll have quite alot going on with getting school sorted out and such. Not to mention racing is dangerous not so much for you but for the other riders when someone has limited experience.

Not to worry though, we'll take care of all of that. It usually just takes a little longer than a day.

Also, on the topic of your roommate hating you... The cyclocross season is typically the "least valuable" season. Simply because most of the races are far away and also only a small percentage of us have cross bikes. So you might consider leaving that one behind. If you live close ish you could always pick it up later in the semester.

Your road bike will be pretty necessary though. Thats our big season. If you want to race MTB bring that bike too but it isn't necessary. Though we are hosting an MTB race in early September.

Also, if you don't have a license DO NOT PURCHASE ONE YET. There are lots of little things you'll need to know before you do that and you can always buy 1-days at the races.

And where are you from again???
Posted by: Hollywood
« on: August 10, 2009, 12:57:32 PM »

Also, as far as storage is concerned, I have plenty of room at my house.  I mean, last winter most of the team kept their bikes at my house since practice was there anyway and they were relatively safe.

That also reminds me of an important update as far as the Wellness Center is concerned: I talk to J. Loeppke and Mr. Downs and apparently the WC has a lot of area they are trying to find use for. Locked areas in which we MIGHT be able to store our bikes and practice during the winter (spin room, maybe?). How is this possible after years and tears of rejection? Well, Stef is gone and Mandy Dockendorf has taken her spot, SO there is the remote possibility we could talk HER into letting us use the the WC (especially considering two of us are WC employees, one of which is a spin instructor).
Posted by: Sal Atticum
« on: August 10, 2009, 12:26:42 PM »

Never mind then.
Posted by: Mario
« on: August 10, 2009, 12:08:43 PM »

he said in the above post the he will be coming around 21st
Posted by: Sal Atticum
« on: August 10, 2009, 11:36:23 AM »

By the way, since Mario invited you to come race, when will you be getting into town?
anything
realistic
anything