This is a group for beginners. This is the group for you if...
1. You have never worn matching biking shirts and wouldn't be seen in public in  bike shorts- do you know what my thighs would look like in those!Â
2. Â You don't have a racing bike, actually your not sure what kind of bike you have.Â
3. Sometimes you walk up hills with your bike because you can’t make it to the top before your legs give out. Â
4. You're not in shape and maybe a little overweight like me, well maybe I am more than a little.
5.  You didn't buy your bike at a bike shop and it has not been fitted; your bike did not cost more than $1000,  or maybe you bought yours at a garage sale like I did.Â
6. You don’t know how to shift gears or when.
7. You don’t carry a spare tire and air pump with you at all times.
8. You mostly go through neighborhoods and back roads because biking on East Main road is scary!
9. You do not have clip in biking shoes, you just wear your sneakers.Â
If any or all of the above apply, this is the group for you!
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