I'm a Newbie..Hello everyone

HamburgerHill

HamburgerHill

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Hello everyone!! I am new to this site and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Anthony Trumbauer and I live in Portland, PA (right by the Delaware Water Gap) and work in Morris Plains, NJ. So I have easy access to most of Northern NJ's great trails. I have been riding in PA since I was in High school, but never really took it that serious. I just liked to get out in the wilderness and have fun on my fatbike. Since I sit in an office all day, my metabolism is starting to slow a bit, due to my lack of physical activity throughout the day. So, I've decided to start riding more frequently and am racing in the Mooch Madness event this weekend to get my feet wet. I love the sport of mountain biking, and thought I could use it to keep myself from becoming morbidly obese.
I'm actually neighbors with another member(Portland Rider), I try to ride with him as much as i can. It's not a pretty site, as it looks like he could be drinking a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper while I sound like a fat kid in gym class gasping for air up the hills. :drooling:
I'm more of an all mountain rider then an XC guy, as my equipment reflects this also. To be honest, I am not in good cardio shape at all, I've only been training for 8 days:hmmm:, and my fatbike is a 6.5" all mountain rig. So, All I'm looking for in this event is to see what its like and to look at it as a 4 hour ride with my freinds. I definately won't be competive, this will be my cherry popper. I look forward to meeting some people this weekend, I'll be the guy with the chicken legs, a white Rocky Mountain Slayer, and a lasso so Dan can pull me around the track :hitsfan:
 
Welcome.

Just 1 man's opinion, but you're asking for trouble with that avatar. See you Saturday.
 
Norm said:
Welcome.

Just 1 man's opinion, but you're asking for trouble with that avatar.
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Welcome to the board and the Mooche Madness!!

Like yourself, I used a similar avatar when new trying to show my comical side. When posting up rides, I literally heard crickets. Others didn't know what to expect with my crazy avatar.

I'll be in the back of the pack with ya this Saturday. See ya then.
 
hahaha..I totally understand. Thanks for the advice guys. I thought it would be a good ice breaker..haha. I will change it to something more appropriate. I just have a to find something.

Reggie- Glad to hear I will not be the only backmarker. Have you ever raced?
 
Welcome aboard!
I totally misunderstood Norm's post. I thought that was possibly an old
Norm pic he got a hold of.
For real.
 
HamburgerHill said:
haha I see. In regards to the race, do you think there will be a few other "first timers" in this one?
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It's actually an inside joke. Steve didn't reply, which is just as well since it brings up...actually, I don't remember. I had that part of my memory banks wiped clean by the technicians.

No idea on the first timers. Back in my day the Allamuchy race used to be where a lot of people, yours truly, cut their teeth in the race scene. But looking back, I'm using the word "race" quite liberally. You could just as soon use the word "sludge" I think.

Much like John Cleese in the Holy Grail, I got better.
 
Norm said:
It's actually an inside joke. Steve didn't reply, which is just as well since it brings up...actually, I don't remember. I had that part of my memory banks wiped clean by the technicians.

No idea on the first timers. Back in my day the Allamuchy race used to be where a lot of people, yours truly, cut their teeth in the race scene. But looking back, I'm using the word "race" quite liberally. You could just as soon use the word "sludge" I think.

Much like John Cleese in the Holy Grail, I got better.
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I will definately be "sludging" or "crawling" along. The weather looks pretty good for Saturday. On weather.com it now says 40% chance of late afternoon t-storms so it should be nice from 9-1. The next day is another story...
 
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