Greetings Freaks

Proud to be the first to sign on to the new bikers blog of Mercer County temporarily known as 2-Wheel'd Freaks for a lack of a better name. Who knows, this one may grow on us. This blog has created itself out of a need for communication between fellow cyclists in the Shenango Valley and surrounding areas. Let this blog serve as a hub for information on everything from tube repair to training schedules. 2WF is a place to find fellow freaks (cyclists), coordinate their rides, exchange routes and anything else cycle related.

History: a couple of guys got together with the intent of forming a group of cyclists. They then joined together under the name of Team Courage - for the sake of riding in charity bike rides throughout the season. Before long, this group tripled in size and interest grew. From that interes arose 2WF -- a cycling club for those interested in the occassional ride, the competitive race and even the 150 mile route. We hope to have not only road riders but moutain bikers as well. Basically, anything on 2 wheels (man-powered).

For all of you on Team Courage, don't worry, it's not going anywhere. We just thought that would be a specific group within 2WF whose sole purpose is riding in the many charity rides throughout the season. For those of you not interested in finding the sponsors and raising the money for these rides, you are still welcome to join the club.

Look around --there isn't much here right now, but if you know me, there will be shortly. I'll admit, this is my first blogging experience and I'm not exactly sure what this baby can do just yet, but I intend to find out. Click around and do the same. Before long will be posting route maps, milage charts and ride logs as well as sharing photos of our bikes and maybe ourselves.

With that, i guess i should add just one note -- BE SMART. With all
the crap going around today about the internet and blog sites etc, the best piece of advice is just use your head before posting. Enough said. Hey, i think this thing is going to rock!

So long Freaks!

jm