Getting to Know You!

[HappyAnika]

Real name: Jen
Where do you live? Longmont, CO (35 mi N of Denver, just N of Boulder)

Explanation of your handle: My 5 year old chocolate lab's name is Anika (rhymes with Monica), we often call her Happy Anika because she's just so darned happy all of the time.

Explanation of your avatar: That's me on my bike, see those beautiful mountains in the back? I LOVE where I live.

Age (general or specific) Just turned . . . d'oh, I still can't say it . . . 29 + 1.

Occupation: Research Scientist (Materials Science and Engineering)

Favorite bike: Mine.

What's in your stable? Trek 1500 WSD (just bought it in April 06, I love it!)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 38.5 down a hill on a country road N of where I live, actually the picture in the avatar was taken just before I hit this on Memorial Day.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Not yet.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: In college I lived with my boyfriend. I told my parents I had a female roommate.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I went out for my first "real" ride on my new bike with two girlfriends, it was a beautiful morning, perfect temperature, nice and quiet, I was cruising along and taking in the view, farms on both sides, green land, perfect blue sky, snow capped peaks to the west. It was just a great "life is good" moment. I love to be outside and I love cycling because its taking me to places I wouldn't otherwise go and allows me to appreciate my surroundings.

Most fun ever had on a bike? A rolling hill ride where I left my husband in the dust.

I just started cycling in April, before that I just casually rode an old mtb around town. I'm addicted now. Funny thing is I started cycling to improve my hiking and now all I do is cycle.:rolleyes: I did a search for a saddle problem and came across this wonderful web site. Its full of such great information and looks like such a wonderful community of women cyclists. Its already been so helpful and I look forward to becoming a regular.

[chickwhorips]

Real name: Amber

Where do you live? Cold Bay, Alaska

Explanation of your handle: i have a sweatshirt with this on it. just love what it says

Explanation of your avatar: she is a hero.... even though she's only a character

Age (general or specific) 25

Occupation: Administrative Assistant

Favorite bike: i love my k2 mtb

What's in your stable? my k2 mtb

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? don't have a road bike, no paved roads where i live

Another picture of yourself or your ride? just the one that i put on here


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: that i was ok after diving into a pool and hitting my head.... now i know better... i think

Most memorable moment on my bike: the first time getting out and riding on a beauitful clear day with mountains and volcanos all around me

Most fun ever had on a bike? everytime i get out and its a beautiful day here (sidenote: we don't get many perfect days here, 2nd windiest in the states, and average 14 days of sunshine)

[Brecca]

Your real name? Becky
Esplanation of your handle: Easy, my given name is Rebecca, I'm known as
Becky, combine the two and you get Brecca.

Explanation of your Avatar.....I'm working on that one...gimme time...okay, time up. Finally came up with an avatar all my own. This is the faired 2006 Catrike Pocket that I rode in my first race, so I have a special affection for it.

Where do you live? West Central Illinois

Age (Generic or Specific)... almost 53 and proud of it!

Occupation: Licensed Practical Nurse/ charge nurse in a rural Illinois Nursing Home.

Favorite bike? Hmmmm, tough one. Probably my fixed gear that my guy built for me as a Christmas present tied with a 2006 Catrike Pocket that I enjoy racing.

What's in your stable? I proudly live in a 22 bike home...or is that 23...it's hard to keep count of the ever shifting number. My Significant Other is a competitive Bike racer and builder so we have an assortment of bikes scattered through the house from homebuilts to faired low racers, including a Trek, 2 Catrikes,a Wishbone, a True Grit low racer, a Raleigh road bike, a tandem, assorted fairings, titanium racers, and our pride and joy, Varna II which in two weeks will be competing against the worlds best and fastest at the Nissan Tech Center in Arizona for the Dempsey-MacCready Prize for the first speed bike to travel 56 mph....and a chance at the 25,000 dollar prize! Rob English will be riding for Team Varna II....wish us luck gals.

Fastest Speed on a Road Bike? 34.7 mph...down hill...with a tail wind...leaning foreward...spinning like mad in high gear....where? On a stretch of hilly road near my home...and it's all hilly road near my home...when? Early this spring.

Another picture of yourself ...working on that one, too...

Biggest lie you've ever told?That getting your clip stuck and falling over on asphault at a stop sign really doesn't hurt at all....whimper....

Most memorable moment on your bike? Competing in the Macomb, Il senior olympics this spring with my guy on our tandem and winning the 1k and the 5k race against roadbikes and some really strong riders.

Most fun every had on a bike? See the above...with riding my first competitive race at Waterford Michigan this past Saturday running a close second. I didn't do all that great, but it was a real kick running with the big dogs and doing my best.

[faroe78]

Real name: Susan

Where do you live? Springfield, OR

Explanation of your handle: I collect postage stamps from the Faroe Islands, and I've been using it for my Yahoo handle for years. The stamps are to die for--they are some of the best quality stamps in the world, and sooo gorgeous. OK--guess you have to be a stamp collector. Almost makes me wish I was Faroese! 78 refers to the year of my high school graduation.

Explanation of your avatar: I haven't worked that out yet. Tried to make one but it was too big. I want it to be a picture of my German Shepherd Dog Abby.

Age (general or specific) 46 on June 3rd

Occupation: Registered Nurse

Favorite bike: I like the Trek bikes so far, but Novara makes some nice ones too. And Schwinn has some repros to die for! But as for the Treks, I've been trying out bikes and I have looked at various ones, and I keep coming back to the Treks. I think the Burley runabouts look neat, but they are out of my price league at this time. Maybe some day.....

What's in your stable? I haven't got a bike yet, I'm just starting out, but in 2 weeks I will have a Trek 7.2 FX WSD!

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? not yet!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? As soon as I do, I'll post it on weshots in my album--my webshots handle is shepherdwagen (the name of my VW camper bus.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Lie? What lie? I neeeeever lie! ;^)

Most memorable moment on my bike: Not yet! Most memorable moment so far was the first time I test road a bike a few weeks ago. The shop was right next to the bike path, and I took the bike out a 1/4 mile and came back. I pulled off into the grass and fell over! Glad it was the grass and not the pavement!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Again, not yet! Unless you count the above. It was fun, in a weird way. I've been having fun trying out bikes. I hope the most fun I have on one somehow involves my dog, Abby.

Susan

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board one and all!


Anika: Big welcome from your neighbour to the south! Yup - seen those mountains, got some of my own! :D It's why I live out here!!!

Chick: I love Rosie too! Someone (TE maybe) had a jersey with her on it and I Almost bought it! I just hate the way womens jerseys fit me so I left it for someone else!

Brecca: another fixie!! Nope - not me but we've got several women on the board that are!

Faroe: now you've piqued my interest! When I"m done here I"m gonna have to look up Faroe Island Stamps! My dad is a stamp collector but I believe his is more general. and congrats on your new bike!

[Shimpie]

I've been lurking round for a whiile and then I started posting a bunch. I can't believe I never got a round to posting to the "getting to know you" thread. I should have done this long time ago.

Real name: Weena
Where do you live? Oceanside, California

Explanation of your handle: nickname from a long time ago

Explanation of your avatar: haven't found a sickeningly cute pic yet

Age: 28

Occupation: Native Plant Restoration Ecologist

Favorite bike: don't think I've ridden it yet

What's in your stable?: Trek 2000 road bike, Trek 2300fx hybrid

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 28 mph going down a really steep hill in my town

Another picture of yourself or your ride? nope

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can't remember, but I sure I told it to my parents at some point.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Going 28 mph down that big hill! SCARY!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding down the coast on Pacific Coast Highway. It was as picturesque as it gets.

[brandicmt]

Real name: Brandi
Where do you live? Florence, Al via Bay Area, California

Explanation of your handle: Brandi=my name CMT=Certified Massage Therapist.

Explanation of your avatar: Found it on the net. I really like it sums up cycling I think.

Age (general or specific) Turned 34 this June

Occupation: I currently work part time at a wine shop in town. Wine is my other hobby.

Favorite bike: In my wildest fantasies Trek Madone 5.9

What's in your stable? K2 Mod 3.0, it is my starter bike. I just picked this up in February (2006).

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Roughly 40 MPH. In Clifton, Tenn at the Tour de Wayne on June 10th. Wahoo it was a blast. Safety note, it was an organized ride and the roads were closed to cars at the time.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Not yet but soon.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Dad, I am staying a Julie's house tonight :o

Most memorable moment on my bike: Completing the Tour de Wayne, 72 miles. My longest ride yet.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Every time I ride. But one of the best is the Natchez Trace in AL, TN and GA in Spring Time.

[residentgeek]

Shimpie, did your parents name you after the future girl in The Time Machine? It's one of my favorite books/movies, so I'm just curious :)

Welcome to the board, all you new people. Wow, there sure are a lot! Not that I've been around here long either, but it's impressive to see it continuously grow like this.

[Shimpie]

I was soooo thrilled to find my name in the Time Machine when I was 10 years old. It's actually a common Thai name. You just don't come across it much here.

Weena

[Kitsune06]

Some of you might know me as Biking Kitsune... I left the board awhile ago just before sorting through my recent divorce, but I'm back, and back on the roads and trails... and ladies, it's good to be 'home'.

Real name: Ronnie
Where do you live? Beaverton, OR

Explanation of your handle: I've always loved foxes, so imagine my amusement to hear of a japanese trickster fox spirit that could take the form of a seductive young woman!

Explanation of your avatar: Eventually I'll upload it. The one I have in mind is a black and white one of myself the day I met my girlfriend

Age (general or specific) 22 Dec 5th ;)

Occupation: Security Officer

Favorite Bike? I love the sexy, sleek lines of the newer stumpjumpers =)

What's in your stable? Specialized Rockhopper, '04

Fastest speed on a road bike? Don't do the roadie thing...

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I have one of myself and my ex husband together on the top of a hill in Eugene...


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can't remember, which means I've either told too many, or I don't lie! (I'll let ya'll pick!) Nice one, Corsair... ;) I'm going to say the same for now. =)

Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding to work the morning after the '04 election, my ex started to cross the street (he always rode way out infront of me) and he was hit by an SUV right in front of me, was flipped up onto the hood and fell on the other side of the vehicle on his head (thankfully in-helmet). I'm not sure when I actually got off my bike and picked it up, but for some reason, by the time I was actually at the SUV (which stopped) I was carrying my bike and shaking it threateningly. I don't know who was more scared- me, or the driver! (my hubby was alright except for a sprained ankle, btw)

Most fun ever had on a bike? I got on my bike for the first time in 6 months for my birthday, and rode around Brown's Camp in the snow. It was slushy, my asthma wanted to kill me, and it was cold, but it was like visiting Wisconsin for a trip home, so crisp, clean and beautiful. I was thoroughly spattered by dirty snow by the time I was done, and thrilled!
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[crimsongirl]

Real name: Collette
Where do you live? United Kingdom, Midlands

Explanation of your handle: Don't have one yet...!!!
Explanation of your avatar: Still got to sort one out so watch this space..!!

Age (general or specific) 33

Occupation: Detention Officer

Favorite Bike? Has to be my Specialized Dolcy 06. ( I do have eye's for the scott contesa full carbon wow what a bike)

What's in your stable? Juliana Santacruze, '06, Specialized Dolcy 06 and Orange Griengo hardtail.

Fastest speed on a road bike? 30mph... Still learning and getting into shape..!!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Don't have one yet but sure can get one..!!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Urm cannot remember either.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Having put new clipless pedals on my mtb and not even getting halfway down the durt track for my feet to get stuck and yip you have guessed, I ended up sideway's with myself kissing the ground hello..!!.. ha ha..!!

Most fun ever had on a bike? I have to say its when we went on a 30 mile off road track, my first ever..!!! It gave me an insite as to how much fun this can be..!! As they say it opened one's eye's to why have I not done this before..!!! So went and broke the bank 3 months later by bying a new MTB Full suspension..!!.. ooooppsss..!!!

[cherinyc]

Real name: cheri

Where do you live: currently Princeton, NJ - moving to Denver, CO in November

Explanation of your handle: Came from my first AOL email address and stayed b/c it's easy to remember in these days of a username for every single website

Explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet

Age: 31

Favorite Bikes: Since I am new to cycling, I will have to say the 06 GIANT OCR 1w - because I am waiting for it to be delivered to me.:D

What's in your stable: My boyfriend's LeMond road bike, his GIANT MTB, and an old Performance MTB that has been adjusted and twisted so I can ride it.

Fastest speed on a road bike: how can you tell?

Another picture of yourself or your ride: don't even have 1 yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: when I married my now ex-husband, I said "I do."

Most memorable moment on my bike: trying to go uphill on my first bike ride since I was 11 yrs old, and thinking I was about to start rolling backwards I was going so slow - and also feeling like I would need to call myself an ambulance if I could catch my breath enough to be able to speak to the operator. Apparently my strategy of shifting to harder gears while going up hill was.....umm....backwards. Next ride was a LOT easier.:o

Most fun ever had on a bike: I expect to have tons of fun on my new road bike - fully adjusted to fit me. Yippee!!!

[climbingbiker]

Hi everyone - I'm a new cyclist (road) I've been lurking around for a few weeks. This is a great board - there is an excellent vibe here and y'all are so supportive!

Real name: Doreen

Where do you live: Seattle, WA

Explanation of your handle: My other favorite outdoor activity is mountaineering.

Explanation of your avatar: Haven't got that far yet... one of these days I'll get something up there

Age (general or specific): 36

Occupation: Engineer

Favorite bike: I'm looking forward to a custom bike some day

What's in your stable: Specialized Allez Pro and a very old Trek 7000 MTB

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 34 mph on Vashon Island about a month ago.

Another picture of yourself or your ride: Nope - not yet.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I probably told a few good lies in high school when I was trying to be cool. Luckily, I saw the light and have been on the straight and narrow since.

Most memorable moment on my bike: On my second lunch time ride with coworkers, I pulled into the parking lot, forgot to unclip from the pedals and performed an excellent slow motion fall. It didn't hurt as bad as I would have imagined.

Most fun ever had on a bike: I still have the glow of discovering a new activity that I really like. Every time I make it up a big hill or increase my distance I'm pretty stoked. It's also hard not to have fun cycling on a sunny day up here.

[DrBee]

I haven't checked this for a while. Welcome to everyone! Looking forward to hearing more from you :)

[HELLY]

Real name: Angelica (but I go by Angie)
Where do you live? Sacramento, California

Explanation of your handle: My Mom has always abbreviated my first name to 'Helly.' It makes more sense in Espanol.

Explanation of your avatar: Haven't decided on one yet

Age: Just turned 26 on 6/10

Occupation: Program Representative at the University

Favorite bike: My daily driver--Late 80's model Schwinn Mirada--all the way!

What's in your stable? I dont know:confused:

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 23.7 going downhill on the Jedidah Smith Trail. A daily occurence on my commute. Guaranteed to wake me up w/o drinking coffee.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None as of yet, but I'm sure that will change soon. I'm still a beginner.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Ha! That I'm 5 feet 9 inches tall. Try 5 feet 5 inches...

Most memorable moment on my bike: About 3 weeks ago when my Beau and I rode 19.8 miles. I felt so exhausted, yet at the same time I had the most incredible sense of accomplishment. I'll never forget how that felt.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding through the spriklers on a HOT Sacto day last week. Sheesh, it felt like heaven!!

[Ciao]

Age: Just turned 26 on 6/10


HAPPY B-DAY ANGIE! :D

[Kano]

Real name: Karen

Where do you live? Boise, Idaho

Explanation of your handle: childhood nickname

Explanation of your avatar: avatar???

Age: 48

Occupation: freelance educator -- I teach people how to use hobby-level machine embroidery software and home use sewing/embroidery machines!

Favorite bike: undecided

What's in your stable? 80's vintage Trek 720, Earl's old Schwinn something or other with the seat that won't budge and motivated the addition of two Specialized Expedition Sports -- one for each of us.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 26+ on my Expedition, which isn't exactly a road bike. Going down the hill away from our house. If I'm lucky, I can stay over 5mph on the way UP same hill!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Nope

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Hmmmm???

Most memorable moment on my bike: sprinting ahead of Earl at the end of a 35 mile ride last summer, considering he's ALWAYS ahead of me! The tree roots in the trail were a LOT bigger on the way back to the car than on the way to Lucky Peak!

Most fun ever had on a bike? It's almost always fun, except for the goat heads!

[light_sabe_r]

Real name: Madonna
Where do you live? Brisbane Queensland Australia
Explanation of your handle: I'm a star Wars Nut. My fav handmaiden from the phantom menace was Sabe` (Kiera Knightly) thus it's really pronounced Light Sabe` R.
Explanation of your avatar: Got one in mind... Not up yet
Age (general or specific) 23. 4th March
Occupation: Scientist
Favorite Bike? My new Jamis Tangier Hybrid
What's in your stable? See above... I'm a newbie.
Fastest speed on a road bike? Ummm... I've done 20.5kph keeping up with my Boyfriend on his roadie.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Only just got the bike and been riding on it twice. STILL TO COME
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Can't remember.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Getting back on one after TEN YEARS! and not falling off straight away!
Most fun ever had on a bike? Out pacing my boyfriend on his roadie during my first ride! MWAHAHAHA... Only to have him catch up and pass me...

[WrensMom]

Real name: Linda

Where do you live? Albuquerque, NM

Explanation of your handle: my daughter is named Wren

Explanation of your avatar: I haven't posted one here yet

Age: 37

Occupation: Analytical chemistry technologist at one of our nation's fine national laboratories

Favorite bike: don't know yet--I am confilcted between wedgies and 'bents.

What's in your stable? 1998 Haluzak Leprechaun recumbent, late-80's vintage Giant MTB with slicks

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I got up to around 30+ mph on the recumbent several times on flats.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? No, sorry

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I love my job! ;)

Most memorable moment on my bike: When I got the recumbent, I could finally blow past my ex-DH--I always knew I had the strength and stamina, but couldn't deal with the pain long enough to make it happen.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Rode with a friend up by Las Golandrinas--it was a good day:)

I am trying to get back into cycling after having been out of it completely for about 6-7 years (divorce, remarried, moving, blah blah blah). I have gained a lot of weight with being sedentary, and with having a baby. It would be great to get back into shape and have some stamina and muscle tone again.

[Kallisti]

Real name: I go by Kallisti
Where do you live? Santa Monica mountains, California

Explanation of your handle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallisti

Explanation of your avatar: TBD

Age: 43

Occupation: Former physicist, currently artist and PT bike mechanic/ bike shop service manager, all around renaissance woman.

Favorite bike: MTB: Surly 1x1 w/Fox Float Fork, Road: 1985 Centurion ironman recommissioned as a fixie w/ rear wheel that I built myself :p ;)


What's in your stable? The two aformentioned bikes, a 1980's Haro BMX, and a Stumpjumper expert which is parted and waiting to be sold off.

Fastest speed on a road bike? 48. MTB? 39.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Hopefully, Pics of bikes at the bottom. I'm just too durned fast to get a picture of me ridin'...

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "I'm just too durned fast to get a picture of me ridin'..."


Most memorable moment on my bike: Standing and balancing on the banana seat of my cruiser when I was 10 years old. I thought bikes were the coolest thing ever. I kinda still do.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Yes.
Well, besides my husband.;)

[CorsairMac]

Whew - goodness gracious - so many new folks - so little time!!

Welcome welcome welcome one and all! Sorry I'm a tad late welcoming everyone. Nice to meet all of you and loved some of your comments!


WrensMom: Albuquerque??? Wooohooo - another from my fair city! You don't happen to ride your bent on the North Diversion Channel some mornings do you??

[WrensMom]

Hi CorsairMac! Yep, I am Burque born and raised--DH too! :D I haven't ridden on the diversion channel in some years--like I said in my post, I have been out of riding for a while and am just now trying to get back into it after having a baby (who is almost 2 now!) and getting flabby. My plan at this point is to start riding in to work--that way I'm not really taking time away from my family, KWIM? I'm glad I found these forums--seems like a nice supportive bunch of women here:cool:

[denda]

Real name: Lorenda
Where do you live? Dumas, TX

Explanation of your handle: My nickname since I was little.
Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....
Age (general or specific) 47

Occupation: Office manager

Favorite bike: I'm looking for it.

What's in your stable? Schwin crossfit

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 32, a couple of weeks ago. Amarillo, TX with strong tailwind, downhill
Another picture of yourself or your ride? No pictures

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I don't lie.

Most memorable moment on my bike: My first 100 mile ride in 2005
Most fun ever had on a bike? My first 100 mile ride in 2005

[Geonz]

You know 100 miles on a cross bike gives you extra credit :-) Welcome aboard!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Denda! 100 miles on a cross bike? What Geonz said!!

[gringa loca]

Hi all, I have just joined and wanted to introduce myself


Real name: Shelly
Where do you live? round rock, TX

Explanation of your handle: I was a foreign exchange student in Chile in high school, and it was my nick name. I thought that it was appropriate here, since my hubby is from Chile and all our friends there think I am nuts for doing a triathlon, and now for buying a road bike.

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....you mean I could have an avatar??

Age (general or specific) 45

Occupation: Mortgage wholesale account rep

Favorite bike: my Specialized Dolce

What's in your stable? Trek calypso, Dolce, and a cheapie mountain bike with road slicks.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I have no idea

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None right now.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Telling my 5 yo daughter that I was 17, and that spinach is my favorite food....I turned "18" this year as pointed out in my Mother's day card that also listed spinach as my favorite food!

Most memorable moment on my bike:During the Danskin when I was trudging along and not enjoying anything, and another woman commented on the beautiful sunflowers...oh yeah, they WERE BEAUTIFUL!


Most fun ever had on a bike? Doing the Danskin

[Lise]

Hey, Gringa Loca, welcome! I was in Peru the summer of '77 with AFS. How about you? Me llamaron a mi "la gringa" tambien, pero no la loca...:p

[gringa loca]

Hey Lise,

78-79 year program for me in Chile. And I absolutely love your avatar! I grew up withh a dachshund and then had my second as an adult. he passed away 4 years ago.

Yep, our friends in Chile think I'm nuts...hence "esta gringa es loca!" And they think I've corrupted my hubby too! :)

[Lise]

Hey Lise,

78-79 year program for me in Chile. And I absolutely love your avatar! I grew up withh a dachshund and then had my second as an adult. he passed away 4 years ago.

Yep, our friends in Chile think I'm nuts...hence "esta gringa es loca!" And they think I've corrupted my hubby too! :)
How cool that you were in Chile for a year! I wish they'd sent me for the year program. The three months that I was in Lima, and travelling around, changed my life profoundly. I don't know that I'd be a midwife, working mostly with undocumented immigrants at a public health clinic and speaking Spanish all day if I hadn't lived in Peru. I suspect that Spanish (usually) feels so easy to me because it's "family", not "work".

We had our dachsie, Schatzi, for 19 years! Here are some pictures of her with our English Setter, Annie. I always look for dachshunds when I run a race or do a triathlon. They're a good luck charm! Welcome to the boards.
http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/lisecnm/

[Kalidurga]

Real name: Please don't think me anti-social, but I think it's more fun to stick with the nick. "Kali" will do for brevity.

Where do you live? The Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC

Explanation of your handle: Requires a bit of reading in Hindu mythology

Explanation of your avatar: av·a·tar (ăv'ə-tär')
n.
The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.
[Sanskrit avatāraḥ, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses.] Hehe... I don't have a computer avatar, but how appropriate ;)

Age (general or specific) 41

Occupation: Inventory manager for a fine jewelry shop

Favorite bike: Specialized Tri-Cross Sport, my new baby

What's in your stable? The 'cross and a 12 yr old Schwinn Frontier that will soon by cleaned up and donated to Bikes for the World (http://www.bikesfortheworld.org/).

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 26mph, on the downside of a tall roller at Antietam National Battlefield, last month.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? There won't be any of me, but I do need to take some of my baby.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: My problem isn't with lies so much as it is with sarcasm that gets taken the wrong way :(

Most memorable moment on my bike: Any moment from a previous ride that pops into my mind's eye when I'm hunched in front of the computer at work churning out sales reports.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Impossible to answer. Every ride, even the ones when I feel like I may go into cardiac arrest on a hill or when my shins are dripping blood from a crash, is freaking exhilarating.

[sonicmolasses]

Real name: Julie

Where do you live? Philadelphia

Explanation of your handle: Just like the way the words sound together

Explanation of your avatar: keepin it simple for now

Age (general or specific): 42

Occupation: English professor

Favorite bike: Bianchi Campione

What's in your stable? abovementioned Bianchi and Univega hybrid for everyday

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 42 on some descent, maybe Lancaster County

Another picture of yourself or your ride? nyet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can't stand to lie. So probably something dumb, like "I don't have your papers graded yet because I've been swamped with other work."

Most memorable moment on my bike: Certain breathtaking vistas in Chester and Lancaster counties.

Most fun ever had on a bike? not sure. . .

[hellosunshine]

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im alex laycock,i live stratford upon avon,britain!!!...........dont paint your cabbage green,well,classed as eccentric which can unnerve some who dont have enough intelligence to step outa the box,bu sometimes it can be a real pain in the arse....
im a very bland 39,not quite 40,ho hum,divorced,gotts Gordon Setter,who is prob the nicest outa the 2 of us.............my fav bike is MY DEROSA.IN MY STABLE IS MY DEROSA,a specialised,a scott,a dawes and a rust bucket,aint sure on fastest actual speed,i once did 10miles in 22.39 secs as a 2 up!and 25miles in 57.20,sadly slower by myself,24.27 and 1.04 ............most memeroble moment on my bike was first time on the road after a monh after being run over and not cycle,i was one big smile,also doing 5 mountains in one day alone in majorca.............biggest lie ive ever told..........too ashamed!or are we all mates?im a theatrical costumier,ex riding instructresss,and i used to look after disadvantaged kids which was ace,for charity.i cant do this photo thing,but im doing to give you some details in 5 shakes how to see ME..........www.kimroyphotography.co.uk/images.asp........im image 1658-013.jpg and 059-jpg!

[TexasKate]

Here's a TERRIBLE picture of me at my first ever ride back in March. It was a 26 mile ride and I hadn't yet discovered the wonders of moisture-wicking material and using a bike that actually works. That's my beloved Trek 800, which NOW has gears that work and slick tires and all kinds of goodies on it. When I did the ride (and I discovered this AFTER, of course), only 6 of my 21 gears were working and the guys at my LBS were totally amazed I was able to ride as far as I did with only 6 gears (I didn't tell them I spent the next 2 days in bed recovering...but that's a story for another time! :D

Now that I've been riding more and reading wonderful posts from you ultra-knowledgable ladies, I don't feel quite as dumb as I used to...although still a lot to learn....:rolleyes:

[Aggie_Ama]

Welcome everyone!

Gringa- I am right in your neck of the woods. In fact I lived in Round Rock before I left for college. :)

[CorsairMac]

Welcome one and all!! been out sick the past few days so let's see if I can catch up:

TK: Holy Smoking Guns!! You rode 26 miles with only 6 gears! Methinks you're ready for fixed gear bike. :D What an awesome ride - and what a Great memory!

Sonic: you're right - those 2 names just work wonderfully well! Made me smile!!

Kali: Very interesting explanation of your ID.

Sunshine: welcome from across the pond. Nice to see another Brit amongst us.

Gringa: I thought your "biggest lie" was just too cute.

[d-biker]

Hi everyone. I signed up last week and decided to send my info.
Real name: Pat
Where do you live? Baker City, Oregon

Explanation of your handle: Well, I love skiing so I use a handle "d-skier" (downhill skier). But for this forum, I had to grab onto d-Biker...don't know what the "d" can stand for because I freeze up going down steeps on my bike!
Explanation of your avatar: I'll work on that.

Age (general or specific) : born in 1947

Occupation: Medical technologist

Favorite bike: For now, it's the bike I own, my Specialized Sequoia Expert(yeah for Levi on his Specialized!).

What's in your stable? The above mentioned bike and an older Specialized Expedition.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 29 mph downhill, all the time wondering if a deer will jump out or a tire will blow!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Lots of pics of rides but none with me and my bike. I'll set up the tripod.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can't get away with it because my ears turn red so I don't!

Most memorable moment on my bike: It was a 48 mile ride alone on an quiet highway with no traffic and 100F+. I'm an older lady and I was so thrilled to do that! My mind said I couldn't, but I lost track of time and I just cruised along, knowing it was sort of hot and thinking I had plenty of liquid in my pack and on the bike and before I knew it, I had hit the summit where I turned around and returned to the car. I was ecstatic!

Most fun ever had on a bike? The highlight of my cycling life is volunteering every year for the Elkhorn Classic Stage Race here locally. I'm not on a bike but I love helping those riders reach their goals safely on the highways as my car leads them through the countryside. They are my inspiration.

I have a dream : to one day cruise across America on a bicycle (when I don't have to work!)

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board D-Biker! I'm a-thinking we could make that D stand for just about anything ol thing ya'll want: Darn Biker, Dainty Biker, Dreamy Biker.................:D Glad you could join us and hope to hear more from ya!

[margo49]

Welcome to d-biker...
You know ...that dream is the best.
And then when you have done it and are real old you can cruise up and down America and then after that do it on the diagonals at age 100!
Look forward to hearing more from ye

[dingster1]

Real name: Josette
Where do you live? Germantown, Md

Explanation of your handle: Part of my last name.

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....you mean I could have an avatar??

Age (general or specific) 37

Occupation: Radiologic Technologist

Favorite bike: Trek 7300 or Kona Smoke

What's in your stable? Nothing yet, saving up for one of the above

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Can't remember back that far

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't have very many pixs of myself - I hate having my pix taken


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: no comment

Most memorable moment on my bike: none....yet

Most fun ever had on a bike? When I was younger just riding
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[Rai Sue]

Real name: Rai Sue

Where do you live? currently in Portola Valley, CA (in the bay area), roots in SF and Portland, OR

Explanation of your handle: pretty obvious

Explanation of your avatar: one day, i will get one of these

Age (general or specific): 31

Occupation: currently studying for the california bar exam

Favorite bike: that i already own? see below, because I can't chose between them (i like old steel bikes, see below). I'd have to get a job and storage space before i start fantasizing about a new bike.

What's in your stable? Motobecane Grand Jubile mixte, Bianchi Eros reparto corse that i built up from the frame & fork, and an old orange Le Jeune Tour de France, that i built up from the frame & fork as well

Fastest speed on a road bike? i don't have a clocking device, but i think it was either coming down Franklin St in SF on my way to a show and making all the lights (yes!) or coming down over some mountain into Astoria, Oregon.


Another picture of yourself or your ride?
http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?p=e&pid=308546176&uid=285574
http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?uid=285574&pid=186152115#1

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: no comment

Most memorable moment on my bike: there are many, who could chose?

Most fun ever had on a bike? again, it's fun just about any time i get on. Most recently, getting 15 or so of my friends to do a birthday ride around Portland, ending up on the top of Rocky Butte for a champaigne picnic and a 280 degree view of the city and the volcanoes. I also tested out my ipod soundsystem for the first time...
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[Trek420]

welcome all! :D

And Rai Sue if you'll be around this weekend c'mon out and meet the gang, we'll do a little ride together.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=7801

[love2bike]

Real name: Patty
Where do you live? Wentzville, MO

Explanation of your handle: Cycling has become an obsession!

Explanation of your avatar: Hummmm...I'm going to have to work on getting one.

Age (general or specific) 47 years young

Occupation: Mom to 3 kids - ages 21,19 and 8

Favorite bike: Trek Hybrid 7100 - just got it in March

What's in your stable? my hybrid and hopefully a nice road bike soon!

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? I only ride on a trail near my house, probably 19 or 20 mph.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I need to have one taken

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I learned along time ago that when I lie, I get caught. I'm bad at it, so why bother?

Most memorable moment on my bike: I just started riding, so probably finding out that I could ride 20 miles and not die....

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding with my friend Sally and all of our kids!

We bought bikes for our family in March - started riding our beautiful Katy Trail State Park, and I've been riding between 20 and 40 miles a week on the trail ever since. I rode a personal best of 36 miles this past Monday. It's really addicting....I only ride the trail, riding roads scares me. Now, I've committed to ride our MS 150 in September. I have lots of questions, and I'm having a difficult time getting good advice from the the 18 year old boys that work in our local bike shop.

I'm 47, and have lost 25 pounds in the past 2 years, with another 15 to go...I have been weight training for over a year and I'm tired of pounding my knees on my treadmill, and want to do more cardio training on my bike. I think I've come to the right place.:)

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[applegum]

Real name: Alex

Where do you live? Richmond, VA

Explanation of your handle: It's my first and middle initials plus an extra "p" and my last name. aplegum looks a little odd, so I rounded it out to an actual(ish) word.

Explanation of your avatar: Back when I first made my little online journal thing I photoshopped this picture. I still can't think of anything interesting to use, so it'll do.

Age (general or specific) 16. Well, 17 in a couple weeks. I feel little :( .

Occupation: Student. But I have a new job doing research under the head of the psychiatry department at VCU that I'm ultra-excited about. That doesn't start for another week or so though.

Favorite bike: Anything light and fast.

What's in your stable? OCR 3. It's a mens or "unisex" bike since they came out with the women's version a year after I bought mine. Oh well though, I don't have any complaints about it.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 30 mph last August. I was going down Broad St. (one of the main roads in Richmond that goes pretty much everywhere) crossing from Goochland to my county and hit a huge hill.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None. And I intend to keep it that way for a while.


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: hmm...you'd think I could think of one at my age.

Most memorable moment on my bike: When I was just riding around a nearby street and two ducks were about to cross the street in front of me, but just before I could break or swerve out of the way, the second one grabbed the first one's tail and held it on the sidewalk. That probably put a bigger smile on my face than any feat of speed or distance I've achieved.

Most fun ever had on a bike? The first time I managed to ride from my house down to Cary St. and then back to my friends to finish up the last few miles with her. It's the best route I've got around here even with all the poorly paved one lane roads.

[eclectic]

Real name: Christine
Where do you live? Minot, North Dakota

Explanation of your handle: I am pretty much eclectic in everything I do and think, decorating, activities, politics, philosophy.

Explanation of your avatar: huh need to look that one up

Age (general or specific) 50 on Dec 25th!

Occupation: Art teacher

Favorite bike: I love them all

What's in your stable? Specialized Sequoia and an old Schwinn High plains sierra

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40.5, June 25 2006, going down Medowbrook hill at the end of a perfect 57 mile day ( better down that hill than up!)

Another picture of yourself or your ride? No pix

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I choose to forget - that way I can always plead ignorance

Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding the 2nd day after getting my new clipless pedals, went out for a LSD ride with a local legend. The company and information gleaned was great. Rode the longest distance I had done to date - 48 miles, and was still able to go home and do a few things. And riding 7.5 miles up the going to the sun hwy (in the rain) it was only open that far due to blasting and snow. Met 3 x-country cyclists, had a visit and went with them for supper

Most fun ever had on a bike? Fun or agony why do some of the hardest moments end up being considered fun. The second day of a supported tour it started to rain for the last 8 miles (real drops, not the weenie misty stuff,) Got in a pace line, a couple of good looking young guys (may be that is why it became fun) started pulling and the speed increased from 14mph to 18 mph. Rolled into town soaking wet but with a great sense of accomplishment

[lilscamper]

Real name: Adrienne
Where do you live? Richland, Washington

Explanation of your handle: Nothing exciting, just a nickname a friend gave me a few years back. . . ???.

Explanation of your avatar: my first Ironman!!! CDA 2006!!!

Age (general or specific) 29

Occupation: Prosecuting Atty

Favorite bike: Love my QR Tequilo!

What's in your stable? QR

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 42mph - hills around town, talk about scary!!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll see what I can track down :)

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: oh, dangerous question. . . too many to tell, lol.

Most memorable moment on my bike: lap 1 of IM, the thrill of the crowd, realizing that i was actually doing an Ironman. talk about emotional!

Most fun ever had on a bike? an olympic distance last year - playing cat and mouse w/ a friend of mine - sure made the time go fast!
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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"

[Dr. C]

Real name: Cindy
Where do you live? Oceanside, CA

Explanation of your handle: I'm a Chiropractic Doctor (I know that some people aren't big fans of us, but we are not all bad!) and most of my patients call me Dr. C


Age (general or specific) 30

Occupation: Chiropractor

Favorite bike: Trek...I wanted the pink one but I'm too tall for a WSD bike so it is silver

What's in your stable? QR Killo and my Trek

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 37mph - Downhill of course! On the flats (which are hard to find in SD county) I average 18 to 19 mph.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll have to get one!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I stopped telling them when my mom found out that I had ditched school in the 9th grade and put my on restriction for 3 months! And she stuck to the punishment!

Most memorable moment on my bike: First time I rode 50 miles...my bum was sore but I was really proud that day!

Most fun ever had on a bike? My husband and I are always inviting people to ride with us....about one month ago we had 8 people that we had inspired to start riding or take it up again all out with us at the same time. I love cycling and training, but I also love getting others excited about it and active!

[razzmatazz]

Real name: Jazz, okay, last name is Jasmin, but that is what I go by.
Where do you live? Columbus, OH

Explanation of your handle: It is my nickname, from one of my favorite Vets at work.
Explanation of your avatar: Not cool enough to have one, yet....
Age (general or specific) 34

Occupation: Lab Tech and Remembrance Coordinator for an Animal ER hospital

Favorite bike: Oh, there are so many to chose from. I'm still studying the masses and I'll let you know.

What's in your stable? Giant OCR3 BRIGHT red.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 24 miles, illegally on the Olentangy bike path. <shhhhhh, don't tell>

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Ohmigod, are you kidding me? I don't want to know what I look like, at least not yet. Wait til I'm more comfortable riding than walking. (you haven't seen my graceful ways, this shouldn't take long!) lol

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Oh no, this is a public forum, I could still get into trouble!

Most memorable moment on my bike: When I lived in Juneau, riding the 4 miles back and forth to work at the fish hatchery. A lot of times in the dark with just a flash light taped to my handle bars, praying I didn't run into a bear!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding all over Juneau and being able to stop and watch the water and the eagles!
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[divingbiker]

Real name: Janice

Where do you live? Takoma Park, Maryland

Explanation of your handle: Diving is my first love; been doing it for 25 years. I'm a relative newcomer to biking, except for riding as a kid, of course.

Explanation of your avatar: Uh, diving is my first love.

Age (general or specific) will be 50 in October 2006!

Occupation: supervisor at a government agency

Favorite bike: don't know enough yet to lust for any particular bike

What's in your stable? 3 cocker spaniels. Oh, you mean bikes? 2005 Specialized Sequoia Comp and an early 90's Trek 720 hybrid I use for commuting to work.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 38 mph in June 2006 during the Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska. Who knew Nebraska had such hills?

Another picture of yourself or your ride? That would be way too embarrassing.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'll pass on this one.

Most memorable moment on my bike: It would have to be the memorable week I spent riding across my home state of Nebraska in June 2006--464 miles in 7 days. Two days were 80+ miles, 100 degree heat with no shade, 25 mph cross winds. By the last day, I was operating on pure determination but I did it all. It was harder than hiking out of the Grand Canyon.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding the first day of the Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska (see above) with three friends and having my sister and another friend (our RV/private sag support crew) greet us with rum punch and black bean salsa and chips at the end of the day. No food and drink ever tasted so good!

[Kori]

Real name: Kori
Where do you live? Santa Rosa, CA

Explanation of your handle: It's my name

Explanation of your avatar: That's my 4 year old, Nathan on his 1st ride without training wheels! :D

Age (general or specific) 31

Occupation: full time mom, part time fire department bookkeeper and I also sew children's clothing from home.

Favorite bike: I don't know yet, I'm new at this and haven't picked out a rode bike yet.

What's in your stable? Trek Mountain Bike, not sure of the model

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Don't know yet.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Here I am with my family and another of just me ~
http://photos.imageevent.com/kori/aboutme/sig.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/kori/aboutme/k2.jpg

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: My girlfriend and I were at an Oakland A's game (Bay Bridge Series) a few years ago and we couldn't find anywhere to nurse our babies. We told security that we were SF Giants players' wives and they showed us to this day care room where the A's kids were being cared for and we nursed in there.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I've only gone on a few rides so I don't have one yet.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Today I went on a trail I've never been on today and it was gorgeous.

[Brandy]

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Here I am with my family and another of just me ~
http://photos.imageevent.com/kori/aboutme/sig.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/kori/aboutme/k2.jpg



What? No pictures with MEEEEE in them??? Some friend you are. ;) This is the photo that Kori meant to post...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/Maribel/MDVegas005.jpg

Right Kori? :p

[Bicyclette]

Real name: Pat

Where do you live? Biercee, Belgium

Explanation of your handle: Bicyclette = bicycle - that about sums it up :D

Explanation of your avatar: I'll have to work on that

Age (general or specific) 50

Occupation: currently not working

Favorite bike: MY bike :D

What's in your stable? Trek 7.2 FX

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? umm.... I'm too chicken to do speed!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I also don't do pictures of me!!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm a terrible liar so I don't even bother!

Most memorable moment on my bike: Ahh man - that would also be my most embarassing moment - let me just say that no biking shorts were harmed in the making of that moment :eek:

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding along the river

[Cassandra_Cain]

Real name: Something entirely too often butchered and unpronounceable to 98.17% of the English-Speaking world. Sooooo, just call me Aly/Alex/Alessa/Cass/Cassie/Twiggy :)

Where do you live? Albuquerque, New Mexico

Explanation of your handle: My favorite character from a comic series I used to read, and now, sadly defunct :(

Explanation of your avatar: Yes I’d like to get away from the world of taxes, 5-day work weeks, and long lines….so wal-lah, an avatar was born. Oh and it has everything to do with my handle.

Age (general or specific) Something with a 3 in the front of it! :D

Occupation: Human Being – I’m really great at my job you know. ;)

Favorite bike: One of those fancy Cervelo Carbon bikes in the nice red/white/black scheme that the TDF boys ride. Then I’d like bloody fast, even though I’m as slow as a snail. No wait, slower….

What's in your stable? 2006 Trek 1500

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I have no idea - yesterday was my first ride in 6 years.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Sure I have pictures but I’m shy, paranoid, irrational, illogical, and look nothing short of atrocious in spandex - you know, the usual. :cool:

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Ha! That would involve my sharing the details of every job interview and revealing the answer to the ubiquitous: (you choose) “Why do you want to work for XYZ company?” OR “Tell us your strengths and weaknesses?” (what weaknesses!) :p

Most memorable moment on my bike: Yesterday actually. It was the first time I’d been on a bike in 6 years after a combination of a bad overuse knee injury and an accident. Forget mileage, speed, and bunny hops - I’m happy to just be riding, even if it is a little and very slowly.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding along a 2 mile bridge (closed to cars) in Florida just around sunset. There was a cool breeze percolating along the golden sky, positively basking everything, me included, with an air of sheer bliss. Also riding a century back in 1999, on a big mountain bike – yes it took me many hours, etc, but it was one of those ‘aha’ moments where you actually do more than you thought you could~

[Diggles]

What? No pictures with MEEEEE in them??? Some friend you are. ;) This is the photo that Kori meant to post...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/Maribel/MDVegas005.jpg

Right Kori? :p

:eek: :rolleyes: :D ;)

Damn...you girls are gawgeous!
I love the sleeve too. Ballsy!

[chickwhorips]

What? No pictures with MEEEEE in them??? Some friend you are. ;) This is the photo that Kori meant to post...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/Maribel/MDVegas005.jpg

Right Kori? :p

looks like you guys are having way to much fun!

[Bikingmomof3]

Real name: Jennifer

Where do you live? Hot and Humid Ohio

Explanation of your handle: I am a mom of 3 boys, who bikes.

Explanation of your avatar: First one I found and it resembles my minivan-only mine carries 5 bicyles.

Age (general or specific) 37

Occupation: SAHM

Favorite bike: Bianchi for now-it changes daily. I am saving up for a "real" bike.

What's in your stable? Giant Suede W

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I have absolutely no idea.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I do not have pics of myself, only DH and the boys.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I do not lie well.

Most memorable moment on my bike: The day I actually got on my bike. I had resisted (read been terrified) of bikes for 37 years.

Most fun ever had on a bike? The day I discovered that not only do I like biking, but I like to go fast and ride hills. :D

[mimitabby]

hey Bikingmom
what's a suede W?

[spokewench]

Real name: Jan
Where do you live? Flagstaff, AZ

Explanation of your handle: A few years ago, 3 of my best friends and I did the 24 hour mountain bike race at the Old Pueblo (Tucson AZ) a couple of years in a row and at that time, we picked the Spokewenches as our team name. We had nicknames like: double butted, wide guage, etc., mine was just Captain Spoke since I was the captain so since then when I am on bike related sites, I just call myself the Spokewench.

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....If was any good at pasting things into websites, I guess I would pick an avatar - but I'm not so no avatar.

Age (general or specific) 46

Occupation: Paralegal

Favorite bike: Specialized FSR M2 - full suspension rig

What's in your stable? Specialized FSR M2 full suspension rig, Klein Pulse (made in America) hard tail mountain bike; Redline Cyclocross bike; Giant TCR roadbike

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 60 - napa valley many years ago; 55 this year at Bicycle tour of colorado

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Again, don't own a digital camera so I have no pictures of me on my bike to put in this dialogue


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: That I was an expert mountain biker (Actually I am an expert in the eyes of NORBA, but I don't ever think I'll be an "EXPERT" mountain biker!)


Most memorable moment on my bike: There have been so many - but probably winning my first mountain bike race in Arizona. It was early in the race season (February) and I live at 7,000 feet in the snow so I was training on my trainer and in spinning classes only. My competition was all from Phoenix (where they had their best training weather of the year) and I won! I didn't even know I was out front cause we all started in a bigger group so I didn't know I was in front of my age group gals until my friend at the end of the race told me I was 1st. I had been racing one gal for the last lap but dropped her on the last hill. WOW what a surprise!

Most fun ever had on a bike? There have been so many fun times on the bike in the last 20 years that this is a hard pick. Almost every bike ride is fun! except maybe the ones where I crash hard or bonk! Maybe riding in the rain at Lake Chabot, California where we came back so muddy that we all played in the hose before going into the garage to change. Some of it was fun riding, sliding all over the place and some of it was not so fun - getting bogged down in the clay, but all in the all, getting all dirty, sliding around, playing and laughing was a lot of fun!

[mimitabby]

Hi spokewench
It took reading your intro to notice it didn't say "spokeWRENCH"

eeek.

it's a cool name though.
if you need help getting your avatar or any pictures up, there are lots of us who can help.
welcome to TE it's a great place, helpful, interesting and friendly

[Bikingmomof3]

hey Bikingmom
what's a suede W?

Not the bike I want, but the one I have? I am being snarky today, sorry. When I got this bike, I had been terrified of bikes for 37 years. Now I love biking and want something different, but that will need to wait. Until then, this is my bike. Hope this link works.
http://www.giant-bicycle.com/us/030.000.000/030.000.500.asp?year=2006&model=11405

[mimitabby]

i was picturing a great big beige W that was suede.
okay, i'm dripping hot and sweaty from my commute home.:confused:

[Luci]

Hi all!

Real name: Lucy
Where do you live? Salt Lake City, UT

Explanation of your handle: Just went with my name.

Explanation of your avatar: That is my off the track Thoroughbred (OTTB) I trained and competeted on. He has a great new owner. I ride on lessons horses now, but he'll always be my fav.. Any of my biking pics are not scanned in.

Age (general or specific) 49 --already?:confused:

Occupation: Paralegal and equine photographer, on my way to law school so I can afford horses and a NEW bike well and new skis and . . . .

Favorite bike: I still like my stupid old GT, but would like a nice new light weight something or other. On pounding rides in Moab, Cannondales failed, Specialized failed, never saw a GT break down so I became a fan.

What's in your stable? I hate to tell you! It's an ancient GT circa 1994. I have some nice horse equipment though;)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Road bike? The last road bike I had was my dad's.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll have to grab a new one now that I have a little digital to take on rides.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I LOVE this poncho.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Being in last place and so hung over in a race at Deer Valley that the guys patrolling asked me if I was o.k. By the time I reached the top I had burned through the rest of the alcohol I guess. I flew on the downhill sections and the other women though I was nuts when I took a jump as I blew by another woman. I wound up 3rd and thought it was sort of fun they thought I was considered nuts. My own cinderella story. Too bad I didn't take first, but from last to third was huge for me.

Most fun ever had on a bike? So many! Love all of the Moab trips I've taken and exploring South Dakota with my husband

[mimitabby]

Hey Lucy, what color is that horse? It looks so ORANGE from my computer!

welcome to TE!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Real name: Lisa

Where do you live? rural upstate New York, in Columbia County.

Explanation of your handle: none needed

Explanation of your avatar: just a pic I grabbed off the internet of the bike I'm going to get NEXT WEEK!!

Age (general or specific) 52

Occupation: Technical illustrator.

Favorite bike: the Rivendell Rambouillet, when I get it!

What's in your stable? Right now I'm just on a loaner hybrid Trek, too small for me but I'm making it work for now. -Can't wait to get my Riv ...NEXT WEEK woo-HOOO!!!!!


Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Can't even imagine- too busy trying to stay on to worry about speed. Just started riding again last month. Before that, the last time i was on a bike was as a teenager about 35 years ago(!). I consider myself lucky I haven't fallen yet.


Another picture of yourself or your ride? Here's a picture of me with my husband:
http://harmonias.com/BrianLisaMusic.html
We play oldtime fiddle/banjo/dulcimer music for fun, and this page has a few mp3's if anyone wants to listen...
Here's another pic of my husband and I, with one of our banjer playing friends and his hound Daisy:
http://www.sacrasoft.com/HarrySmith/JPEGs04/B_006.jpg
When I actually GET my new bike, I'll take some new bike pix!!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Sure as heck don't want to discuss it.

Most memorable moment on my bike: When I was a teen on a 10 speed and hit a small rock on the raod shoulder, and flipped horizontal right onto the middle of the lane of the highway- but luckily no cars were coming at that moment. That was SCARY. I quickly rolled over to the shoulder, leaned on my bike and tried to look "normal" while I cried over my bleeding knees. I guess that's my most "memorable" moment- those not the happiest fer shur!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Every single day now since I started riding again last month! Also, planning out all my bike specs with my husband was way too much fun! I'm SO lucky he loves to bike too and he can't wait to go on long rides with me!

Guess that's enough for now... :)

[PinkBike]

Real name: laurie

Where do you live? scottsdale, arizona, where it's 118 outside

Explanation of your handle: started as a joke. i'm an aircraft mechanic, the only woman on the crew, so i started buying pink tools and had my toolbox painted pink, so i just became "pinky" and it carried over. way carried away. to my bikes, my car . . .

Explanation of your avatar: my primary bike

Age (general or specific) 51

Occupation: aircraft mechanic

Favorite bike: my trek

What's in your stable? 05 trek madone, 97 trek 5200, 02 trek 5200, 80's vintage biancha campion d'italia

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40? at the tour de scottsdale last year

Another picture of yourself or your ride? http://www.teameggy.com

Most memorable moment on my bike: casa grande century earlier this year

Most fun ever had on a bike? every day!!!!!!!!

[Deb76]

Real name: Deb

Where do you live? FL (west coast)

Explanation of your handle: My name and the year I was born :p

Explanation of your avatar: hmmm, have to get a good pic of my bike

Age (general or specific) 29

Occupation: currently not working

Favorite bike: Trek Madone 5.2

What's in your stable? Trek Madone 5.2, Trek 1500, Trek 6500, Specialized Rockhopper Pro

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 46 mph, going down a pretty big hill, about 5 yrs ago.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? hmmm (note to self.... must take some pics) :p

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: to my husband.... but honey, your trek 1500 is as good as my trek 5.2 madone.... I know bad, very bad hahaha

Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding to the beach and just sitting there watching a gorgeous sunset.

Most fun ever had on a bike? every ride is tons of fun!

[chickwhorips]

pinkbike - i love all the pink! very cute!

enjoy the heat!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board one and all! I've been away for a tad and missed all the new faces!

I remember when the daily "new posts" maybe reached 2 pages! now.......I can't keep up checking twice daily!!!

It's so awesome to see our numbers growing!

welcome welcome welcome

[oxysback]

Real name: Ellen

Where do you live? Newberg, OR

Explanation of your handle: It's a long story...don't want to bore you!

Explanation of your avatar: Note to self...get avatar.

Age (general or specific) 37


Occupation: Office Manager

Favorite bike: My Schwinn DBX Supersport

What's in your stable? Along with my Schwinn I have a GT Nomad Hybrid

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Our first bike trip to the San Juan Islands I hit 45 going down a monster hill on my mountain bike. Thought I was gonna die!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll post one when I have one.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Um...can I plead the 5th?

Most memorable moment on my bike: Hubby and I were set to do about 40 miles one Saturday last year. My front brakes were rubbing, and after stopping to adjust them for the 2nd time hubby says, "maybe if you use them once really good they'll be ok." So...I used them once REALLY good and did an endo at about 10 mph. I only ended up doing 23 miles that day and I hurt for the next week!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding along Yaquina Bay in Newport, OR, with a nice tailwind. Beautiful!!

[chickwhorips]

Explanation of your handle: It's a long story...don't want to bore you!

i want to know. i was interested and hoped you posted here, but you didn't share the story. i'll even take the shortened version.

[mimitabby]

I want to know, too; that's why we ask! welcome new people

[oxysback]

Chickwhorips: Ok...so maybe it's not too long of a story, but it is stupid..LOL! Back when I got my first computer I was talking to my boss about good names for AIM. He suggested something and the subject came up about oxymorons. So I told him he had to create a "moronman" name and I'd get "oxygirl". Well, I had oxygirl for awhile, but when I got married and we didn't need 2 AOL accounts I gave up the oxygirl name. Now that we don't have AOL anymore I use oxysback because most of the time oxygirl is already taken.

There...now you know the whole silly story! ROFL!! Aren't you glad you asked? :D

[chickwhorips]

i am very glad i asked! i love the story and it makes so much more sense now. thanks.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board oxy - I liked the story also. So.......is he still moronman?

[oxysback]

CorsairMac: You know...I don't think he ever lived up to his end of the bargain! Too bad I don't work with him anymore or I'd give him a hard time about it.

[CorsairMac]

CorsairMac: You know...I don't think he ever lived up to his end of the bargain! Too bad I don't work with him anymore or I'd give him a hard time about it.


*cigh*...well that's a man for ya eh? LOL Love your sense of humour btw!

[oxysback]

*cigh*...well that's a man for ya eh? LOL Love your sense of humour btw!

Thanks. Sometimes it gets me into trouble, though ;)

[7rider]

Real name: Regina
Where do you live? Silver Spring, Md

Explanation of your handle: Uh...my name.

Explanation of your avatar: A Seven Axiom...my main ride.

Age (general or specific) 38

Occupation: Fishery Manager

Favorite bike: Seven Axiom ti

What's in your stable? Aforementioned Seven, Klein Palomino (that sadly hasn't seen dirt in WAY too long), Felt SR81 for commuting, and an old Schwinn cruiser just because....

Fastest speed on a road bike? I hit 40 last weekend heading down Ednor Rd. in Howard Co.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I guess I couldn't get the file to upload

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: About biking?? Or life in general? Don't recall telling a bald-faced lie outright. But maybe that's a lie right there! : )

Most memorable moment on my bike: I have a few bad experiences that are pretty memorable -- they usually result in scars or torn clothing. Best moment was not ON my bike, but because of my bike...I met my husband while doing a weekly ride with my LBS. :)

Most fun ever had on a bike? Every ride where I don't bonk is fun. Doing the Seagull Century when I did it in 2000 was a hoot.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Regina. My first thought when I saw your name was the Coronation Anthems by Mozart of which the most well-known starts with "Regina Caeli"! Long live the queen! :-D

(and yeah: I got one of those MTB bikes that sure looks purty and clean)

[7rider]

Welcome to the board Regina. My first thought when I saw your name was the Coronation Anthems by Mozart of which the most well-known starts with "Regina Caeli"! Long live the queen! :-D

(and yeah: I got one of those MTB bikes that sure looks purty and clean)

Thanks.
Yay! Long live the queen.
Ride on!

[terpin]

Real name: Terri

Where do you live? Highland, CA

Explanation of your handle: First three letters of my first name and first three letter of my maiden name. It was my log on at work for so many years, I just use it everywhere now!

Explanation of your avatar: Haven't quite come up with one yet.

Age (general or specific): 33 (until December)

Occupation: Safety & Environmental Coordinator

Favorite bike: Specialized Dolce

What's in your stable? Specialized Dolce, a beach cruiser (something relatively generic from Sport Chalet). The rest of the stable is filled up with my husband's collection.

Fastest speed on a road bike? Only about 25 mph. I'm still not very comfortable with hills, up or down.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Will post soon. Having technical difficulties.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Does hiding shopping bags filled with new clothes and shoes from you husband really count as lying?

Most memorable moment on my bike: In June my husband and I took a "cycling vacation" up and down CA. We were on a trail heading to Folsom Dam going up a 7% grade, which was a huge challenge for me (not a climber...yet.) As I was climbing the hill there, were a couple women fixing a flat on the side of the trail and they cheered my on as I was obviously struggling. I later passed them when I was heading back down the hill and nearly got teary eyed as they congratulated me on making it to the top.

Most fun ever had on a bike? On the afore mentioned trip in June, Chris (my husband) and I rode over the Golden Gate Bridge. That day's ride wasn't very long, but we had so much fun just soaking in the beautiful view, meeting new people and trying to avoid the pedestrians.

[Bluetree]

Real name: Joy

Where do you live?
The beautiful and lovely South Bay in Southern California

Explanation of your handle:
Japanese translation of my last name means "Blue Tree' in English

Explanation of your avatar:
Painting I did a few years ago

Age (general or specific)
Hitting the big 4-0 soon. Ugh.

Occupation:
Artist of throughbred race horses.

Favorite bike:
Specialized Dolce Elite

What's in your stable?
I work in stables so I try to avoid them at home.

Fastest speed on a road bike?
Do you mean riding or falling?

Another picture of yourself or your ride?
www.joyaoki.com

What is the biggest lie you've ever told:
"No, I don't think your horse's knees are THAT offset"
(What is the biggest line of tact you've ever told: "Well, he does have a pretty face")

Most memorable moment on my bike:
Haven't had one yet - I just bought it

Most fun ever had on a bike?
Does crashing count as fun? Then I've had lots of fun. Not nearly as bad as falling off a 16H thoroughbred, though.

[pkq]

Beautiful work, Bluetree!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board one and all!

Terpin: no ma'am, hiding shopping bags and/or cutting off tags and saying "this ol thing?" does not constitute lying! I'm thinking those are just basic marriage survival techniques! :D

Blue: Holy Smokes that's a painting? The image is so amazing I thought it was a photo. You do awesome work: got any more pictures to share?.....who is the most famous thoroughbred you've ever painted?

as for falling: well yeah - sometimes the falling part is fun too.....like when you can't get unclipped and your hands are still on the flats and you just kinda tip over like a tree! LOL (of course not that I would Ever know anything about that ;) )

[Bluetree]

Blue: Holy Smokes that's a painting? The image is so amazing I thought it was a photo. You do awesome work: got any more pictures to share?.....who is the most famous thoroughbred you've ever painted?

as for falling: well yeah - sometimes the falling part is fun too.....like when you can't get unclipped and your hands are still on the flats and you just kinda tip over like a tree! LOL (of course not that I would Ever know anything about that ;) )

Thanks CM, I'm doing a commission right now of John Henry, who is 31 and still kicking (yes, pun intended!) He's a feisty old cuss. Even his groom once called him "a mean old man in a horse suit"

Most of my clients are west-coast based so I'm not sure how "famous" horses are. I have no perspective for knowing what horse if known or not known by the general public. As for champions, Derby- and Breeders Cup winners, I have painted Tiznow, Adoration, Fusaichi Pegasus, too many to name. One of my all time favorites was a tiny, 850-lb. mare name Megahertz, aka The Mighty Mite. She'd blow past her opponents in the stretch, her tiny little legs in a blur. Here's what she looks like with a 100-lb. jockey on her back. I shot this photo a few years back, and my portrait of her.

[CorsairMac]

beautiful work blue! what an awesome talent you have my friend! thank you for sharing your pictures! *shaking head in wonder*

[chickwhorips]

absolutely wonderful work blue.

[deidre]

Real name: Deidre
Where do you live? Duluth, GA

Explanation of your handle: I don't have a handle (yet).
Explanation of your avatar: no avatar??....okay, I am starting to feel pretty boring. Maybe I need to get myself an avatar.

Age (general or specific) 38

Occupation: Consultant (systems implementations)

Favorite bike: I am such a newbie that I don't have a favorite bike.

What's in your stable? Raleigh c700 2005 (they changed the name: the 2006 is the Route 66), GT Timberline All Terrain 1993 (I don't do alot of off road anymore but I am keeping it just in case)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I am starting over as a newbie to biking on the roads. Last time I rode consistently, I was 15 and I have no idea how fast since that was a LONG time ago.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? No pictures yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I am not a good lier so that means I got caught or buckled and told the truth and have blocked it from my memory :)

Most memorable moment on my bike: I am just getting started again on the bike but what I remember most is the sense of freedom I felt being outdoors and using my own energy and power to zip by the world.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Biking with my DH on my mountain bike along the Brandywine River in Delaware.
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[mimitabby]

Real name: Deidre
Where do you live? Duluth, GA

Explanation of your handle: I don't have a handle (yet).
Explanation of your avatar: no avatar??....okay, I am starting to feel pretty boring. Maybe I need to get myself an avatar.

Age (general or specific) 38

Occupation: Consultant (systems implementations)

Favorite bike: I am such a newbie that I don't have a favorite bike.

What's in your stable? Raleigh c700 2005 (they changed the name: the 2006 is the Route 66), GT Timberline All Terrain 1993 (I don't do alot of off road anymore but I am keeping it just in case)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I am starting over as a newbie to biking on the roads. Last time I rode consistently, I was 15 and I have no idea how fast since that was a LONG time ago.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? No pictures yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I am not a good lier so that means I got caught or buckled and told the truth and have blocked it from my memory :)

Most memorable moment on my bike: I am just getting started again on the bike but what I remember most is the sense of freedom I felt being outdoors and using my own energy and power to zip by the world.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Biking with my DH on my mountain bike along the Brandywine River in Delaware.
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Welcome Dierdre, I have a Raleigh C700 as well, great tough bike!

[Dr. Liz]

Real name: Elizabeth, but everyone calls me Liz, so I’ve just accepted it! ;)

Where do you live? Park City, UT

Explanation of your handle: The spousal unit started calling me Dr. Liz when he first realized that I had a few extra letters stuck on after my name (this was long before we got married), and hasn’t ever stopped. As an aside, with my married name, the Dr. ‘Married Name’ makes me sound like a baddie in a James Bond movie…. :D

Age (general or specific): 35 (when did that happen? Last time I looked I was like 23 or something…):eek:

Occupation: Officially I’m a research associate faculty person. In actually, I am the Queen of Tasks That No One Else Wants to Do. In my Real Life, I’m a wanna-be ski racer. I just started racing Masters a couple of years ago and am having a ball. The spouse convinced me that biking would be good off-season training. (And being me, I’m now thinking triathalons might be sort of fun…:confused: )

Favorite bike: At the moment, I’ve only got one – my very first bike (well, first since the Schwinn that I had when I was six that had red and white streamers on the handlebars). It’s a Motobecane that the spouse got for me new on eBay for cheap. It’s actually a really good bike, but a little heavy, so I’m looking into something else.

What's in your stable? The Motobecane, and (as I have just been informed) my husband’s compact frame Guru. The LBS guys are certain I will fit perfectly on the bike, and it will be much lighter. And won’t cost me anything, other than the fitting!

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? When? I’m new to this whole bike thing – I just started two and a half months ago, and speed is not exactly my thing. I think my all time fastest is coming down from Deer Valley into Park City, when I topped out at 34.6 mph. And I was scared to death. I’m sure I’ll get used to this speed thing eventually (especially since the spouse cruises down hills at 45+ mph – but then he raced as a teenager, and has been on and off bikes his entire life). I hope.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: The biggest? Erm. I’m not sure. But the most recent was ‘sorry I didn’t respond to your email, I’ve been swamped with work’ (when, in fact, I skipped out to go for a bike ride…the same lie works equally well when ski season rolls around).

Most memorable moment on my bike: The first time I came to an intersection and was able to actually clip out of the pedals confidently, and come to a stop without falling over. Since I had had MANY failed attempts (and luckily very many understanding people in cars who didn’t run over the chick who just ended up on the ground…), it was thrilling!

Most fun ever had on a bike? It’s hard to say. I’ve had a lot of nice rides that go through some really pretty (although really hilly) alpine areas. I live in such a beautiful spot that every ride that doesn’t involve idiots on the road is a fun one!

Oh, and pictures? This was taken on one of our local hill climbs by DH. The clothes are an eBay special, and quite comfortable! The bike is the Motobecane.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/1152/liz1zh5.jpg

BTW, thanks for all your great tips! The DH has been riding forever, and doesn't seem to quite understand some of the 'issues' that the new, female rider experiences. You guys (in the general, gender-neutral sense, of course!) are fantastic!!!! Thanks!!!

(I keep editing this as I update my profile...) The avatar is from a race at Grand Targhee last year. Yes, that is a knee brace on my leg (ACL replacement 2 years ago after going 10 years without an ACL).... And the 'Powered by Rossignol' thing is a tribute to my main ski racing sponsor - Rossignol has been extremely generous to me (mostly because of the efforts of the spouse), and I like to give them credit whenever possible.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome one and all!!!

Deidre: welcome back to the wonderful world of cycling! we - the bikes - missed you! :D

Dr Liz: ok so I gotta ask: did you get the clothes coz they matched your bike?..(yeah...a girly thing lol) I have a friend here who telemark skies (is that the right way to say that?) and she rides off-season to stay in shape too.

[Dr. Liz]

Welcome one and all!!!
Dr Liz: ok so I gotta ask: did you get the clothes coz they matched your bike?..(yeah...a girly thing lol) I have a friend here who telemark skies (is that the right way to say that?) and she rides off-season to stay in shape too.

Heh. Actually, the color coordination wasn't totally planned, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a consideration! The bummer is that I'll be inheriting my spouse's Guru in about 3 weeks, and it is mostly blue, with a little red and white, so I'm going to have to totally re-coordinate my wardrobe! :p

Actually, I shouldn't say that getting DH's Guru is a bummer. I just spent 2 hours getting a professional fit (because DH is gettting a custom built Seven, poor man! :rolleyes: ), and I'm actually going to have a bike that fits me. Which should make a big difference, I'm hoping!

And yup, telemark skiing is the phrase. I tried it many years ago and discovered that I wasn't coordinated enough to have my heel free. I definitely need my feet locked in! :o

[gozlin7]

Real name: Patty

Where do you live? Marysville, Michigan

Explanation of your handle: My dog's name and how old she was when I got her (She's 18 now).

Age (general or specific) 46

Occupation: Systems and Database Manager

Favorite bike: Novara Fusion (commuter bike)

What's in your stable? Novara Fusion, Muddy Fox (unknown model)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? According to my cyclocomputer it 32.6 at a stop light. :D It sometimes thinks I go very fast while sitting still.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? hmmm (note to self.... must take some pics)

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Yeah, I've been buying a lot of cycling stuff but it was all on clearance plus I had a coupon! ;)

Most memorable moment on my bike: Finding a neighhborhood with lots of small, steep (for here) hills and not having to walk up them. And riding along
the St Clair River with the fog lifting and seeing the freighters emerging like phantoms.

Most fun ever had on a bike? When I was in high school, I got to go on a weeklong supported bicycling trip. Lots of big hills and a bear or two thrown in for a little excitment.

I started riding again 2 months ago and now commute every day to and from work. I've grown to love the "virtuous-I've-ridden-my-bike-to-work-glow" I have when I get there every morning because I'm constantly trying to beat my last time. Logging my time and stats on bikejournal.com has become addictive.

Thank you everyone for all the great stories and suggestions that you post on the forums here.

[Fitmiss]

Real name: Sue

Where do you live? N.New Jersey

Explanation of your handle: I love Fitness, working out, riding my bike.

Age (general or specific) 47

Occupation: Technical Consultant

Favorite bike: Trek Pilot


Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? According to my cyclocomputer it 38+ mph riding down 7 Lakes Drive.


Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding my bike for 2 weeks in Provence, France.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Anytime I go on a ride, stop at a bike store and buy some new Jersey or related item.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome one and all!!

Gozlin: yeah I had one of the cyclocomputers too - one day it told me I was going 75 mph leaning against the wall at a hardware store! (don't think I didn't think - for just a brief moment there - of posting that as my max sp on BJ LOL)....so do you belong to Team Estrogen over on BJ??...we would LOVE to have your miles if you don't!! (wink wink nod nod) and goodonya for the commuting, it's how I got back into cyclinb too....and now I wouldn't give it up for all the cold days in my state! ;)

Play: how old are your girls? I bet it would be exciting watching them finish a race!

Fit: I'll be the ride in France was gorgous. Isn't Provence some of the lavender comes from??

[hurleygirl]

Real name: Sue

Where do you live? near Trenton, NJ

Explanation of your handle: I play Hurling, an Irish field sport.

Explanation of your avatar: Female Troll from World of Warcraft, the MMO which has sucked me in and won't let me go.

Age (general or specific) 35

Occupation: Land preservation

Favorite bike: My current road bike. Love it. Don't want anything else.

What's in your stable? Trek 5200 WSD (2003); GT Tempest mountain bike (circa 1995); an ancient Schwinn Racer with vintage 70's yellow smiley-face stickers all over the frame and fenders

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I hit 40mph downhill once. I've managed 32mph in pacelines. I've hit 30mph on a hard solo effort. All of the above were either last year or the year before, just on local group rides or my rides with my husband.
My highest average speed (with a group) was 21mph, but I kinda injured myself on that one. That was in 2000, when I showed up for a group ride that was advertised as a B ride - which means 17-18mph average. I was the only girl and was determined to show the boys I could ride. After the first hour, I checked the average speed and realized I wasn't going to be able to finish the ride without a big, ugly breakdown so I turned off on a road I recognized and headed for home. My husband got home a short while after I did, and asked where his truck was. I told him it was back at the park where the ride started, and we had to go retrieve it. I needed physical therapy because I did damage to my hamstring during that ride.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll try to get one uploaded.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I suck at lying, but mostly I do the "little white lies" or "careful ommissions". Can't say I've ever told a doozie.

Most memorable moment on my bike: My first "hill ride" - I was going so slowly at one point my computer actually read 0mph. I was passed by a runner.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Couple of summers ago, we had some friends over for dinner and then went to the July fireworks show in town, but took our bikes to avoid the traffic gridlock that follows the show. We had some wine with dinner, and then filled the waterbottles on the bikes with wine as well. So after the fireworks were over we were all a little tipsy, but we were moving and everyone in their cars were stuck. My friend had a bell on her old Schwinn, and kept ringing it and ringing it. Probably not the smartest move, but definitely fun!

[LaBiker]

Hi All --

I just joined this discussion forum -- it's WONDERFUL. I noticed that there are some persons in my area who ride the Sammamish and the Burke-Gilman trails, and I'm interested in having someone join me. My schedule is weird and varied so I usually have to plan well ahead.

I'm still riding my old Trek 1100. I also have a Trek 720 that I use mostly for road-working my dogs. It's great for riding all the bike trails built on old railroad beds and powerline access roads in the Cascade foothills.

Thanks!
La Biker
aka Marsha

[Mags...]

Ooops, saw from a post in another thread today that it's proper etiquette to post to this thread, which I haven't yet done. My apologies, hope it doesn't look like I was just barging on in without a hello about myself. So... here goes..

Real name: Wendy

Where do you live? Western Australia

Explanation of your handle: My middle name and my family have always called me that..

Explanation of your avatar: that's my lovely roadbike

Age (general or specific) 45

Occupation: Graphic Designer

Favorite bike: Giant TCRc Zero

What's in your stable? My roadbike and my MTB - a Giant Boulder.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 53km/h down our one and only local hill - 3km in length - usually tackle this once a week. Other than that, it's flatland around here.

Most memorable moment on my bike: My first ride ever on a roadbike with clipless pedals - very scary - of course I fell over when I came to a stop as I couldn't unclip. My daughters were watching and thought I was just being silly. Husband had been having an afernoon doze, when he heard I'd fallen off, he chastised me for not waiting for him to wake-up - he was sorry to have missed seeing that....!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Went on a multi-day ride (9 days) - avg 70km per day, camping overnights, riding in all sorts of weather, meeting new people - great experience.

[crazycanuck]

Hey mags,

Are you doing the Perth-Albany-Perth ride this year???

BTW I received an email from the organizers of the bike leg for IMWA....i'm a bit excited!
Will I see you there??

take care

c

[Mags...]

Hi crazy,
The next big ride I'm planning to do is Bicycle Victoria's Tasmanian one next Feb. if I can get myself over there without too much trouble.

I haven't received any emails about the ironman, is that regarding being a volunteer? I'm on their mailing list...

I will definitely be there to either watch or volunteer....we will have to catch up...

[Flatlander]

I'm afraid I'm a bit slow introducing myself, so here goes:

Real name: Susan

Where do you live? West Texas

Explanation of your handle: It's pretty flat here. Some days I like that; some days, not so much...

Explanation of your avatar: Hmmm, haven't picked one out yet.

Age (general or specific) 49

Occupation: College professor

Favorite bike: My road bike right now, though I'm dreaming of a Specialized Ruby someday...Sigh.

What's in your stable? My roadbike (Felt F90) and an old Giant Option hybird

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I'm pretty new to cycling, and not used to hills (I'm a Flatlander:rolleyes: !), so it's hard for me to lay off the brakes when I start flying...

Most memorable moment on my bike: I got caught in some traffic, panicked and stopped, forgot to unclip, fell over and broke some ribs. It wasn't as bad as it sounds, but it was certainly memorable ;) .

Most fun ever had on a bike? Today, when I joined up with a local cycling group and had to ride like a beast to keep up with them!

[Susarific]

Real name: Susan

Where do you live? Oxford, OH

Explanation of your handle: My super good friend and I made the rific names up for each other. When we get together we always have a rific good time. Why be ordinary when you can be rific!

Explanation of your avatar: I haven't picked one out yet.

Age (general or specific) 29

Occupation: Flight Attendant

Favorite bike: My new road bike that I love with all my heart!

What's in your stable? My Trek 1000 WSD and my Specialized Hard Rock.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Unfortunately I haven't gone all that fast yet on my Trek. I think I hit top speed at 27 or so on my ride that I do. It has some hills which are hard going up and kind of scary going down. I did hit over 30 briefly on my Specialized when I was living in Colorado and heading down a mountain road.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? When I get a good one I will definately post it.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Sorry, I won't be able to make your event, party, mother's garage sale because I have to work.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I road 20 miles down a mountain road back in '98 and it was the most breathtaking ride of my life.

Most fun ever had on a bike? The most fun was the one I went on with my now husband on our second date. I fell in love with him on a bike! I was concerned ahead of time that he wouldn't have a bike that I approved of and we both had Specialized Hard Rocks, I knew it was meant to be!!

[Fledgling]

I just want to first thank everyone for all of the great and helpful advice on the forums. I knew pretty much nothing to begin with, and this site has been amazing!

Real name: Katlyn

Where do you live? Kansas

Explanation of your handle: It felt pretty appropriate. I'm new and inexperienced to biking; it's like I'm just learning to use my wings. There's so much to learn!

Explanation of your avatar: Haven't gotten around to that yet...

Age: (I feel sort of out-of-place and like a young'un, but this site is so awesome that I had to become a member!) 16

Occupation: Student

Favorite bike: My brand new baby that I finally got to pick up yesterday!!!!! (see below)

What's in your stable? The new baby (a Specialized Tricross Comp!), and the old department store Schwinn that I was riding up until yesterday. Let me tell you: BIG improvement!

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Well, see... I'm currently unemployed, and my new bike sufficiently sucked up all of my savings. As of yesterday I'm completely broke, which leaves no room to buy any nifty, much wanted cyclo-computers. Maybe sometime soon :rolleyes:...

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I might edit this and add one later when I know how to post pictures.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm pretty big on telling the truth. I'd feel too guilty otherwise! The only one that I can think of is, "Of course, I have my homework done, Mom."

Most memorable moment on my bike: It was probably earlier this summer when I started doing rides a little over two hours long, and I just came to the realization that I COULD do it. Pushing yourself and finding that you're stronger than you think is a great feeling.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Getting to test ride a bunch of road bikes from different shops was a blast. They were so much lighter than what I'd been riding! I just got to get on and go and see what it felt like to speed along in the drops for the first time :p. That, or when I finally got to hop onto my new Specialized yesterday and (carefully) try out my new Speedplay Frogs. The combination of the new bike and pedals had me riding happy waves. :D

[LaBiker]

Real name: Marsha
Where do you live? Bellevue, Washington

Explanation of your handle: It's a vaguely French combo of labrador retrievers, which I've always had, and bicycling, which I've done since 5th grade.

Explanation of your avatar: later.

Age (general or specific) 50s

Occupation: marriage and family therapist

Favorite bike: I'm so non-current with what's available, I just don't know.

What's in your stable? my roadbike is a Trek 1100 and I've also got a Trek 720 hybrid.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 37.7, coming down a long hill on a training ride, about 15 years ago. I loved it, but don't think I'll ever try that again!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? no bike pics scanned into my computer at this time.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'll pass on this one.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Finishing the STP pedaling with only one leg due to a severe knee problem.

Most fun ever had on a bike? An improptu 3-day ride on Whidbey Island, two ferry rides, and camping overnight in what turned out to be a cemetery.
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[Bikingmomof3]

Real name: Susan

Where do you live? Oxford, OH


What's in your stable? My Trek 1000 WSD

Welcome Susan! You are not too far from me. :) I have a Trek 1000 and love it. Please share your favourite biking areas in Ohio when you get a chance. I am quite new to biking and do not know the trails around here-yet.

[CorsairMac]

whewwwwwww: welcome one and all! Gosh darn I leave the board alone for 2 days and it explodes!!! How exciting in that.

It's so fun to see so many new faces and from so many different places. ......and different ages! congrats on the new bike fledge and welcome Australia!

My current road bike is a 1989 Trek 1100 LaBiker, a buddy built it out for me last year coz it was only a 50 cm and I'm only 5'2" (the bike is still just a tad too tall but he's such a sweet bike I don't want to give him up!)

Hope to hear more from all of you!

[Gail]

Real name: Alyson

Where do you live? Tucson, AZ

Explanation of your handle: Its just my middle name. Seemed simple.

Explanation of your avatar: haven't gotten one yet.

Age (general or specific): 31

Occupation: Grad student at U of A

Favorite bike: Seven

What's in your stable? Seven Alaris ti, Bianchi San Jose

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 28 MPH on a flat in Ohio. I'm still not certain the reading was right, but I sure like to think it was!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? No pics yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'd have to think about that one :)

Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding 60 miles in the Tour de Cure for the first time. It was my first metric century.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding in the Tour de Feed, just enjoying the scenery and the road and feeling really good, even after the first 50 miles!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Gail and nice to meet ya! and of Course you're reading was right! ;)

Tucson is a lot like Albuquerque as far as altitude and winter weather, isn't it great to be able to ride pretty much year round!

[Gail]

Yeah, it seems great. Although I've lived in Tucson for less than a week now, so I'm still trying to figure out a good route for riding. I can tell I'm going to like it though!

[Teddyparker]

Real name: Jane
Where do you live? Peabody MA

Explanation of your handle: Teddy and Parker are my dogs.
Explanation of your avatar: a picture of my dogs
Age (general or specific) 50
Occupation: Preschoool Director
Favorite bike: I would love a Luna someday.

What's in your stable? Specialized Dolce Comp, Trek fx7500 and my old Hookooekoo

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I am still getting used to speed maybe 22 mph on a decline.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? no pictures right now


What is the biggest lie you've ever told:I am not a good liar so I stay away from it.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding the trails at Mount St Anne in Quebec on afmily vacation. On oneof the many inclines I waited at the top for my husband(the boys had already gone on). When he got to the top he fogot to clip out and fell against me and we both toppled over. The bruises lasted weeks.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Just riding as much as I can.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Teddy. Oh yeah - would I Ever love a Luna and since she's located just 55 miles away from me, it makes it all the more tempting............but for now...........

[LynneK]

I'm a long-time lurker, finally uncloaking to say hello!

Real name: Lynne

Where do you live? Chicago, IL (a few blocks north of Wrigley Field)

Explanation of your handle: My name; I don't have any nicknames other than the occasional "LK" or "Dr. K", and I am always forgetting other handles!

Explanation of your avatar: At the tip of the north end of Maui, December 2005. The dramatic elevation changes kicked my butt, but the scenery was gorgeous.

Age (general or specific) 41

Occupation: College professor (economics)

Favorite bike: My road bike

What's in your stable? Felt F70 road bike, Cannondale F300 mountain bike

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 35 mph, going down a hill west of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, surrounded by picturesque dairy farms. Three years ago, when I still had my 1986 Nishiki TriA triathlon bike.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I have a few tri pics, but they sure are not seeing the light of day! I may want to buy my husband a faster camera before next season ...

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can't think of one ;). Uh oh, I think that gets me in a recursive lie loop!

Most memorable moment on my bike: Coming back up that Wisconsin hill, chasing after my husband on his brand-new Bianchi. He goes screaming up the hill, I start to slow, and I think "OK, time to switch to my granny gear". Problem was that I didn't have a granny gear! I bought a Trek 1000WSD shortly thereafter, but she and I didn't agree with each other, so I sold it and bought my Felt, which I love.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Going downhill around the side of Haleakala to the Tedeschi Winery, Maui, December 2005. Breathtaking scenery! Of course it was literally uphill all the way back, but it was sure worth it. A close second is riding up to the Maroon Bells outside of Aspen, CO.

[Lise]

Hi Lynne! Look out the window! You can see me waving! I'm 1.5 miles straight west of Wrigley. :D Maybe we can ride together someday!

[Bruno28]

Real name: Carol

Where do you live? Scotland (near Edinburgh)

Explanation of your handle: Childhood nickname and day of birth.

Age (general or specific) Just turned 50. Still can't quite believe it.

Occupation: Accountant

Favorite bike: Just bought my first 'serious' bike - Tek FX 7.2 wsd and I'm lovin' it.

What's in your stable? see above

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?

I can go quite fast down hills.

Another picture of yourself or your ride?

I believe that if you take my picture you steal my soul. I don't have a picture currently available (Take whichever explanation you prefer!)

What is the biggest lie you've ever told:

Yes, of course I can do that....

Most memorable moment on my bike:

Falling in some bushes - ok I'm new to this game. What happened was, I was trying to figure out if I could make it between two posts and avoid my pedal hitting the stump of a middle post which had been cut down. By the time I had figured it out my pedal had hit the stump and I was in the bushes.


Most fun ever had on a bike?
Trying to get out of some bushes when I was lying head first down a small incline with my bike on top of me. I suppose you had to be there...:)

[mimitabby]

Welcome Bruno28. ha, i was sure you were a guy !

[Bruno28]

Hi mimitabby- ha! Fooled ya. Nice to meet you.

I adopted the androgynous name cause I'm quite protective of my online privacy. This site feels kinda different tho' - full of great women who share their experiences generously.

[dakay]

Real name: Kathy

Where do you live? Sammamish, Washington

Explanation of your handle: A couple of letters from my husbands name and a couple from mine

Explanation of your avatar: later.

Age (general or specific) 50+

Occupation: retired engineer

Favorite bike: Rodriguez Stellar

What's in your stable? Rodriguez Stellar, '73 Frejus, inexpensive mountain bike for roadworking my dog

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 25 mph going downhill

Another picture of yourself or your ride? none at this time

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'll pass on this one.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I was roadworking my dog on on the Ironhorse Trail and had just turned back when we saw a bear up ahead.

Most fun ever had on a bike? A 50 mile ride in Indiana with my husband when we were students at Purdue.

[Melstar]

~Have been reading these forums for a while and thought i'll finally register and post!!~

Real name: Melstar
Where do you live? Californiaaaahhh

Explanation of your handle: Don't you see? Le Etoile? Hah... no. I couldn't think of anything fun so i decided to just whack any two words together.

Favorite bike: Harleys and davidsons? No... cervelos and those italian designed bikes!

What's in your stable? Bicycle.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? My fastest cycling speed was done on a tandem with my man!! On my own i crawl.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I wrap myself up when i go cycling so no point in seeing a pic of me on my bike! UV ProtectioN!


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: That sounds sleazy! Would be even more so if it was in past tense!

Most memorable moment on my bike: Completing my first group ride. On my first 2 rides with a group, i did not finish the distance... i know i'm a softie... but i got there in the end!!

[margo49]

. This site feels kinda different tho' - full of great women who share their experiences generously.

It *is* different.
Not that I have hardly been anywhere else; but I have read enough things and seen enough on Oprah to know that there is some "dark matter" out there

You-all are so amazingly concerned about us (all) in our war
Prayers, Meditations and Spiritualities showering down on us like rain . Just think how bad things would be if they weren't...

[Evie]

Real name: Evie
Where do you live? New Holland, PA

Explanation of your handle: It's my nickname. Evelynn is just a mouthful.

Explanation of your avatar: I'll get around to that eventually...

Age (general or specific) 16 as of January

Occupation: Student

Favorite bike: I've only had two, so I really couldn't say.
What's in your stable? One beast of a man-bike. I'm saving for a smaller one.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I've been passed by double strollers. But going DOWNhill is easy, lol.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't have any yet.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Oh, boy...

Most memorable moment on my bike: Well, I'm sort of a newbie...it's not much, but the first time I made it all the way up Custer Avenue felt great. It's a mile long hill right at the end of my route, and at my current skill level, it's madness.

Most fun ever had on a bike? I rode out to the farthest of the backroads at night and had the whole place to myself. The cornfields look awesome in the dark, if you can ignore the bugs...
I can't wait until I can make it out into the woods, though.


Prayers, Meditations and Spiritualities showering down on us like rain . Just think how bad things would be if they weren't...
I can't even imagine. :o
I think this place is different, as you've said. I've hardly seen any negativity around here--that's why I joined. Some places are just so draining, between the veiled insults and competition.

[dakay]

Thanks, Mimi. The 16th looks free right now so I will put that ride on my calendar.

Kathy

[tallented1]

Real name: Brandy
Where do you live? St. Louis

Explanation of your handle: play on my name

Age (general or specific) 33, ugh that is the first time I have seen that in writing

Occupation: home maker

Favorite bike: my first huffy when i was a kid

What's in your stable? an old huffy with coaster brakes and a great big comfortable seat, a kids 24 inch something I just bought at wal mart for 75 bucks just to see if I can still do this

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? hmm dont know that yet



What is the biggest lie you've ever told: lie? me ? Never!?

Most memorable moment on my bike: I was 11 years old when I first learned to ride, I had gotten a bike for my 5th birthday and had a bad wreck that day bloodied everything was never brave enough to get back on, at 11 years old i was never allowed out of my parents sight except for school then my puppy ran away and no one would go look for it so i dug the bike out of the basement aired up the tires and looked for myself I will never ever forget that day or the spanking i got that night but it was worth it, I was free. Sounds sappy but all true, never did find the puppy.

Most fun ever had on a bike? My first ride on a 10 speed way to big second hand boys bike i could not even reach the ground without leaning still cant.

[CorsairMac]

Whewieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee welcome one and all!! - how wonderful to see so many new faces!!

Lynne: hello from the desert Southwest - I'm here to make your day in the middle of winter when it's so cold outside icicles go inside to play while here....in My state?....it's gorgeous, usually warm(er) and I make no bones about sharing it with all my northern friends here on the board! :p (ps: love the "recursive lie loop"....had me rofl)

Bruno: Welcome all the way from Scotland! I've been to your very fine country twice on choir tours and I gotta tell ya, one of those time I was looking at hiring ads in the local paper and wondering what I needed to come back to the States for. I busted out laughing when I read the "....pictures steal your soul...."; I said that to someone the other day who wanted to take my picture and they just looked at me like I was nuts and then started to explain to me how a digital camera works! :rolleyes:

Dakay: I have a riding buddy here that rides a Rod - and she Loves it. I still tease her every once in while tho: we were on a ride, her on her custom Rod, me on my 25+ vintage Trek and someone came into the coffee shop asking whos bikes were outside....she said "you mean the Rod?"...and he said "no the vintage Trek?" He was a huge vintage bike fan and it was My bike he wanted to chat about.

Mel: yup - some of us ride Harley Davidsons too, and Kaws and who knows what else but we keep coming back to our bikes.

Evie: thanks for the afternoon giggle about being passed by double strollers! one of these days ya'll are going go by them so fast you won't even have time to register what you just passed! :D

Tallen: welcome to the board. The only "worry" thing I would say is if biking seems to uncomfortable for you: please consider you're trying on a Wally World Bike and it could be the bike. But here's hoping you find the same joy and freedom we all seem to feel when we hop on a bike.

and yes Bruno: this board Is different. It's the Only board I check Every day, sometimes just to get a spirit lift, sometimes to - hopefully - lift someone elses. I have another board where I log all my rides but I don't post to any of the threads over there but 1 (it's part of my "virtual" ride) and I don't hang around and read any of the threads. The women over here are pretty special: we worry over each other, cry with each other, Ride with each other - sometimes virtually but it's fun to know someone somewhere is "riding" with you, it's a place where you know you are Not alone!

[nicola77]

hello im new on here and am really pleased that there is a forum for women riders to get advice i have noticed that there are sites but are mainly for men

[mimitabby]

INtroduce yourself Nicola,
go up a few posts and you'll see the pattern, what we want to know; to get to know you!

[possum]

Real name: Hollis
Where do you live? Madison, WI
Explanation of your handle: A nickname, borrowed from the movie "Places in the Heart"
Explanation of your avatar: hmmm, will have to pick one out
Age (general or specific) 34 TODAY
Occupation: Librarian

Favorite bike: The[/B] one I'm scheming for (right now, a custom serrotta with a sweet paint job, full ultegra)

What's in your stable? Specialized Sequoia Elite, modified a LOT and a Specialized Rockhopper

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 35ish, on a downhill in MIddleton, WI, sometime this spring.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? hmmm. new to these forums- must play around and see how to do this.


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "I'm not competitive at all, I just enjoy riding my bike...." (said about a week before joining a local bike club with the inetntion of learning to race:rolleyes: )

Most memorable moment on my bike: Last summer, my first summer riding, I worked up to a 50 mile ride (Tour de Villes, Janesville, WI) and struggled a bit, but met a lot of nice people. This year, a few weeks ago, I did the same ride WITH those people who I had met (who have since become close friends,) and I felt like it was an EASY ride. My partner said, "Remember how much you hated that hill last year?" And I honestly said, "what hill?" A memorable day because it was the first concrete sign of my progress, and I realized how lucky I was to have such a nice group of friends to ride with- I truly turned a corner that day, and realized how much I owed to cycling, and have since become even more of a nut than I was.

Most fun ever had on a bike? see above. I love riding with my friends! This fall I am going to start cyclocross, and I anticipate a lot of fun (and pain!) as I learn yet another way to extend the cycling season.

[mlove]

Real name: Sharon
Where do you live? Champaign, Illinois

Explanation of your handle: fairly obvious shortening of my last name

Explanation of your avatar: I love cats

Age (general or specific) 55 on October 22

Occupation: Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dept. of History (soon to be retired)

Favorite bike: I like my Trek 7100 but I might want to get a Trek Pilot 1.2

What's in your stable? Trek 7100

Fastest speed on a road bike? I've never ridden a road bike

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't have any riding. I am usually the photographer, not the photographee

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I told myself I would never get my PhD, but I did eventually

Most memorable moment on my bike: I've only been riding for a few weeks, so every moment is memorable.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Every ride I do. In fact I just moved a hair appointment so that it would not interfere with a scheduled group ride.

[CorsairMac]

welcome to the board mlove & possum & nicola

Happy Birthday Possum!! good luck on the custom serotta! you'll have to share pixs with us when you get it!

Mlove: lol on moving the appt so you could get a ride in......been there done that. Welcome to the wonderful world of cycling!

Nicola: where ya from and what type of bike are you riding? we'd love to hear more from you when you get a chance.

[nicola77]

oh **** im really sorry for not putting right details down
name .nicola
age 29
live.milton keynes uk
is that all or do you need my bra size .

[Geonz]

Welp, boobage does get some discussion here! But it's all virtuous and virtual :D :D :D

[Leonne]

Real name: Erin
Where do you live? Colorado
Explanation of your handle: Name of a character from a book I read in high school and no longer remeber the name of, but have always used the name
Explanation of your avatar: hmmm, will have to pick one out
Age (general or specific) 25
Occupation: Project Manager
Favorite bike: The only one I have and maybe the banana seat bike I leared to ride on. A classic.

What's in your stable? Litespeed Bella

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 48.6, downhill north of Carter Lake

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "I'll take a rest day tomorrow" and then ride another few miles anyway and regret not letting my legs rest. So it's just me lieing to myself. I can't stop. Help.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Since, I've only owned a bike since June, I don't have to many, but I would say, the first time I did a "real" climb. I didn't think I'd make it and I did.

Most fun ever had on a bike? 48.6 miles per hour down a hill, I love speed.

[CorsairMac]

welcome to the board Leonne! I think we all do that "lie to ourselves" thing lol! Where in CO if I might ask??

[Shiraz]

Time for me to do this one too..

Real name: Anita

Where do you live? American Falls, Idaho

Explanation of your handle: I love Red Wine, Alot!

Explanation of your avatar: I'm still working on that

Age (general or specific): 43

Occupation: RN Clinical Leader for Pediatric's and PICU

Favorite bike: Trek 5200

What's in your stable? Trek 5200

Fastest speed on a road bike? 43mph going down hill of course

Another picture of yourself or your ride: :( Sorry ,I need to figure out how to adjust the pictures to a smaller size

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Hummmmm

Most memorable moment on my bike: Before I had my own bike, I borrowed an old bike and rode 40 miles on my 40th birthday with great friends in Sun valley, Idaho.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Once I had my own bike and learned to ride to the top of Buckskin Hill (very challenging hill for all local riders and newbees)without stopping

Worst time ever on a bike? Humm, I guess an 80 mile ride I went on with a friend when I knew I didn't feel prepared and wasn't. The wind was blowing 30 mph, I didn't eat enough and drink enough and I was was praying I didn't have to call DH for ride home! My friend probably was wishing I would have called for a ride!! Even the worst day on a bike is better than any day working!!

Thanks Team for all your great stories and making me smile. I enjoy this website so much!

[Seabiscuit]

Real name: Madeline

Where do you live? South Florida
Explanation of your handle: Well, it's Seabiscuit. If you didn't see the movie, I don't want to spoil it for you. If you saw it, you know . . . (remember the scene where Toby McGuire tells the replacement jockey how to best handle Seabiscuit to win the race? Well, I can't help myself either).

Explanation of your avatar: Well, assuming I actually got it downloaded properly . . . it's Seabiscuit

Age (general or specific): just turned the big 4-0-

Occupation: Attorney

Favorite bike: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL
What's in your stable? Specialized Allez Sport, Felt F65, KHL Mountain Bike which I use to run errands every once in a blue moon.
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Downhill: 35 down Sugar Loaf "mountain" in Clermont, FL - Spring 2006. Self-propelled: 27.5, on a 3 mile sprint with my cycling club - second time with the fast group - total miles 40 nonstop at average 23. Shortly after Clermont this Spring.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Sorry, I wouldn't even know where to begin to try to post a photo here, but here, :D this resembles me as much as anything I have in my laptop anyway.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: It's not you, it's me. :rolleyes:

Most memorable moment on my bike: About 8 miles into my first MS150 we passed a guy in a wheelchair sitting on his front porch holding a sign that read "Thank you". Whenever I think I can't pedal another stroke I remember him and I hammer it as hard as I can. I will never forget.

Most fun ever had on a bike? My BF and I rode all around Savannah, Georgia on touring bikes. He took me there to celebrate my big 4-0-. I had a large rimmed hat on, halter top, pedal pushers and my prettiest sandals. Never felt more feminine on a bike. :p

Worst time ever had on a bike? Can't recall I've ever had a bad time on two wheels . . .

[tygab]

Real name: Tasha

Where do you live? Massachusetts

Explanation of your handle: Tyga = Tiger B = Bijan. My awesome 12 year old diabetic kitty. He is mostly diet regulated now.

Explanation of your avatar: It's my bike on its maiden voyage.

Age (general or specific): 34

Occupation: Product manager

Favorite bike: Trek Pilot 2.1 WSD

What's in your stable? (non motorized) Trek Pilot 2.1 WSD. Specialized HardRock circa early 90s. Perception Sonoma 13.4 kayak. GV snowshoes.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? My odo has claimed 40 + mph downhill but I doubt its veracity.

Another picture of yourself or your ride?

http://static.flickr.com/57/204497313_1a35529ece.jpg

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'll only get one/one more...

Most memorable moment on my bike: Hard to pick, I've been spoiled in my first year on the bike - seeing all the kids thanking us during the PMC.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Finishing the PMC!

Worst time ever had on a bike? Nothing real bad, riding alongside the logging trucks was probably the scariest so far though.

[Bruno28]

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: It's not you, it's me. :rolleyes:

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It's 8.50 am and I don't do laughing before lunch but I'm laughing now! :D

[CorsairMac]

Welcome one and all to the board!!

Shiraz: I tried to find a picture of a bottle of Shiraz but there were wayyyyy to many varieties. :D Tell us which one is your fav - and I'm betting someone here will find a pix and get it translated into an avatar for ya! ;)

Seabiscuit: been there done that bought the book - which I thought was even Better than the movie! oh...and bought the soundtrack too! :D what a neat ID to pick for yourself tho - since I usually compare riding a bike (or motorcycle) to riding a horse - ok...all your horse ladies don't get upset. but like a horse, the bike will react to what your body is telling it, so ride relaxed and take it easy on the "mouth" and the bike will always be there for ya! ;)

tygab: I'm got an 11-yr old cat that is all mouth. My dad even renamed her Szi which is "mouth" in Hungarian coz she never stops talking. I rescued her when she was 10 and have never regretted it.

[Leonne]

welcome to the board Leonne! I think we all do that "lie to ourselves" thing lol! Where in CO if I might ask??

I live near Boulder and get a wonderful view of the mountains every day. I love it.

[cosc]

Real name: Carolyn
Where do you live? Chamberlain, SD

Explanation of your handle: Shortening of my first and last name.

Explanation of your avatar: No avatar yet.

Age (general or specific) 56

Occupation: Music Teacher

Favorite bike: My new Bianchi Eros

What's in your stable? Fuji Del Rey, Trek 1220 and Bianchi Eros

Fastest speed on a road bike? The fastest since I had a cyclometer was 38.77 coming down the hill close to my house.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? It would take me a while to learn how to post it.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'll never tell!

Most memorable moment on my bike: Blasting down hills, and tail winds.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding with my family on Candisc tour.

Worst time on a bike? I'm a wimp so I'll just admit it-bad crosswinds and a bike accident last year.

[Seabiscuit]

Thanks for the welcome CorsairMac.

Bruno28 - glad I could make you laugh so early in the morning. I wish I was joking about that . . . oh well . . .:rolleyes:

My b-day is on a 28th day too.

This is a great site. I'm in the market for a new seat and the posts have been extremely helpful. Thanks everyone!

Off for now.

GB.

[are_you_stinky?]

I've been lurking here for a bit, and something happened this morning that made me think it's high time to introduce myself. I was in the locker room in the gym and a woman was saying she heard on the radio that Floyd Landis had shot himself. Now I know what really happened, but it was then that I realized that I was gonna need somewhere to talk about it if it were true, and I was thinking to myself that I really should have de-lurked here by now... so here I am. :D

Real name: Katherine
Where do you live? Roanoke, VA

Explanation of your handle: it's what my almost 3 y.o. DD asks me whenever I come in from running or biking

Explanation of your avatar: none yet...

Age (general or specific) turned 30 on May 28... my bike was my b'day present

Occupation: Statistician/Research Consultant

Favorite bike: happy with what I have for now

What's in your stable? Specialized Allez 24

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 33 (according to my Garmin 201, I don't have a bike computer yet), on a hilly loop that I normally run but rode for the first time this past Sunday

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Here's one of me (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaverfamily/191820301/) (I'm on the left) and here's my baby (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaverfamily/154413106/) (well, the 2-wheeled one, anyway!).

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Maybe not the biggest, but when I was in kindergarten I told a kid that his General Lee matchbox car was mine (we had the same one) so that I could get rid of mine with it's peeling 01 sticker.

Most memorable moment on my bike: none really, yet... maybe riding to work one morning and just feeling like screaming joyfully at the top of my lungs... it sounds cliche but riding makes me feel so alive!

Most fun ever had on a bike? the longer the ride, the more fun, so I'd say this past Sunday when I did my longest yet (about 28 miles)

I'm a total newbie to cycling, but I have been a runner off and on, most recently I have been running consistently for a little over a year. I ran a half-marathon in April. I am having so much fun on the bike and learning a lot - this forum has been a wonderful source of information. I look forward to getting to know you all better!

[chickwhorips]

Explanation of your handle: it's what my almost 3 y.o. DD asks me whenever I come in from running or biking


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how nice of her. lol thats funny.

[are_you_stinky?]

Yeah, I also get "Are you sweaty?" and "You NEED to take a shower." :rolleyes: :D

But... she also runs laps around the playroom, pretends to wipe sweat with a cloth, and rides her "bike" from one side of the house to the other, so I'll take it. :D

Thanks for the welcome!

[CorsairMac]

welcome to the board Stinky! I'm gonna get a kick outt that name every time I see it! and yes - in my case I live alone and this board has been a Godsend on more than one occasion especially when things happen like my family saying "why do you have 5 bikes?...you can only ride 1 at a time".........*shakes head sadly* they Just don't understand! lol


welcome to the board cosc: congrats on the new bike - sounds like beaut! I hate head/cross winds too and my city seems to have them every day due to the mountains! My friend call that "strenth" training and some days I have to keep chanting that to myself to get through it! :-D

[BadgerGirl]

Real name: Heather
Where do you live? Denver, Colorado

Explanation of your handle: I am originally from Wisconsin and I thought I would pay tribute to my home state.

Explanation of your avatar: Still figuring that one out!

Age (general or specific) 32

Occupation: Police Officer

Favorite bike: My Carbon Giant

What's in your stable? Giant TCR C2 and Trek 7000 Mountain Bike

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 35 mph in my first group ride last week in Parker...downhill, of course.

Another picture of yourself or your ride?Working on that one.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Nah, it didn't hurt!

Most memorable moment on my bike:I remember as a child, riding with my aunt and uncle at a charity ride put on by the church. I was pretty young and we rode a long way...

Most fun ever had on a bike? On my road bike, it is yet to be determined(newbie). When I first bought my mountain bike, I would ride all over the city at 2 in the morning. The cool breeze and the stars were really cool!

[chickwhorips]

woo hoo! go badger girl!

where are you from in the great state of wi?

[BadgerGirl]

I currently live in Denver, but I am from Elkhorn (8 miles from Lake Geneva). My family is in the Milwaukee area and I am hoping to go back soon.
Where are you from?

[chickwhorips]

small town called mukwonago. ok so its not so small anymore and our farm is gone, but thats where i'm from.

i use to go to the elkhorn fair every summer!

[BadgerGirl]

I have been in and through Mukwonago many times! I can't wait to get back, but it will probably be a couple of years until I can.:( I wish police departments were friendlier to out of state applicants.

The Walworth County Fair was great--I spent a lot of time there too. I lived just across the parking (the field) from the fair. Ah, the good ole days...:D

[littlegrasshopp]

Real name: Meri
Where do you live? Wake Forest, NC

Explanation of your handle: I was too little to be "grasshopper" when I was a martial artist - so the guys called me little grasshopper. There just wasn't room for the "er"

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....you mean I have an avatar??

Age (general or specific) 33 - Feb

Occupation: Massage Therapist

Favorite bike: My current - because it's the most comfortable and confident I've ever felt on a bike. A Cove Handjob.

What's in your stable? Cove Handjob (don't know year) Hard Tale

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 28, going down hill and scary as heck! 2005

Another picture of yourself or your ride? haven't had my ride out while pictures are being taken - will look for self photo


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: That I had a twin sister that died at birth - later found out it was a true story. freaky.

Most memorable moment on my bike: First time I road my current bike. I've sold 3 bikes because I was too scared or hated riding. Then I tried this bike and everything clicked!! A HUGE testiment to the beauty of having the right style bike!

Most fun ever had on a bike? first time I road big humples! It was like being on a roller coaster but in control! __________________

[CyclChyk]

Real name: Petra

Where do you live? on the border of Augusta, GA/North Augusta, SC

Explanation of your handle: Lack of creative flair and the fact that I love riding :cool:

Explanation of your avatar: I have no kids; my dogs are my kids and they make life good :)

Age (general or specific) 38 - damn old :(

Occupation: Mortgage Coordinator

Favorite bike: My OCR Limited - loveitloveitloveit :D

What's in your stable? OCR limited; Rincon MB

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 25, down hill, trying real hard not to brake - last week :o

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Depends on who you ask :p

Most memorable moment on my bike: Last week when I endo'ed my OCR on a too tight turn :eek:

Most fun ever had on a bike? When I was kicking my hubby's a** racing him to the "finish line":D

[CorsairMac]

welcome welcome welcome:


Badger: so are you currently living in CO for altitude and hill training?? :D Since the weather is Just as cold and snowy as Wis I'm guessing it wasn't for the warmth! :p

LilGH: Cove Handjob?? Never heard of that one - got a pix? and yuppers I know what you mean about the bikes although I made all mine work coz I wanted to ride them so bad, now that I have one that fits me like a glove: I understand it!

CC: Not creative?? I Loved the way you spelled chyk! and join the club - there are several of us here that have one (or more) animals! My mom even sends me a mother's day card every year since I'm my animals "mommy" and they can't send me one. :) and I love your Sig Line.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Hey Petra, welcome! We love our kitties like kids too, even though we have grown kids as well.
But...how come you feel old at 38?? I'm 52 and I feel like a kid again!! ;)

[CyclChyk]

WOW! Thanks for making me feel so welcome at a place where I can totally relate to Stinky (only my dogs attempt to bathe me with their tongues rather than run screaming for air fresh); where I would like to visit with Lisa's cats cuz I used to have 5 at one time but no longer can cuz my hubby has severe allergies; where I envy Badger for living someplace safe enough to ride at 2 in the morning; and the list goes on but I won't bore you with it all.............

Oh, and Lisa - I know I'm not "old" by todays standards, and in all reality I'm only about 25 in my head (I still live on MTV!) but good gawd! WHERE did all these wrinkles come from??????????? :eek:

[CorsairMac]

............ but good gawd! WHERE did all these wrinkles come from??????????? :eek:


maybe you were a Shar-Pei in another life.....................;)

[BadgerGirl]

Ah CorsairMac, how wonderfully wrong you are. The weather here is spectacular compared to WI. It doesn't get as cold in Denver, plus without the humidity, the cold doesn't feel so bone chilling. And the bonus is over 300 days of sunshine! Almost like being in Florida, without the bugs. The one thing that is amazing is that we will get several inches of snow, and I swear, it is gone in 2-4 days and it is 40-60 degrees. It really is pretty mild here. Let me know when you want to visit!

The altitude on the other hand does sneak up on you! Good training though. Take care :D

[CorsairMac]

Ah CorsairMac, how wonderfully wrong you are. The weather here is spectacular compared to WI. It doesn't get as cold in Denver, plus without the humidity, the cold doesn't feel so bone chilling. And the bonus is over 300 days of sunshine! Almost like being in Florida, without the bugs. The one thing that is amazing is that we will get several inches of snow, and I swear, it is gone in 2-4 days and it is 40-60 degrees. It really is pretty mild here. Let me know when you want to visit!

The altitude on the other hand does sneak up on you! Good training though. Take care :D


actually we have this running joke here: since Albuquerque downtown is 5000' and everywhere else is Up from there, why does Denver get to be called the mile high city? LOL and uh - thanks but CO is a summer only state for me........too cold in the winter!

[Cassandra_Cain]

I'm with BadgerGirl on this one...

In north america, I've lived in canada, chicago, the SW, and even florida. No comparison - winters in the midwest are, were for me anyway, much rougher than anything I've experienced in the SW. I would take Denver/SLC/ABQ/etc anytime over WI/IL/MN.

Since Corsairmac mentioned a running joke about mile high city (which she is right on :D ) - I had one going while in chicago.....the sun goes down in, oh, about November, and then reemerges sometime in late April! Cold, windy, short days - can you say gloomy in winter? Loved chicago, great city, but the winters were very harsh on this island girl. :)

[chickwhorips]

In north america, I've lived in canada, chicago, the SW, and even florida. No comparison - winters in the midwest are, were for me anyway, much rougher than anything I've experienced in the SW. I would take Denver/SLC/ABQ/etc anytime over WI/IL/MN.

you should try living through a year up here with the weather! :eek:

[Cassandra_Cain]

you should try living through a year up here with the weather! :eek:

I spent 2 months in Alaska (fairbanks), in mid-winter, it was more than enough for two lifetimes :)

You have my eternal admiration!

[Bruno28]

Gets a bit chilly in Scotland in the winter but I visited Chicago in April a few years ago. First day went on a fantastic walking tour of the architectural history of the city. I was dressed in tee shirt and a light jacket and mid way through the walk it started blowing a gale and snowing up a blizzard.

My friend and I could only collapse in helpless laughter (the alternative was to die from hypothermia). Our fellow culture seekers looked at us as if we were mad (but we fooled them- we looked back as if we weren't :D )

Coldest April they'd had in years apparently...and whatdy'a know - no gloves or scarves available in the shops which were full of little summer tops and dresses! First time I've been glad to get back to Scotland for the heat!

Chicago's a great city tho' - full of brilliant buildings (big Frank Lloyd Wright fan here)

But CWR probably wins on the chill factor.:eek:

[quint41]

Real name: Louise
Where do you live? Hartford, Connecticut

Explanation of your handle: I've been "Quint" forever and ever, and perhaps I will never grow older than 41!!!

Explanation of your avatar: Are you kidding??? One word: OREOS!!!

Age (general or specific) Still 41!!!

Occupation: Executive Assistant

Favorite bike: Still looking for it.

What's in your stable? Diamondback Outlook

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 29 the other day on my hybrid Diamondback. OK, so I was going downhill ...


Another picture of yourself or your ride? None. I'll take one when I find and purchase my perfect bike.


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Hmm. I can't think. I tend to be a pretty honest person. Not a good liar.

Most memorable moment on my bike: First time I drafted ... sort of reminded me of the first time I did a flying trot on that Morgan I used to ride as a kid.


Most fun ever had on a bike? When that cute guy rode up beside me and chatted me up!

[chickwhorips]

mmmmm.... oreos.... drooling

welcome to TE quint!

[margo49]

Real name: Louise
Where do you live? Hartford, Connecticut

Explanation of your handle: I've been "Quint" forever and ever, and perhaps I will never grow older than 41!!!

Age (general or specific) Still 41!!!




Yeah, it works.
I've had a birthday and nothing's happened to my handle at all

[ace]

Real name: Amy
Where do you live? Oakland, CA

Explanation of your handle: Ace was my nickname as a kid


Age (general or specific) turned 45 in June

Occupation: Legal/Technical Consultant

Favorite bike: mine :-)

What's in your stable? trusty Trek 7300 red Hybrid, had it for 7 years. I'm planning on getting a road bike in January.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? don't have a ride bike, but I've done around 30 something riding down the hills in Sonoma County


Most memorable moment on my bike: wanting for about a year to ride with my local club, but being afraid i'd suck too bad...went on a ride with them and wasn't even the slowest!

Most fun ever had on a bike? everytime i ride with my club, i have fun, because I have survived! :-)
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[grrrlpwr]

Just found you gals-



Real name: lyzzy

Where do you live? los angeles

Explanation of your handle: girl power! [ forever]

Explanation of your avatar: NA NA NA

Age (general or specific) mid century

Occupation: graphic designer

Favorite bike: the one i ride...you tell me.

What's in your stable? Giant TCR C2, MTB= Trek#?

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 31.1 can't remember when or where... super wussy on descents *Note in LA: we've got idiots in Escalades. very scarey.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? my partner and i (right) on our incredible trip biking tour thru Provence. rental bike. the hill-top town of Les Baux in the distance


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "no problem"

Most memorable moment on my bike: Bike tour thru Provence, absoutely incredible. never wanted to come home. Mammoth: Benton Crossing Rd. empty (no cars) miles with 360 degrees of snowcapped eastern Sierras. breathtaking.

Most fun ever had on a bike? see above.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board everyone!!!

Quint: looks like you've already started on those Oreos! :D

Ace: another Cali-gal eh? between Cal and Aus the world is being taken over! LOL

Grrrl: very nice picture ma'am......sounds like it was an awesome trip.

[extra-vert]

My God - those oreos just beckon you don't they?!

[JamamaSpoke]

Real name: Julie
Where do you live? Ivoryton, CT

Explanation of your handle: a friend who just had a baby gave me the name Jamama and my daughter added spoke for this forum. Boom a name was born!

Explanation of your avatar: still looking

Age (general or specific) 43

Occupation: Daycare Provider

Favorite bike: Giant or Trek so far

What's in your stable? Trek Hybrid 7300

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? My husband and two cycling friends clocked about 37 down a very steep and long hill in East Haddam, CT in July

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I will search and post


What is the biggest lie you've ever told:I don't lie much, I'm the type that always gets caught :rolleyes:

Most memorable moment on my bike: My husband and I did the Pennsylvania Summer Sojurn in July without our kids. It was the first time we had done something like this and we had a GREAT time!

Most fun ever had on a bike? My first ever 40 mile ride with hubby and friends. Lots of hills and laughing!

[sandy45]

Real name: Sandra
Where do you live? San Antonio, TX

Explanation of your handle: my name shortened and my old basketball number


Age (general or specific) 22

Occupation: Full time college student (last year!!) and mentor to freshmen (yes i get paid for it)

Favorite bike: i guess my brand new one that i got TODAY (2007 Specialized Hardrock Sport)

What's in your stable? My new Hardrock Sport and a Ralgieh M-400 (in the process of selling)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? don't have a ride bike


Most memorable moment on my bike: Today taking the hour and half to fit it...it was in a small shop and everyone came in once we got started fitting.

Most fun ever had on a bike? riding with a group of 6 out at one of the parks...and being the best girl on a bike there!

[ColleenT]

Real name: ColleenT

Where do you live? Henryville Pa
Explanation of your handle: my name

Explanation of your avatar: avatar?? flowers in my back yard

Age (general or specific)38

Occupation: currently homemaker

Favorite bike: unsure

What's in your stable? (aside from my appaloosa horse), i have a Schwinn Ranger

Fastest speed on a road bike? not sure, i'm a newbie

Another picture of yourself or your ride? not yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "i did not have 3 pieces of Cake!"

Most memorable moment on my bike: have not gone far yet.
Most fun ever had on a bike? waiting for that

[Aggie_Ama]

Welcome to the board everyone!

Quint- Your avatar keeps making me want to run to the store for Oreos. Mmmm....

Colleen- I love you lie. One night DH asked if I ate the last of the cookies (4) and I said no. Bad lie, we don't have kids and the dogs are too short to get to the cookie jar!

[mimitabby]

Real name: ColleenT

Where do you live? Henryville Pa
Explanation of your handle: my name

Explanation of your avatar: avatar?? flowers in my back yard

Age (general or specific)38

Occupation: currently homemaker

Favorite bike: unsure

What's in your stable? (aside from my appaloosa horse), i have a Schwinn Ranger

Fastest speed on a road bike? not sure, i'm a newbie

Another picture of yourself or your ride? not yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "i did not have 3 pieces of Cake!"

Most memorable moment on my bike: have not gone far yet.
Most fun ever had on a bike? waiting for that

Colleen, you have a HORSE too? How cool is that?!?!

[ColleenT]

yes, but my horse wants me to lose weight before i get on him, so i needed to get out and do something, so now i have a bike..LOL..I LOVE Cake. i really need to get ahold of my Sugar addiction.

[CorsairMac]

welcome to the board one and all!!


Jamama: I loved your user name before I even read where it came now.

Sandy: congrats on the FT student and lucky lucky for getting paid to mentor!! wheeeeee

Colleen: very pretty flowers. So - anything we can offer to help you create most fun and most memorable moments? as for the lie: when I was a kid my mom came home and chewed me out royal for eating the icing off a cake she left on the table. I had not a clue what she was talking about but she was convinced I had done it. To this day she Still thinks I ate that icing and I can only guess it was the dog.........*cigh* one of life's great mysteries.

[ColleenT]

thanks for the welcome. i can't wait to start getting in shape and having fun at the same time.

[SunnyHazel]

Real name: Dawn
Where do you live? North Little Rock, Arkansas

Explanation of your handle: Sunny = Dawn; Hazel = the color of my eyes. Boring, but I thought SunnyHazel sounded cool! Yes, I'm a nerd.

Explanation of your avatar: Still trying to figure out how to resize a photo.

Age (general or specific) 37

Occupation: Legal Assistant/Paralegal/Slave

Favorite bike: Don't know yet!

What's in your stable? Schwinn Skyliner

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Haven't been on a road bike. Yet.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'm the picture taker so there are very few photos of me.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "I finished that yesterday."

Most memorable moment on my bike: Well, when I was ten, I was racing the boys in the neighborhood. I was just about to win, pulling into my front yard, when my tires slipped on gravel and I crashed in the ditch. Bloody nose bleeding all over my dress. (Yes, I was riding in a dress!) I vividly recall laying in the ditch yelling, "Mama!" and my mom standing over me saying, "oh, you're alright, get up." That's the last memory I have of riding a bike until I got on one two weeks ago!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Went riding with my husband and two daughters this weekend.

[JamamaSpoke]

Thanks for the welcom everyone...I am truely a cycling addict.!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Sunny!!

I was in stitches reading about your most memorable - I think we all had moms like that! welcome back to the wonderful world of cycling - may it bring you many more wonderful memories!

[SunnyHazel]

Thanks so much for the welcome! I'm loving every minute on my bike. I even managed to load it into my suv tonight so I could go to the bike trail. I usually ride with my husband, but he had things to do. Must have wanted it bad to have loaded it into my 4Runner, I'm such a weakling!

[sandy45]

Thanks for the welcome! I will have pictures up of my new bike soon. I took it out Sunday and crashed...the bike is ok though! I skinned and bruised my knee good and my shoulder is still sore. I just have to remember not to tackle the ground.

Sandy

Ps....yes I love getting paid to be a mentor and i love being a mentor.

[Squeaky]

Real name: Lauren

Where do you live? Virginia

Explanation of your handle: It's cute... I'm not. And, usually some piece of equipment I own squeaks.

Explanation of your avatar: don't have one yet :confused:

Age (general or specific): generally 26, specifically 39 (ugh)

Occupation: HR

Favorite bike: I really want to get a Litespeed!

What's in your stable? Gary Fisher Katai

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?: I'm still working no this 'fast' thing.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None yet :o

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm generally pretty honest, really :rolleyes:

Most memorable moment on my bike: Doing a century cold, hadn't been on a bike in 2 years and just went and did it.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Usually involves dirt.

[Ocultica]

Real name: Shannon
Where do you live? Layton, Utah

Explanation of your handle: I tried to use just Shannon, but it was taken. Ocultica is my email address....I'm not sure why anymore.
Explanation of your avatar: Its my bike! Well...kinda. My bike has a pink bottle cage and soon, pink bar tape.
Age (general or specific) This year will be the 8th anniversary of my 21st birthday.

Occupation: Insurance Agent
Favorite bike: Trek
What's in your stable? Trek 6000 WSD Mtn bike and a Trek 1000 WSD road bike
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? With my computer...32.2 on HWY 89 the week I got my bike. then my computer died.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I Don't have any!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: No, Amber, those jeans don't make you look fat! ( Amber is my sister)

Most memorable moment on my bike: The cow straddling the trail at Snowbasin, and my husband trying to sweet talk it.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Watching my husband trying to sweey talk a cow.....

[chickwhorips]

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: No, Amber, those jeans don't make you look fat! ( Amber is my sister)

phew! glad it's your sister and not me. thought for a moment i knew you.

welcome to the group! :)

[ClockworkOrange]

What a fantastic site, well impressed. :)

Real name: Sally

Where do you live? Poole, Dorset, UK

Explanation of your handle: After my bike...........Orange Clockwork

Explanation of your avatar: Wobbly butt, like mine!

Age (general or specific) 56..........ouch!

Occupation: P/T Administrator and P/T Relief Project Worker one evening per week

Favourite bike: Only bike I have owned as an adult.......and I love it.

What's in your stable? Orange Clockwork - Limited Edition

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Don't have a road bike but on my mountain bike on a road, the fastest speed I have got up to was about 31 mph.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Pass on that one.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I don't lie much, or was that a lie?

Most memorable moment on my bike: My first 1000 miles, although it took a year.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Went to a small town called Weymouth in the south of England, traffic was so heavy so.......had no alternative but to dart in and out all over the place to get where we wanted, think some of the car drivers got annoyed.


Sally

[Kalidurga]

What's in your stable? Orange Clockwork - Limited Edition

I've never heard of an Orange Clockwork bike. When I saw your nick, the first thing that popped into my head was "Siiiiingin' in the rain..."

Welcome!

[CorsairMac]

welcome to the board one and all!

Squeaky: yup - mine either squeak or rattle or clang or Lord knows what!! and I gotta tell ya - the She-Ra Princess of Power Tiara goes to anyone in my book who rides a century cold after being off a bike for 2 years! :eek: ;)

Ocul: I just got a Trek 1000 WSD.........sweet bike. Course it wasn't fast enough for me so she's back at my LBS right now having different gearing put on. and I was in Stitches reading about your hubby trying to sweet talk a cow - that had to have been something to see!

Clock: ok....My first thought when I saw you name was the movie and I must say it intrigued me to figure out why you picked Clockwork Orange for an ID.....now I'm intrigued by your bike!! Never heard of it....know nothing about it and would LOVE to see a pix of it!!

[ClockworkOrange]

Kali
I've never heard of an Orange Clockwork bike. When I saw your nick, the first thing that popped into my head was "Siiiiingin' in the rain..."



OK...........the following gives a bit of background about the make of my bike, also a pic of my bike which just happens to be the best (to me)! Singing in the Rain, not sure about the association BUT, I really love to ride in the rain, strange but true.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/Missbe/Orange.jpg

Orange Mountain Bikes history begins with the Tushingham B52, which was one of the UK's first mountain bikes. It was created as a specialty product by Cumbria in the Lake District and as an offshoot from Tushingham Sails, a leading manufacturer of quality windsurfing sails.

Later, Lester Noble, a partner in Tushingham Sails, fell in love with mountain biking and left Tushingham Sails. He partnerned with Steve Wade, a bike racer with an engineering background, and formed Orange Mountain Bikes.

Handbuilt in Halifax, England, these bikes are ALL English.

Well you did ask ...........hope you are still awake? :rolleyes:


CorsairMac
Clock: ok....My first thought when I saw you name was the movie and I must say it intrigued me to figure out why you picked Clockwork Orange for an ID.....now I'm intrigued by your bike!! Never heard of it....know nothing about it and would LOVE to see a pix of it!!


Hmmmmmm, 'never heard of it, know nothing about it'...............now that really is uncool.

Guess I am going to be given the nick of 'Clock' from now on.......:p

Compared with most of you guys on here, my bike is probably a heap of crap but I really do love my bike. Had it 6 years and almost done 6000 miles. Am not super fit, cannot run up and down stairs, let alone mountains.

However, I love being out on my bike, either alone or with my partner, I do ride all the year round.

I know I have said it before but this site is great, am real pleased I found it, so far, everybody seems real friendly.

Sally

[Xrayted]

Real name: Cindy

Where do you live? Lancaster, PA

Explanation of your handle: Xrayted -- It's a spin on what I do for a job. (Radiology - not porno :D )

Age (general or specific): 36 and counting... (going by way too fast)

Occupation: Radiologic Technologist

Favorite bike: Don't know enough to make an informed decision. This is my 1st road bike. In another life, I used to have a Harley (ooh, that's a long story) but this is my 1st real bike. ;) (But I'm learning from reading what you ladies have written so far.)

What's in your stable? 2006 Novara Carema Pro
Bought her from a woman I worked with who rode it 4 times since the spring and decided to sell it at a MAJOR loss. cha-ching!! Turned out, we are built the same, plus or minus a little adipose tissue, and now she's mine. Fits like a glove. :cool:
***New helmet - $$, New gloves - $, New shoes - $$$, New shorts - $$, New jerseys - $$, New larger pump, that little fr**kin piece of crap - $, (oops, sorry :o ) Inability to pry the smile off my face after every ride - priceless!! :D

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Just got a bike computer about a week ago and the survey says... 33mph! Scared the bejeezus out of me and I haven't been able to find it since. (Must be in hiding.)

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None yet, but gimme time...

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "Yes dear, you did a great job fixing that", as I hide the tools behind my back. :rolleyes:
Another one that seems to work more often than I would of thought - "Geez, my shoulders are killing me. Can you give me a massage? I'm all in knots." :cool:

Most memorable moment on my bike: A couple of weeks ago, I rack my bike on the car and head out to Strasburg, PA (30 min drive) for a nice little spin. I'm rolling along, checking out the scenery, catching some very interesting odors and dodging road pies. (farm country ya know) I came up on an Amish girl named Katie and we rode together and talked for a while. Me on my nice, new, light road bike. Her on her heavy, rusted out, single speed, gonna-fall-apart-any-second beater. Started up a nice gradual grade that turned into a very long, steep hill. (I'd call it a mountain but Rand-McNally says otherwise.) There I am huffing and puffing, changing into my granny gear as fast as I can click and she pulls away like she's on a downhill. Got my pedals blown in at 5 mph. :eek: I hate hills! 'Nuff said. (As soon as I caught my breath, I laughed like h*ll! Then I went home, got on the internet and found you nice ladies to show me the light. I've been lurking for a while now. Very interesting reading. Can't wait to come up on Katie again. :mad: ;) )

Most fun ever had on a bike? When I was 4 years old, my Dad took me to K Mart for my 1st big girl bike. We got there, surveyed the possibilities, and there I spotted my next, new, bestest friend. A little blue/green bike with a white seat and streamers on the handlebars. Upon my test drive around the aisle, my Dad concluded that for one so young, I must have made a very wise choice for we headed for the checkout counter right then and there, no discussion or pleading needed. (1st and only time) I rode it the whole way through the store and refused to get off it when it came time to checkout. The lady had to come around the counter to check the price. I rode it right up to the car door and went home with her in my lap. (remember benchseats?) My Dad had to put the front seat the whole way back so Spitfire and I (that was her name) could both fit in the seatbelt. :o Years later he confided that he felt like he'd broken his big toe by the time we got home from the store because that's all that would reach the gas pedal. :) :) :)


As I mentioned above, I've been lurking for about 2 weeks and I have to say, this seems to be the friendliest group of women around. I've enjoyed reading some of your passages and just couldn't find any reasons why I hadn't introduced myself yet. Thanks for all the help you've already given me. (even though you didn't know you were doing it) Looking forward to joining in on future discussions. Take care!

[Cassandra_Cain]

Clockwork - heh....I thought of the film as well when I saw your nickname. Now come to learn it was the bike which inspired it. Welcome of course :)

Xrayted - ha! very clever! when I saw the nickname in this thread I thought 'damn spammers!' how funny. welcome to the forums and the ranks of the few, the proud, the non-lurkers :D

[CorsairMac]

Clockwork: Loved the bike!! and what matters is YOu love the bike! even though I just bought new Trek road bike, I will Never get rid of my 1989 Trek - it would be too much like losing a very old, dear and trusted friend! Actually Doc will probably end up being my winter commute bike since he weighs just a tad more than the baby bike! As for Clockwork Orange: very nice bike and thanks for sharing the story/pixs! Now I can go boldly forth and claim "why yes, I've heard of Orange bikes - haven't you?" ;)


Xray: Loved reading your bio - thanks for the morning humour! If it's any consolation, Katie probably went home and told her family she met a lady that had this really neat bike and could She get one? ;) Anytime you need some hill-climbing: come visit me in New Mexico, we'll see if we can't find you some! :p Now get ye hence and find Katie and show her how hills are Really climbed!

[Xrayted]

Corsair - glad to give you a laugh. I didn't even tell that one at home. No need to give someone a chance to add insult to injury, ya know? As for Katie, I'm sure she can still kick my butt. :o But, I'm working on it. Like a lot of other people, I just have some small physical issues that take a little more time to get adjusted and tuned. I do feel better than I have in a LONG while so it's all good. :D Thanks for the reply and encouragement!

[Xrayted]

Cassandra - Yeah, I can see how you would think that, glad you didn't have me chucked before I got started. It took 2 days of debate to get this one. The girls at work voted on my nickname. They're a clever group are they not? (Well, maybe "clever" is the wrong word. :rolleyes: ) You should have seen some of the toss outs! :eek: ("Pushin' Rubber" was a close 2nd. I just thought it sounded too much like a Sex Ed class. :confused: )
Thanks and have a great evening!

[presfoxm]

Real name: Emily
Where do you live? Concord, MA

Explanation of your handle: A little West Wing, a little X-Files.

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....you mean I could have an avatar??

Age (general or specific) 36 on Dec 10th!

Occupation: Office Manager/Marketer

Favorite bike: High Priestess--My Colnago Asso

What's in your stable? A disabled Diamondback mtn bike, a built up generic single speed cross bike, Precious--a Shwinn SuperSport GLX, and High Priestess

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? While on Precious 39.8 mpg while decending Rose Valley mtn in Ojai, CA 1.5 yrs ago...The best part is I didn't climb it, and I am STILL mad I didn't hit 40! Grrrrrrrrrr.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Always a picture of the ride...

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Have no idea, I can't remember anything so I always end up in my own self made Emily trap....

Most memorable moment on my bike: So far, it was out in CA--climbing my first mountain, a tiny 2.5 mile climb which I did VERY SLOWLY, but I got to the top! On the way up, some guy passed me who was not going much faster than I was who mentioned that it was the first time he had ever passed anyone climbing before! :( (I did catch him on the decent though!:D )

Most fun ever had on a bike? I don't have a specific time. Everytime I switch from my road bike to the cross or mountain bike I think this is it! It can't get much better than that! Everytime I go from the cross/mtn. bike to the road bikes I think it can't get much better than that! Needless to say, any day on the bike is a good day!

[lauraelmore1033]

Real name: Laura

Where do you live? Everett, Washington

Explanation of your handle: a failure to realize that I’d typed my e-mail address in the blank for my handle…

Explanation of your avatar: utter ineptitude when it comes to the web: see above

Age (general or specific) 43

Occupation: Artist- on good days, slovenly housewife on the bad ones

Favorite bike: not sure

What's in your stable? A Diamondback Hybrid (openly sneered at in the finest bike shops in the northwest)

Fastest speed on a road bike? Well, my fastest speed on my hybrid was somewhere around 19 mph—and that was screaming downhill on the Centennial trail near Arlington, WA

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Neither of us is photogenic and have repeatedly declined to be photographed


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: “That was the best one ever, Hon!”

Most memorable moment on my bike: well, while I was busy screaming down above mentioned hill at my best speed ever, I managed to spook an approaching horse, which reared on its hind legs (just like in the movies!) and skittered across the path in front of me. Luckily, the rider was skillful enough not to be thrown, and also to avoid our imminent collision (by inches!) by regaining control of the horse and guiding it swiftly back onto the proper path.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Around the age of ten I used to go screaming down the hill in front of my child hood home on my purple Spyder bike in my favorite dress with a huge sash and bow flapping wildly behind me. I would climb the hill again and again, stopping only after the sash of my dress got caught in the chain, making nasty greasy marks that had to be hidden. Recently when My husband bought me a new bike, I was delighted to see that it was a purple one. I snatched it away from him as he lifted it out of the van and jumped on it right then and there and went screaming down our street with my wind breaker flapping behind me and the neighbors looking at me as if I were insane; ever the 43 year old little girl. It felt like something that was out of synch got back into synch; it was a very joyous moment.

[Kalidurga]

Singing in the Rain, not sure about the association BUT, I really love to ride in the rain, strange but true.

If you're ever in the mood for a fairly disturbing, yet thought-provoking, movie, see if you can find a copy of "A Clockwork Orange". There's a scene that explains the song connection. Now, of course, the question is: Since you love to ride in the rain, do you sing when you do so? ;)

[Summer23]

Real name: Summer
Where do you live? Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

Explanation of your handle: My first name, and part of my birthday. :)

Explanation of your avatar: It's from a picture by Jo Perry. Roundish girl with brown hair, a black poodle, and a bicycle? So me. (more information in my signature.)

Age (general or specific) 26

Occupation: giving that writing thing a shot

Favorite bike: I have a Breezer Uptown 8 that I love to smithereens. My Schwinn Hollywood is also pretty darned cool.

What's in your stable? Breezer Uptown 8 (named Gloria), a 1960something Schwinn Hollywood (with a 2 speed bendix hub, that you shift by pedaling backwards. :) ), and a green 1960something Schwinn I'm-not-sure-what, with a stepthrough frame. Mom's ride at present; she says it's really comfy. That one's a single speed.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I have no idea how fast I go, but I know it's not very fast. :)

Another picture of yourself or your ride? See my bicycle flickr set here. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92099034@N00/sets/72157594186894365/)


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Oh man, I can't think of one. I'll have to come back and edit this later.

Most memorable moment on my bike: When I was about 12 or 13, some people came over to our house to visit that I didn't particularly like. I stayed around the requisite few minutes, then went for a bike ride. I can't remember how far it was, but I rode all the way to the library and back. I'd have to ask my mom how far it was, but I remember her being shocked when she asked where I'd been for so long (I was gone a couple of hours) and I told her. I felt really proud of myself. It was a good feeling.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Um, haven't been riding very long as a grownup, and the above incident is the only one I remember super clearly, but the other day when I rode down to the LBS was pretty fun. There was one part where I was going a little fast, and Radar figured out he could gallop if he wanted to - it was just FUN.

[chickwhorips]

woo hoo! another one from alaska. welcome summer!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome all!!

Summer: Chick beat me to it but welcome to another person from Alaska! Wow------a whole 2 people in Alaska - ya'll going through a population boom there? ;) and I Love your avatar - it's how I feel every time I ride, particularly when I'm going downhill!! and I believe we have another Breezer rider here too.......

Laura: Is That what call it when I would rather ride then clean the house? lol I figure I can pick up the dust dinosaurs - so why bother with the vacuum cleaner! ;) as for your hybrid - ya'll tell anyone that sneers at your ride that we got us someone here that rode a century (or 2 or 3.....) on a hybrid so take That!!!

Pres: Interesting combo there for your ID! and pffft on being passed on a hill, heckie dern ya'll were out there climbing it....that's what matters...oh and the Awesome descent!!! and yeah - been there done that....got home and saw my speed and thought, darn - if I had known I Might have been able to push it Just a bit harder and hit the next number! someday...............;)

[jenxxs]

Real name: Jen
Where do you live? Massachusetts

Explanation of your handle: I'm an XXS-sized Jen

Explanation of your avatar: I'm sure I'll never get around to this

Age (general or specific): Mid-30s as long as I can get away with it

Occupation: Project manager

Favorite bike: Right now, my Titus Racer-X

What's in your stable? Right now, the Titus, but I have a cute little 38 cm road bike being put together by my LBS right now!

Fastest speed on a road bike? Computer was broken on my first road bike, so I have no idea! But not very fast, because that bike was way too big for me.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Also sure I'll never get around to this, because I'm usually a diehard lurker. Only reason I'm de-lurking here is because I've found this forum so incredibly useful - thanks to all of you!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm a horrible liar, so I can't come up with anything interesting here!

Most memorable moment on my bike: Getting my own private serenade from a recumbent trumpeter on the last hill of my 2-day Pan Mass Challenge ride this year.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding behind my dog in the woods. Except that he doesn't really get the singletrack thing - he stops on a dime to scent whatever is in the air, and I have to avoid running him over!

[jujubebe]

Real name: julie
Where do you live? Cleveland, Ohio (eastern inner ring burb)

Explanation of your handle: jujube was my nickname

Explanation of your avatar: oh, i use a teapot - wait that's samovar!

Age (general or specific) 52 & loving it!!!!

Occupation: prematurely retired, mom to a teen & young adult

Favorite bike: don't know enough, but I'm happy w/my Marin & the shop that sold it to me (Bicycle Blvd on Chagrin) - I loved my old Motobecane Mirage tricolor black/gold/red frame, despite my knees banging into the mixte frame.

What's in your stable? Marin Kentfield, an economical, sturdy, speedy hybrid

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Don't know - I bike for around town transpo, maybe i could check myself against a car in a school zone :D

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'm the picture taker, not takee.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm a terrible liar. Fortunately, my job had flextime, eliminating the need for concocting some novel whopper as to why one is late for work!

Most memorable moment on my bike: This past spring I got back to riding after over 20 years of not! All I had was a 6-speed Huffy (aka the "Huffy & Puffy") I bought at Target. I saw an announcement that MLK Blvd (formerly known as Liberty) would be closed to auto traffic for 2 sundays in august. Kid was at his dad's so I hopped on the Huffy, biked to Lake Erie & back (involving a serious uphill), 18 miles RT! I did it! I loved it! The Ohio City Bicycle Co-op had a booth at this event - advised me to get a better bike, which I did the next day.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Manhattan. Figure this out, I'm scared to drive I-77 in W Va (in a car) because the hills freak me out: on the other hand, last June rented a bike in Manhattan, got bored with the trails, & ended up riding thru Times Square! Wheeee!

[telegirl]

Real name: Karen

Where do you live? Brownsville, VT

Explanation of your handle: I like to telemark ski

Explanation of your avatar: oh, crud, I knew I forgot something....

Age (general or specific) Chronological age = 43 Mentally = 17 1/2

Occupation: Accounting

Favorite bike: Gosh, they are all my favorites. I love them equally (sort of). Hildy is my Trek road bike and she is faithful, fun, fearless, and stubborn at times. Gert is my Rocky Mountain hardtail mountain bike and she is definitely fearless, a bit awkward, but always willing to go the extra mile. Now Mable is my Specialized retired mountain bike. She was a little heavy for the single track, but she gets a good workout on the trainer.

What's in your stable? See previous

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 41 mph down a hill over by Pomfret.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't believe in pictures

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "That was great french toast, honey" Undercooked on the inside and black on the outside. But it was a lie with good intentions.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Well, I have never had a bad day on either bike. But one of the last rides I did was 75 miles in the pouring rain, with an average speed of 16.1 mph, so that was memorable.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Wow, that is a hard one, because like I said, I have never had a bad day on a bike. I just can't pull out one 'best' because every time I ride I discover something new to love.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome one and all!!!

Jen: just how small is XXS? I was very intrigued by your comment about a 38 being built.....a 38!! :eek: oh - and what is your 38?.......curiosity always gets the better of me!

Juju: while my job isn't flex - my boss never gets here before 9 so as long as I make it before 8:30 - I'm Right on Time! ;) had to take a second look regarding your avatar comment - very quick! (wished I had thought of it! lol) oh...and I want to ride in Manhatten too.........pretend for just a few moments that I"m a bike messenger or something! wheeeeeeeeeeeee

Tele: I have a good friend that telemarks.....while I was looking at bike racks for the truck - she was looking at telemark skis. Gotta love REI: something for everyone!

[ClockworkOrange]

If you're ever in the mood for a fairly disturbing, yet thought-provoking, movie, see if you can find a copy of "A Clockwork Orange". There's a scene that explains the song connection. Now, of course, the question is: Since you love to ride in the rain, do you sing when you do so? ;)

Hi Kalidurga

Ahem, my memory is bad enough these days, however, I did see the film when it was released 35 years ago but must confess to not remembering too much of it.

Fortunately for the wild life around me when I am riding in the rain, I do not sing, just generally have a stupid smile on my face. I guess I enjoy riding in the rain, as there are far fewer people about.

Sally

[CorsairMac]

Hi Kalidurga

Ahem, my memory is bad enough these days, however, I did see the film when it was released 35 years ago but must confess to not remembering too much of it.

Fortunately for the wild life around me when I am riding in the rain, I do not sing, just generally have a stupid smile on my face. I guess I enjoy riding in the rain, as there are far fewer people about.

Sally


and where in the UK would you Not find rain? :p

[Bruno28]

and where in the UK would you Not find rain? :p

You know how the eskimos have lots of words for snow...in Scotland its the same for rain....we have many categories and sub-divisions.

I'm looking forward to the autumn when the mist lifts only long enough for you to see the drizzle....:eek:

[ClockworkOrange]

and where in the UK would you Not find rain? :p

Down here in the south of England we are slightly more fortunate, the weather has been in the high 70's recently. September is proving to be a lovely month, ideal for riding, although I enjoy the heat as much as the rain.

Now on a more humerous note...............just checked out the weather in good ol' Albuquerque and it appears you are having thunderstorms? Is the Mac in your name anything to do with raincoat? :p

I have a convertible and most of this summer I have been able to have the top down...............OK, this has been an exceptional summer.

:D :D Sally :D :D

PS Just hope you guys call a soft top car a convertible.......otherwise you won't know wot the hell I am on about!!!

[Red Haired Girl]

Real name: Lara

Where do you live? Moore County, NC

Explanation of your handle: Well, I have red hair and I'm a girl....

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....you mean I could have an avatar??

Age (general or specific): Gosh, still sucking air at 50....

Occupation: Professional goof-off, okay, student and tutor

Favorite bike: Ah, don't know enough about them to even have an idea of what my favorite bike would be (and my last bike is long gone, so it can't possibly be a favorite, right?)

What's in your stable? Saab 900SE turbo. Oh, you meant BIKE...how silly of me. At the moment my stable is empty, but I'm planning on fixing that problem shortly.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Haven't a clue....besides, it's been a while....hmmmm, so make something up girl...got it!!!! Mach 0.03.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Don't have one at the moment, but I figure that'll change shortly

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Hmmmm, let me get back to you on that one, okay?

Most memorable moment on my bike: Does the time I got hit by a pickup truck count? Agreed I was only 12 or so at the time, but I haven't forgotten ANY of it.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Well, I've almost always had fun just being on my bike....

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It felt like something that was out of synch got back into synch; it was a very joyous moment.

Laura, that's EXACTLY how I felt when I got on a bike for the first time in 37 years 2 1/2 months ago! I love the way you put it. I felt like I was back in time, but this time **I** was in control, and my spirit was FREE!!!! Total joy- it was like a spiritual moment for me, coming HOME safe to my child spirit.

[jujubebe]

I'm 52, too, & it is fun! Even moreso on a bicycle! See you 'round the forums.

julie aka jujubebe

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Red: so - was your response to the lie question your lie.........;) Loved your sense of humour - came shining through in your post...and yes: we'll have to just remedy your empty stable situation, I"m guessin that poor Saab is "saabing" from loneliness wants at least 1 or more friends to keep him?her? company! :p

[CorsairMac]

Now on a more humerous note...............just checked out the weather in good ol' Albuquerque and it appears you are having thunderstorms? Is the Mac in your name anything to do with raincoat? :p

I have a convertible and most of this summer I have been able to have the top down...............OK, this has been an exceptional summer.

:D :D Sally :D :D

PS Just hope you guys call a soft top car a convertible.......otherwise you won't know wot the hell I am on about!!!

Yes we call a soft top car a convertible here too.

as for the thunderstorms in Abq: *looks around quickly for Surly - don't see her*......we're actually in trouble in my poor little state right now:

For July we were 256% above our avg rainfall and for Aug we were somewhere in the 250% above again. Parts of the state have flooded so bad we've had to ask for federal relief. Since New Mexico is considered mostly desert the ground here can't absorb that much rain and it's created quite the mess.

The Mac in my name is for MacDonald and just what clan may you be ma'am? ;)

[ClockworkOrange]

Yes we call a soft top car a convertible here too.

..........................................The Mac in my name is for MacDonald and just what clan may you be ma'am? ;)


Hehehe, the Bird Clan. Here's a piccie to prove it.

http://www.birdclan.org/images/smallbcshield.gif

No hun, only kidding, true that is my surname but not really part of any clan. :rolleyes:

What I love about this site, is discovering where all you guys actually live in the states, or anywhere else for that matter.

BTW...............we had flash flooding yesterday but nothing like you get.

Take it carefully on those roads.

Sally

[liberty]

Real name: Jen

Where do you live? St. Louis, Missouri

Explanation of your handle: Liberty is what I have when I ride!!!

Explanation of your avatar: Why in the world do they call it an avatar anyway??

Age (general or specific) specifically I am 32, 33 in a few weeks

Occupation: Administrative Assistant/Missionary

Favorite bike: My Cannondale!!!

What's in your stable? Cannondale R700 Feminine

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 30-35 (faster, if I wasn't such a chicken and rode the brakes; slower, when I am Queen Super-Chicken), down the killer hill by my house

Most memorable moment on my bike: I was probably 6 or 7. My bike had those brakes that you use by pressing back on the pedal. I was out riding and for some reason hit my brakes and a rock or something at the same time. Flipped straight up and over the handlebars... :) I don't remember what happened to my childhood bike, now that I think of it... Or it was the time my crazy friend Carrie and I went for a bike ride during a rainstorm and had to carry our bikes across a flooded road (don't worry, it wasn't rushing water exactly; and yes, we did know it was flooded before we left the house), and bike along a major highway... Not smart, I know. But definitely memorable... She is the friend who would put me on horses that wouldn't stop or liked to buck me off near creeks... Yes, we are still friends, and ride horses and bikes together. I'm just older and wiser now, maybe. :)

Most fun ever had on a bike? That will be either this Thursday or Saturday when I get my bike back from the shop after a month long hiatus and I see if my shoulder can handle riding again... (stupid dog accident) Just sitting on the bike will be enough for me. I miss her...

[Red Haired Girl]

Hmmmmm, would you believe me if I said my biggest lie is that I've never told a lie? :rolleyes:

Didn't think so....okay, here it is....brace yourself! My biggest lie is...that I told people for years I was just your average, normal, engineer. Not terribly earth shaking, but a whopper none the less.

Lara

[CorsairMac]

Hmmmmm, would you believe me if I said my biggest lie is that I've never told a lie? :rolleyes:

Didn't think so....okay, here it is....brace yourself! My biggest lie is...that I told people for years I was just your average, normal, engineer. Not terribly earth shaking, but a whopper none the less.

Lara


Too Cute!!!!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Liberty! Got family in Arnold, Mo so yuppers - I know your part of the country! Congrats on getting your bike back although I'm sorry to hear you were off it due to an accident! :-(

As for the chicken: neh - some of us like to go downhill really fast (that would be me) and some of us like to use more common sense (that would Not be me! ;) )

[Steph]

Real name: Stephanie (betcha you wouldn't have ever guessed it!)

Where do you live? Chattanooga, TN area

Explanation of your handle: Hmmmm

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??.... 'Cause life is good when I'm on my bike and it kind of looks like me :-)

Age (general or specific) 34

Occupation: Domestic manager and homeschool educator

Favorite bike: Saw an awesome Titus 2007 the other day

What's in your stable? Hybrid Raleigh M20 and Diamondback sorrento

Fastest speed on a road bike? don't know, don't have a computer

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll try to get one

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I try not to remember

Most memorable moment on my bike: Last weekend when I completed the ride for the first time with my husband
Most fun ever had on a bike? I love every ride, bruises and all so far!

[Thistle]

Real name: Thea

Where do you live? Canberra, Australia

Explanation of your handle: Serious lack of imagination, first name + last initial, thinking of changing it to something more interesting :p

Explanation of your avatar: My beautiful 3 yo red-heeler x husky, Holly

Age (general or specific) 46 and counting

Occupation: Try not to work... 2/3 of the way through my phd... would be a student forever if finances allowed... previous life computer programmer... major meltdown material after 10 years... has taken me years to get back on computers and this is the only forum i've ever looked at... but now contributing :D and that's progress

Favourite bike: My brand new "metallic orchid" Giant Crx4

What's in your stable? Crx4 and trusty Giant Elwood (hybrid)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Major chicken here... max is 40kph ... scared i'll fall off and hurt myself...

Another picture of yourself or your ride? The rabbit ears photo in "lets see you on your bike".

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: God i dont know... did i mention my memory sucks? most common lie is "that's fine" when it's really not :mad:

Most memorable moment on my bike: My first ride on my (then new) Elwood. Made it into the city and back... couldnt believe i could ride that far and not die ... given i'm unfit and overweight.:o

Most fun ever had on a bike? So far.... an unbelievably quick ride home one summer's evening (earlier in the year)... it was like i was unstoppable :D :D :D .


Thea

[CorsairMac]

welcome to the board Thea! EEKKK the aussies are taking over the world!!! just kidding! COngrats on your new bike - not familiar with the CRx4 - is it road? cross? Mtb? and welcome back to the world of computers. one thing at a time eh? ;) OHH>..and PHD in what?

[Thistle]

COngrats on your new bike - not familiar with the CRx4 - is it road? cross? Mtb? OHH>..and PHD in what?

Out here they call it a "cross trainer" ... it's a "flat bar roadbike" with not quite as skinny tyres (28mm). So i think it's a cross between a hyrid and a roadbike. :p that's how i think of it anyway...

Phd... cognitive psychology... in particular memory and what affects our memory for events... how different ways of "encoding" (learning) things can affect our later recognition of those things.. in my case faces... so its practical application is eyewitness testimony. Probably way more info than you wanted to know :o

[CorsairMac]

Out here they call it a "cross trainer" ... it's a "flat bar roadbike" with not quite as skinny tyres (28mm). So i think it's a cross between a hyrid and a roadbike. :p that's how i think of it anyway...

Phd... cognitive psychology... in particular memory and what affects our memory for events... how different ways of "encoding" (learning) things can affect our later recognition of those things.. in my case faces... so its practical application is eyewitness testimony. Probably way more info than you wanted to know :o


Wow - sounds like a Very interesting field. Wishing you all the best on your degree - how many years/months/days whichever do you have left?

[katie]

Real name: Katie
Where do you live? San Francisco, CA

Explanation of your handle: I was unoriginal and entered my real name

Explanation of your avatar: yet to be determined

Age (general or specific) 21 as of Aug 13

Occupation: student and bike slinger for a bike shop

Favorite bike: that I own? The Peugeot. That I lust over? The pink Nagasawa in the window or the Trek 520 at work, hoo-BOY!

What's in your stable? 1970's Peugeot converted to a fixie

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I've never calculated this

Another picture of yourself or your ride? See the attachment, woot.


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I lied to some stranger about my life story when I was wasted. Absolute hilarity.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Taking my first long bike ride with my mom and a group of her ladies out into the North Bay. Man was it beautiful and boy was it the best ride I've ever taken, to date.

Most fun ever had on a bike? An alleycat I raced in here in the city and won the Queen of the Mountain stage!

[Thistle]

Wow - sounds like a Very interesting field. Wishing you all the best on your degree - how many years/months/days whichever do you have left?


more interesting some days than other :D

how long... i'm planning to finish by the end of next year.. wanna submit by the end of 2007... have spent long enough doing this now... feel the need for something different.

Katie.. a peugeot bike.... DH and mad peugeot lover will be very jealous :D ... he is still looking for a peugeot bike jersey :)

[NJBikeGal]

Real name: Sarah
Where do you live? New Jersey...although in New Jersey speak you always say, "Just outside of Philadelphia, PA."

Explanation of your handle: Live in NJ...Ride a bike...am a Gal

Explanation of your avatar: can't help it...love Dave Z and CSC

Age (general or specific) 28

Occupation: teacher at a college and PhD student

Favorite bike: My Felt F80 and my Fuji Tahoe Mountain Bike...why should I yearn for that $10,000 Cervelo my DH promises to buy me when he wins the Lotto?!?!

What's in your stable? ditto to the last question

Fastest speed on a road bike? A little over 34 mph coming down a mountain in the Lotoja...I was a bit of a wimp then and haven't had a chance to try again!!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Currently working on this!


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Me?? Lie?? Never.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I'm hoping it hasn't happened yet. Although, the first time I rode Lotoja was pretty great.

Most fun ever had on a bike? My very first mountain biking trip...realizing after the first climb and descent that I was HOOKED!

[velocilex]

This is my first post here, so I'll let this stand as my introduction. Hiya, everyone!
Real name: Holly

Where do you live? Bloomington, IN

Explanation of your handle: My name is Holly, in Latin, that's "ilex". "Veloc" is a partial root for speed, so velocilex = "Speedy Holly"!

Explanation of your avatar: 'Tis me on the Hilly Hundred last year.

Age (general or specific) 40

Occupation: Art History instructor and grad student, finishing my Ph.D. dissertation.

Favorite bike: My 2005 Kona Dew Deluxe workhorse. But my new Scott Contessa CR1 is working its way up there.

What's in your stable? 2006 Scott Contessa CR1/ 2006 Lemond Etape/ 2005 Kona Dew Deluxe/ 1997 Roadmaster Little 500 SS

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40.3 mph, last weekend on the road leading down to the causeway of Lake Monroe. I'm still picking the bugs out of my teeth!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? This is my Kona and I outside the 12th century church of St.-Pierre de la Tour in Aulnay, France this summer.http://hollyism.com/voyaguer.jpg

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Go on and finish without me. I dont mind.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding my fully loaded bike alone over the rolling hills of southwestern France and seeing the bell tower of one of my favorite medieval churches come into view. My heart was just pounding and I couldn't stop thinking, "Guess where I went on my bike ride today?"

Most fun ever had on a bike? I spent seven weeks on a solo tour of southwestern France earlier this year while I was doing research for my dissertation. It was fun, but lonely. I have to say, though, I had a great ride here at home with a couple friends yesterday morning: it was one of those rides where everything was in tune and grooving-- including myself!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board:


Stephanie: I'm so sorry somehow I missed your getting to know you post - don't know how coz I LOVE your avatar! There are days I really do ride like that just coz riding feels soo good!!

Katie: my first road bike on this my latest adventure in cycling was a 1987 Peugeot Avaroiz. He's really just a tad too tall for me......51 cm and the perfect fit for me is a 47 but I sure do love that bad boy. Most of the components are still original to the bike and he'll stay in my stable for years to come!

NJGirl: but of Course you should yearn for that $10,000 Cervalo! Every once in awhile I go to trekbikes.com and build my custom bike - just for grins and giggles. So far the cheapest I've been able to build was somewhere around $7500. lol Never hurts to dream eh? ;)

[katie]

C-Mac, oh man that sounds awesome, original parts?! Hot damn.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Holly, GREAT photo!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Katy, so COOL that you get to WORK in a bike shop too!! That picture is really cute. :p

[velocilex]

Holly, GREAT photo!!
Thanks! It was a GREAT trip! And the ride to Aulnay was one of the most exhilerating things I've ever done.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Velo: let me see Bloomington?....means you're going to IU - my dads alma mater! Wasn't into riding when I lived there like I am here - so I never rode the Hilly Hundred but everyone that I know who has Loves it! Great pix.......and Love the Primal Wear Jersey!!!!

[HillSlugger]

I joined back in July but didn't know about this thread.

Real name: Nicole

Where do you live? Olney, MD, a northern suburb of Washington, DC

Explanation of your handle: I live in Maryland and I'm "hill challenged"

Explanation of your avatar: It's just a cool bike image I found on the web

Age (general or specific): 45

Occupation: Scientist/Bioinformatics

Favorite bike: My Specialized Sequoia Elite

What's in your stable? Specialized Sequoia Elite and my (hopefully soon-to-be-sold Raleigh C40 hybrid)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? at least 34 mph on a downhill

Most memorable moment on my bike: When I was 6 or 7 I borrowed a friend's bike so that I could learn how to ride a real two-wheeler. Just as I was getting the hang of it I lost control and ran into a curb, blowing out the tube and destroying the front tire. It was 4 or 5 more years before I actually learned to ride.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Every time I head out it's more fun than the last time :D

[CorsairMac]

lol - welcome to the board MD! I had to check the number of posts when I saw your entry coz I thought "haven't I seen her before?".......GL on the Raleigh hybrid!!

[LisaB]

I joined a couple of months ago and have had fun (at work!) finding other women who ride. I commute three days a week, the most recently memorable being Tuesday when it bucketed rain in the morning and I went through a puddle (ha! lake!) that stretched curb to curb and was deep enough to come up over my bottom bracket. Needless to say, my toes squished the rest of the ride in.

Real name: Lisa

Where do you live? Kirkland, WA, east side of Seattle

Explanation of your handle: I'm the only Lisa B on here, I'd guess :)

Explanation of your avatar: Still working on that one

Age (general or specific): 44

Occupation: Web site manager

Favorite bike: My Trek 7600, bruised but still a peach

What's in your stable? The Trek and a Co-Motion Cappuccino Tandem with a Soft Ride Beam - mmm, bouncy

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 45 mph on a downhill somewhere out in the sticks

Most memorable moment on my bike: You mean I have to choose one of my crashes? Impossible.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Going downhill, any day.

[jusdooit]

Real name: Cindy

Where do you live? Brandon, MS

Explanation of your handle: Self explanatory……I think

Explanation of your avatar: Sorry don’t have one.

Age (general or specific) 45

Occupation: Medical Lab Tech.

Favorite bike: The one I can afford.

What's in your stable? Diamondback (oldie but goodie)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? When? 30 mph, on local bike/ walk trail. Sept. 06

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Don’t have one (yet)


What is the biggest lie you've ever told : There’s not enough room here, but it starts with no honey really………

Most memorable moment on my bike: When I was showing off without a helmet. I tipped over and hit my head on the curb (ouch). I was so stunned I couldn’t move for about 5 minutes. Never have made that mistake again.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Every day I have time to ride it’s great.

[CorsairMac]

WElcome to the board!!

Lisa: yeah I had one of those commutes recently....by the time I got home I was sooo soaked water was swishing out of pretty much everywhere! But it was fun!!!

Just: cute ID! and your biggest lie reponse is very intriguing to say the least!

Hope the hear more from ya'll!

[bikerHen]

Explanation of your handle: I'm the only Lisa B on here, I'd guess :)

No your Not! I'm a bikerHen while riding . . . but off the bike I'm a Lisa B. too. :D And I live in Washington. Although I am on the dry side, which makes me a poor second cousin to you wet siders. :rolleyes: Anyway, from one Lisa B. to another welcome to the board. bikerHen, aka Lisa B.

[vinyl]

Real name: Allison

Where do you live? Between Baltimore, MD ad Washington, DC

Explanation of your handle: It is a nickname I've had for a very long time and relates to my affinity for records.

Explanation of your avatar: That would be my goofball sidekick & me.

Age (general or specific): 28

Occupation: Biomedical Enginerd turned Attorney

Favorite bike: My Specialized Allez Vita

What's in your stable? The Specializes, a Trek 6700, and hopefully something else soon...

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Probably ~35 mph riding through old Ellicott City

Most memorable moment on my bike: Probably my first road ride. My knuckles were white and I thought I was going to have a heart attack!

Most fun ever had on a bike? It's rare that I don't have fun on my bike - especially if I'm out riding with friends.

[Lise]

No your Not! I'm a bikerHen while riding . . . but off the bike I'm a Lisa B. too. :D And I live in Washington. Although I am on the dry side, which makes me a poor second cousin to you wet siders. :rolleyes: Anyway, from one Lisa B. to another welcome to the board. bikerHen, aka Lisa B.

Well, wouldja look at that? Seems there's quite a collection of Lisas here! :D My name is pronounced "Lisa", but has the Danish spelling.

Welcome vinyl/Allison, and all the other newbies!

[Sheesh]

Real name: Carolyn

Where do you live? Chicago

Explanation of your handle: It is a nickname from college.

Explanation of your avatar: That's Murphy, one of two fur-kids.

Age (general or specific): 31

Occupation: College Adminstrator

Favorite bike: my new TCR C3 (I bought it a month ago and already have 350 miles on it!)

What's in your stable? TCR C3 and Specialized Allez

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I'm not very fast. I think I hit 21 on a downhill, but don't have many hills around here.

Most memorable moment on my bike: When I was younger, I would always fall going around a particular turn (not sure why), and have scars on both knees from the road rash I used to get.

Most fun ever had on a bike? I enjoy riding with Mr. Sheesh. We ride almost every weekend along the lake path and the view is beautiful! I especially love the sunrise.

[Lise]

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I'm not very fast. I think I hit 21 on a downhill, but don't have many hills around here.

:p Tell me about it, sister! The fastest I've ever gone was at the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon last month, when I was going down an overpass, with a tailwind, and my arms in the aerobars. 30 mph! Whoo-hoo!

Welcome, Carolyn! There's the makings of a TE/Chicago posse here! :D

[Sheesh]

Thanks, Lise! The only hill I ever tackle is on the south end of the Lake Path. I make it a point to hit it both ways, though, rather than going around because I know it's my only real chance to do it.

[Lise]

Thanks, Lise! The only hill I ever tackle is on the south end of the Lake Path. I make it a point to hit it both ways, though, rather than going around because I know it's my only real chance to do it.

You have true mental toughness. I ride that "hill" when I'm training in my own mind, but not when I'm just "out for a ride"! :p

[snapdragen]

Well L.A. you've made a lousy first impression. Lashing out at the women on the TE boards because of something that happened somewhere else is completely uncalled for.

[snapdragen]

Yet you continue to antagonize the women on the board. Please take yourself elsewhere.

[Brandy]

I'm a male, 6' foot, 24 year-old college student cycler from L.A. that has been cycling since I was about 18. .

Ovoleg? Is that you? :confused:

[Bluetree]

So I am here at the request of my GF to better understand the mindset of female cyclists.

If you wanted to "understand" women cyclists better, perhaps it would have been more prudent to ask questions in a polite manner, rather than make macho, adolescent comments.
Just from the few postings you made, you seem more interested in posturing and inflating your own ego, as opposed to listening, learning and understanding.

[Brandy]

LOL, who is "ovaleg?"


I said ovoleg, not ovaleg...though interestingly enough...we did have an ovaleg show up at Bike Forums recently. Funny how you seemed to know that. :confused:

[Thistle]

You're absolutely right Bluetree. I am working on listening to and understanding and respecting women cyclists better. I have the "ability" to speak my mind and I guess I'm too up-front about things. I shall keep opinions aside, do more reading and less talking, unless I have a valid question that someone would be happy to answer. :)

You've been a resgistered member one day, posted 25 times, and posted 6 times since saying "I shall keep opinions aside, do more reading and less talking".

Obviously not a man of your word.

[Trek420]

"that has been cycling...."

who has been cycling..... :cool: