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welcome to the board Jaz: I would have to guess even if you had saved up and bought that sweet bike - you'd Still upgrade. It's just something about us that we just can't leave well enough alone! (wonder if it equates to "marking our territory" :rolleyes: )
Real name: Megan
Where do you live? Central Valley in CA
Explanation of your handle: Washington State University alum (Cougs), living in California
Explanation of your avatar: WSU insignia
Age (general or specific): 26
Occupation: Training & Development in the cheese industry
Favorite bike: I'm dreaming of a shiny new road bike!
What's in your stable? Only an old crusty Specialized Rockhopper that I converted into a commuting bike.
Fastest speed on a road bike? I don't have a computer.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Nope
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm a bad liar.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding to the top of 'Old Hwy 40' in North Lake Tahoe on my heavy, crusty mtn. bike and beating my bf on his road bike!
Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding 15 miles from Squaw Valley back to Truckee, feeling very tipsy from too my beers at lunch!
Welcome to the board Megan! I gotta tell ya - I was Fascinated by your career..........what would you be doing for the cheese industry??
LMAO :D My friend would argue with you that Springfield IL is Hell.Quote:
Where do you live? Hell (aka Urbana IL)
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by betagirl
I know people that love it here but I am decidedly not one of 'em. I look forward to the day when I can start sentences with "back when I lived in Central IL...". ;)
See, my boyfriend (who is originally from Springfield) and I argue about whether that area is southern or central IL. I say anything south of I-80 is southern IL, he says it's central. Like you have to go to Carbondale to be in "southern" IL. Whatever :D Heck, Rockford is "down state" to many from Chicago. My friend who lives in springfield grew up up here so she's REAL excited to be down there. Not. Not that there's anything wrong with down there, but it's just slightly different than the big city. I know I wouldn't be able to adjust. But some really do like it. And good on them :)
What brings you to Urbana? School?
My dad retired from the Air Force here when I was just finishing high-school...arrrrgh. I've left a couple of times to Chicago, Florida, and New Mexico but my SO is loathe to leave the Midwest, we're currently negotiating this impasse. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by betagirl
Believe it or not, I moved here from Northern Italy...how's that for a crappy trade-off? :(
Queen "Believe it or not, I moved here from Northern Italy...how's that for a crappy trade-off? :("
Awwwww Queen, now that's love. Left Italy for your SO? So where's on the short list of places to immigrate to?
:rolleyes:
Nah, left Italy kicking and screaming because my dad got transferred. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
The short list for moving is Key West *fingerscrossed*, but jobs down there are few and far between in her field so it may end up being Nor Cal or Chicago?
Queen sez...The short list for moving is Key West *fingerscrossed*, but jobs down there are few and far between in her field so it may end up being Nor Cal or Chicago?
Cycling's better here. Weather too. Traffic's worse.
:cool:
Re: traffic - speak for your nek-o-the-woods, Trek. Yolo, Solano, parts of Placer and El Dorado counties - wunderbar. Keep going north and get good stuff, too. Portions of the Delta also good. There is more to northern California than the Bay Area. Hmmpf. :cool: Did I get that last word spelled right? :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Real name: Amanda
Where do you live? Winchester, Virginia
Explanation of your handle: I am a lawyer (esq) - I graduated in 2004.
Explanation of your avatar:
Age (general or specific) 26
Occupation: Lawyer
Favorite bike: Trek 2200.
What's in your stable? Trek 2200, Giant Yukon
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40.3 MS 150 in Lynchburg, VA, June 2005
Another picture of yourself or your ride?
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I don't remember
Most memorable moment on my bike: Finishing day one of the MS 150
Most fun ever had on a bike? It's always fun to get out with my friends!
welcome, Amanda! :)
Hiya Amanda! From one newbie to another. :D
My Springfield born and bred mother would be horrified if someone referred to Springfield as part of "southern" Illinois. In her day and age, southern Illinois was different politics and different accents. She would react the same way I do when I say that I grew up in Ventura County and get the response, "Oh, that's part of Los Angeles" when the town is over 60 miles away and separated by mountain ranges.Quote:
Originally Posted by betagirl
Still the same attitude/accents, my Mom is from Centralia IL (which actually IS in southern IL) and she swears she's from "how many times do I have to tell you - Central IL". :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
I'm not really from here so I don't much care what it's called, I'm from Cape Cod and most of my relatives are in Boston and Melrose.
Real name: Karen
Where do you live? Upstate NY. I'm here for the weather.
Explanation of your handle: It's sort of my internet version of my name. By the time I get anywhere Karen is already taken.
Explanation of your avatar: My first road bike. How many times have I wished again for 3 wheels and a step on the back?
Age: 45 (shhh don't tell)
Occupation: Writer
Favorite bike: My only real bike:Terry Symmetry. I wish it was lighter. It probably wishes I were lighter.
What's in your stable? Terry, and some other bad weather no name bikes.
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I think 42mph, on a training ride down Ilion Gorge. Woo-Hoo!!!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I have a few, they'll turn up eventually.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "No, really, I'm not mad..." countless times.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Almost at the end of the Ride For Missing Children, the police escorts lined either side of the road, and with lights flashing, stood by their cars and saluted us.
Most fun ever had on a bike? The Ride for Missing children, 100 miles, 200 riders, half a dozen schools, silent tributes...
Kryn welcome to the board! Does you wrote "Upstate NY. I'm here for the weather." does that qualify for biggest lie? It's nice there? Really?
Tell us about The Ride for Missing children, we've got a section here somewhere for the charity ride riders, love to hear about it. How much raised, how training went, all about it.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=2831
Thanks Trek. I'm here for the weather is actually the second biggest lie! :)
Really-I like it, I lived in So. Cal for years and was miserable. I do like the change of seasons, the beautiful summer we're having this year, the days when the seasons are tripping from one to the next. On the other hand...The winter that can last from October to May, um, well that's kind of a drag. I mean really, waking up on Mother's Day to snow...sigh.
I'll post more about the Ride in the Charity Ride forum, thanks for asking. :D
Welcome Amanda and Kryn!
I saw your avatar on another post Kryn and thought it was just too cute!!
Hope to see more of both of you!
Real name: Leslie
Where do you live? Normally Australia but living in Nevada County California for two and a half years with my husbands job.
Explanation of your handle: I ride a Trek and Im always looking out like a hawk while riding for any nutter trying to help me meet my maker.
Explanation of your avatar: must get one of those.
Age (general or specific) 40
Occupation: Mother/domestic goddess
Favorite bike: Aaa so many bikes so little time - Opera Leonardo to name one of the many.
What's in your stable? Trek 5000
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 50kms, down a hill of course (might be able to manage it on a flat if we had some of them around here and I didnt suffer a heart attack first).
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Yuk I hate having my picture taken - you know the old saying a picture doesnt lie - I would rather stay blissfully ignorant thanks.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Im a mum of three little boys and "we dont tell lies".(Could this be it - I will leave that up to you to decide).
Most memorable moment on my bike: The first time I rode my new bike and remembered at each stop to unclip and completed the whole ride without falling off.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Havent been riding long but so far the most fun has been speeding down the hills and feeling the wind in my face and knowing that I might be getting older but that life is still there to live so grab it with both hands and run/ride into a new adventure. ;)
Real name: Heather
Where do you live?
Cheshire in England. Also lived in Minden, Nevada when I was 10 and apparently hid in the garden when it was time for us to go back to England cos I wanted to stay!
Explanation of your handle: My nickname.
Explanation of your avatar: muddy face and Bono glasses - what d'you mean that's not a good look?!
Age (general or specific) 30
Occupation: clinical research associate
Favorite bike: There's a Litespeed Bella in my LBS that makes me drool.
What's in your stable?
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Pro for the mud
A Cannondale R500 Fem which I pick up next week. I'm SO excited as I've never had a road bike before. I've been commuting 25 mile round trip every day on my full suspension mountain bike so I just can't wait to feel the power and accelaration of the road bike.
Fastest speed on a road bike? 0 so far but I'll let you know!
Another picture of yourself or your ride?
I'll have someone take a picture of me trying to ride the road bike for the first time - I will probably be lying in a hedge laughing hysterically still clipped into my pedals!
What is the biggest lie you've ever told:
To boyfriend: "No, I can't see a bald spot at all"
Most memorable moment on my bike:
On a mountain bike holiday in Verbier Switzerland the Guide took us on the most ridiculously difficult downhill route through trees on narrow paths with huge drops at the side. (I had already told him that I was a little nervous of heights before this).
Anyhoo - flying along the singletrack I reach a gap across the track. I try and bunnyhop it but forget I'm on a 40lb bike so get zero air and the front wheel plunges straight into the hole. I do a Buzz Lightyear impression over the handlebars and end up dangling over the edge with my Camelback hooked onto a tree root. :eek:
Fortunately my boyf was behind me (sensibly going much slower) so was able to pull me back onto the trail. The guide was miles down the track and had no idea what had happened. Needless to say we ditched him for the rest of the holiday and did easy fireroads!
Most fun ever had on a bike?
Cycling in our local park my boyf was trying to show off and overtook me shouting "EAT MY DUST" not realising that ahead was a huge boggy section that he nosedived into. I laughed so much I very nearly wet myself!
Hopefully we'll be less accident prone on road bikes!
p.s. I love this forum - it makes me want to go out and ride and I think you're all fab. :)
welcome Trekhawk n Hetty! :D
Welcome to the US Hawk and welcome to the board. and Opera??.....yet ANother bike brand I'm unfamiliar with and will have to go "look up".......*cigh* and problaby end up drooling over! ;)
welcome to the board Hetty - Loved reading your stories!! and I can't wait to hear your first road bike ride report.....after commuting 25 miles on a full suspension MTB riding a road bike is gonna feel like FLying!!! be sure and tell us all about it...and pixs!! we LOVE pixs!
Thanks guys for the welcome.
Corsairmac - Opera bikes are made by Pinarello and you can check them out at operabike.com.
I think these bikes are way above my riding level but I can dream and enjoy giving my husband heart failure quoting all the prices.
If you enjoy fancy artwork on bikes check out Colnago's President I think its called, they have pics at competitivecyclist.com I think its only about $7000 :eek: best I win lotto I think.
Real name: Kim
Where do you live? Independence, MO
Explanation of your handle: I love Red and my bike is Red
Explanation of your avatar: None
Age (general or specific) 34
Occupation: Mom/Travel Agent
Favorite bike: my klein
What's in your stable? Klein 2004 Q carbon Team,old GT Timberline,Before they were sold in ****s.
Fastest speed on a road bike? Tour De Tamarack in Meadville, PA going down a steep hill at 46.3 a huge uphill was right after it so I was trying to gain as much speed as I could going into it.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't have too many, nobody takes pictures of me :(
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: That I've never told a lie
Most memorable moment on my bike: My very first real mt bike ride Saratoga Springs NY. Falling,running into trees,having bugs,dust and blood all over me when I was done, I felt so alive, I was hooked instantly! Also when I was in the woods(Erie,PA) and I stopped for a pee break and a peacock came out of nowhere just to say "Hi" it was pretty cool. Nice way to start my day.
Most fun ever had on a bike? The first time I hooked up my 5 year old Daughter's bike to the back of my bike. She was scared at first but kept wanting to go faster and faster. We had a blast my quads paid for it the next day!!
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Real name: Kymberli
(You'd spell that way too if someone put you to sleep for labor then woke you up with a pen in your hand :D ).
Where do you live? Near Akron, Ohio.
Explanation of your handle: Still thinking of a good one. One nickname is Kymber, but I didn't think a word that sounded like falling was a good idea for this. Other nickname is Trouble, so you see the problem.
Explanation of your avatar: They're cool. Will get one as soon as I figure out how.
Age (general or specific) Forties, schmorties, born the first full day of summer.
Occupation: Currently a newspaper journalist, formerly a magazine rock critic (Cleveland rocked!) .
Favorite bike: (Then) 1970 metallic purple bananna bike with streamers and a sissy bar. (Now) Trek 300 Navigator.
What's in your stable? The new trek (2005) and a rickety 10-speed.
Fastest speed on a road bike? Newbie. Don't know yet, but loving the trails.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Maybe, when I'm braver and can get over the extra junk in the trunk these bike shorts give me.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Lies??? This is an innocent face...
Most memorable moment on my bike: It wasn't me riding. Don't think I'll ever get over what I felt watching a 10 year old Iraqi boy ride a few wobbly feet last May. A roadside bomb took his legs, so he was here to get artificial ones. Once he did, there was no stopping him from doing anything. In Arabic, his name means glorius. Now he's back to God knows what with his family outside Baghdad.
Of course, in the future, I hope to get good enough at riding to schlep my bike to Europe and just see the sights.
Most fun ever had on a bike? (See above). Every time I get on my bike it feels like I'm flying, and I know I'm really still just a hill slug. But riding gives me the sense that I can get strong enough to do anything... eventually.
Oh yeah, I'm lusting after the LdV version of that bike. I think I'd be afraid to ride it, I'd worry I might mess up the artwork.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trekhawk
Welcome Kimred
Welcome Khal
I love reading everyone stories but the one of the peacock - cracked me up!
and the spelling of your name kymberli was a riot!
hope to see more of both of you!
Hey, I've been snooping (and enjoying, and learning from) these forums for awhile now, as I've lately gotten back into biking. Been communiting 2-3 days per week, lately, plus a fun weekend ride here and there. It's so nice to be back in the saddle.
Real name: Arah
Where do you live? St. Paul, MN
Explanation of your handle: I have a red Cannondale touring bike. Love it. Have for 20 some years.
Explanation of your avatar: It's a Mac thing. And I like cows. And dogs. And dayglo green/yellow.
Age (general or specific) 36
Occupation: Web designer
Favorite bike: Lately, my Trek 7200FX
What's in your stable? Trek 7200FX and Cannondale touring bike, circa 1985.
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I've never had a speedometer, but whatever speed I got to while going down Mt. Constitution (on Orcas Island, WA) a few times over the summer of 1987.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Erm... I very rarely hand my camera to anyone else.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: That my brother broke that window (the one I broke) when we were kids.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Getting to the top of Constitution without getting off the bike, that same summer. In view of the 10 or so preteens I was leading on a weeklong tour. Yessssss.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Hate to admit it, but... riding last weekend on the Root River trail, in sandals. I never knew! So nice to have toe ventilation. :rolleyes:
welcome to the board Arah! hear hear for vintage bikes eh? I own 2 vintage road bikes and have done ALL my long-distance rides on them. I keep thinking maybe someday I'll have a New road bike....but I sure would miss those vintage ones!
Wow. I hadn't yet used the term "vintage" for my bike, but I suppose it's true. It's a good old friend, though. If I ever update to a newer road/touring bike, I may have trouble getting used to shifters that aren't on the downtube. ;)
When I (ok, my parents) bought the Cannondale, it was the lightest in the shop, then. Now it's just as heavy as my hybrid, if not heavier. Ah well, it'll make me stronger to use it.
Real name: Beth
Where do you live? Phoenixville, PA
Explanation of your handle: I have an Allez and I am female
Explanation of your avatar: How do I get one of those?
Age (general or specific) 34
Occupation: Administrative
Favorite bike: The one that followed me home last night (brand new Allez Comp)
What's in your stable? road: Specialized Allez Comp, Specialized Sirrus Sport
mtn: Schwinn Moab
hybrid: Specialized Crossroads Elite
kid's: Specialized Hot Rocks
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I'll let you know tonight after I break in the Allez!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? To my best knowledge none exist
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I once told a college professor that my sister died....I had missed a mid-term and needed a good excuse so she'd let me retake it. For the record, I never had a sister.
Most memorable moment on my bike: The PADutch...riding through beautiful Lancaster County, PA and homemade Amish goodies at the rest stops!
Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding up a big hill on the PADutch on my hybrid and passing quite a few "roadies" as they walked their bikes up the hill, then riding 35+ MPH down the other side!
Welcome Allezgirl!
I am going to PA next week and doing the covered bridge metric century...sounds like a blast...are you going to be there? ...hopefully you won't be the one wizzing by me on my road bike...hehe
http://www.lancasterbikeclub.org/cbm.php
WElcome Allez!! I loved the "followed me home" line...so how Do ya'll get these bikes to just follow you home??.
and arah: yeah they're vintage bikes now - just like me! I have a 1985 Peugeot Avoraiz road bike and a 1989 Trek 1100 road bike, both light and both fast (Unlike me!) and both old!
Thanks Bouncy and Corsair!
Bouncy--Yes! I'm doing the Covered Bridge too, I've heard it's a great !! I'm doing it by myself since my "teammates" bailed. (There were 3 of us that rode the PADutch together, we decided to form a "team" and call ourselves the Flygirls, esp. funny since my average speed for that ride was 12 MPH and I was the fastest :D ) I will be on a road bike for this one (I've graduated!) If you'd like some company drop me a line!
Welcome to all who have introduced themselves recently! :)
I figured I could add a little to my own introduction. When I posted before I said I was unemployed - not anymore. I just got my very first teaching job this morning. I have one week to prepare myself and am very overwhelmed, but excited. and that means I'm moving from MI back to OH (and I won't have nearly as many hills to deal with - and just when i was beginning to like them ;) )
CorsairMac sez ...so how Do ya'll get these bikes to just follow you home??"
Corsair, we just found this out...Queen sez get yourself a Park multi tool, bikes dig 'em, they follow you home.
Jaz, congrats on the new job!
ok - so does the Size of the tool determine the Cost of the bike following me home?? :rolleyes: