Getting to Know You!

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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.

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)

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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)

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

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.

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.

Beautiful work, Bluetree!

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 ;) )

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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 ;) )

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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.

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

absolutely wonderful work blue.

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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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!

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.

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.

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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.

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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

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.

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.

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??

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!

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

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.

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

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...

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!

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!!

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

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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Real name: Susan

Where do you live? Oxford, OH


What's in your stable? My Trek 1000 WSD

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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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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...........