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Real name: Carly
Where do you live? Dee, OR (but the address is technically Hood River)
Explanation of your handle: Um, Sprocket's my boy! I'm his mom! (He's my first road bike...well, not really there was Fly but since she was a TINY little thing and didn't really fit me at all I don't count her....she found a nice new home.)
Explanation of your avatar: First tri ever. Aptly named the Beaver Freezer. You can't see in the pic but I'm grinning like a fool! I had sooooooooo much fun!!!
Age (general or specific) 34 (I think...I lose track anymore)
Occupation: Work for the Feds in the natural resources arena.
Favorite bike: YES!!! Oh, we have to pick one?? So many bikes to love....
What's in your stable? An aging QH mare and a pregnant morgan mare....oh, bike stable....:D Sprocket: Trek 1000 Aluminum Dash: Scott CR1 all carbon (geek out!! even the crank, water bottle cages and frame pump are carbon!!) Rowdy: Specialized Rock Hopper with Rock Shox x-country Judy shocks (then there's my husband's poor lonely stumpjumper who just hangs around wishing someone would play with him :()
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 47.7 MPH, last Sunday...somewhere out there.....I was watching the road not the cyclometer!!!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Ummm, I think I've exhausted my catalog of photos here on the computer....have to search for more....
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "Seriously, it's only five or ten more miles to the car"
Most memorable moment on my bike: MOST memorable??? Hmmmm, there was the time I was riding up a steep short hill with a VERY narrow shoulder and lots of cars whizzing by....all of a sudden my whole handlebar came off the bike in my hands!!! :eek:
Most fun ever had on a bike? The first time I ever learned what a pace line was for and could do for me. I had a BLAST!!!!!
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Real name: Kirsten
Where do you live? Anchorage, Alaska
Explanation of your handle: I picked up the nickname Twerp in middle school. At the time I was playing point guard on our basketball team - not exactly the tallest player on the court. The name stuck (as did the height) - but I kinda like both.
Explanation of your avatar: uhm... yeah... gotta get one of those.
Age (general or specific) 37, 38 July 5th
Occupation: Teacher
Favorite bike: My 2 week old Orbea Onyx Dama. Or my friends Specialized. Or my old mountain bike. Or maybe that red ten speed I had in high school.
Or....
What's in your stable? Orbea formerly mentioned, Novara Bonita Mountain Bike
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? hmm... not sure on this one.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't mind pics, I just don't ever seem to collect them of myself. I should start doing that.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I've never told a lie in my life. (except that one).
Most memorable moment on my bike: I did a solo bike trip through New Zealand when I was 18. Lots of good memories from that. I've had too many years off - time to start making a new set of bike memories.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Hard to pin down, but I had a blast on a single track last summer. Chugach mountains in the back. I really don't have skills - even fell going UP hill. But it was all good.
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Real name: Crissy
Where do you live? NC/VA Border near Hampton Roads, VA
Explanation of your handle: Crisi is the way I wish my name was spelled when I was younger (thought it looked cooler) and 13 is my lucky number
Explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet!
Age (general or specific) 28
Occupation: Ford Truck Sales (I'm one of the few women in the country that manges the fleet department at a large Ford Store!!)
Favorite bike: My brand new Lemond Tourmalet (my first road bike!)
What's in your stable? My Lemond...the only bike I own
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I've only ridden a few times so far it was yesterday at 19.9 mph
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'm working on this
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I wanted to quit my job at a previous car dealer, but wasn't sure I was going to like my new job so I went in and acted VERY sick and told them I had Mono and had to take a month off. Turned out I loved the new job so I finally had to go in and quit.
Most memorable moment on my bike: I don't have many yet...but so far I guess it would be falling off after a newbie group ride last weekend. I did fine until I got to the parking lot and then...oops pedal issues. Head went into a concret light pole (Thank God for helmets!) and bike went into some woman's van!
Most fun ever had on a bike? Again, not much to compare to yet...but I did my first group ride yesterday. We did 21.03 (yes the .03 is important) miles at an average speed of 14.7 mph.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone!!
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Real name: Kate
Where do you live? I alternate between Southern CT and Upstate NY
Explanation of your handle: I played basketball growing up and my buddies would choose me over guys in pick up games.. because "Kate's got game!"
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Explanation of your avatar: That's my dog :o
Age (general or specific) 24.. will be 25 on the 1st of May
Occupation: physical therapist
Favorite bike: My current bike.. Giant OCR1. It was my bday present to myself.
What's in your stable? I just cleaned house and this is all I have left :(
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 45mph - Adirondack Mountains in NY.. we have some big hills
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll work on that one
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Hmm.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Nothing major on my current bike. Had a horrific crash as a kid and almost died. That was fun.
Most fun ever had on a bike? I lived in AZ for 3 months without a car and biked everywhere on a $75 mountain bike. :D
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OK! I've been on the forum long enough without giving more info, so here it goes.
Real name: Tammy
Where do you live? Dallas, TX
Explanation of your handle: I was trying to come up with an e-mail address that wasn't currently taken. When I started cycling, we would tell our friends how far that I had rode for the day and they would look at me and say "You rode how far? Are you crazy?"
Explanation of your avatar: To lazy (and not enough time) to put one up.
Age (general or specific) 34
Occupation: Student...but in my spare time for the next 3 months I am a pharmacy tech.
Favorite bike: I am druelling over a Pinarello FP5 in pink and black right now, but of course my favorite bike is the one that I own
What's in your stable? Specialized Allez
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Upper 30's, going down hill and loving every minute of it.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? me and DH
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What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Can't remember.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Any moment on my bike is a memorable one. When I crossed the finish line on day 2 of the MS 150 and again when I finished the HHH. DH was in tears both times. The HHH was a ride that I had read about when I first got into cycling and decided then that I wanted to do it.
Most fun ever had on a bike? The HHH. I had trained with a great group of people. We rode 4-5 in a group and were doing pacelines the whole ride. We all started singing during the ride.
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My turn!
Real name: Julie
Where do you live? I split my time between Grand Lake, CO and west suburban Chicago
Explanation of your handle: One of my kids has red hair, the rest are blonds
Explanation of your avatar: I'm a physical anthropologist who likes to ride bikes, so the avatar is a picture of a skeleton made of bike parts riding
Age (general or specific) 37
Occupation: Physical anthropologist, college instructor
Favorite bike: I'm riding a Giant OCR 1W right now
What's in your stable? Giant OCR 1W
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I'm not a speed junkie. I rarely cadence above 100 rpms. I'm in for the distance
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Don't have any.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Lie? Me?
Most memorable moment on my bike: My sense of accomplishment after climbing my first significant hill. Wow, I did it.
Most fun ever had on a bike? I love the early spring and late fall rides, just spinning by watching the seasons change.
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Welcome Julie! That sculpture looks cool. Can you post it as a larger picture so that we can get a better look at it?
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Welcome everyone who as posted here since the last time I welcomed everyone (I have no idea how far back that is - my apologies!)
Come in, make yourselves at home and enjoy. This is a great place to hang out!
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yeah, there are a lot of newbies on here! it was fun reading all about you guys and welcome to TE, what stories!
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Sure, I would love to post a bigger picture of my avatar. I did not make the sculpture, nor did I photograph it. I just came across the picture and thought it was cool.
To give credit where credit is due....
http://www.recycling.me.uk/sculpture_ii.htm
If memory serves, they have other things mounted on bikes as well.
~Julie
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Real name: Anastasia
Where do you live? Western PA, sorta near Pittsburgh
Explanation of your handle: It's kind of an inside joke. Manymany people ask me if I'm related to Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. I'm not. I'm not even Russian, or of Russian descent. (I'm also not of Greek descent.) I figured that never stopped me from being a princess though, at least not in my own mind :)
Explanation of your avatar: Missing in action. Hehe. Will add one as soon as I get me+the new bike pics.
Age (general or specific) 31. I'm a Libra and Year of the Dragon.
Occupation: Computer Science Professor
Favorite bike: The Bike Friday I just got :)
What's in your stable? Bike Friday Pocket Llama, in power raspberry :) Also have a Gary Fisher Napa comfort bike from 2002 or 2003.
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I've never been on a road bike... ever.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Forthcoming.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: You look like a turtle.
Most memorable moment on my bike: When I was in grad school I shared an office with a student from Algeria. He had never ridden a bike before. He bought a bike from someone who was graduating for all of $20. The bike was a real mess, rust everywhere leaky tires, etc. I pumped up the tires for him (and left my pump in the office for a few weeks), showed him how to adjust the seat, and he taught himself to ride over spring break. When we got back from break, he and I went on a ride on the bike path across the street from us. He rode so slowly I could barely keep my balance! Under 4mph most of the time. Runners were passing us up! But we finished the 2 mile path and made it back. That was the first of many rides together. When people ask what I miss about New Orleans, I always think of that bike path and all the riding I did on it. (Both solo and with friends :) )
Most fun ever had on a bike? When I was a kid I rode with some friends to a park. On the way we passed by this little scrap of yard, which we determined probably did not belong to anyone. It happened to have a wonderful hill on it, as it went down to a storm drain. The hill was perfect. We had almost enough momentum to carry us in a loop back to the top so we could go down over and over :)
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Real name: Angie
Where do you live? Orlando, FL
Explanation of your handle: My mom used to sing me the song "Spotlight Kid" by Captain Beefheart. Now that I have two kiddos, I'm the Spotlight Mama. :p
Explanation of your avatar: [will soon be back with an avatar]
Age (general or specific) 28
Occupation: Professional Resume Writer
Favorite bike: my bike! (Terry Symmetry)
What's in your stable? A Terry Symmetry (my first and only "real" bike)
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 23 MPH, last week, on the road
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Note to self...get picture "looking cool" next to bike. Hmmm...maybe that can solve the avatar issue!
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I've never lied. ;)
Most memorable moment on my bike: Well, I'm *very* new to biking, so I don't have many. I'd have to say totally smoking my DH a couple of weeks ago while out biking. That was nice!
Most fun ever had on a bike? Probably getting dear old dad to join me on the bike trail...it was payback for all the hiking he made me do as a kid. ;)
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Real name: I'll pass on this one.
Where do you live? Texas.
Explanation of your handle: I guess you already figured that out :)
Explanation of your avatar: I just searched "Bianchi" on Yahoo images and picked one that was small enough for an avatar.
Age (general or specific) 37
Occupation: see "explanation of your handle"...
Favorite bike: my Bianchi
What's in your stable? Bianchi forever!!! well, there's also a Lapierre, but just one ;)
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 34mph, downhill of course, North Hollywood.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll try to find a picture to post!
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "You are a dead dog". I say that to my dog every time he has a 'bad-dog-day', and that happens about once every six months. Well, he is six years old and still alive and happier than ever!
Most memorable moment on my bike: Hey, two weeks ago at one point I was able to catch up with my fiance -and he is fast!!!
Most fun ever had on a bike? I always have fun on a bike :D
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Real name: Mary
Where do you live? Cortland, NY
Explanation of your handle: Well...the "toao" part = "the one and only" which is the name of a gaming clan that I am in, and the "emerald" part is just my online nick name that have I always used...
Explanation of your avatar: I don't have one yet
Age (general or specific) 17. I know, quite young :)
Occupation: High school student?
Favorite bike: I'm jealous of my sisters carbon fiber Fuji Team...
What's in your stable? Fuji Roubaix
Fastest speed on a road bike? Fastest speed on a flat was about 28 when I was in a pack with about 15 other bikers(most of them where from the local college cycling team)
Another picture of yourself or your ride? This picture is from last fall. It's not that great...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v5...72787_3876.jpg
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Hmm...It's hard to choose
Most memorable moment on my bike: Speeding down steep hills dangerously fast with lots of other bikes closely surrounding me.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Probably on those weekly rides with the group...
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Real name: Mary
Where do you live? Cortland, NY
Explanation of your handle: Well...the "toao" part = "the one and only" which is the name of a gaming clan that I am in, and the "emerald" part is just my online nick name that have I always used...
Explanation of your avatar: I don't have one yet
Age (general or specific) 17. I know, quite young :)
Occupation: High school student?
Favorite bike: I'm jealous of my sisters carbon fiber Fuji Team...
What's in your stable? Fuji Roubaix
Fastest speed on a road bike? Fastest speed on a flat was about 28 when I was in a pack with about 15 other bikers(most of them where from the local college cycling team)
Another picture of yourself or your ride? This picture is from last fall. It's not that great...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v5...72787_3876.jpg
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Hmm...It's hard to choose
Most memorable moment on my bike: Speeding down steep hills dangerously fast with lots of other bikes closely surrounding me.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Probably on those weekly rides with the group...
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Real name: Michelle
Where do you live? Canberra, Australia
Explanation of your handle: I'm a quilter.
Explanation of your avatar: I'm lazy and don't have one yet!
Age (general or specific) 39 on September 27.
Occupation: IT Programme Coordinator
Favourite bike: Electra Townie.
What's in your stable? My favourite bike!
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? You're kidding aren't you? I'm SLOW!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Nope.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I once told a snooty shop assistant that I was married (before I was) just so I could get better attention from her. Snooty.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Besides the first day I rode it home from the shop, it was probably the morning about a month ago. It was a beautiful bright clear blue-skied morning when I left home, but by the time I got two suburbs away, it was foggy. I rode through the autumn leaves into a dense wall of fog. It was beautiful.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Probably the ride I just had, coming home from work. Tonight I discovered a road adjacent to the major road, with hardly any cars using it, and heaps of cyclists. I like to think that the cyclists chased all the cars away. I think I may have giggled for at least 50% of the ride.
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Real name: Shawnna (not sha-wan-na, but shaw-na)
Where do you live? Watertown Mass
Explanation of your handle: I chose this screen name on Prodigy 10 years ago and it just stuck. Other than that, no idea why I thought of it.
Explanation of your avatar: my kitty, she's beautiful!
Age (general or specific): 25
Occupation: Graphic Designer and SAT Teacher/Tutor
Favorite bike: Um, still too new to decide. But I love my Dolce.
What's in your stable? 08 Specialized Dolce
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "No, I didn't wear this dress just to return it the day after the event..."
Most memorable moment on my bike: My first ride into work. It was terrifying and awesome.
Most fun ever had on a bike? The past few weeks with my new bike have been a lot of fun because I'v been learning so much.
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Real name: Abby
Where do you live? Pittsburgh, PA
Explanation of your handle: People often do, in fact, call me "crazy" because of my "far-fetched" ideas (most recently happened last night when I told hubby that I want to do a tri even though I just got on a bike this week for the first time in a decade)
Explanation of your avatar: I'll have to get around to that, but it will likely end up being some combination of myself and my first bike
Age (general or specific): 23
Occupation: Cardiovascular research tech by week, jewelry sales gal by weekend
Favorite bike: only bike, Trek7200
What's in your stable? just my 4 day-old Trek
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I'm such a newbie that I'm almost from the future, but since the supposed steepest street in the world is just down the road (as I just learned on here yesterday), perhaps I will just lift my feet and hold on tight. If I survive it, I'll let you know how fast I went.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'm sure I'll have lots to share later
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: It wasn't my fault.
Most memorable moment on my bike: When I was about 12 I decided to borrow my older brother's mtb, but I had no idea what I was doing and ran myself down a hill and directly into a pine tree as a result, ouch.
Most fun ever had on a bike? An relaxing evening ride around the neighborhood with hubby last week... though hopefully there will be more adventurous fun to come!
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Real name: If I were going to tell you that, I'd have used it as part of my username.
Where do you live? South London. No underground, a bit rough, a bit expensive, few tourists, but no risk of flooding because this bit's on the ridge of a hill.:cool:
Explanation of your handle: Gowan = daisy, it's a short reach to a music hall song vaguely related to cycling.
Explanation of your avatar: it's similar to the bike I'm working on - a 1967 Hercules
Age (general or specific): Old enough to have learnt from a few mistakes, young enough that I haven't made every mistake yet.
Occupation: 24/7 carer (unpaid)
Favorite bike: A lightweight tourer I had (for commuting) was close to favourite, except for the uncomfortably long reach.
What's in your stable? One bike in pieces at the moment in front of the airing cupbpard. Hope to have it rideable before the end of summer.
Fastest speed on a road bike? Don't know. Too many hills and traffic lights. Probably not very fast.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Not yet
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: It doesn't matter.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Going down Mount Pleasant in v heavy rain and heavy traffic, with the brakes just not working at all.:eek:
Most fun ever had on a bike? Possibly the time that the dual carriageway I commuted along was bumper to bumper. Passed every car, bus, and lorry (on one of those shopper bikes with small wheels) and there was nothing they could do.:D
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Real name: Terra
Where do you live? metro Boston
Explanation of your handle: Someone has always already taken the username "Terra" by the time I'm registering for a new forum these days, but I find "MsTerra" still works more often than not. In fact, Terra is a nickname that started out as a computer username in college 21 years ago.
Explanation of your avatar: haven't posted one yet - avatars are not my forte
Age (general or specific) early 40s
Occupation: administrative assistant at a well-known local engineering school
Favorite bike: not yet knowledgeable enough to say
What's in your stable? Specialized Sirrus hybrid - I think it's a good starter bike that can be a trusty commuter for a long time, but as I ride more and get better I'll be putting more thought into road bikes....
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I've never had a speedometer/bike computer and will probably resist that trend for a while. I've already been accused of being a geek because I'm reading about cycling and looking at online cycling forums. ;)
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Not until my bum gets a little smaller....
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I want to be just like you, R---....
Most memorable moment on my bike: Learning clipless pedals, the Arte Johnson phase. Seems to be a common memorable moment around here. (On the other hand, my rotten husband just started riding clipless today - a few minutes in a parking lot, and then we were off on a ride, and he didn't fall once. B@st*rd...)
Most fun ever had on a bike? When I was cycling a decade ago, I would get up early on Sunday mornings and go out on the local rail trail. It was less congested at those times and I could get up some good speed for nice stretches.
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wow, lots of new faces. Welcome all the new TE'ers who haven't been officially welcomed yet. :)
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Real name: Chelsea
Where do you live? Northern Illinois
Explanation of your handle: I've got a carbon road bike, and it's my rideable hard candy LOL :]
Explanation of your avatar: See above explanation
Age (general or specific) 19, such a youngin
Occupation: Art student, and bicycle retail
Favorite bike: Ehhhh, Trek Wasabi
What's in your stable? Trek 5000 and "no name frame" bike my dad built up for me
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Perhaps 37ish? Country roads by mi casa
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Dont have any of those....
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "No, Officer...."
Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding the Trails at Elroy Sparta, wi with my parents. I must have been no older that 6, and they brought the bike trailer along, and my dad put custom hooks on the back to carry my bike on when I was too tired to ride :]
Most fun ever had on a bike? The L.A.T.E Ride in Chicago. It gets better every year. This July will be my 11th time
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Where do you live? orlando, fl
Explanation of your handle: i am very new to ridding. wanted others on list to know i was new to ridding in case i did not use understandable language in my posts.
Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....thinking...
Age (general or specific) let's just say, i was thrilled to see that there were others born in the 50s
Occupation: professor
Favorite bike: my pink jamis
What's in your stable? jamis venturer
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? just learning, haven't clocked a speed
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: umm...
Most memorable moment on my bike: riding with my grand daughter, son, (son and grand daughter = 2 years difference in age) future mother-in-law, future step-son, fiance. it was a wonderful day, although my future mother-in-law never rode again after that day
Most fun ever had on a bike? riding
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getting to know you
Real name:
Where do you live? orlando, fl
Explanation of your handle: i am very new to ridding. wanted others on list to know i was new to ridding in case i did not use understandable language in my posts.
Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....thinking...
Age (general or specific) let's just say, i was thrilled to see that there were others born in the 50s
Occupation: professor
Favorite bike: my pink jamis
What's in your stable? jamis venturer
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? just learning, haven't clocked a speed
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: umm...
Most memorable moment on my bike: riding with my grand daughter, son, (son and grand daughter = 2 years difference in age) future mother-in-law, future step-son, fiance. it was a wonderful day, although my future mother-in-law never rode again after that day
Most fun ever had on a bike? riding
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Real name: Meri
Where do you live? Cary, North Carolina
Explanation of your handle: I was a martial artist for much of my first 25 years and the guys I use to work with called me little grasshopper...the "er" wouldn't fit.
Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....you mean I could have an avatar??
Age (general or specific) 35
Occupation: Massage Therapist
Favorite bike: Cove Handjob.
What's in your stable? Handjob, Orbea Valata, and DH's 5 bikes :)
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 36.5, NC, following DH down a hill! I didn't look at the time. When we rested, he asked how fast I'd gone. I was quite surprised!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? new ride - no pics yet. I have mtb pictures I will have to dig out from our honeymoon.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: it doesn't matter, I'm just fine.
Most memorable moment on my bike: the day after a hydraulic break failure in the mountains I was talked into riding again by our entire camping/riding group. I was scared silly. I followed a beginner all day long and reminded her to look up, pedal, relax, and all the other advice I could think of. I said all the things to her that I needed to hear. It got me back on my bike and really helped my own feelings of security. It was a very important day!!
Most fun ever had on a bike? DH and I took my little nephew to Bald head Island. Only bikes and golf carts there. nephew was in a trailer that DH pulled. The little guy kept begging DH and I to race. We were exhausted by the end of the day!!! Our nephew is riding his own bike now, so it's time to take him back!
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hey! we have a grandmother on board! welcome newRidder (what are you rid of?) :D There are plenty of us here who remember the 1950's! I hope to be a grandmother some day; but my sons are not in a big rush for some reason.
and a big welcome to littleGrasshopper too. (that's my bike's name; but in Italian; Cavalletta)
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Real name: I could tell you but...well, you know
Where do you live? Central CT
Explanation of your handle: The first chat board I joined was circa 2000 and it was a fitness site (I still post and moderate there). So to them I was the mountain biking chick - and it stuck. Call me MBC for short.
Explanation of your avatar: I love Buttercup - she's the butt kicker of the powerpuff girls :)
Age (general or specific) 35
Occupation: CPA
Favorite bike: Titus Moto Lite
What's in your stable? Said Titus, 1995 Specialized RockHopper and a Giant OCR 1 roadie
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Maybe 35MPH? I'm not speed demon by any measure.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? My husband is NUTS with the camera - I have TONS of pics!
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I only tell white lies (ok, that's a lie).
Most memorable moment on my bike: When my cousin's (now) husband dropped to his knee on the trail and proposed to her. I was as shocked as she was.
Most fun ever had on a bike? I love going to the Kingdom Trails in the Northeast Kingdom in VT.
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Real name: Beth
Where do you live? Smyrna, GA, moved from SF about 2 years ago
Explanation of your handle: Maiden name is Boston, never lived there. 88 stands for a hockey player's number I had a crush on about 15 years ago. It just stuck.
Explanation of your avatar: I don't have one yet
Age (general or specific) 35.
Occupation: Attorney.
Favorite bike: Waiting on my new Ruby to arrive from fellow TE member.
What's in your stable? Lemond Reno, which is being converted to cross. Soon to arrive Specialized Ruby comp.
Fastest speed on a road bike? Descending into Sausalito, around 35mph
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Sure I'll think about having another child;)
Most memorable moment on my bike: Descending into Sausalito, getting beers at Sam's in Tiburon at the end of a long ride.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Same as above!
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Real name: Natalie
Where do you live? Bellingham, WA, soon to be Leavenworth, WA, and back again.
Explanation of your handle: It's a sekrit
Explanation of your avatar: A BELUGA WHALE. Because they're awesome and...it looks so happy.
Age (general or specific) 18 ...and a half :)
Occupation: Full-Time College Student, this summer I'm a Forest Service Intern
Favorite bike: Hehe, I only have one bike. For now.
What's in your stable?
1972 Motobécane Mirage
Fastest speed on a road bike? I don't have a computer, but I've kept along with traffic when the speed limit is 35 before.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? This is the best picture I have. Though it's majorly due for a makeover :)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...5/bikebike.jpg
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Biggest lie. I got nothin'.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Well, how about when I didn't lock my bike up properly, I went outside in the morning to find it gone :(:mad::( and then, lo and behold, came home from class that afternoon to find it locked to the same place with a note that said "Sorry, I really needed a ride last night. Put your lock on and I'll take mine off"
The bike fairy, or a surprisingly nice most likely drunk person, visited and taught me to lock up like I should :rolleyes:
Most fun ever had on a bike? I was riding home from a bookstore and freakin torrents of rain started falling from the sky. I got home and didn't want to stop riding, so I rode around campus for an hour or so, getting soaked and feeling super awesome.
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Real name: Savra
Where do you live? For the moment, Buffalo, NY. I'm from Ca. and Nv.
Explanation of your handle: I picked my name since it's so unusual.
Explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet.
Age (general or specific) 36.
Occupation: Social worker/PhD Student
Favorite bike: Specialized Hardrock and Specialized Dolce. My 10-yr old Hardrock has been very reliable and trusty so it still is my favorite but it will probably sadly be replaced by the Dolce.
What's in your stable? See above.
Fastest speed on a road bike? 28mph on a downhill. I imagine if I were still in the west it would be much fast. The hills here are pretty small.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I suck at lying.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Hmm. I think my favorite ride is South Lake Tahoe. SF is the second best. The wind across the Golden Gate Bridge is very memorable as well as sunset at Lake Tahoe. Oh, riding my bike in the Gay Pride Parade was fun.
Most fun ever had on a bike? There are many.
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Real name: Becky
Where do you live? Washington, Utah
Explanation of your handle: I'm a girl that cycles in utah lol
Explanation of your avatar: My baby, amber mae
Age (general or specific) 24
Occupation: Payroll Assistant
Favorite bike: Any bike that I can ride!
What's in your stable? 2008 Specialized Dolce Elite
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 34mph, flying down the hill by Coral Canyon, it was crazy!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I dont have any of me on my bike
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: lies?
Most memorable moment on my bike: The first time I got on my bike, I felt like a bad ***, I was riding up and down the road getting use to it and there was a small hill that i went up, when I went to turn around it was too tight and I fell straight over -- I forgot I was clipped in! it was great
Most fun ever had on a bike? Right after coming up snow canyon, riding the trail down past the Ledges, such a rush!
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so, um. hi!
Real name: not on the internet, sorry!
Where do you live? belfast, northern ireland (at the moment - from scotland though)
Explanation of your handle: this a long and unenlightening story involving the theme tune to m*a*s*h and quite a lot of wine and a conversation about isomers.
Explanation of your avatar: i should get one of those, right?
Age (general or specific): 33
Occupation: archaeologist and businesswoman (at once. really!)
Favorite bike: i come over a bit funny looking at koga miyata trekking bikes. i also covet my wee brother's specialized tricross sport.
What's in your stable? cannondale touring classic 2007 and my trusty old edinburgh bikes coast hybrid. for now...
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 39 mph down a very long, very steep hill on the sunshine coast in BC on the cannondale this spring. i had a lot of weight in my panniers helping me along. terrifying, but fun!
A(nother?) picture of yourself or your ride?
the old workhorse (my "very cheap bike" - thanks, mr elliot bay bikes in seattle for your assessment! but you fixed her up, so i forgive you) on a beach in oregon in 2007 (the beach was a bad plan. i squeaked when i pedaled for the next two days):
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my shiny new baby on the way home for christmas '07 (galloway forest park):
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What is the biggest lie you've ever told: i need to know what scale we're using here. richter?
Most memorable moment on my bike: crossing the four mile long bridge between washingon state and oregon at astoria in the rush hour, with a side-wind. almost at the top of the high part, about 3.5 miles across, really wishing i had packed less gear for this touring lark, trying to squeeze as far to the right as possible. hit the concrete side of the bridge with my right front pannier, bike threw itself down into traffic, i sprang gazelle-like onto the six inch wide shelf at the side of the road. lots of honking. somehow managed to get bike upright, front pannier rehooked and myself back on bike in about 15 seconds and resume (shaky) progress the rest of the way without causing a massive traffic jam. (there's no footpath or i would have walked the bike over! next time i will wait till 2am or something and cross at my leisure...). that or the time in belfast that 7 year olds threw broken bottles at my head. and hit me. ow.
Most fun ever had on a bike? my first real tour last year, seattle to san francisco (solo & camping). loved (almost) every minute with the possible exception of the bridge thing above. and the up-down-up-down-up AGAIN with a permanent headwind part in north california. highway 1, you may be beautiful, but you are EVIL.
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Real name:
Where do you live? Las Vegas, NV
Explanation of your handle: Run bike swim for fun. I want to do tri's for fun, weight maintenance and fitness.
Explanation of your avatar: my bike in front of a town sign, a bigger version is below.
Age (general or specific) 34
Occupation: Designer
Favorite bike: my current (and only) bike, Novara Carema Pro from REI.
What's in your stable? same as above.
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 32mph on March 30th, coming down the bike path from Boulder City to Lake Mead. :eek:
Another picture of yourself or your ride?
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What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can't remember because I don't lie. :p
Most memorable moment on my bike: Since this is still fairly new to me, I have lots of memorable moments, every new route, new course, new people to ride with are all awesome.
Most fun ever had on a bike? I went on a ride with 5 other people over Memorial Day weekend and after 5 minutes of pedaling it poured. We rode for another 10 minutes but the rain came down hard and it hurt so we took cover under and waited till it became a drizzle and continued on. The girl who organized the ride felt bad but I had a blast. We dried off in no time.
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It is nice to see so many new faces here. I hope to learn more about your cycling adventures here on TE. Welcome to the group.
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in a nutshell
Real name: Julie
Where do you live? Vancouver, BC
Explanation of your handle: I think I'm becoming an eco-zealot. Please turn off you engine while you sit there and pick your nose, ok?
Explanation of your avatar: Bugsy is the most athletic being in our family.
Age (general or specific) 40-something?
Occupation: computer support unless the tests tell me I should be doing something else.
Favourite bike: don't know enough to have one
What's in your stable? Canondale Adventure 500
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 26kph crossing the Burrard St. bridge on the descent, if my cateye can be trusted. Oops, I mean 15kph as per the speed limit.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? sorry, not at this time.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Can't remember. Short term memory works both ways.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Stopping to help another commuter tighten her handlebars. I'm sure I saved her life. :)
Most fun ever had on a bike? I'm not a real adventure person but riding handsfree around a number of street corners for the first time was kind of exhilerating.
I have a bunch of questions but will attempt to find the right forum for them. Woohoo!
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Real name: classified
Where do you live?: St Louis, MO
Explanation of your handle: picked it up as a nickname on another forum.
Explanation of your avatar: My children drive me to drink :p
Age (general or specific) 41
Occupation: SAHM/aspiring freelance writer and designer
Favorite bike: The only one I have
What's in your stable? Trek Navigator
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?: I only have a MTB...and until fairly recently my riding partner had training wheels, so not very fast...:rolleyes:
Another picture of yourself or your ride? working on it
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Today? :D
Most memorable moment on my bike: working towards one I suppose. I'm a big ol' newbie...:o
Most fun ever had on a bike? "racing" with my sons
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Gotta start somewhere
Real name: Jaimee
Where do you live? Boulder, CO
Explanation of your handle: I had a red sled when I was 10 and I put stickers on it that said 'Jammin Jaimee's Red Sled' ...... I've always thought of that title
Explanation of your avatar: Is that my photo?
Age (general or specific) 30
Occupation: I appraise office and industrial properties for banks, I also manage my husband's business
Favorite bike: I am eyeball-ing the Santa Cruz Juliana
What's in your stable? I really do have a barn where I store my bikes! I have a Specialized Allez and and old Schwinn S40
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Not sure how fast, but I was going downhill!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? My favorite pic is on Steamboat Mtn, but don't have it in electronic form.....it was taken before the days of digital cameras
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I took a photo of a photo in sixth grade and got an award for my creativity.....I never told anyone that I actually took a picture of another photograph
Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding down a large hill with by bike trailer and extremely afraid of crashing with my two year old in tow
Most fun ever had on a bike? I love pushing myself uphill
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Real name: Kristen
Where do you live? Portland, OR
Explanation of your handle: First name, last initial
Explanation of your avatar: my rally car at an event I was having quite a lot of fun... the full picture is approaching a sweeper left, and I was definitely going too fast! Made it through, though, with lots of giggling.
Age (general or specific) 35
Occupation: Senior Payroll Specialist
Favorite bike: my Schwinn commuter and my Trek rec road bike
What's in your stable? 2006 Schwinn Supersport GS (flat bar road bike-- super commuter!) and 2008 Trek WSD 2.3 (my first "real" road bike-- super flyer!)
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 41mph, downhill near the end of the Bridge Pedal last year. Whoa-fast!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I think there may be one or two posted on the Fat Cyclist.com flickr group... I know there's some from the Bridge Pedal but I don't have them hosted anywhere.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding with my BF on the Vineride in 2007-- he did the 100, I did the 67-mile route; after the two routes diverged, I forged on alone to the next rest stop to wait for him. That 15-mile stretch of road was quite awesome! And then the rest of the ride after he got done with the extra 30-mile loop, that was great. He cheered me up the last three hills. What a great guy!
Most fun I've ever had on my bike: any day I get to ride!
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Real name: Susan
Where do you live? Abq, NM
Explanation of your handle: Paranoia related to all mechanical malfunctions
Explanation of avatar: Best and last greyhound we had- Zippy
Age: 45
Occupation: Trauma Nurse
Favorite bike: Dahon folder
What's in the stable: Iron Horse 5.0, Honda VFR800 FI
Most Memorable and Fun Moment on a bike: Riding with my friends along the ditch in the late evening, end of summer. I was 12 again.
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Real name: Jan
Where do you live? Outside of Memphis, TN
Explanation of your handle: First initial, middle initial, last name
Explanation of your avatar: I don't have one, but I may throw my bike up there.
Age (general or specific): Twenties
Occupation: Student, teacher at a rehab
Favorite bike: I dunno, I'm a noob. Every time I go to my not-so LBS, I want them all, even the few fixed-gear ones that I would probably kill myself on.
What's in your stable? I just traded-in my mountain bike toward payment on my first road bike. Here's the old one:
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7885/img2082va1.jpg.
A used 56 cm Giant Chinook, probably from the early 90s. It was nice, but it was horrible for staying with the pack on long and hilly group rides. Pissed me off. Plus, after I arrived all sweaty, the others (looking as fresh as daisies) would ask me how my knobby tires were working for me, and if I got enough of a workout. After less than a month, I made the switch.
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The new one is a used 56 cm Raleigh R800 pro, 2000 model. Got an insane deal on it and I'm pretty stoked. There were clipless pedals on it, but they were replaced with "normal" ones. I'm pretty sure I'm going to change the seat; it was painful. The LBS people were telling me about all the other cool stuff on it, but since I had no idea what they were talking about, I was especially impressed with how light it is compared to my old bike. It blew my mind, I didn't know bikes could be that light. And it's really flashy, but I hope I use it to its potential.
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? No idea, probably something stupid like 20 mph downhill. But I like to go fast, so we'll see.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? None other than the one above. Plus, I'm a pro at dodging photo ops. I'm always the one behind the camera.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told? I dunno, but there have been some whoppers.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding with a group for the first time was pretty cool.
Most fun I've ever had on my bike: So far any time I'm riding is fun (after the initial butt pain period.)
