Hello!

Real Name: Rachele

Where do you live? Southern California, in the South Bay

Explanation of your handle: Well, I can go off in different directions all day long. Just give me the opportunity.

Explanation of your avatar: Something deeply philosophical, I'm sure.

Age: Mid-30s

Occupation: Project Monkey, er, Manager.

Favorite Bike: My Cannondale R500, cause it's mine.

What's in your stable: My good yellow Cannondale R500.

Fastest speed on a road bike? When/where? This is bad - I remember hitting about 35 at some point on the AIDS Ride (yep, dating myself here, pre-LifeCycle days). I tend to grip the brakes on the downhills.

Biggest lie I've ever told: I'm going to have to come back to this one. There are a few out there.

Most memorable moment on a bike: Once upon a time, I was heading up the Angeles Crest Highway on my old mountain bike. The Angeles Crest Highway is just one long steep road into the mountains; since I was slow, and on a mountain bike, the folks I was with had left me behind long ago. About midway, I pulled into a lookout to stop and drink some water and get a bite. After a minute or two, two big - really big - biker guys on Harleys pulled into the same lookout point. Long hair, long beards, leather vests, bandanas - these guys were the real deal. Gulp, I said to myself. I tried to be nonchalant as they approached me.

"Did you ride that - " pointing to my bike, "- all the way up here?" one of them asked. He even talked like a biker, growly voice and all.

"Yep," I told them.

"Man," said the big biker guy, "you're tough!"

Heh. The big scary biker guys said I was tough. Sweet.

Most fun ever had on a bike: No one episode sticks out. I just know that I'm super-happy most of the time I'm riding.