Getting to Know You!

[Trigress]

Real name: Ellen
Where do you live? Oslo, Norway

Explanation of your handle:
Well, Tigress is actually a derivate from Tigern, which is the Norwegian name for Hobbes as in Calvin & Hobbes, but Tigern or Hobbes or Tigergirl or anything similar is usually taken. However, the feminine variety of Tiger is not used in the Norwegian language, so for an anglophone like me it was natural to try that when looking for a nick for a forum registration. So that was first halv of the explanation - it's TRigress because I'm a novice triathlete...

Explanation of your avatar:
The avatar is one of many that I have, it's a yahoo avatar, and for this forum I wanted one where I'm a training girl!

Age:
32 in April 2008.

Occupation:
Teacher (English, Norwegian and history)

Favorite bike:
Custom made Merlin titan with Campagnolo Record and those lovely Campa high profile wheels - Bora?

What's in your stable?
Ciöcc Morpho 2 Special Edition 2005 - tiny bright red Italian carbon beauty!
Everest Rocky MTB 2005
Nakamura Impact MTB/commuter 1996?

Fastest speed on a road bike?
79,6 km/h, down from Vøringsfossen and down to Eidfjord (Eidfjord is where the Norseman Extreme Triathlon starts, so I went the opposite direction). Good fun!

Another picture of yourself or your ride?
Don't have them available right now I don't think...

What is the biggest lie you've ever told:
Don't know.

Most memorable moment on my bike:
I think that must be either my first ride on a road bike ever, or the first ride in Balsfjord, watching the snow on the mountains surrounding the Balsfjord as I was riding along.

Most fun ever had on a bike?
There's a really fun hill not far from where we live, and the first time I rode down that hill - we just call it the rollercoaster hill - now that was a blast!