Getting to Know You!

[elk]

Real name:
elizabeth

Where do you live?
portand oregon

Explanation of your handle:
the funky initials my parents gave me

Explanation of your avatar:
a collie moving out in a sweet effortless trot...how I came back to bicycles...to help my own collie maintain that pace for a mile or two.

Age (general or specific)
just turned five-o on july 18

Occupation:
artist, writer, teacher

Favorite bike:
someday a butterscotch Saluki or a shiny black Waterford or a Dutch bike

What's in your stable?
Specialized Globe Comp IG8----a Morgan horse of a bike

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?
pending

Another picture of yourself or your ride?
see below

What is the biggest lie you've ever told:
When I was in sixth grade, at a sleepover with my girlfriends, I told a long and elaborate story about sitting next to Tom Jones (yes, the Welshman...hey I was 12) on a x country plane trip. I really think they believed me.

Most memorable moment on my bike:
For some reason I always think about a summer I spent at home (in Newton MA) after my freshman year in college. I would bike over to the cemetary and ride the paths as if it were a steeplchase and all the bumps and cracks were jumps. It was pretty cool. I did it most every evening.

Most fun ever had on a bike?
Once I did a tour of Wales and I was riding in Pembrokeshire. One day it happened that Tom Jones was driving by the group on a remote road and he recognized me....