Real name: Jennifer Sage
Where do you live? Vail, Colorado (where there is lots of snow at the moment)

Explanation of your handle: A nickname given to me when I moved to Vail after quitting a high paying corporate job to become a ski bum 14 years ago! And it signifies my outlook on life - life's too short not to enjoy it to the max and have a great time! But rest-assured, I DO share some of the fun, In fact, helping others have fun is part of my job!

Explanation of your avatar: Not sure if it shows up, because it shows up as a picture under My Current Avatar, but it also said upload failed (even though the pic was only 12 kb). And I can't see it here on the preview page. But, it is a photo from the caravan at the Tour de France, of my favorite "vehicle" - the pink FUNHOG! I go to the Tour every year, and this year it was very disappointing....because the Funhog wasn't there! (Note, we had a blast at the Tour this year, even though there were many disappointments among the riders. But hey, look where we were and look at the rides we did up some of the biggest cols in the Alpes! Who can be bummed about that?)

Age (general or specific): 46

Occupation: Personal Trainer, fitness consultant, Master Instructor for Spinning, distributor customized vitamins, motivational speaker, and owner of a Bicycle Tour Company! www.vivatravels.com

Favorite bike: Have a 6-yr old Serotta which I can't wait to get rid of, just bought a used Orbea which will hold me over until I can get a custom designed bicycle - I am still researching which one I want.

What's in your stable? Along with the Serotta (the Orbea is in San Francisco waiting to be sent to me) I have a Trek Fuel mountain bike.

Fastest speed on a road bike? Many many years ago with a fully loaded touring bike with front and back panniers, screaming downhill on a wide road at 65 kph in New Zealand! It's awfully stable with front and back panniers. Nowadays, no desire to go that fast


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Just the occasional white lie...

Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding around Europe self-supported solo in 1988 for 2 months. 2,500 miles. I would not do now what I did then (at least a woman riding solo). Back then, I never once feared for my safety or worried about anything getting ripped off. Did the same thing for a month in New Zealand in 1991, for 1,500 miles.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Climbing Alpe d'Huez. Ok, so it hurt, but it was fun afterwards!


I am eager to meet you guys online! I have been lurking for awhile but thought it was time to introduce myself. Cycling is my favorite thing in the whole world, and in fact, I want to do it all over the whole world! And take others there to do it with me!!

I am very active on two indoor cycling forums, www.pedal-on.com and www.innercycling.com. Same moniker, same avatar. I think I learned about this originally from someone on one of those sites.

My blogs: http://cyclingeurope.wordpress.com
http://reachyourpeak.wordpress.com

Great to meet you all!

Jennifer Sage