Getting to Know You!

[JennyPi]

Real name: Jenny
Where do you live? On the peninsula ... Bay Area, CA

Explanation of your handle: My lovely boy started calling me Jenny Pie when we were in the getting comfortable/getting to know you stage. I made a slight modification: 3.14 = Pi. JennyPi. It's also my teacher login name at work because my last name also starts with Pi.

Explanation of your avatar:
Don't have one yet, but I think it's gonna be of my Schwinn cruiser with a tiny basket on the front (for the irony and comical purpose).

Age: 23

Occupation: Pre-K teacher

Favorite bike: Hmmm. I love the '08 Fuji Track (on 650's). Or an all white bike .......... with white deep V's Maybe a white chain.

What's in your stable? A white box car

Fastest speed on a road bike? I'm slowly working towards my first road bike, so I can;t answer this question.

Most memorable moment on my bike:
My first crash as a child, of course. Hit the breaks on a steep downhill, slid because of the dirt, leaves, and acorns, back tire came up, I flipped over the handle bars and did a nice hand and face slide on the pavement. More recently, riding with my boyfriend through the city, stopping at the top of a bridge that goes over 92 and waving at all the cars passing by. A total happy moment for the both of us.

Most fun ever had on a bike?
Has yet to come but I'm looking forward to it.

[echidna]

Real name: Sandy

Where do you live? Soggy Portland

Explanation of your handle: "Echidna" is my Furnace Creek 508 totem animal.

Explanation of your avatar: It's, um, an echidna. They're spiny, reclusive, squat, have a decent power/mass ratio, and can make it in the desert without REM sleep for long periods of time. Unlike me, they also eat ants.

Age: 44

Occupation: Bike Commuter, Fitness Training lecturer - I wear many hats.

Favorite bike: The one I'm riding.

What's in your stable? omigod. Ok. My name is Sandy, and I have a bike problem. Where's the coffee? Coming clean: a Bianchi track bike, an Ibis hardtail, a Fuji hybrid/commuter, and, well, some road bikes: a Fuji Pro, a Cannondale, a Slim Chance, and a Teesdale. I don't have to count bare frames and the mostly-Trek FrankenBike on loan to my daughter who's away at college. Right?

Fastest speed on a road bike? The best I've been able to document is 44.6 solo, "somewhere north of 50" on a tandem, at which point I stopped asking for updates.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Calvin's Challenge 2002. The weather was perfect!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Oh, so hard to pick just one! Probably riding around Crater Lake in August a few years back.