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.