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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Oslo, Norway
    Posts
    108

    Thumbs up Hi everyone!

    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!
    Last edited by Trigress; 03-21-2008 at 11:50 AM. Reason: Just found out that I had a different avatar than I first thought!
    Think orange. Earn success.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Phoenix, AZ
    Posts
    3
    Real name: Marcie
    Where do you live? Phoenix, AZ

    Explanation of your handle:
    I love to jam to music at all times when I can. I can't dance, but I DO jam out to music. When I workout, run, ride..."jammin'" tends to be how I feel (like I do when I play the music loud) Note: I do not ride with music ever.

    41...my favorite all time DMB song #41.

    Explanation of your avatar:
    I'll have to get one. It'll probably be one of my sunset shots here in AZ. My second love is photography.

    Age (general or specific) 40 and lovin' it.

    Occupation: Elementary School Teacher

    Favorite bike: My Cannondale Sprint. I only have one right now.

    What's in your stable? But I don't have a horse...
    Cannondale Sprint (bike); Nissan paid off Quest

    Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 35mph...downhill...Usery Pass...last fall.

    Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'll have to take one.

    What is the biggest lie you've ever told:
    Uh...when I was 7 I told my mother that my little 3 year old brother cut his own hair. It was me. His head had to be shaved. It was close to Xmas and I swore that santa would not be paying me a visit.

    Most memorable moment on my bike: Finishing my first sprint tri and realizing that I beat my goal finish time on my bike by 7-8 minutes. I wasn't expecting it and it really pumped me up for my run.

    Most fun ever had on a bike?
    Anytime I ride downhill. What a rush!

    It's nice stopping by to meet you!

    Jamm41

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    Mrs. KnottedYet
    Posts
    9,152
    Welcome everyone. Trigress, that makes 5 Norwegians (that I know of) so far on board including one who's just visiting Norway.
    Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
    Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
    Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
    Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
    Folder ~ Brompton
    N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
    https://www.instagram.com/pugsley_adventuredog/

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Oslo, Norway
    Posts
    4,066
    Welcome to all, and hiya Trigress! Nice to see another Oslo-ite Where in Oslo do you live? I'm up in Groruddalen, and have just joined Ceres. Are you doing Enebakk Rundt on May 1st?
    Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin

    1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
    2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
    2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Oslo, Norway
    Posts
    108

    Hi fellow Norwegian!

    Hello, good to see you! I have to admit that I have indeed noticed you before, being from Tiger City as well...

    I'm located at Bogerud, and at the moment I do not have a club. I've just returned south from Troms, and the only time I've been in a race was Smaalenene Rundt in 2005, two weeks after getting my bike. Then I raced for OSI Sykkel. I wasn't going to ride Enebakk Rundt, having no team, and being a crap cyclist, but maybe I should? Hmmm. I'll have to see, I have exams coming up, and my major goal this season is my first ever 70.3 triathlon, Seigmann, in Stavern in July, so that has first priority!

    I have to congratulate you on the choice of team, though - being from Rælingen Ceres is the local team, you know. But why Ceres when based in Groruddalen, wouldn't Nittedal or any of the Oslo teams be your local team?
    Think orange. Earn success.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Oslo, Norway
    Posts
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    Well, I went to a start-up meeting with Rye, and was a bit put off by their massive emphasis on Trondheim-Oslo. I may do T-O someday but I'm in no hurry - I only just got a road bike last summer and just want to try out a little racing without a huge commitment. I live north-east in Groruddalen, Ceres is "just around the corner", road riding is nice up thataway and I have a friend who already rides with them. So I sucked it up and went and bought one of their horrendously ugly jerseys Group training starts in a week.

    I have another bike riding colleague who lives at Lambertseter. I can send you a pm if you're interested in joining us for a ride sometime.

    Good luck with your triathlon! I'm much too bad a swimmer to even consider one, but my camping girlbuddy is thinking of doing her first this summer.
    Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin

    1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
    2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
    2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    Mrs. KnottedYet
    Posts
    9,152
    Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
    Well, I went to a start-up meeting with Rye, and was a bit put off by their massive emphasis on Trondheim-Oslo. I may do T-O someday but I'm in no hurry
    Norwegians all (and sorry TE for the hijack.) Is the T-O what my sister has refered to as "The Great Test of Strength" ride? Something about ride 1 day Trondheim to Oslo, no support ...
    Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
    Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
    Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
    Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
    Folder ~ Brompton
    N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
    https://www.instagram.com/pugsley_adventuredog/

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Posts
    46

    hi all

    Real name: Margaret

    Where do you live? western Massachusetts USA

    Explanation of your handle: I'm a fiddler, of sorts

    Age: b. 1940 (am I the oldest here?)

    Occupation: retired nerd

    What's in your stable? Winter: a frankenbike ('95 Mongoose frame, all sorts of kludgey non-original parts). Summer: '84 Miyata mixte-frame tourer.

    Fastest speed on a road bike? I try not to go fast - I'd hate to break anything important.

    Another picture of yourself or your ride? Don't have any

    What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Everything I say is a lie

    Most memorable moment on my bike: That very busy moment when I was about 12 that ended with me getting my face picked clean of glass, rocks, and dirt and the hole (from the handlebar--no grips) stitched closed.

    Most fun ever had on a bike? Probably the times when I've had a flat road to myself on a warm summer day and have been able to pedal serenely along enjoying the scenery rather than worrying about traffic.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    Olney, MD
    Posts
    3,063
    Welcome Margaret. Please be sure to Show Us Your Mixte
    I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
    --===--

    2008 Cervelo P2C Tri bike
    2011 Trek Madone 5.5/Cobb V-Flow Max
    2007 Jamis Coda/Terry Liberator
    2011 Trek Mamba 29er

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Western Massachusetts
    Posts
    304
    Welcome from another western Massachusetts member!

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Posts
    46
    Thank you both for the welcome. I matronise bikeforums too, but it's a couple quarts low on feminessence.

 

 

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