Getting to Know You!

[Swthrtsuzy]

Real name: Susan
Where do you live? Boerne, TX

Explanation of your handle: My nickname is Suzy, and someone once called me a sweetheart.

Explanation of your avatar: I'll post one when I find a good one

Age (general or specific): 27

Occupation: Accounts Payable Coordinator & Student

Favorite bike: I don't have a favorite, but I'm really drooling over the Transition Syren

What's in your stable? Specialized Myka HT & Specialized Sirrus Sport

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I haven't a clue. But I'm not very fast because I just started to ride.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Either I don't lie, or I'm so good at it that I convinced myself that I'm telling the truth because I can't think of one...

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Not computer savvy enough to load a picture on this thing lol

Most memorable moment on my bike: The first time I ate dirt - or rather rock.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Every time I fly down a rocky hill or through a rock garden. Talk about exhilaration!

[Blue_Wildflower]

Real name: Brenda

Where do you live? Alexandria, Virginia

Explanation of your handle: Blue is my favorite color. Wildflower sort of describes my personality.

Explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet.

Age (general or specific) 30

Occupation: Software Support Consultant

Favorite bike: A Bianchi whatever

What's in your stable? I have only one . . . Trek 7300. My baby.

Fastest speed on a road bike? 15mph. It was brief.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I only have one pic of myself. And, I am not on a bike.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I love you.

Most memorable moment on my bike: The first time I rode a bike in twenty years. I felt like a little girl again.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Haven't had it yet.

[Colleen]

Real name: Colleen

Where do you live? Menlo Park, CA

Explanation of your handle: My name. I wasn't feeling creative.

Explanation of your avatar: Me at the ocean with my bike when I did an out and back to the beach.

Age (general or specific) 25

Occupation: Graduate student in cancer biology

Favorite bike: I don't know. I have really only ridden the one I have.

What's in your stable? My Specialized Dolce and Marin mountain bike (for the 10 min commute to school). My BF's Specialized Allez and hybrid commuter.

Fastest speed on a road bike? About 45 mph. It was downhill during a ride around Tahoe. The turns were very sweeping on that road, and I was shocked to look down and see that speed. It was fun but probably not very safe. Generally I prefer to only go up to 30ish on a downhill, but around here the hills are often windy roads.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'm feeling too lazy to make the picture small enough for this forum right now.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm not sure. I have a hard time lying. Even stupid little lies. It can be a problem.

Most memorable moment on my bike: The first time I did one of the local climbs. It took me a long time to want to even try, so I stuck to the shorter hills. Then it wasn't so bad after all, but that first time I really, really hated the decent (I used to have trouble switching to my drops=painful braking on that 4 miles down). Now it is my favorite ride.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Biking around Lake Tahoe this summer.

[SLash]

Real name: Susan

Where do you live? In the buckle of the bible belt.

Explanation of your handle: It had been a bad week on the bike with several close calls with cars. I seriously thought about never riding on the road again which I love like nothing else. I was hit by a car in 1995 and since then I have been gun shy. Actually, I am hypervigilant around cars and very careful in choosing my routes, ect. Back to the handle, I think to ride on the road you have to be a kind of road warrior otherwise none of us would do it after a close call or being hit.

Explanation of your avatar: A picture of my 2005 Scott CR1 Pro.

Age (general or specific) 54

Occupation: I took early retirement last year so I don't have one! I worked for the state social services agency in the area of disabilities for most of my career.

Favorite bike: Don't tell my Scott, but I have really been enjoying riding my Giant the last couple of days.

What's in your stable? My Scott, the early '90's Giant Cadex which I had used on my trainer but have now fixed up to ride around town and on trails, plus a KHS Urban X that I plan to sale.

Fastest speed on a road bike? 42mph, not too smart but it was fun. I love going fast.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can't remember. Really.

Most fun and memorable moment on my bike: This ones easy. I think it was in 2001 I rode Ride for the Roses in Austin, Tx. I was riding alone when behind me I could hear what sounded like a hoard(?) of bees. I knew it was a group coming up fast so I picked up my speed until I was going the same speed as the group (20+) and gradually moved over until I was riding with them. It was the most thrilling and intense experience I have ever had on a bike. We were so tightly packed in that one bad move and it would have been a disaster but I rode with them, in the middle of the pack. Once I couldn't maintain the pace I gradually moved back out. It really was thrilling.

[TREKgirl123]

Real name: Kathryn
Where do you live? Toronto

Explanation of your handle: Hmmmm... I own Trek bikes

Explanation of your avatar: don't have one (yet)

Age (general or specific): middle aged but young at heart

Occupation: designer/artist and may be going back to school

Favorite bike: Trek Madone

What's in your stable? Trek 7000 FX hybrid WSD (2005)
Trek Pilot 1.2 WSD 2007 (I call her "Baby Blue")

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I have no idea but can go pretty fast :-)

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I love my job.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I was attacked by a crow.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Doing 200 kilometers in the Ride to Conquer Cancer (Toronto to Niagara Falls)

[Cataboo]

Real name: Catriona
Where do you live? Maryland

Explanation of your handle: My real name - I just generally don't like using handles.

Explanation of your avatar: I'll get there one of these days

Age (general or specific) 32

Occupation: Post-doc doing immunology research

Favorite bike: Currently my road bikes

What's in your stable? 2005 marin verona road bike, scattante xrl carbon ss road bike, litespeed obed mountain bike, TST titanium mountain bike

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I don't usually use a bike computer, but definitely down hill would be the fastest speed!

Another picture of yourself or your ride?
ti mountain bikes, sort of a work in progress - they're not fully geeked out:

marin:

scattante:


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: What? And get myself caught in it??

Most memorable moment on my bike: Beyond the many hills that it felt like I was killing myself getting up? And the thrill of realizing a few months later that I can get up them in a much larger chain ring?

Most fun ever had on a bike? Just randomly exploring the area I've moved to - I usually just randomly take roads and explore, finding some gorgeous scenery, and some how I always eventually reach a road that'll bring me home. Pics from a recent "random" ride:

[Braveheart]

Real Name: Vicki

Where do you live? Southern California

Explanation of your handle: My darling husband calls me that

Explanation of your avatar: Not sure yet how to upload it? But hope to post a photo of my sweet ride.

Age: 54

Occupation: Grandmother (Affectionally known as and called Mimi)

Favorite bike: Giant Sedona

What’s in your stable? Giant Sedona DX and my dh’s Gary Fisher Cobia

Fastest speed on a road bike? Have only ridden my Sedona Comfort bike the fastest speed was 27 mph and when I looked down at my cyclometer and saw that it was a bit scary!

Another picture of yourself or your ride?

What is the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Telling my son that his daughter did clean her plate when the truth was each time he turned his head I was taking the food off my grand daughters plate. It was only a couple of bites.

Most memorable moment on my bike: While riding down hill on a bike path my dh was behind me when I heard him say something. As I turned to ask what he had said my bike also turned and I ran into a very big heavy wooden fence. The 1/2 inch bruise on my left thigh where I think the end of my handgrip hit quickly grew into a perfect 6 inch circle that was very memorable for several weeks.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Being invited by my son to go mountain biking with him at Sycamore Canyon and actually being able to keep up with him. Being apart of something he enjoys and spending time with him and my dh was a very special day.

[pinkbikes]

Real Name: Jenny

Where do you live? Brisbane, Australia

Explanation of your handle: I used to really hate pink. But when I went looking for a mountain bike the one that was a great fit for me was pink. It was very nearly the deal-breaker, but I bought it and fell in love with mountain biking. When I went to buy my first dually I rode all sorts of things and the best for me was the Specialized Epic. Needless to say, I also tried the Era (WSD Epic) and when I found it came in pink........ the rest is history!

Explanation of your avatar: Me at the end of my last lap of the Merida 24 Hour race in a team called the MTB Dirt Daisies. I had a daisy on top of my helmet and was smiling fit to burst because the pain in my butt was about to end!

Age: 44

Occupation: Engineer

Favorite bike: Not sure yet - something light and fast in a road bike I think - maybe a Pinarello?

What’s in your stable? Way too much...

Nishiki Repco Olympic 12 (my antique road bike sitting on the trainer)
Shogun Ninja (current road bike)
Kona Lisa HT (first hard tail MTB but now on slicks for commuting)
Specialized Era Marathon (dually MTB)
Holstar Roadster (tandem for cycle touring with my daughter and DH)
Plus.... 3x Giants for DH
Plus.... Trek 3700 for daughter

Fastest speed on a road bike? 69km/h down a hill near home - I TRY not to think about how much it would hurt if something broke and I bit the dust at that speed!


Another picture of yourself or your ride? Not sure how to get it into the text at the right spot, but below is me smoking home on the last turn of the last lap at the Insomnia 24 Hour - fastest I rode all day/night/day I reckon!


What is the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Struggled with this one - not so much a good liar I guess. But I did sneak my youngest sister into the house when she went out on her 18th birthday and got drunk, put her to bed and told my mum she was "really tired."



Most memorable moment on my bike: Probably the recent 100km challenge ride in Brisbane. They closed the busway and turned it over to 8000-odd cyclists. I was in one of the event sponsor's teams so got to start right up the front. After months on the mountain bike and the tandem, being turned loose on that busway with no traffic lights, on my roadie which felt as light as a feather, and in a howling pack - it was just like FLYING!


Most fun ever had on a bike? Recently we (DH and I) put together two teams for the Insomnia 24 Hour (a local 24 hour MTB race). We had the best time in that race ever! Our teams were great, our support crew were great, and we just partied all day, all night, all day (and rode of course) and never wanted it to end!