Getting to Know You!

[CorsairMac]

Someone else did this and I thought it was a great idea - it's been almost a year since I posted last and things have - ummmm - changed slightly so here is an update:

Real name: Kathie

Where do you live? Albuquerque, New Mexico

Explanation of your handle: I think the F4U-Corsair is one of the most awesome planes ever built and my father was flight engineer for the last Corsair outfit to fly in the Navy. The Mac is part of my last name.

Explanation of your avatar: They are members of the Ladies Morallly Fashionable Cycling Society from the turn of the century!

Age (general or specific) 46

Occupation: Administrative Assistant

Favorite bike: would Love either a Rivendell or a Luna.

What's in your stable? Trek Navigator 200 comfort bike, Trek 820 mountain bike, 1986 Peugeot Avoraiz road bike, 1989 Trek 1100 road bike

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 45.0 going down one of the many screaming descents we have here - I was passing Cars!!!

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't have very many pixs of myself - I hate having my pix taken


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can't remember, which means I've either told too many, or I don't lie! (I'll let ya'll pick!)

Most memorable moment on my bike: My very first century. I wouldn't have been able to even attempt it if it hadn't been for the support I received here on TE and over at BikeJournal.com. It was going to have to be completely sef-supported and I was going to be riding alone but so many people told me I could do it and they were right! And wow!! what a feeling of accomplishment.

Most fun ever had on a bike? I have an occassional biking buddy who is an ex-racer and one day while struggling up one of the many gawd-awful hills out here he rode by me with his shorts pulled down around his knees! I was laughing so hard that hill suddenly didn't look so big or so steep. Now every time I struggle up a hill - I just think if him mooning his way along that incline and get the giggles. Nothing helps ya climbing better than giggling while you're doing it!
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[akalexlee]

Real name: Lexie


Where do you live? Saratoga Springs N.Y.

Explanation of your handle: People call me Lex


Explanation of your avatar: Could you tell me how to add one?

Age (general or specific) 45

Occupation: Pharmacy Technician

Favorite bike: Specialized Sirrus

What's in your stable? Diamondback Wildwood Deluxe and Specialized Sirrus

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 32 miles per hour, about a mile from my house on a steep hill.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't have very many pictures of myself - I hate having my picture taken.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: When I snuck out with friends and told my parents I did it because I saw my sister older get in a strangers car.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding my first 25 mile Tour de Cure on a humid day with the temperature in the nineties.

Most fun ever had on a bike? I have a good time everytime I go out.

[DirtDiva]

*bows before Queen Corsair, just this once*

Welcome Lexie.

[CorsairMac]

*does the royal wave* thank you thank you!.........and now back to our regularly scheduled programme:



Welcome to the board aka. So I gotta ask......did your sister get in trouble?? Silly me I have 2 sisters and a brother and it never occurred to me to use Them to get myself outta trouble! Course they probably had just as much or more on me! As for the avatar - type "avatar" in the search box and it should pull up a thread that tells ya how to do one. (coz I can't remember right now how to do it either! )

[Running Mommy]

Real name: Denise
Where do you live? Phoenix AZ area..

Explanation of your handle: I've had the same handle since I first registered on the Runners World forum. I started as a runner then moved on to Triathlon.

Explanation of your avatar: I wish I could get my pics small enough to HAVE an avatar.

Age (general or specific): 36, On Jan 10th will be 37

Occupation: CHO- Chief household officer.. lol

Favorite bike: Kestrel tri rig - if only they built them small enough for me. Also like to drool over the Orbea's- they're so purty.... ; )

What's in your stable? Specialized Allez Dolce/ Specialized hard rock mtn rig- low end cause I'm not really a dirt girl..

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 25+ on some huge hill at a tri in San Dimas last summer. Actually was prolly going 30+ now that I think about it!
Another picture of yourself or your ride? Go here to see my pics.. Still need to add the pic of my bike tho...
http://photobucket.com/albums/a157/tony66denise69/?sc=1

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Hmmmm.. nothing too major. Mostly little fibs to get me out of things. Though I did pretend to be really sick once so I could go riding... hee hee hee

Most memorable moment on my bike: Hmmmm... I did a sprint tri last may that had a two mile climb up a mine road to the turn around. I was tucked in behind a guy going super slow for awhile but holding back cause I didn't want to draft. Finally I realized that I had WAY more gas in the tank than that, so I passed him. I also passed a young guy on a mtn. bike. Well he didn't take to kindly to that, but he was never able to catch up to me. He did catch me on the run though and said "hey, thanks for motivating me on the bike". My reply was "no problem" but I was thinking "must stink to get smoked by a fat chick"...

Most fun ever had on a bike? See above... I thought the bike course was gong to kill me, but it turns out I'm really pretty good on rollers.

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board RM. I used to live in Chandler and am still working on how to get myself back there! Loved the story about passing the kid on the mtn bike - just makes ya feel good all over don't it!

[Yasmin]

Real name: Yasmin
Where do you live? Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Explanation of your avatar: This is one of my (feline) children. His name is Chenenko & he is a Russian Blue baby boy & gorgeous!

Age (general or specific) 49 (20th July, 1956)

Occupation: Diagnostic Radiographer (MRI & C/T)

Favorite bike: The 3 that I own.

What's in your stable? Trek 2300 Road bike, Trek 7200 Hybrid & trusty (not rusty) old Shogun mountain bike.

Fastest speed on a road bike? 76km/hr down the old “Eagle-on-the-Hill” Freeway with tailwind.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I tried...did it work?

Most memorable moment on my bike: Doing a tour through Kangaroo Island (off the coast). Adult mum kangaroo & joey (baby) kept with us for about 5kms…just 5 meters in front. Awesome. Not scared because not noisy (like cars).

Most fun ever had on a bike? There are sooo many good times. Even if I start off feeling blue it’s not long before Nature: Sun, wind, birds, rain, lizards, sheep, cows, horses, alpaca (kind of long haired llama), cats, dogs,rainbows, stars etc have me feeling good again.

[Running Mommy]

Thanks Corsair...
I don't know how long it's been since you were here, but this place has exploded! The growth is INSANE! Even my favorite "road to nowhere" will soon lead to a bunch of subdivisions! UGH!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Yasmin. I should get some pixs of my pets posted too - I just hate taking pixs and posting them........guess a camerabug I am not!

and RM-I left Chandler in the fall of 1999 and they were taking about capping the building growth then so I can't even imagine what it looks like now!

[SJCzar]

Hi Yasmin,

We also have a sweet Russian Blue that we adopted 8 years ago from a shelter. She has the softest fur, the cutest face and a very interesting personality.

Welcome to the board.

[Eaglewalker]

Real name: Patricia

Where do you live? Memphis, Tennessee

Explanation of your handle: Well, it sort of explains how I make sense of my life, which otherwise defies explanation.

Explanation of your avatar: That's Little Moe. I rescue rabbits (the domestic kind).

Age (general or specific): verging on my sixth decade on earth.

Occupation: Systems analyst

Favorite bike: "Love the one you're with."

What's in your stable? Crimson Joy (my shiny red Trek 4500, modified for city riding/trekking -- lighter kevlar tires, hybrid handlebars, Easy Seat saddle -- a machine much envied by the bike cop I met at a bike shop one morning)

Fastest speed on a road bike? Last time I rode a road bike, I didn't have a speedometer, and it was so long ago that I wouldn't remember, anyway.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None available, unless there's one in a Homeland Security file somewhere (apparently they think that animal rights advocates are dangerous subversives).

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "Don't be silly. Your hair looks great."

Most memorable moment on my bike: Maybe that would be the hornet that hitched a ride on my shorts all the way across Balboa Park? Well, I wasn't going to try to brush him off and risk getting stung. (Yeah, I have a dull life.)

Most fun ever had on a bike? Coasting at high speed down into the canyon and belting out "mouth music" at the top of my voice.

[CorsairMac]

ROFLMAO - welcome to the board Eagle!! Your post is such a Hoot!! I loved the whole "animal rights=subversive!! Must be those attack rabbits you're rescuing! Looking forward to hearing more from you!

[Eaglewalker]

Thanks!

And I'm not making it up about the animal rights folks. A friend of mine -- in fact, the head of my organization, Rabbitwise -- is a psychotherapist and a registered "first responder", so she has to take seminars from time to time to keep her certification current. In one of them, the class was informed that animal rights advocates should be considered potential terrorists. One of the groups identified by name was the Doris Day Animal League.

Osama bin Laden has some real competition there.

[Yasmin]

Hi Yasmin,

We also have a sweet Russian Blue that we adopted 8 years ago from a shelter. She has the softest fur, the cutest face and a very interesting personality.

Welcome to the board.

Thanks for that SJCzar. I am so happy to have discovered this site & feel right at home already. Russian Blues are so sweet. We've got 4...environmentally friendly & contained indoors or outside in a cat enclosure. All have unique personalities & they don't have a mean bone in thier bodies. Nicer than some humans I know!

[Yasmin]

Real name: Patricia

Where do you live? Memphis, Tennessee

Explanation of your handle: Well, it sort of explains how I make sense of my life, which otherwise defies explanation.

Explanation of your avatar: That's Little Moe. I rescue rabbits (the domestic kind).

Age (general or specific): verging on my sixth decade on earth.

Occupation: Systems analyst

Favorite bike: "Love the one you're with."

What's in your stable? Crimson Joy (my shiny red Trek 4500, modified for city riding/trekking -- lighter kevlar tires, hybrid handlebars, Easy Seat saddle -- a machine much envied by the bike cop I met at a bike shop one morning)

Fastest speed on a road bike? Last time I rode a road bike, I didn't have a speedometer, and it was so long ago that I wouldn't remember, anyway.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None available, unless there's one in a Homeland Security file somewhere (apparently they think that animal rights advocates are dangerous subversives).

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "Don't be silly. Your hair looks great."

Most memorable moment on my bike: Maybe that would be the hornet that hitched a ride on my shorts all the way across Balboa Park? Well, I wasn't going to try to brush him off and risk getting stung. (Yeah, I have a dull life.)

Most fun ever had on a bike? Coasting at high speed down into the canyon and belting out "mouth music" at the top of my voice.

Welcome aboard. Lovely to have an animal activist terrorist with Doris Day connections amoung us!. Wouldn't want to meet you or one of the bunnies in a dark alley, especially if I had a salad sandwich on me.
Love your sense of humor. I'm new to this site too. Hope you get as much fun/info out of it as I am.
Cheers, Yasmin.