Getting to Know You!

[MommyBird]

Real name: Gayle
Where do you live? Appling, GA (Augusta)

Explanation of your handle: My husband started calling me Mommy Bird when we became parents (1991). He likes to make up goofy nick names. I have always found it cute.

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....I ain't got no stinkin' avatar ??

Age (general or specific) 49

Occupation: Wife, Mom, home school teacher of two.

Favorite bike: My almost new Cannondale Synapse 6

What's in your stable? Cannondale Synapse 6, 1992 Specialized Rock Hopper and a hand-me-down Trek something-or-other from my youngest son

Fastest speed on a road bike? 23+ that I now of.

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What is the biggest lie you've ever told: They are all big

Most memorable moment on my bike: Biking all around Charleston, SC with my husband. We each had a son in a bike seat. We were out for hours and our youngest fell asleep. We had to tie his little helmet to the seat with a shoestring to keep his head from bobbing wildly. He slept through the whole procedure.

Most fun ever had on a bike? This July, biking the beginner trail at Red Rocks with my husband and now 16 and 18 year old sons. We were on a cross-country camping trip and our bikes were all set up for leisurely sight-seeing, but we were in the area and we had to try it. All bikes had platform pedals and all were hard-tails. We laughed so hard at each other that it hurt. We all made it through without a fall except my husband who yelled "watch this" as he rolled into one of the few patches of deep sand on the trail. He purposely flew over his handlebars and we all broke out in laughter...again! Now that we are home all pedals are are again clip-ins except mine. If we ever go back, we will rent the proper equipment.