Story behind your posting name?

[hebe]

Hebe was my first cat, and is also a great character in a Mary Wesley novel (Harnessing Peacocks). Plus a pretty flower.

[Owlie]

Hebe was my first cat, and is also a great character in a Mary Wesley novel (Harnessing Peacocks). Plus a pretty flower.

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebe_(mythology) (My original thought when I read your username.)

[azfiddle]

I thought I had responded to this thread- guess not. I live in Arizona and I play the fiddle, so I use it for my identity here and elsewhere.

[Trek420]

I'm not named for drugs, really! This was not my first bike but my first "serious road bike", a '97 Trek 420, green to purple fade paint job. Previous bikes were a Raleigh 3 speed, then a Gitane, then a Mercien ... I'd gotten it a year or so before joining here. It was lifted from inside my home shortly after joining I hate bike theives! So if you see it out there hold the crook down while you PM me.

Sometimes I consider changing "my name" to one of my new bikes.

[OakLeaf]

You had a Mercian and didn't consider it "serious"?!

[Bike Writer]

I also thought I had responded to this thread, my handle = two things I like to do bike and writer plus I feel like it's a play on words. I currently write a couple of columns in our monthly newspaper. I need to note that writing is really a hobby, it's not what I do for a living.

Also a friend of mine started up a facebook group of bike writers as several of us here in town met at a writers club and later found out that a few of us also liked to bike ride.

[Koronin]

When I still lived in Ohio I was in a Klingon Star Trek fan club. Koronin is the Klingon name I choose for myself. I just use it for message boards as it's easy for me to remember.

[Trek420]

You had a Mercian and didn't consider it "serious"?!

Correction, think it was a Mercier? Got it used after the Gitane and I were "right hooked"

[Melalvai]

These are great stories. I had never made the connection to "420", maybe your bike thief did!

My handle means "Peaceful Mischief" in the language my husband invented. You might be surprised that "conlang" (constructed language) is a popular hobby. It's very useful for a unique handle. When our daughter was born he created a new word and she became Nelalvai, "New Mischief".

[Trek420]

I'm not named for drugs, really! This was not my first bike but my first "serious road bike", a '97 Trek 420, green to purple fade paint job. Previous bikes were a Raleigh 3 speed, then a Gitane, then a Mercien ... I'd gotten it a year or so before joining here. It was lifted from inside my home shortly after joining I hate bike theives! So if you see it out there hold the crook down while you PM me.

Too bad it's a 50 cm and a good thing I'm broke because here's my namesake even in the right colors.

http://cgi.ebay.com/TREK-420-FAST-TR...#ht_548wt_1156

[OakLeaf]

The good news is that if it's the wrong size, it's not your bike.

[Crankin]

I thought I had responded to this thread, but my story is so boring, I guess I didn't.
I originally was using my real name on TE, until 2-3 years ago, someone I used to work with 20+ years ago found me by searching my name and it came up on a TE thread. This isn't really awful, in light of Facebook, etc., but I decided to change to a screen name. I really couldn't think of anything original I liked that hadn't been taken. My IM screen name is Crankin + my first name (which I chose because I couldn't think of anything and Crankin + DH's first name is his IM screen name), so I dropped the first name part from Crankin. I guess it would i.d. me as a cyclist, even though I am not particularly "crankin," in terms of speed.

[Trek420]

The good news is that if it's the wrong size, it's not your bike.

That's true.

[ciao_bella]

I'm first generation Italian. My parents immigrated here in 1948. My Grandparents/Aunts/Uncles followed shortly thereafter. Therefore I grew up immersed in all things Italian.....I can't seem to shake it off.....not that I really want to.

Ciao = hello/goodbye in Italian
Bella = Beautiful

Growing up in my large extended family, my aunts & uncles always called us nieces "Bella", as a term of affection.

It's just an expression that I've always liked.

[eofelis]

I signed up here back when I rode a Surly Pacer. I moved on to a different bike, but I haven't figured out how to change my user id on here.