Story behind your posting name?

[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.

[Catrin]

I thought that I had posted on this thread when it came out, guess not

"Catrin" is just a version of my first name. I've been told that it is the Welsh transliteration, but I don't really know if that is true or not. It is, however, easy to remember and is normally available for use on discussion boards though not always.

I have considered changing it to the name of my bike, but before I decide that I will need to see what the new bike will be named We will see, my current posting name is short and sweet and that is nice too.

[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]

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

I know that the bike thief did Fun thing about the bike was the double-take experienced riders did when they saw it. "Oh, whatever. A Trek 42 .... woah! With Flightdeck and Ultegra and .... "

Chris Robinson and I had so much fun upgrading the heck out of it.

I'm sure the crook stripped it for a hit of crack. I hate bike crooks.

[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.