Denise, my response as I looked at the pictures: Ho-lee Sh**t! what a gorgeous bike ! Oh, man. Man oh man. sigh. You're now one of those people whose bikes I drool over in transition. I practically say, "can I pet her?" She is GORGEOUS. And you look great and strong on her.

Names-- I like "Valentina" very much! It sounds like "valient", and it sounds like you love your bike--like she's your valentine. "Nalda" sounds too much like "nalga" (butt cheek) and "nada" (nothing) to me.

I think "Mujer de Fierro" might be the way to say "Ironwoman". Hierro does mean iron, for example, when I have my patients take iron for their anemia, they take "hierro" (I mostly speak Spanish in my work). But I think the word for the metal itself is "fierro".

I'll bet you don't need to set the alarm to get up and do your long bike rides! Have a blast.

About the being "built like a stump" thing--you're sturdy and strong, and nothing's going to knock you over or blow you away. You've got powerful muscles, and you're low to the ground for power. Plus....there seems to be a guy there in Arizona who found you pretty enticing!

Your pictures remind me of a lady whose baby I delivered about a year ago. She was built similarly to you. She had such strength and a great attitude in labor and birth. Afterwards, I asked her if she was an athlete. "Oh, no...", she said. Her husband said, "Yes you are! You've run the marathon twice!" She had the heart and body and spirit to just keep going when she needed to, but she had trouble seeing herself as an athlete.

You are iron-strong, and now you have the bike to fly on! Congrats. Lise