Getting to Know You!

[Brandi]

I thought I sould fill this out correctly since I didn't the first time.
Real name: Brandi

Where do you live? Los osos, ca

Explanation of your handle: my mom gave it to me? (smart as*)

Explanation of your avatar: that is aki she is modling one of my hand made scarfs

Age (general or specific) 37 or 28 depends on what kind of day it is


Occupation: sand sculptor

Favorite bike: giant xtc hybred my husband built

What's in your stable? old diamond back, another old diamondback, a giant warp and a giant v2

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? um don't have one of those thingy's to tell me. But as fast as a mountain bike can go with slicks on!

Another picture of yourself or your ride?my husband rides seperate from me so there is no one to take apic but I will work on that.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: when I was in 10th grade I told my friends I knew Duran Duran and had back stage passes. I got caught with that one!

Most memorable moment on my bike: when it didn't hurt anymore!

Most fun ever had on a bike? riding around catalina island with my husband rigt before he had to leave for 6 weeks to do a sand sculpture. it was just a romantic time!
worst time- I haven't had one yet and it kinda scares me when I read about some of these crashes
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[drlaura]

Real name: Laura

Where do you live? suburban Seattle

Explanation of your handle: nickname

Explanation of your avatar: try to smile most of the time

Age (general or specific) 43

Occupation: mom, wife, veterinarian

Favorite bike: Quentona Roo Trueno

What's in your stable? my QR, plus 10yo Trek city hybrid (heavy as all get out, unstable going down hills, but so wonderful to pull my kids in the Burley or quick trips to the store -- who's going to steal it?)

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? not sure

Another picture of yourself or your ride? aerobars do not compliment my behind

Most memorable moment on my bike: finishing my first 60-miler on my old Schwinn at age 14 years

Most fun I've ever had on my bike: bike leg of my first triathlon last summer in Portland, OR

[kiwi girl]

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What's in your stable? Trek Madone 5.9 SL with Campy Record (white with pink & silver flames and wheels I built myself -- pink Chris King hubs laced with silver spokes and silver Velocity rims), Lemond Victoire (for sale, wanna buy it?), Felt S22 time trial bike with a Zipp disk, Luna Orbit custom cyclocross bike (pink and purple) currently built up as a single speed (more pink hubs), Ritchey Break-Away steel cyclocross frame (also for sale), Ritchey Break-Away titanium cyclocross bike (a prototype frame that I was lucky enough to get for nationals -- thank you, Ritchey), Litespeed Pisgah hardtail mountain bike (with pink and silver streamers), Rivendell Atlantis touring bike that I built up myself, and a really cool track bike that I need to sell because I don't ride it and it deserves to be loved a lot (built by Dale Sasso for Bobby Walthour). Oh, and a 1968 Murray tricycle (red ) that was my very first bike!.

Holey moley !!!

[witneylaura]

Real name: Laura
Where do you live? Hutt City, New Zealand

Explanation of your handle: Witney is the small town in the UK where my parents live, and where I was last year.

Explanation of your avatar: Guess I should get one of those!

Age (general or specific) 42

Occupation: Psychotherapist

Favorite bike: the one that I can afford

What's in your stable? the car?

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Not sure about the speed, I just shut my eyes and hope for the best

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I guess that is another thing I should sort out

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: " I fully intend to go for that ride up that huge hill in the morning" And I told it to myself...

Most memorable moment on my bike: On my first wobbly trip home from work two really cool guys on road bikes pulled up besides me, they had all the gear and looked way cool- and they started chatting to me about biking! I felt like I had arrived!

Most fun ever had on a bike? I'm the idiot with the permanent grin.
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[salsabike]

Real name: Deena

Where do you live? Seattle

Explanation of your handle: The two things I've been most in love with recently

Explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet; will add when I see one that rings the bell

Age (general or specific) 52

Occupation: school psychologist, workforce development analyst

Favorite bike: My new Eros Donna '06. Would love to get a Davidson some day.

What's in your stable? Last year's Specialized Sirrus, a 1991 Burley tandem I ride with my husband

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Going down a long hill on the tandem, 40; down a local, shorter hill on my single, 34. On the flats, 24 on the tandem, 17 on the single.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Don't have one of me on it yet, but here's the ride:

Biggest lie: "Mom, I'm sleeping over at Susie's tonight." (at the same time, Susie is saying, "Mom, I'm sleeping over at Deena's tonight.")

Most memorable moment on my bike: Finishing the Seattle to Portland ride last year (first time) on the tandem.

Most fun I've ever had on my bike: I love the 60-mile training rides we do around Lake Washington on the tandem. The scenery's gorgeous, lots of different birds, the terrain is varied--it's just a blast.

[Melody]

Hi Lorri, nice to see you on here finally. Trek told me you tend to read from time to time but you hadn't _said_ anything yet.

Hi drlaura and witneylaura!
Hi salsabike!

Welcome all to the forums.

Mel

[CyclaSutra]

Real name: Johanna Love

Where do you live? Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Explanation of your handle: I wrote a column in January about snow biking at 5 degrees, and mentioned that when the sun peeked over the butte and hit my face, it felt like a climax. A local pundit wrote a letter to the editor, poked fun at me and said he'd never had such a good time on a bike, maybe he should ask the CyclaSutra what he's doing wrong.

Explanation of your avatar: A photographer friend and I cruised Arizona in November. She had never ridden as an adult before, but I took her on an easy trail in Sedona, and she loved it. This is on a rental in Sedona.

Age (general or specific) 31.5

Occupation: Newspaper features editor

Favorite bike: Felt F70 with a "Girls Kick ***" sticker

What's in your stable? Also a hardtail Trek 8500 with a "Boys Lie" sticker that's disentigrating after too much mud ... and an Electra pink cruiser that I don't cruise often enough. Fourteen miles is too far to cruise it to the nearest coffee shop.

What bikes do you covet? I'd love a full-suspension mountain bike, but I'm on a shopping hiatus this year. I have everything I NEED. Want, that's a different story...

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 52 down the back side of Teton Pass (10 percent grade) on my way "Around the Block" last summer.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Let's see if these attachments work ... One is me and my nutty "pit crew," the other is during a four-leg race called the Pole, Pedal, Paddle. Obviously, I was the pedal, and part of the paddle. We were the "Shady Ladies" last year, and we won the fun class (probably because they judge you on how much FUN you're having, not because our outfits were all that).


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What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "I've had these shorts for a long time, punkin, they're not new."

Most memorable moment on my bike: Finally nailing a trackstand at a long traffic light ... sneaking up on a fisher during my commute ... standing in line at the coffee shop and knowing I earned that latte ... swooping through loop-de-loops on the singletrack.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Getting up after each endo, realizing that I didn't break anything on my body, and regaining the confidence to haul *** again.

Worst time ever on a bike: Either blowing out my ACL on a bad bunny hop , or not finishing my first attempt at a double century because of sleet and snow.

[LauraPaura]

Time for me to do this one too..

Real name: Laura

Where do you live? Tampere, Finland

Explanation of your handle: It's my name Laura and something that Finns do.. hard to explain maybe

Explanation of your avatar: Something I made for a school prjoect, eye with the globe as the center

Age (general or specific): 25

Occupation: I study Environmental engirneering for the first year and am having the time of my life

Favorite bike: never thought about it this way my own surely..

What's in your stable? I have Raleigh hybrid.. it's gray and black.. This is the same as with cars, I NEVER remember the makes, just the colors.

Fastest speed on a road bike? Don't have a road bike, but did 50 km/h last summer. The ride down was great but the ride up... even better

Another picture of yourself or your ride: I have to think about how to get a pic here!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm the worst lier ever! I just simply can't do it since I know I'll get into lot more trouble if I do so.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I always get a dreamlike feeling when riding in the great summer weather with my music on.. It's really magic..

Most fun ever had on a bike? Must've been last summer when me and my mum and my aunt did a 77 km ride together. It must've been one one of the best

Worst time ever on a bike? Hmm.. this is a tough one. Last summer when I fell because I was not looking where I was going

[sydney_b]

Be happy I don't live by you. You'd be cleaning up a lot of drool and fingerprints.

Funny. It's so weird because all I've ever done is read about the Rohloff. Never seen one, let alone ridden one, but being a bit of gear-lover, just had to have one. Especially, since it will make taking care of the bike easier. (yeah, i know you can do the same thing with singlespeeds and fixies, but I like my gears)

I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. Seems unreal. Suppose it will ge more real as I start sending more $$$ out.

[Wisconsin]

Time for me to do this one too..

Real name: Amy

Where do you live? Merrill, Wisconsin

Explanation of your handle: Where from

Explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet

Age (general or specific): 36

Occupation: Mom of 3 young boys and beginning graphic artist

Favorite bike: looking to buy my favorite

What's in your stable? Old Huffy Mt. Bike

Fastest speed on a road bike? Don't have a road bike yet

Another picture of yourself or your ride: Don't have this yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Don't really remember

Most memorable moment on my bike: Elroy/Sparta bike trail, which goes through train tunnel about 1m. long. Also was my farthest ride about 26 miles before kids.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Same as above

Worst time ever on a bike? Don't have one

Just joined this forum for some beginner advice on choosing a bike and also to get advice for clubs and where to ride in Wisconsin. Excited to get biking!!

[Andi]

Real name: Andrea
Where do you live? Spokane, WA

Explanation of your handle: My nick name

Explanation of your avatar: avatar??....you mean I could have an avatar??

Age (general or specific) 58 and proud of it

Occupation: Staff Auditor

Favorite bike: Specialized and Cycle Genius

What's in your stable? Specialized and Cycle Genius

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 23 mph going down hill from Plummer to Harrison on the Trails of the Coeur d'Alene

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'm usually the picture taker - don't like my picture 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: Nothing memorable - just love riding. Last year my husband and I wrote 61 miles of 72 on the Trail of the Coeur d'Alene.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding at night in the spring/summer. It is so relaxing and good time to wind down and just enjoy other's company.
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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"

[bikerHen]

Welcome to TE Andi!

I just PM'ed a nice long note to you. Then, I jumped to the forum and read your post. Glad to read, if you don't mind my saying, you're an old fart like me! And I mean that in the nicest way.

Hope we can get together real soon. I'm always up for a ride . . . as long as the temp. is above 30 degrees. BikerHen

[mellic]

I don't want to be left out, I better do one of these.

Real Name: Mel

Where do you live: In live downunder in Perth.

Explanation of your handle: my two nick names joined together.

Explanation of my avatar: don't have one.

Age: 24

Occupation: PhD student

Favourite bike: 2006 Specialized S-works Epic Carbon (I want one!)

What's in my stable: There is my 05 BMC velvet 01 mountain bike which I built up into a lean mean racing machine (has xtr components, hayes disc brakes, mavic wheels, and reba forks). I also have a cute little giant which I built up for mountain cross racing. Then I have a giant OCR1 road bike which I ride the most but enjoy the least, it is my training bike. Then I have a giant which I built up as a hack bike and I use it for mountain cross racing.

Fastest speed on a road bike: Hmmmm....probably about 40 mph.

Picture: Just imagine a black beauty and that's my bike.

Biggest lie ever told: I don't think I have one big one that stands out, but I tell lots of little ones I am sure.

Most memorable moment on a bike: Competing in the 2004 National Championships in Victoria and coming third.

Most fun ever had on a bike: Any long technical descent on a bike is a highlight for me.

Worst time on a bike: Going over the handlebars at high speed knocking myself out - what a headache!

[crazycanuck]

A whole bunch a newbies...funky...

Now ladies, be nice to Mellic...as i kinda know this chickie...If you're not nice to her,we'll send bad weather vibes your way & you'll have more winter.

c

[DirtDiva]

No! Not more winter! Just give me a second to rustle up a plate of bickies and put the jug on so we can have a proper welcome.