Getting to Know You!

[TrekDianna]

Real name: Dianna

Where do you live? Oregon

Explanation of your handle: my bike and my name

Explanation of your avatar: haven't made one yet

Age (general or specific) 47

Occupation: University Administration (unit head)

Favorite bike: Trek skye sl disc wsd at the moment

What's in your stable? Trek skye sl disc wsd and a new Trek FX 7.3 WSD disc

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? my GPS said 35 coming down a nill

Another picture of yourself or your ride? not yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I told someone their baby was cute but it was actually hideous.

Most memorable moment on my bike: my first endo

Most fun ever had on a bike? my first endo

[amnesiac]

Real name: Christine

Where do you live? Dallas

Explanation of your handle: It's the same one I use on other forums - the first time I used it was because I was listening to that Radiohead album at the time

Explanation of your avatar: I love the beach & would rather be lounging under a palapa than just about anywhere else in the world

Age (general or specific) Not 40 yet!

Occupation: School Nurse

Favorite bike: I like my little road bike

What's in your stable? We have a small fleet out there but mine are a 2008 Specialized Dolce Elite & a Specialized Rockhopper MTB that I don't ride much.

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 26.7 at Goatneck last month. I don't generally dig super speedy.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Not of me but this is Sugar


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Probably something stupid when I was a teenager.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I finished my first 100K ride with hubby this spring. I honestly didn't think I could do it at that point so I was super proud of myself.

Most fun ever had on a bike? I can't really pinpoint a specific incident but it's generally fin for me because it's something hubby & I do together.

[Deborah Y]

Real name: Deborah
Where do you live? Seoul, South Korea

Age (general or specific) 50

Occupation: expat bon bon eater

Favorite bike: My own, we've been through a lot and I have the duct tape to prove it.

What's in your stable? Bianchi Eros

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 39 mph, down a hill with a truck following me. Never again!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: my lips are permanently sealed.

Most memorable moment on my bike: riding with my father to explore the beautiful trails near his house

Most fun ever had on a bike? Rounding a curve at a fast speed just thrilled to be alive.

[sirenizzed]

Real name: Jennifer
Where do you live? Boston, MA
Explanation of your handle: I've been told I'm like a siren of greek mythology. I havent always been sure how to take that but ive decided I must be sooo much frun i'm a huge time suck
Explanation of your avatar: My new bike
Age (general or specific): 32
Occupation: U.S. Government. Proudly serving the people of this great nation
Favorite bike: mine..although i covet almost everyone elses
What's in your stable? 2012 Bianchi Torino Dama
Fastest speed on a road bike? im still trying to work through bum pain (just started biking again)
Another picture of yourself or your ride? err ill update this when i get my new saddle on the bike
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: that happens to every guy *snorts* i kid. maybe when i told my sister we found her ina garbage can when we were really really little
Most memorable moment on my bike: Freedom!

[sirenizzed]

Update of the bike

[ClaireNYC]

Real name: Claire
Where do you live? Astoria, NY
Explanation of your handle: My name, where I live
Age (general or specific): mid 50's
Occupation: Contract negotiator
Favorite bike: Cannondale Synapse
What's in your stable? Cannondale Synapse, Trek lexa
Fastest speed on a road bike? 37 mph
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I never lie
Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding to the top of Bear Mountain
Most fun ever had on a bike? Riding down from the top of Bear Mountain

[Amira]

Real Name: Lisa
Where do you live: Dallas
Explanation of your handle: My ride, a Specialized Amira
Age (general or specific: 55 (or, as I like to think of it, fifty fine)
Occupation: Lawyer
Favorite bike: My current one, a Specialized Amira
What's in your stable: Just one. My LeMond Alpe d'Huez was stolen last November. Am contemplating adding a commuter bike for running errands next.
Fastest speed on a bike: About 35 mph. See most memorable moment on my bike, below. Going downhill at Tahoe is hard to beat. Only doing 35 because I was braking the entire way down.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: This? New? Nooo, it's been in my closet forever.
Most memorable moment on my bike: I just got back a week ago from the JDRF Ride to Cure (Type 1 Diabetes) in Lake Tahoe. The entire weekend surrounding the ride, which my sister and I did in memory of our brother who passed away a year ago (in Tahoe) of complications from diabetes, was absolutely life changing in every way. I truly felt my brother's presence as I was climbing those hills. I committed to do the ride in the fall of 2011...middle aged, overweight, out of shape and having not ridden a bike in years. In training for that ride, which had such special significance, I changed my life - went from desk jockey to full on adult onset athletics, lost 35 lbs and am fitter than I've been since I was 20-something and my sister and I bonded in new ways.
Most fun ever on a bike: See most memorable. I don't know that I can wait until next year to go back ... now thinking of signing up for the Tucson JDRF ride in November.


Picture of my sister and I at the finish line, Lake Tahoe, September 9, 2012 - hmmm, going to have to figure out how to correctly size pictures on this forum......