Getting to Know You!

[barrelgal]

Real name: Megan
Where do you live? Houston, Tx
Explanation of your handle: I was a barrel racer for years (rodeo event)
Explanation of your avatar: Flower spotted on my last trip to China
Age (general or specific): 28
Occupation: IT Professional (at least that's what my business cards say, sounds rather boring!)
Favorite bike: one with 2 wheels and pedals
What's in your stable? 2005 Specialized Roubaix Elite Ultegra/105 Mix
Fastest speed on a road bike? I have no clue
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't have any yet I need to work on that
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm good for at least another 10 miles
Most memorable moment on my bike: Riding in Trinidad and seeing monkeys swinging from the trees above me

[velocirabbit]

Hi, everyone!

Real name: Jo
Where do you live? Vista (San Diego county), CA
Explanation of your handle: My username is velobunny on a local bike forum.
Age (general or specific): 23
Occupation: Massage Therapist
Favorite bike: The nice one I don't have
What's in your stable? Trek 5200 upgraded to 10spd Sram rival, and a Bianchi Pista for goofing off/commuting/the rare occasion I get on the track
Fastest speed on a road bike? Not fast enough. =(
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: The rock jumped out in front of my wheel
Most memorable moment on my bike: Crossing the finish line first at the AZ State Road race a week after I started chemotherapy
Another picture of yourself or your ride?

[2wheelr]

Real name: Rose
Where do you live? Eastern Suffolk County, NY
Explanation of your handle: Bikes have 2 wheels. (I couldn't think of anything else)
Age (general or specific): 45
Occupation: WAHM, (candles, soaps...)
Favorite bike: My New raleigh Capri 2.0
What's in your stable? Raleigh Capri 2.0, Pacific 3500sx MTB
Fastest speed on a road bike? No clue
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I try not to lie, and it gets me in trouble constantly.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Biking in camp as a kid. I biked through Lake Placid NY, right after the Winter Olympics and got to tour olympic village!
Most fun you ever had on a bikeDoing the 200 mile trip with camp, great fun and friends
Another picture of yourself or your ride?
I am the photographer, there are really no pictures of me. I'll see if I can convince someone to pick up the camera and take one!

[girlontheroad]

Hi all, technically started riding about a year and 1/2 ago but really caught the bug this spring and summer.

Real name: Chris
Where do you live? Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Explanation of your handle: I travel (and now I ride) so both are me on the road!

Explanation of your avatar: my bike

Age (general or specific) 45

Occupation: Autism Educational Consultant / College Professor

Favorite bike: whatever bike I'm riding at the moment

What's in your stable? Trek 7000 Hybrid, Trek Lexa SLX

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: not so much a lie, but avoiding telling my mother what I spent on a bike--she would be horrified!

Most memorable moment on my bike: not sure, haven't gotten that far

Most fun ever had on a bike? Just wandering and exploring
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[shootingstar]

Greetings to new members here!

[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......

[happyscientist]

Real name: Michele
Where do you live? Fairmont, WV

Explanation of your handle: I think we have had enough angry scientists

Explanation of your avatar: I am still working on that

Age (general or specific) 40ish

Occupation: Analytical chemist

Favorite bike: My C'dale synapse.

What's in your stable? My C'dale synapse and a globe comfort bike

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 44.5 on a downhill stretch during the duathlon I did earlier this year.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'm still working on that.


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Let's not go there.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Shortly after I started riding, I showed up to what was supposed to be an easy group ride. The other beginners bailed because of rain, and it ended up just being me and a couple racers. We rode to who-knows-where. I was afraid to get lost because I wouldn't be able to find my way home, and I was too stubborn to tell them to slow down. Climbing a switchback, I collapsed from exhaustion, unable to get my feet out of the clips. After that, they took it easy on me, but were very impressed with my determination.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Last weekend, about 65 miles into a century, I had what can only be described as a cyclists high. The sun was shining on my face and shoulders as I followed a winding river through the country. I dropped the entire pack and felt like I was flying.

[dottigirl]

Real name: Toria
Where do you live? SW London, UK (yeah, an interloper)
Explanation of your handle: rugby nickname from years ago, when there were too many Victorias around.
Explanation of your avatar: N/A as yet
Age (general or specific): mid-thirties
Occupation: aspiring novelist
Favorite bike: one which works
What's in your stable? Specialized Dolce named 'Baby' (small, nightmare to keep clean, sh*tty arse and squeals if I don't give it enough attention) & Specialized Globe Vienna named 'Beast' (weighs a ton but is reliable and plods on)
Fastest speed on a road bike? somewhere not shy of 40mph, fastest I've seen was 37.5, but any faster and I'm too nervous to take my eyes off the road.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? ooh, I'll have to dig one out. If it shows, dat's my award. So chuffed.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: after crashing at 25mph, with blood trickling down my leg and unable to weight-bear on one leg, that I didn't want my housemate to pick me up and I was fine to get home.
Most memorable moment on my bike: cycling the back lanes of Kent on a beautiful, beautiful day.

[Swan]

Real name: Cora
Where do you live? Near PCB Florida
Explanation of your handle: Translation of a favoured name
Explanation of your avatar: My face
Age (general or specific): Early 20s
Occupation: Unemployed but still looking.
Favorite bike: I haven't a clue yet!
What's in your stable? Granite Peak Roadmaster
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? No idea...
Another picture of yourself or your ride? No real pics
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: One told for personal safety in face of danger.
Most memorable moment on my bike: Smashing into a mailbox and rolling through loose gravel... So many scars in my elbows and knees from that!
Most fun ever had on a bike? Trailblazing through heavy-canopied forestry during a summer rain and splashing in the puddles.