Getting to Know You!

[TsPoet]

Real name: Sue's my middle name - first name I'm the only one, so it’s personal and I only tell people in person

Where do you live? Tricities Washington (Southeast portion of the state, in the desert)

Explanation of your handle: Combo of my real name, but sounds like it's a handle, so still anonymous (or so I tell myself)

Explanation of your avatar: When I get it uploaded, it’ll be a picture of the 3 most important things in my life - my psychotic dog, Murphy (AKA Beelzebub); my Pest of a bird, Pepper (AKA Pepper the Pest), and my Bacchetta Giro

Age (general or specific): Twenty-nineteen going on twenty-twenty

Occupation: Scientist

Favorite bike: My Bacchetta Corsa (SWB recumbent)

What's in your stable? Trek 920 MTB, Bacchetta Corsa, Bacchetta Giro - want a ? road bike.

Fastest speed on a road bike? Where? When? 51.3 mph! downhill (in case you were wondering) down Bombing Range Rd in West Richland, Wa. Never Again.

Most memorable moment on my bike: Try to make it short - bad day, commuting to work, got a flat, 5 am cold out, no tire wrenches. Very nice elderly gentleman came out to help. What a disaster, he kept trying to hold my bike for me when I was trying to get the rear wheel off, then back on… Got going again, but we’d knocked the rear derailleur off-line and I did a header onto the hood of the car stopped at the stoplight to let me go by. Look on the driver’s face was priceless, she clearly didn’t know why I’d viciously attacked her car. Tried to call a friend to pick me up and drive me the rest of the way, then remembered she had a brand new Exterra, and I didn’t want to put my greasy bike in her new car. Started thinking about the old man and how pleasant and friendly he’d been and how nice to talk to, road the next 9 miles into work in perfect sunny day and had one of the best rides of my life - so glad my friend’s car was new, or I would have missed it.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I never lie. I don’t always tell the truth, but I don’t lie.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Recently, the “Cherry of a Ride” in The Dalles, Oregon. Small organized ride in its second year. Friendly people, beautiful scenery, and awesome dried cherries.

Picture of yourself or your ride? I don’t do pictures of myself. Maybe if I ever lose 30 lbs.

[SadieKate]

Welcome, Sue! Glad to see you come out of lurkdom.

[Aggie_Ama]

C- A&M stands for Agriculture and Mechanical. I did finish the entire MS150 (Houston to Austin, TX) last year. We will be riding again this weekend!

Corsair- That is my favorite kit- got to represent the school that got so much of my cash! And we Texans like to tease anyone who is not a Texan, so we can take it. Thanks for the welcome!

[fixedgeargirl]

Welcome all you new folks ! This is a great place to be!

AggieAma, I'm in Austin proper, just south of downtown! I'm surprised you're wearing that A&M kit here in Longhorn country ! (For the record, I'm a Coloradan, and no allegiance to either school.)

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Poet! Yes your identity is safe with us - we only sell IDs for really high end bikes - no wait....that's not what I meant! Your sense of humour shows in your posts - hope to hear more from you!


SK!!!! Welcome Home!

[DrBee]

Welcome all! You've come to a great place! Read and enjoy. We look forward to hearing from you!

Occupation: Scientist

Poet - What kind of scientist?

[TsPoet]

Welcome all! You've come to a great place! Read and enjoy. We look forward to hearing from you!



Poet - What kind of scientist?

SadieKate - thanks, had to come out of lurkdome sometime

CorsairMac - thanks for all the help with my Mom, and she's loving cycling! If you google my name, you'll find - a wine thermometer, a calculator, a Star Trek-like "humanoid" on an RPG game, and me. Five years ago, you'd find me.

FishDdr.
I'm a Toxicologist by education and a Pharmacokineticist/Metabolism person by vocation. (The study of poisons and the study of how the body handles drugs, respectively).

Thanks all,

[allabouteva]

Welcome Pikato,

Is that a pink bike in your avatar? Mine is pink too!

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[CorsairMac]

Welcome Pikato - so I have to ask....you say your younger brother is in your stable - is he contained or do you allow him to run free?? LOL

ahh Poet - those are Quite the fields and I should have Reconized your name my friend!! Welcome to another BJ member!! Joe was just asking me earlier if your mom was still riding. I had sent her another email asking if she wanted to go again but didn't get an answer back so I wasn't sure. She and Pat were so cute, worried the whole time we were riding that they were slowing me down and keeping me from doing a "real" ride! I tried to tell them a ride is a ride no matter the distance or speed - but I"m not sure they believed me!

[beebs]

real name michelle
where am I? uk

Heres where it's going to go a bit wonky I've a terrible memory!!!

my current bike is a road bike giant ocr and it is also my favourite because my husband bought it for me

occupation: currently a childminder studying for a degree with th ou with a view to teaching!! also a wife and mother of two !

my age 28 and counting ( doesn't it go quick!!)

hobbies are training and thata it between studieing and kids little time for anything else!

happy to find a womens cycling forum for all those little questions you cant ask anyone else!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome welcome welcome beebs! We've got several UK ladies here! Nice bike btw my friend, and even more special since your DH bought it! and yup = isn't it nice to know there is a place we can come to that we can ask - well - pretty much everything!! and probably have!

Look forward to hearing more from you.