Getting to Know You!

[Bruno28]

Real name: Carol

Where do you live? Scotland (near Edinburgh)

Explanation of your handle: Childhood nickname and day of birth.

Age (general or specific) Just turned 50. Still can't quite believe it.

Occupation: Accountant

Favorite bike: Just bought my first 'serious' bike - Tek FX 7.2 wsd and I'm lovin' it.

What's in your stable? see above

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?

I can go quite fast down hills.

Another picture of yourself or your ride?

I believe that if you take my picture you steal my soul. I don't have a picture currently available (Take whichever explanation you prefer!)

What is the biggest lie you've ever told:

Yes, of course I can do that....

Most memorable moment on my bike:

Falling in some bushes - ok I'm new to this game. What happened was, I was trying to figure out if I could make it between two posts and avoid my pedal hitting the stump of a middle post which had been cut down. By the time I had figured it out my pedal had hit the stump and I was in the bushes.


Most fun ever had on a bike?
Trying to get out of some bushes when I was lying head first down a small incline with my bike on top of me. I suppose you had to be there...

[mimitabby]

Welcome Bruno28. ha, i was sure you were a guy !

[Bruno28]

Hi mimitabby- ha! Fooled ya. Nice to meet you.

I adopted the androgynous name cause I'm quite protective of my online privacy. This site feels kinda different tho' - full of great women who share their experiences generously.

[dakay]

Real name: Kathy

Where do you live? Sammamish, Washington

Explanation of your handle: A couple of letters from my husbands name and a couple from mine

Explanation of your avatar: later.

Age (general or specific) 50+

Occupation: retired engineer

Favorite bike: Rodriguez Stellar

What's in your stable? Rodriguez Stellar, '73 Frejus, inexpensive mountain bike for roadworking my dog

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 25 mph going downhill

Another picture of yourself or your ride? none at this time

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'll pass on this one.

Most memorable moment on my bike: I was roadworking my dog on on the Ironhorse Trail and had just turned back when we saw a bear up ahead.

Most fun ever had on a bike? A 50 mile ride in Indiana with my husband when we were students at Purdue.

[margo49]

. This site feels kinda different tho' - full of great women who share their experiences generously.

It *is* different.
Not that I have hardly been anywhere else; but I have read enough things and seen enough on Oprah to know that there is some "dark matter" out there

You-all are so amazingly concerned about us (all) in our war
Prayers, Meditations and Spiritualities showering down on us like rain . Just think how bad things would be if they weren't...

[tallented1]

Real name: Brandy
Where do you live? St. Louis

Explanation of your handle: play on my name

Age (general or specific) 33, ugh that is the first time I have seen that in writing

Occupation: home maker

Favorite bike: my first huffy when i was a kid

What's in your stable? an old huffy with coaster brakes and a great big comfortable seat, a kids 24 inch something I just bought at wal mart for 75 bucks just to see if I can still do this

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? hmm dont know that yet



What is the biggest lie you've ever told: lie? me ? Never!?

Most memorable moment on my bike: I was 11 years old when I first learned to ride, I had gotten a bike for my 5th birthday and had a bad wreck that day bloodied everything was never brave enough to get back on, at 11 years old i was never allowed out of my parents sight except for school then my puppy ran away and no one would go look for it so i dug the bike out of the basement aired up the tires and looked for myself I will never ever forget that day or the spanking i got that night but it was worth it, I was free. Sounds sappy but all true, never did find the puppy.

Most fun ever had on a bike? My first ride on a 10 speed way to big second hand boys bike i could not even reach the ground without leaning still cant.

[CorsairMac]

Whewieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee welcome one and all!! - how wonderful to see so many new faces!!

Lynne: hello from the desert Southwest - I'm here to make your day in the middle of winter when it's so cold outside icicles go inside to play while here....in My state?....it's gorgeous, usually warm(er) and I make no bones about sharing it with all my northern friends here on the board! (ps: love the "recursive lie loop"....had me rofl)

Bruno: Welcome all the way from Scotland! I've been to your very fine country twice on choir tours and I gotta tell ya, one of those time I was looking at hiring ads in the local paper and wondering what I needed to come back to the States for. I busted out laughing when I read the "....pictures steal your soul...."; I said that to someone the other day who wanted to take my picture and they just looked at me like I was nuts and then started to explain to me how a digital camera works!

Dakay: I have a riding buddy here that rides a Rod - and she Loves it. I still tease her every once in while tho: we were on a ride, her on her custom Rod, me on my 25+ vintage Trek and someone came into the coffee shop asking whos bikes were outside....she said "you mean the Rod?"...and he said "no the vintage Trek?" He was a huge vintage bike fan and it was My bike he wanted to chat about.

Mel: yup - some of us ride Harley Davidsons too, and Kaws and who knows what else but we keep coming back to our bikes.

Evie: thanks for the afternoon giggle about being passed by double strollers! one of these days ya'll are going go by them so fast you won't even have time to register what you just passed!

Tallen: welcome to the board. The only "worry" thing I would say is if biking seems to uncomfortable for you: please consider you're trying on a Wally World Bike and it could be the bike. But here's hoping you find the same joy and freedom we all seem to feel when we hop on a bike.

and yes Bruno: this board Is different. It's the Only board I check Every day, sometimes just to get a spirit lift, sometimes to - hopefully - lift someone elses. I have another board where I log all my rides but I don't post to any of the threads over there but 1 (it's part of my "virtual" ride) and I don't hang around and read any of the threads. The women over here are pretty special: we worry over each other, cry with each other, Ride with each other - sometimes virtually but it's fun to know someone somewhere is "riding" with you, it's a place where you know you are Not alone!

[nicola77]

hello im new on here and am really pleased that there is a forum for women riders to get advice i have noticed that there are sites but are mainly for men

[mimitabby]

INtroduce yourself Nicola,
go up a few posts and you'll see the pattern, what we want to know; to get to know you!

[mlove]

Real name: Sharon
Where do you live? Champaign, Illinois

Explanation of your handle: fairly obvious shortening of my last name

Explanation of your avatar: I love cats

Age (general or specific) 55 on October 22

Occupation: Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dept. of History (soon to be retired)

Favorite bike: I like my Trek 7100 but I might want to get a Trek Pilot 1.2

What's in your stable? Trek 7100

Fastest speed on a road bike? I've never ridden a road bike

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't have any riding. I am usually the photographer, not the photographee

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I told myself I would never get my PhD, but I did eventually

Most memorable moment on my bike: I've only been riding for a few weeks, so every moment is memorable.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Every ride I do. In fact I just moved a hair appointment so that it would not interfere with a scheduled group ride.

[CorsairMac]

welcome to the board mlove & possum & nicola

Happy Birthday Possum!! good luck on the custom serotta! you'll have to share pixs with us when you get it!

Mlove: lol on moving the appt so you could get a ride in......been there done that. Welcome to the wonderful world of cycling!

Nicola: where ya from and what type of bike are you riding? we'd love to hear more from you when you get a chance.

[nicola77]

oh **** im really sorry for not putting right details down
name .nicola
age 29
live.milton keynes uk
is that all or do you need my bra size .

[Geonz]

Welp, boobage does get some discussion here! But it's all virtuous and virtual

[littlegrasshopp]

Real name: Meri
Where do you live? Wake Forest, NC

Explanation of your handle: I was too little to be "grasshopper" when I was a martial artist - so the guys called me little grasshopper. There just wasn't room for the "er"

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

Age (general or specific) 33 - Feb

Occupation: Massage Therapist

Favorite bike: My current - because it's the most comfortable and confident I've ever felt on a bike. A Cove Handjob.

What's in your stable? Cove Handjob (don't know year) Hard Tale

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 28, going down hill and scary as heck! 2005

Another picture of yourself or your ride? haven't had my ride out while pictures are being taken - will look for self photo


What is the biggest lie you've ever told: That I had a twin sister that died at birth - later found out it was a true story. freaky.

Most memorable moment on my bike: First time I road my current bike. I've sold 3 bikes because I was too scared or hated riding. Then I tried this bike and everything clicked!! A HUGE testiment to the beauty of having the right style bike!

Most fun ever had on a bike? first time I road big humples! It was like being on a roller coaster but in control! __________________

[CyclChyk]

Real name: Petra

Where do you live? on the border of Augusta, GA/North Augusta, SC

Explanation of your handle: Lack of creative flair and the fact that I love riding

Explanation of your avatar: I have no kids; my dogs are my kids and they make life good

Age (general or specific) 38 - damn old

Occupation: Mortgage Coordinator

Favorite bike: My OCR Limited - loveitloveitloveit

What's in your stable? OCR limited; Rincon MB

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 25, down hill, trying real hard not to brake - last week

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Depends on who you ask

Most memorable moment on my bike: Last week when I endo'ed my OCR on a too tight turn

Most fun ever had on a bike? When I was kicking my hubby's a** racing him to the "finish line"