Getting to Know You!

[SunnyHazel]

Real name: Dawn
Where do you live? North Little Rock, Arkansas

Explanation of your handle: Sunny = Dawn; Hazel = the color of my eyes. Boring, but I thought SunnyHazel sounded cool! Yes, I'm a nerd.

Explanation of your avatar: Still trying to figure out how to resize a photo.

Age (general or specific) 37

Occupation: Legal Assistant/Paralegal/Slave

Favorite bike: Don't know yet!

What's in your stable? Schwinn Skyliner

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Haven't been on a road bike. Yet.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? I'm the picture taker so there are very few photos of me.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "I finished that yesterday."

Most memorable moment on my bike: Well, when I was ten, I was racing the boys in the neighborhood. I was just about to win, pulling into my front yard, when my tires slipped on gravel and I crashed in the ditch. Bloody nose bleeding all over my dress. (Yes, I was riding in a dress!) I vividly recall laying in the ditch yelling, "Mama!" and my mom standing over me saying, "oh, you're alright, get up." That's the last memory I have of riding a bike until I got on one two weeks ago!

Most fun ever had on a bike? Went riding with my husband and two daughters this weekend.

[JamamaSpoke]

Thanks for the welcom everyone...I am truely a cycling addict.!

[CorsairMac]

Welcome to the board Sunny!!

I was in stitches reading about your most memorable - I think we all had moms like that! welcome back to the wonderful world of cycling - may it bring you many more wonderful memories!

[SunnyHazel]

Thanks so much for the welcome! I'm loving every minute on my bike. I even managed to load it into my suv tonight so I could go to the bike trail. I usually ride with my husband, but he had things to do. Must have wanted it bad to have loaded it into my 4Runner, I'm such a weakling!

[sandy45]

Thanks for the welcome! I will have pictures up of my new bike soon. I took it out Sunday and crashed...the bike is ok though! I skinned and bruised my knee good and my shoulder is still sore. I just have to remember not to tackle the ground.

Sandy

Ps....yes I love getting paid to be a mentor and i love being a mentor.

[Squeaky]

Real name: Lauren

Where do you live? Virginia

Explanation of your handle: It's cute... I'm not. And, usually some piece of equipment I own squeaks.

Explanation of your avatar: don't have one yet

Age (general or specific): generally 26, specifically 39 (ugh)

Occupation: HR

Favorite bike: I really want to get a Litespeed!

What's in your stable? Gary Fisher Katai

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?: I'm still working no this 'fast' thing.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None yet

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm generally pretty honest, really

Most memorable moment on my bike: Doing a century cold, hadn't been on a bike in 2 years and just went and did it.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Usually involves dirt.

[Ocultica]

Real name: Shannon
Where do you live? Layton, Utah

Explanation of your handle: I tried to use just Shannon, but it was taken. Ocultica is my email address....I'm not sure why anymore.
Explanation of your avatar: Its my bike! Well...kinda. My bike has a pink bottle cage and soon, pink bar tape.
Age (general or specific) This year will be the 8th anniversary of my 21st birthday.

Occupation: Insurance Agent
Favorite bike: Trek
What's in your stable? Trek 6000 WSD Mtn bike and a Trek 1000 WSD road bike
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? With my computer...32.2 on HWY 89 the week I got my bike. then my computer died.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I Don't have any!

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: No, Amber, those jeans don't make you look fat! ( Amber is my sister)

Most memorable moment on my bike: The cow straddling the trail at Snowbasin, and my husband trying to sweet talk it.
Most fun ever had on a bike? Watching my husband trying to sweey talk a cow.....

[chickwhorips]

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: No, Amber, those jeans don't make you look fat! ( Amber is my sister)

phew! glad it's your sister and not me. thought for a moment i knew you.

welcome to the group!

[ClockworkOrange]

What a fantastic site, well impressed.

Real name: Sally

Where do you live? Poole, Dorset, UK

Explanation of your handle: After my bike...........Orange Clockwork

Explanation of your avatar: Wobbly butt, like mine!

Age (general or specific) 56..........ouch!

Occupation: P/T Administrator and P/T Relief Project Worker one evening per week

Favourite bike: Only bike I have owned as an adult.......and I love it.

What's in your stable? Orange Clockwork - Limited Edition

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Don't have a road bike but on my mountain bike on a road, the fastest speed I have got up to was about 31 mph.

Another picture of yourself or your ride? Pass on that one.

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: I don't lie much, or was that a lie?

Most memorable moment on my bike: My first 1000 miles, although it took a year.

Most fun ever had on a bike? Went to a small town called Weymouth in the south of England, traffic was so heavy so.......had no alternative but to dart in and out all over the place to get where we wanted, think some of the car drivers got annoyed.


Sally

[Kalidurga]

What's in your stable? Orange Clockwork - Limited Edition

I've never heard of an Orange Clockwork bike. When I saw your nick, the first thing that popped into my head was "Siiiiingin' in the rain..."

Welcome!

[CorsairMac]

welcome to the board one and all!

Squeaky: yup - mine either squeak or rattle or clang or Lord knows what!! and I gotta tell ya - the She-Ra Princess of Power Tiara goes to anyone in my book who rides a century cold after being off a bike for 2 years!

Ocul: I just got a Trek 1000 WSD.........sweet bike. Course it wasn't fast enough for me so she's back at my LBS right now having different gearing put on. and I was in Stitches reading about your hubby trying to sweet talk a cow - that had to have been something to see!

Clock: ok....My first thought when I saw you name was the movie and I must say it intrigued me to figure out why you picked Clockwork Orange for an ID.....now I'm intrigued by your bike!! Never heard of it....know nothing about it and would LOVE to see a pix of it!!

[ClockworkOrange]

Kali
I've never heard of an Orange Clockwork bike. When I saw your nick, the first thing that popped into my head was "Siiiiingin' in the rain..."

OK...........the following gives a bit of background about the make of my bike, also a pic of my bike which just happens to be the best (to me)! Singing in the Rain, not sure about the association BUT, I really love to ride in the rain, strange but true.



Orange Mountain Bikes history begins with the Tushingham B52, which was one of the UK's first mountain bikes. It was created as a specialty product by Cumbria in the Lake District and as an offshoot from Tushingham Sails, a leading manufacturer of quality windsurfing sails.

Later, Lester Noble, a partner in Tushingham Sails, fell in love with mountain biking and left Tushingham Sails. He partnerned with Steve Wade, a bike racer with an engineering background, and formed Orange Mountain Bikes.

Handbuilt in Halifax, England, these bikes are ALL English.

Well you did ask ...........hope you are still awake?

CorsairMac
Clock: ok....My first thought when I saw you name was the movie and I must say it intrigued me to figure out why you picked Clockwork Orange for an ID.....now I'm intrigued by your bike!! Never heard of it....know nothing about it and would LOVE to see a pix of it!!

Hmmmmmm, 'never heard of it, know nothing about it'...............now that really is uncool.

Guess I am going to be given the nick of 'Clock' from now on.......

Compared with most of you guys on here, my bike is probably a heap of crap but I really do love my bike. Had it 6 years and almost done 6000 miles. Am not super fit, cannot run up and down stairs, let alone mountains.

However, I love being out on my bike, either alone or with my partner, I do ride all the year round.

I know I have said it before but this site is great, am real pleased I found it, so far, everybody seems real friendly.

Sally

[Xrayted]

Real name: Cindy

Where do you live? Lancaster, PA

Explanation of your handle: Xrayted -- It's a spin on what I do for a job. (Radiology - not porno )

Age (general or specific): 36 and counting... (going by way too fast)

Occupation: Radiologic Technologist

Favorite bike: Don't know enough to make an informed decision. This is my 1st road bike. In another life, I used to have a Harley (ooh, that's a long story) but this is my 1st real bike. (But I'm learning from reading what you ladies have written so far.)

What's in your stable? 2006 Novara Carema Pro
Bought her from a woman I worked with who rode it 4 times since the spring and decided to sell it at a MAJOR loss. cha-ching!! Turned out, we are built the same, plus or minus a little adipose tissue, and now she's mine. Fits like a glove.
***New helmet - $$, New gloves - $, New shoes - $$$, New shorts - $$, New jerseys - $$, New larger pump, that little fr**kin piece of crap - $, (oops, sorry ) Inability to pry the smile off my face after every ride - priceless!!

Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Just got a bike computer about a week ago and the survey says... 33mph! Scared the bejeezus out of me and I haven't been able to find it since. (Must be in hiding.)

Another picture of yourself or your ride? None yet, but gimme time...

What is the biggest lie you've ever told: "Yes dear, you did a great job fixing that", as I hide the tools behind my back.
Another one that seems to work more often than I would of thought - "Geez, my shoulders are killing me. Can you give me a massage? I'm all in knots."

Most memorable moment on my bike: A couple of weeks ago, I rack my bike on the car and head out to Strasburg, PA (30 min drive) for a nice little spin. I'm rolling along, checking out the scenery, catching some very interesting odors and dodging road pies. (farm country ya know) I came up on an Amish girl named Katie and we rode together and talked for a while. Me on my nice, new, light road bike. Her on her heavy, rusted out, single speed, gonna-fall-apart-any-second beater. Started up a nice gradual grade that turned into a very long, steep hill. (I'd call it a mountain but Rand-McNally says otherwise.) There I am huffing and puffing, changing into my granny gear as fast as I can click and she pulls away like she's on a downhill. Got my pedals blown in at 5 mph. I hate hills! 'Nuff said. (As soon as I caught my breath, I laughed like h*ll! Then I went home, got on the internet and found you nice ladies to show me the light. I've been lurking for a while now. Very interesting reading. Can't wait to come up on Katie again. )

Most fun ever had on a bike? When I was 4 years old, my Dad took me to K Mart for my 1st big girl bike. We got there, surveyed the possibilities, and there I spotted my next, new, bestest friend. A little blue/green bike with a white seat and streamers on the handlebars. Upon my test drive around the aisle, my Dad concluded that for one so young, I must have made a very wise choice for we headed for the checkout counter right then and there, no discussion or pleading needed. (1st and only time) I rode it the whole way through the store and refused to get off it when it came time to checkout. The lady had to come around the counter to check the price. I rode it right up to the car door and went home with her in my lap. (remember benchseats?) My Dad had to put the front seat the whole way back so Spitfire and I (that was her name) could both fit in the seatbelt. Years later he confided that he felt like he'd broken his big toe by the time we got home from the store because that's all that would reach the gas pedal.


As I mentioned above, I've been lurking for about 2 weeks and I have to say, this seems to be the friendliest group of women around. I've enjoyed reading some of your passages and just couldn't find any reasons why I hadn't introduced myself yet. Thanks for all the help you've already given me. (even though you didn't know you were doing it) Looking forward to joining in on future discussions. Take care!

[Cassandra_Cain]

Clockwork - heh....I thought of the film as well when I saw your nickname. Now come to learn it was the bike which inspired it. Welcome of course

Xrayted - ha! very clever! when I saw the nickname in this thread I thought 'damn spammers!' how funny. welcome to the forums and the ranks of the few, the proud, the non-lurkers

[CorsairMac]

Clockwork: Loved the bike!! and what matters is YOu love the bike! even though I just bought new Trek road bike, I will Never get rid of my 1989 Trek - it would be too much like losing a very old, dear and trusted friend! Actually Doc will probably end up being my winter commute bike since he weighs just a tad more than the baby bike! As for Clockwork Orange: very nice bike and thanks for sharing the story/pixs! Now I can go boldly forth and claim "why yes, I've heard of Orange bikes - haven't you?"


Xray: Loved reading your bio - thanks for the morning humour! If it's any consolation, Katie probably went home and told her family she met a lady that had this really neat bike and could She get one? Anytime you need some hill-climbing: come visit me in New Mexico, we'll see if we can't find you some! Now get ye hence and find Katie and show her how hills are Really climbed!