Who are you (and what do you look like)?

[CampagnoloCOOL]

Nice ...cool ...

[KrispyK]

* real name: Corey
* where do you live? San Diego
* explanation of your handle: Always sun burned
* age: 23
* occupation: Bike mechanic
* favorite bike: BMC Team Machine
* what's in your stable? Open mold Carbon track bike, Mash Work fixie, Mosaic RT-1, Bailey road bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 58 mph down mount Helix
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2,200 road and 2,500 on the track
* Train as a track sprinter so I don't ride to many road miles (or many track miles) but I can ride very fast for about 1km.
* How did you find the paceline Forum? From a co-worker

[schvezon]

* real name: Evan
* where do you live? Greenpoint Brooklyn
* explanation of your handle: Haven't figured out how to add a handle yet.
* age: 38
* occupation: Project Manager at an Interior Design firm
* favorite bike: Gary Fisher Pro Caliber cruiser
* what's in your stable? Voodoo Wanga Nostalgia piece, Cannondale Caad13, Sweet Tooth custom touring/commuter, schwinn collegiate rat basket, Gary Fisher Pro Caliber, Serotta Atlanta
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? To be honest, I've never actually clocked my speed but probably coming down Mt. Diablo throughout the 2000s
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I just started road biking again but I put in 3K on touring and commuting
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Would you take a bullet for your cat? Yes.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told ?When I was in High School I told a bunch of people that my cousin was in the band Zebrahead.
* How did you find the paceline Forum? From Jun in Oakland

[schvezon]

Originally Posted by schvezon

* real name: Evan
* where do you live? Greenpoint Brooklyn
* explanation of your handle: Haven't figured out how to add a handle yet.
* age: 38
* occupation: Project Manager at an Interior Design firm
* favorite bike: Gary Fisher Pro Caliber cruiser
* what's in your stable? Voodoo Wanga Nostalgia piece, Cannondale Caad13, Sweet Tooth custom touring/commuter, schwinn collegiate rat basket, Gary Fisher Pro Caliber, Serotta Atlanta
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? To be honest, I've never actually clocked my speed but probably coming down Mt. Diablo throughout the 2000s
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I just started road biking again but I put in 3K on touring and commuting
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Would you take a bullet for your cat? Yes.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told ?When I was in High School I told a bunch of people that my cousin was in the band Zebrahead.
* How did you find the paceline Forum? From Jun in Oakland

Should add to this that I look good.

[urimare]

* real name, Christopher
* where do you live? Hsinchu City, Taiwan
* explanation of your handle D'uh
* explanation of your avatar The seat tube cluster on my Legend
* age (general or specific) 61 just a number
* occupation Pastissier
* favorite bike Merlin Newsboy
* what's in your stable? GT Zaskar LE, Raleigh Misceo I11, and maybe soon Raleigh XXIX
* picture of yourself or your ride? will put one up soon
* How long have you been riding bike Since age 5
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told I can run a Marathon in less than 4 hours...
* and, something fun. Still don't feel stop riding bike
* How did you find the paceline Forum?* Searching for a Raleigh XXIX belt drive

[baleendreams]

* real name: Alex
* where do you live? Los Angeles, CA
* explanation of your handle: it came to me in a dream
* explanation of your avatar: I don't have one yet.
* age (general or specific) 34
* occupation Micromobility
* favorite bike: Have my eyes on a Kirk Onesto Terraplane or a Sturdy 3D printed job
* what's in your stable? Ritte Satyr Ti, Crust Lightning Bolt Single Speed, Esker Hayduke gen 2.
* picture of yourself or your ride?

* How long have you been riding bikes: Since I was a young kid
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I'm bad at lying.
* and, something fun: I have a black cat named Carl.
* How did you find the paceline Forum? Worked with Jaybe back at Rapha. Have been a registered lurker for several years now.

[ah87]

* real name: Adrian
* where do you live? Brooklyn, NY USA
* explanation of your handle: Initials and birth year. Boring.
* explanation of your avatar: I don't have one
* age: 35
* occupation: Graphic/web/app designer
* favorite bike: Anything ti, Colnago Master, Times
* what's in your stable? Crust Lightning Bolt, Esker Japhy Ti, Guerciotti
* picture of yourself or your ride?

* How long have you been riding bike: Off and on since I was a kid. More seriously in the last few years.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I don't really tell big lies!
* and, something fun: I have to drive at least an hour each way from my home in Brooklyn to go mountain biking, but I still do it at least once a week when it's not freezing.
* How did you find the Paceline Forum?* From a bike shop owner in Seattle

[JMT3]

Originally Posted by Len J

Annual tradition on some other boards....this has never been done on this board. Let's finad out about each other.

recommended format-

* real name, if you like John B.
* where do you live? Urbana, Illinois. Have family in Chicago and El Cerrito, Ca. Spend more time in Illinois and do travel to Ca to see my daughter and her family.
* explanation of your handle From my weight weenie day Juanmoretime Hence JMT
* explanation of your avatar Not using one here.
* age (general or specific) 66 and counting.
* occupation Retired. Worked upper management for a family owned business. It was great!
* favorite bike My Litespeed T3 disc
* what's in your stable? 2018 Litespeed T3 disc, Blue AC1, Borealis Crestone and a Sette CX1. Also have a 2000 FXST.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 61 at the Hilly Hundred in Indiana sometime in the early 2000's.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? A little over 7,000 miles last year.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Search Harley and in the motorcycle thread is a picture of me from last year on my Harley.
*The way I live life. A bad day on the bike is still way better than a good day at work.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? What I told my wife on how one of bikes came into my possession.
* and, something fun. Riding from my Daughters in Oakland on my 59th birthday to the summit of Mt. Diablo and back while having symptoms of what would later be discovered at Stage 3 throat cancer, HPV. 87 mile ride with 10,000 of climbing!
* How did you find the paceline Forum?* A fellow weight weenie directed me here after I discovered there is more to life than light bike. A well built and spec'ed, and good fitting bike will always serve you well. I throw my leg over my bikes and they make me happy.

Len

Okay I should have copy and pasted.

[sofaman]

* real name, if you like Peter
* where do you live? Norwalk CT
* explanation of your handle I'm in Southern Fairfield County
* explanation of your avatar N/A
* age (general or specific) 65
* occupation Design Director
* favorite bike Haven't found it yet.
* what's in your stable? Giant TCR KOM. Actually trying to sell it to finance a Pegoretti
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? FAST. Aero tow behind my old team's van. "Training" LOL.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Zero. The best I can say is I'm recovering from a bad funk.
* picture of yourself or your ride? See below
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What do you want out of life? I want to retire to the Netherlands where the air is fresh, the roads are safe, the towns are designed by intelligent human beings, and the beer is cheap.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? Lied to myself about being OK to get fat and lazy. Turns out that's a very bad idea.
* and, something fun. I once lined up for a bike race alongside Steve Bauer and Jocques Boyer. Don't draw too much of a conclusion from that.

[fmradio516]

Originally Posted by sofaman

* real name, if you like Peter
* where do you live? Norwalk CT
* explanation of your handle I'm in Southern Fairfield County
* explanation of your avatar N/A
* age (general or specific) 65
* occupation Design Director
* favorite bike Haven't found it yet.
* what's in your stable? Giant TCR KOM. Actually trying to sell it to finance a Pegoretti
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? FAST. Aero tow behind my old team's van. "Training" LOL.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Zero. The best I can say is I'm recovering from a bad funk.
* picture of yourself or your ride? See below
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What do you want out of life? I want to retire to the Netherlands where the air is fresh, the roads are safe, the towns are designed by intelligent human beings, and the beer is cheap.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? Lied to myself about being OK to get fat and lazy. Turns out that's a very bad idea.
* and, something fun. I once lined up for a bike race alongside Steve Bauer and Jocques Boyer. Don't draw too much of a conclusion from that.

Welcome! Im over in Orange, if you ever wanna ride together. We've got hills over here if thats your thing!

[sofaman]

Originally Posted by fmradio516

Welcome! Im over in Orange, if you ever wanna ride together. We've got hills over here if thats your thing!

Thanks for that FM. Not shortage of hills where I am, but I'm in a self-inflicted recovery. Going on some club rides to get my groove back on ... it's going to take a while. Rain check.

[Ntxsage]

* real name, if you like Michael
* where do you live? Plano - North of Dallas
* explanation of your handle north texas dude
* explanation of your avatar plano cyclists
* age (general or specific) just hit 50.0
* occupation software architect
* favorite bike Giordana Capella
* what's in your stable? Giordana Capella, Giant OCR, Raleigh M80, Specialized Roubaix and a truck load of kids bikes for my 4 kids
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? cant remember…40 something. Arkansas hills in the mid 90s
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? zero riding for last 20 years. Just now getting back into cycling after a knee injury put a halt to running. 1000 miles since March
* picture of yourself or your ride? maybe later after I feel at home round here. Right now I’m just here to buy stuff
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What is your favorite cycling memory? Finally beating my buddy up devils den in NW AR after he got me into cycling and kicked my ass for years.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told I can last all night if you let me get in that
* and, something fun. Racing CMRA motorcycles in the 90s. Oak hill and Cresson made street racing boring. Wanted to name my first son Valentino but wife wasn’t having it
* How did you find the paceline Forum?*. popped up in a gear search

[feynman]

Hi, all - nice place you’ve got here. I’ll try not to annoy everyone with my newbie questions, but I make no promises.

* real name, if you like Mitch
* where do you live? South Tempe, AZ
* explanation of your handle Richard Feynman
* explanation of your avatar Richard Feynman
* age (general or specific) Somehow 53
* occupation Dork
* favorite bike The next one
* what's in your stable? Terra
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I dunno - I scare easily
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not enough
* picture of yourself or your ride? Current bike
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Why do I join a like-minded forum of enablers when I know it’s dangerous for my wallet (I don’t know the answer)?
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told I’ll just stop looking at bikes and focus on riding more
* and, something fun. Bikes are fun
* How did you find the paceline Forum?*. I am kinda' looking for a project bike, most likely a Look 585…and most of my 585 searches led me here for some reason.

[Rootfreak]

Hello all, my name is Rob. Pleased to be here.
I hail from southeast Texas, where our biggest hills are overpasses and a 70 mile ride nets less than a grand in elevation.
Due to the lack of rock in our soil, and my background in bayou biking (mountain what?), I became well accustomed to a plethora of trail roots as a youth. Had the handle since the mid aughts on MTBR and the like; the alley of Live Oaks speak to the trees here and my profession (see below).
I’m a millennial who practices landscape architecture (architect by training).
The pride and joy of the collection is a Waterford Paramount the factory refurbished for me a few years ago. My CAAD5 has by far seen the most miles amongst the stable. Have a number of Paramounts, a few Merckxs, and now a Sachs! Fell in love with the ultimate generation of lugged steel as a teenager.
Got up to 56 mph if I recall out in the Hill Country near Utopia, TX during a training camp in college (Hook’em!)
Getting back into riding after a long hiatus. In PT for lingering skiing injuries, but making good progress!

Pics to come! Can’t wait to share the fleet.

I’m continually inspired by the functional beauty of bicycles.
Integrity is a core value, but may have impersonated the son of a local real estate mogul to get into a bar in Austin back in the day.
Other hobbies include HiFi, photography, and collecting vintage Hawaiian shirts. Suppose I’d be into cars if I didn’t spend so much on road bikes!
Internet forums are cool - remember being in awe as a kid of the wealth of knowledge from other people on the internet. My interests seem to align with some of those on this forum!

[weisan]

Welcome root pal.