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#1
12-10-2004, 10:11 AM
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Who are you?
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 Len * where do you live? Eastern Shore of Maryland....Flat & Windy * explanation of your handle D'uh * explanation of your avatar The seat tube cluster on my Legend * age (general or specific) 49 1/2 50's coming but I feel 25 * occupation Operating Partner for Private Equity firm * favorite bike Serotta Ottrott * what's in your stable? Ottrott, Legend, Lemond Buenos Aires, and Gunnar Street Dog Fixie. (Oh Yeah and a Sach's on order 50th birthday present to myself) * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 56, western Tennessee 1988 too fast for me * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 4,500 I can only ride on weekends....I travel 5 days/week * picture of yourself or your ride? Don't really have one...I'll see what i can scan * make up and answer at least one additional question. The most unusual things that I get from riding are creative ideas for short stories. About halfway thru a 3 to 4 hour ride, I don't know If I get delireous, but I start conceiving complex plots for short stories. Some of my best ideas have come thsi way....talk about the miles going by fast. * what is the biggest lie you've ever told I'm really a 72 year old retired librarian from Wook, Iowa who has not been outside in 12 years (oh sorry, that was the lie...or was it?) * and, something fun. Biking from Fairbanks to Anchorage with my oldest daughter....what a blast. * How did you find the paceline Forum?* Len
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#2
12-10-2004, 04:39 PM
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"Evil.....is the complete lack of Empathy!" "One of the largest obstacles to seeing truth......is wanting something too much."
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#3
12-10-2004, 09:19 PM
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Since I'm new
* real name, Greg
* where do you live? Virginia Beach....Flat & Windy * explanation of your handle D'uh * explanation of your avatar Not sure how to make one * age (general or specific) 39 1/2 40's coming but I don't care * occupation Enginerd * favorite bike varies by the minute * what's in your stable? all glue factory canidates, Cdale 3.0, Cdale Beast of East SS set up for road use, K2 evo 4.0 * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Don't know I don't have a computer on any of them * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not sure but very few compared to most on here. Maybe a 800 for the year. Hoping to triple it next year * picture of yourself or your ride? I don't think so * make up and answer at least one additional question. What is the next bike you want to buy? Every Damn one I see. Is there a cure? * what is the biggest lie you've ever told I won't buy another bike until my 40th B-day in August * and, something fun. Biking with my 11 y/o and 8 y/o boys and sex with the wife (TMI?) Greg
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#4
12-10-2004, 10:37 PM
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* real name - Christian
* where do you live? - NYC * explanation of your handle - yeah. * explanation of your avatar - none * age (general or specific) - 28 * occupation - Manager for Big 4 Consultancy * favorite bike - Rivendell Rambouillet * what's in your stable? - Rivendell Rambouillet, Specialized Sequoia, Pegoretti Palosanto (incoming Tues) * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - 50ish, Fuschertorl, Grossglockner * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - 4,000ish * picture of yourself or your ride? www.christianedstrom.com or www.nycc.org ought to cough a few up.
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08-03-2013, 03:56 PM
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* real name - Kiel M
* where do you live? - Lower Haight, San Francisco * explanation of your handle - lol * explanation of your avatar - Portrait of me, by Ashley * age (general or specific) - 8/30/83 * occupation - Bartender, barback, server, coffee delivery guy * favorite bike - Clean steel, beefy tires and lots of racks * what's in your stable? - Surly Pacer, DA 7800, Mavic Reflex SUP, Thompson * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - mid 40s, pacer, GGpark * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - not enough * picture of yourself or your ride? 
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10-09-2009, 03:06 AM
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* real name, Greg
* where do you live? Boulder County, CO * explanation of your handle I used to dabble in NORBA sport class mountain biking in an effort to not reach my potential as a power forward * explanation of your avatar There isn't one, as I don't have one, yet. * age (general or specific) 37 * occupation Currently Unemployed * favorite bike Cannondale, but its not a fair question * what's in your stable? Cannondale 3.0 w/cool Headtube logo of train depot, 63cm c-c (66cm c-t), Cannondale Tandem 63.5cm/53.5cm, Cannondale M2000 22" MounTaiN BiKE, Giant XL OCR1 (too small to ride). * what bike do you wish you had? Serotta or Zinn custom ti road bike with proportional wheels * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 56mph on a tandem with 575lbs of rider weight on a 1" fork, pulling an 6 month old baby in a Chariot attached. The horrible hills around Dodgeville, WI were not a good time to find out that the Arai drag brake wasn't setup correctly after we had just mounted a brand new rear wheel with a Velocity Dyad rim. Bike shop used lightweight double butted keirin racing spokes that wouldn't have supported just me (and didn't after rebuilding) and hadn't seen very many tandem drag brakes. Very, very scary. I/we had no business towing our little guy. Someone was looking out for us that day as the wheel collapsed on one of the seemingly vertical climbs. * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Do I get to double my mileage because I weigh twice as much as everyone else? * picture of yourself or your ride? Like below, only a lot taller * make up and answer at least one additional question. Is it true that you have managed to squeeze yourself into a set of Mercatone Uno team bibs?...Well, yes. Pantani was my favorite cyclist and I always wanted to be like him (as much as a 6'7" 375lb man can be). You'd be suprised how much lycra will stretch. To the point of almost being see through. Really I shouldn't wear 'em. Had to add a lot of lycra to the shoulder straps to make 'em long enough. * what is the biggest lie you've ever told I love you. The one lie that should never be spoken. * and, something fun. I just picked up a Mavic 870 triple front derailleur. Woo-Hoo 'tout Mavic' bike here we come!
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10-12-2009, 11:18 AM
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* real name: nick
* where do you live? toronto, canada * explanation of your handle: it's what my daughter used to say to cheer me on as i pulled her in the trailer * explanation of your avatar: nuffin. * age (general or specific): 28 * occupation: teacher * favorite bike: serotta ti from early 90s, bought off ebay, built two summers ago, haven't stopped riding since. * what's in your stable? serotta ti; dmr trailstar lt; motobecane fantom uno (commuter all-star) * what bike do you wish you had? serotta ti built for me with stiffer bb and chainstays, or IF ti crown jewel; also a ti mtb frame that fit... * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 55 mph in combermere, ontario, this spring. been faster on a mountain bike in high school (56 mph), but on a different hill that i still have to check out on the serotta. * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? no idea. couple thousand. and maybe a thousand on the commuter. maybe... * picture of yourself or your ride? hm. * make up and answer at least one additional question: why are so many people on this forum older, in well-established careers, and a foot taller than i am? it's because fancy bikes taste better when you can afford them, and are more necessary when you're so tall. * what is the biggest lie you've ever told: don't know. * and, something fun: when i was growing up, i remember the fading american dream of being 16 and getting a license and building a junker car or motorcycle in the garage with one's dad, then going for a drive in/on it as the ultimate expression of freedom and stepping into adulthood. from the time that i can remember building things up, they were bikes, they were with my dad, and all good things in my life seem to be connected to the two-wheel culture in some way. this is a great place to be. and i am grateful.
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#8
10-19-2009, 08:15 PM
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Tim from Shamrock Cycles
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* real name- Tim O'Donnell * where do you live? The Mountains of Indiana * explanation of your handle- I am a board member of the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association (HMBA) and I am too lazy to use more than one username on multiple message boards. * age (general or specific)- 38 * occupation- Framebuilder, husband, occasional stock jocky, and general bon vivant. * favorite bike- mine * what's in your stable? Many, many Shamrocks. An old Ben Hur. A Jamis Komodo. A Santa Cruz Superlight * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 100km. Descending Mont Ventoux back toward Malaucene. * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Dunno. A lot but not enough.
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11-01-2009, 08:40 AM
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* real name - Scott
* where do you live? Le Mars, IA (western part of the state) * explanation of your handle - Scott ... I live in Iowa * explanation of your avatar * age (general or specific) 37 * occupation - business owner * favorite bike Serotta Fierte (Carbon) * what's in your stable? Trek 5200, Serotta Fierte Carbon * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 45ish…I don’t even remember when or where * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2500…we can only ride about one month a year here…just kidding. * picture of yourself or your ride? Attached * make up and answer at least one additional question. Why do people drink diet pop and think they are being healthy? * what is the biggest lie you've ever) That I look like Noah Whylie * and, something fun. RAGBRAI ... hands down the best bike week of the year. It is like Christmas and spring break all rolled into one fun time on the bike. Shout out to a great bike shop…Okoboji Expedition. Thanks for the great Serotta.
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12-11-2004, 01:55 AM
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* where do you live? Eugene, OR * explanation of your handle guess, see below if you can't * explanation of your avatar The lower ST on my Atlanta * age (general or specific) 43 * occupation Pediatrician * favorite bike Calfee Tetra Pro * what's in your stable? Atlanta, Caad7, Merkx 753, Masi 3V, Lemond OCLV, Litespeed Classic, Davidson tandem * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 68, N. Kentucky 1988 * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 6,000 by Thanksgiving * make up and answer at least one additional question. I can get into a real (good) mindset when faced with a stiff headwind. I can suffer...probably from my 18 years spent swimming. 20 pounds ago I used to be a pretty decent climber, now a stubborn wannabe * what is the biggest lie you've ever told ? * and, something fun. Oregon coast ride in 1997 was pretty fun to have done....little too much traffic though. There are much better roads to ride in Oregon, though none quite as spectacular. Len
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12-11-2004, 03:28 AM
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too many questions....
Real name ...john Miller ( how dull)
Handle....I am a good shino potter. Shino is japanese pottery that i'm fond of Avatar? the cyclocross series in portland is called the Cross Crusade. And I did my degree project on the Crusades, and I've been drawing Knights since I was a kid.. I'm a cross crusader... My mom is Turkish How Ironic...ha ha I'm 30....**** Retail clown I love my cannondale most, caad 4 with Record...also Serotta atlanta, fuji cross. Trek Mountain bike... fun?? Going to art school in Boston... Lie.... ha ha...that I graduated! ha ha????
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss
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12-11-2004, 08:57 AM
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vaxn8r/Greg
Were you out of your mind? 68 mph on a bicycle? What did you do, fall off of a cliff?
I remember reading a recent post of yours, in which you mentioned that you were middle age or something like that. Now I find out that you are 43. What does that make me? Ancient? Fossil Sandy 68 mph Wow! Double Wow! Triple Wow! Weren't you man enough to do 70 mph?????? 
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12-11-2004, 09:15 AM
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* real name, if you like: Ray
* where do you live? Chester County, PA - between Philly and Wilmington, DE * explanation of your handle: D'uh * explanation of your avatar: head tube badge on my Riv - still my favorite ride * age (general or specific) 45.6 * occupation: Transportation Planner - public transportation, bike, pedestrian specialty * favorite bike: Rivendell Road - 1998, pre-custom. fits like a glove * what's in your stable? Riv, Lemond Poprad, Rambouillet, RB-1, MB-2, Bianchi Limited Fixed Gear, others on order! * fastest speed on a road bike? about 48mph. I was accellerating and would have easily topped 50 near Pittsburg, but too many riders ahead of me forced me to brake. * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 5000. Fairly typical year. * picture of yourself or your ride? Got nothing * make up and answer at least one additional question. Why is there air? To blow up bicycle tires, of course. * what is the biggest lie you've ever told - That bike only cost a couple hundred dollars, honest (told to wife) * and, something fun. The descent into Robert Treman State Park near Ithica , NY. Great road, great curves, perfect grade. Too much fun!
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12-11-2004, 10:25 AM
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I should be grading term papers (see occupation) but this is yet another opportunity to do something other than that (see occupation)
* real name, if you like dbrk, say dee-bee-arr-kay * where do you live? Bristol, New York, the Finger Lakes....Hilly & Windy * explanation of your handle contraction of my other real name given to me by the University at the near-beginning of the Internet (not the one invented by Al Gore, the other one) * explanation of your avatar It's cold enough here in spring to be Belgium anytime of the year and I was born in July and lions just hate cold but I do love it here...go figrue * age (general or specific) 47, I feel alternatively 27 and 97 depending on the day * occupation college prof, yoga philosophy roadshow * favorite bike Rivendell, Mariposa, Singer, Herse, Sachs, Cooper, Pegoretti, Hampsten, Serotta...depends on the day but always a 650B would be first out of the door if the house were burning down or something...knock anywhere because the whole house is wood... * what's in your stable? newest addition: Mariposas, racer and 650B tandem, incoming Rivendell Saluki!! Wooohooo!!!!) * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? well over 60mph coming done the Keene Valley road near Lake Placid, bike was a Rivendell, solid as a rock, never a worry...well, sort of... * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Will never own a computer on a bike so I'm not sure...many,many,never enough * picture of yourself or your ride? scary pictures of how ugly I have become in my middle age from the Tour de FingerLakes...'still picture myself svelte and young in face, neither being true any longner * make up and answer at least one additional question. What would I do with myself if I didn't have an obsession (not too strong a word) with bicycles? I love my work, it's my life; I love my wife and kids and dog, the requisite "family first" that we all know is true and could not be more cliche, especially in America, but what do _I_ love for selfish me? I love bikes, especially randonneuse and cyclotouristes of the French style and I think about them, well, all the time... * what is the biggest lie you've ever told Same as Ray's, see above...only many, many more times than Ray has... * and, something fun. Biked hundreds of miles in India on a Hero Roadster:fenders, lights, swept back bars, like an old Raleigh only waaay worse d[ouglas]br[oo]k[s] that's how it came about, I think...but yoga students sometimes call me "doz" as in the yoga world's version of Ozzy, the slightly stupified once talented star gone to seed...
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12-11-2004, 10:46 AM
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real name: John
* where do you live? Border of OC and LA county in sunny southern cal * explanation of your handle: some obscure wheel mfr in France combined with the b-date of an ex-gf * explanation of your avatar: I guess I should get one...my project for 2005 * age (general or specific) 31 * occupation: Manager - Category Management * favorite bike: Serotta CSI * what's in your stable? Ben's ottrott ST, Kirk on the way, Sachs on the way * fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40+...don't remember where. * how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? don't know...but surely less than most. plus any number I put BlastinBob would call me a liar * picture of yourself or your ride? Are you kidding? Too many pics of my bikes on this board...considering I go through a bike once a week. * make up and answer at least one additional question. ????????? * what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can actually climb * and, something fun. I actually purchased more serottas than Dnovo in 2001
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