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

[ljmiller]

* real name: Lucien
* where do you live? Seattle, Washington. in Magnolia
* age (general or specific) 16, 17 next month
* occupation: School, junior year
* favorite bike: '04 Specialized Roubaix Pro, first road bike.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 43, Government Way while in Discovery Park
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Since i got the bike and could ride it, about a month, a couple hundred miles, probably 300-400
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What sports did you participate in before cycling, or what sports have you started since cycling? I have run track at my high school for the past two years as a sprinter/jumper, but plan on training for distance and triathlons next year.
* and, something fun. Just being with people you truly enjoy, and wasting the time away.

[budenz24]

* real name, if you like: Dave

* where do you live: Quakertown, PA

* explanation of your handle: A family name

* explanation of your avatar: (maybe someday i'll get around to putting one up)

* age (general or specific): 39

* occupation: Truck driver(FT)/paramedic(PT)/firefighter(volunteer)

* favorite bike: My road ride

* what's in your stable: '89 Serotta Nova Special X; '00 Rocky Mountian Hammer-Race; '10 Fuji Track Pro

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 68mph on a 40 miles descent of Mt. Lemon outside of Tucson, AZ

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not nearly enough...

* picture of yourself or your ride? (Again, maybe I'll get to this someday....)

[scho74]

* real name- stan
* where do you live? oakland, ca
* explanation of your handle- first initial, last name, birth year
* explanation of your avatar- none
* age (general or specific)- 36
* occupation- IT
* favorite bike- hampsten gran paradiso
* what's in your stable? '08 gunnar roadie, '98 trek 930 singletrack mtn bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 50mph on the 24 freeway in walnut creek
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? not enough
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[billythekid]

Nice ride, Stan! I'm diggin the alloy rival crank.

[superfish]

* real name - johnny
* where do you live? brooklyn ny
* explanation of your handle- came from razorfish - a design firm i wanted to work at in high school
* explanation of your avatar- none
* age (general or specific)- 29
* occupation- graphic design
* favorite bike- moots vamoot RSL/syc RSL
* what's in your stable? 2010 moots compact / 2011 moots mootour / commuter
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 98mph said the glitchy garmin 705
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? wasn't counting

me and the compact...


Photo by a tanz

[usherenko]

* real name, Alex
* where do you live? brooklyn
* explanation of your handle - Last name
* explanation of your avatar - na
* age (general or specific) - 29 in a week
* occupation - laid off architect that now works at a bike shop
* favorite bike - maybe a super six
* what's in your stable? Giant TCR Advance, Serotta Colorado Legend TG, Croll track, Soma Rush commuter, Pake C'mute touring bike, Merckx Cross bike(selling, too big)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 48mph going down bear mountain
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? no idea
* picture of yourself or your ride? don't have one now, here are some bikes



the Ultegra group is on the serotta now, this has Force.

[BillG]

Sweet bikes!

[kenmetzger]

real name, if you like: Ken
* where do you live? Raleigh, NC
* explanation of your handle: it's my name
* explanation of your avatar: Logo of a new bike venture
* age (general or specific): 34
* occupation: Financial Analyst, but working on opening up a shop
* favorite bike: That one I keep dreaming about
* what's in your stable? Colnago Master with Chorus/Record, Bianchi San Remo with Athena 11
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40s, Town Mountain Rd, Asheville, NC
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 3,000
* picture of yourself or your ride: none, yet

[Citizen Dave]

real name, if you like: Dave
* where do you live? Madison, AL, rolling hills, circular headwinds, red dirt
* explanation of your handle: good name for a commoner, eh, comrade ?
* age (general or specific): 56
* occupation: NASA Engineer
* favorite bike: I hope my new “on-order” Serotta Ti Classique
* what's in your stable? Bianchi Vig, Trek 1400, Specialized Stump Jumper
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Afraid to look down at speedo, Corciano, Italy, 2009
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 4500
* make up and answer at least one additional question. A day I was most grateful to God ? Surviving a 50 + mph descent on a cracked carbon fiber fork.
* and, something fun. Riding along the bay in Traverse City, MI, and up any hill with a headwind.

[the night owl]

real name, if you like: Ted
* where do you live? Davidson NC, rolling hills, redder dirt than Dave's ever seen, 12 month cycling, intense summer heat and humidity
* explanation of your handle: I stay up late
* age (or specific): 58
* occupation: Economics Professor
* favorite bike: the one I'm on that day which lately has been my Serotta Nova Special a good bit of the time
* what's in your stable? 2003 Trek 5500, 97 Eddy Merckx TI AX, 2005 Guru New Steel, 93 Reynolds 753 Schwinn Paramount, 86 Serotta Nova Special (As you can see, I'm partial to steel)
* fastest speed on a road bike? 50 something coming down snake hill aka the wall 2 feet off my roomaters rear wheel (boy was that stupid)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? whose counting? but probably 6500 or so. (Given how slow I've gotten, that's a lot of time on a bike).
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What's better than riding? Used to be sex, now I'm not so sure that there's anything better than being on a bike.
* and, something fun. Any day spent on a bicycle when the rubber side stays down; watching my beloved Carolina Gamecocks play.

[cromo900]

* name: Chris
* where do you live? Seattle
* explanation of your handle? My first Ducati was a M900 Cromo
* age? 30
* occupation? Supply Chain Manager (BioPharma)
* favorite bike? Would really like a Kirk and Speedvagen - maybe someday.
* what's in your stable? Salsa Vaya, Ridley Damocles, Bianchi San Jose, Gary Fisher Superfly, Giant Reign X, Santa Cruz Bullit
* fastest speed on a road bike? 52 on the pedal bike, a bit faster on one with a motor
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? No clue, but not very many. (9 month old, new house, job, blah blah blah)
* picture of yourself or your ride? Typical rainy cx race in Bellingham, WA


...and, something fun: I used to get all sorts of funny looks at races with the old Amgen jerseys. For years they were all polka dots that looked like red blood cells...

[cycleangelo]

Greetings!

* real name: Angelo
* where do you live: Brooklyn NY
* explanation of your handle: it rhymes with michelangelo
* explanation of your avatar: n/a
* age: I still get carded for alcohol!
* occupation: tech/blog/photo
* favorite bike: tough one.
* what's in your stable? continuum track, colnago dream track, colnago dream road
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I just got my first road bike last month. 42 =\
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I didn't have a road bike last year =\
* how long have you been riding bikes: three

[trangalang]

* real name - Alex
* where do you live? - San Francisco, CA
* explanation of your handle - Last name with a little more at the end.
* age - 22
* favorite bike - Something fillet brazed
* what's in your stable - 90's Cannondale Track, Late 90's GT Edge 853, beater single speed basket bike for lockups.

[Bodid]

real name...Jeff
* where do you live? New Rochelle, NY
* explanation of your handle...I've always been called Bo
* age (general or specific) 57
* occupation...working stiff
* favorite bike...Waterford 1200
* what's in your stable?...Form Ti road bike, Waterford 1200, Look 585, Pinarello FP3, Serotta Ottrott
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 51, Northern Blvd in Manhasett NY...I was young and stupid and lucky the lights were with me
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 5K
* picture of yourself or your ride? I've never had one taken. I'm a vampire
* make up and answer at least one additional question...Riding clears my head and helps me focus. I can't tell you how many problems I've solved on the bike. Now if I can get them out of my head and into action.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told..I was in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the archery competition and came in 12th.
* and, something fun. Biking with my 12 year old in the neighborhood

[gaozilla]

* real name: Andy
* where do you live?: Chicago, IL
* explanation of your handle: (last name)zilla
* age (general or specific): 20
* occupation: undergrad in industrial design
* favorite bike: Look kg261
* what's in your stable? Look kg261, 1991 bianchi pista, columbia cruiser grocery-getter
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't have one, but here is some eye-candy pictures of my bikes