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

[fieldrecordings]

I've been lurking for a bit & thought it was time for an introduction.

* real name: Rob
* where do you live? Brooklyn, NY
* explanation of your handle - I had a brief flirtation with recording sounds, natural & amplified.
* explanation of your avatar - none yet.
* age (general or specific) - 35
* occupation - Preparator (Art Handler)
* favorite bike - Always changing. Today I'm thinking whatever Specialized model Cancellara rode to victory yesterday.
* what's in your stable? 01 Bianchi Pista (Fixed gear. My daily rider for 9 years. A mishmash of parts. Always changing, always the same), 83 Bob Jackson (My first real road bike. Still in the process of dialing in the fit & collecting a DA 7401/2 group for it. The mileage should start piling up soon.) 89 Bianchi Pista (Hope to ride this to some last place finishes at Kissena this summer. Still collecting bits for it.)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Unknown. I need a computer
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not enough to count. I'm still new the road bike arena. Probably less than 1000 commuting miles on my fixed gear last year.
* picture of yourself or your ride? forthcoming
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told - "I traded for these."

[bicycletricycle]

* real name, Ryan
* where do you live? RI
* explanation of your handle. i made it up and i like it, I have a bob jackson touring tricycle
* age 29
* occupation Rhode Island School of Design student in industrial design, worked in bicycle shops from age 14-26.
* favorite bikes are for people who think that they can have too many bikes (not me).
* what's in your stable? serotta csi (record 10, fulcrum 0), serotta slicker for commuting, Sycip 29 s&s coupler touring bike, waterford custom s&s fixed bike kinda ibis scorcher style with high moustache bars, rivendell protovelo (US made prototype) set up as touring bike with S&S couplers, 76 Masi gran criterium with original everything, bob jackson touring trike, De Rosa Merak pista (zipp wheels/DA).
* fastest speed on a road bike? 54 mph, highway 154 in SB
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? maybe 2000, school sucks.
* do i like bicycles more than anything else? yes.

[amy]

* real name: Amy
* where do you live? Portland, OR
* explanation of your handle - Self-explanatory.
* explanation of your avatar - none yet.
* age (general or specific) - 24
* occupation - Administrative assistant PT and PT salesperson/retail person at a bike shop
* favorite bike - Can't pick just one..
* what's in your stable? A mixed bag. A couple ridleys (just ordered an oval; will find out soon how that rides on the track), some generic stuff (ss commuter, mercier kilo tt, generic carbon road frame), a redline, and a few frames laying around (A speedvagen which I'm afraid I'll never use- long story, an interloc tt frame i have no parts to build up)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I have no idea. It's probably somewhere between 45-50. I reset my computer pretty regularly and don't always check to see the max.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 5,000 or so.
* picture of yourself or your ride? how about me on one of my rides?

* what is the biggest lie you've ever told - "Nope.. never been crashed."

[TC Johnson]

* real name - Tom
* where do you live? South of Easton, PA on the Bucks County border
* explanation of your handle: Initials and last name, not particularly creative
* explanation of your avatar: Pending
* age (general or specific): 58
* occupation: Director, Regulatory Compliance for a major insurance company
* favorite bike: Serotta Meivici
* what's in your stable? Meivici, Merckx Majestic, Litespeed Blade TT/Tri,Schwinn Paramount PDG, Mondonico Ultrafoco, Cyfac Proxynium Carbon, Bianchi Boardwalk SS, Bianchi Volpe touring, Colnago Carbitubo (project),Jamis Dakota hardtail
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 50 or so, I take it easy on the downhills
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 1,500 or so, when you count all the time on the trainer. Not enough time to ride.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Pics eventually.
* make up and answer at least one additional question: Most times I would rather go slow with my wife, than hammer by myself. Gotta ride with my girl!
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? I forgive you.
* and, something fun: Nearly beat my 31 year old son last year at the NJ State Tri. Missed by 31 seconds!

[fourflys]

welcome all!

[wickedwagon]

* real name - TJ
* where do you live? Central Iowa
* explanation of your handle: another bike site i was on went through an 'insane clown posse' phase
* explanation of your avatar: Pending
* age (general or specific): 20
* occupation: Bike Shop Rat
* favorite bike: That I own, Torelli. Not near as stiff as my fisher, but it's oh so sexy. That I want to own, a ti/carbon race bike.
* what's in your stable? lugged Torelli road bike, new Gary Fisher Ion, Brew BMX, Old and ill-fitting monocog, Masi cross bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 50. Team training trip to Arkansas
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not many. This is my first year of serious riding/racing.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Yes
* make up and answer at least one additional question: How do I motivate myself to ride when not doing a group ride? It's tough, still working on it.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? not sure, but I probably told it on the internet.
* and, something fun: 'bikini cross' at jingle cross in iowa. my pic below is from it too

[straightegde]

* real name: Keith
* where do you live? Seattle
* explanation of your handle: It’s a bad cycling pun. Refers to carbon not ingestibles.
* explanation of your avatar
* age (general or specific) 28
* occupation: Medical research
* favorite bike: 2006 Specialized S-works E5
* what's in your stable? Specialized E5, Cannondale R300 commuter, 70’s Falcon Black Diamond
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 43 maybe, in Bremerton on a century with friends last year.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2,000. Pretty short commutes and weekend rides.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't really have one.
* make up and answer at least one additional question. The bike I learned to ride on was used for the same purpose across three generations in my family.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told “I don’t like Rapha at all.”
* and, something fun. I love, love, love that I get to commute to work with my wife most days. I bet it’s pretty rare for a couple to both like riding and have work be close together and have the same schedule. Blessed!

[sandbox1979]

* real name - Andy
* where do you live? Denver-ish, CO
* explanation of your handle: email address I had when I joined... I probably haven't used it in over 4 years
* explanation of your avatar: die hard Colts fan (originally from Indiana)
* age (general or specific): 30
* occupation: Student
* favorite bike: I guess my Orbea, but I really miss my old Paramount I had as a junior
* what's in your stable? I've been through many bikes, but my stable is tiny these days- just an older Orbea road bike and an old Homegrown hardtail... that'll be it until I'm done with school
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? probably around 50-ish in California when I was a junior
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? maybe 4-5k
* picture of yourself or your ride? nope
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? I have no idea

[velobran]

* real name - Brandon
* where do you live? South east Florida
* explanation of your handle: it should be self explanatory
* explanation of your avatar: N/A at the moment
* age (general or specific): 31
* occupation: Web software
* favorite bike: Speedvagen
* what's in your stable? '10 road Speedvagen (Surprise Me), 05 Colnago E1, Peugeot cruiser
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? faster than my frients, everywhere, all the time.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Maybe 8K? Did a lot of traveling without my bike
* picture of yourself or your ride? Soon, very soon
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? Wow ... no way. This is archived, you know.

[kedbro]

Hey all, new here. Likely wont post a whole ton but this is a great forum.

* real name - Kevin
* where do you live? - Portland, OR
* explanation of your handle - amalgamation of my three names
* age (general or specific) - 21
* occupation - student, I work PT doing most of the printing for my school and handling some digital media projects. Photography is my main focus in life, though (I've got a website if you're curious, http://kevinedward.com ).
* what's in your stable? - 1987 Rossin Record w/ 9s Campy
* fastest speed on a road bike? oh I'm not really sure - likely somewhere around 50. I haven't had a computer on my bike for a really long time (old one got run over, haven't bothered with a replacement)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - maybe 1,500-2,000? Just started riding for more than transportation this past July.
* picture of yourself or your ride? - crappy cell phone photo, but here you are

Excited to get a carbon fork and threadless setup on there this weekend, actually.
* and, something fun. - 13 miles on the bike everyday, just to get to work and back.

[bironi]

Nice looking old rig, and nicely setup. Good to see your generation gets it.

[binxnyrwarrsoul]

* real name -Rob
* where do you live? Southwest CT
* explanation of your handle - Bianchi, NY Rangers and Warrior Soul (Loud, Semi Punk, Semi Political Band)
* explanation of your avatar -
* age (general or specific) - 42ish
* occupation - Union Milkman, cannot be outsourced. I bring the milk that goes in your coffee.
* favorite bike - Currently, Colnago Master X Light, Olmo San Remo, Ciocc San Cristabol, Casati Laser. On a lugged/filet brazed steel frame revisit.
* what's in your stable? - Santa Cruz Superlight XTR, Specialized LX/XT Hardtail, Mondonico FOCO w/ alloy 10S Centaur, Colnago Master X Light w/ 10S Record, Bianchi XL Boron Pinella w/ 10S grey Centaur, Cannondale CAAD9 w/ carbon 10S Centaur, Bianchi XL Carbon w/ 10S Chorus, Bianchi SL w/ 10SvVeloce, Guerciotti Kangaroo CX w/ 10S Centaur/Chorus.

[Bob Loblaw]

* real name: Bob
* where do you live? Connecticut
* explanation of your handle - Blah blah blah
* explanation of your avatar - Don't need one to misrepresent myself.
* age (general or specific) - 42
* occupation - Teacher (pretty soon)
* favorite bike - TST Ti currently
* what's in your stable? TST Ti with Campy Record, 1983 John Howard with 10 speed Ultegra, 1990 Bridgestome MB-1 set up as a tourer
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 60 mph, Mountain Gate Dr. in Los Angeles, 1991
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 5k or so
* picture of yourself or your ride? tried, camera broke
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told - I never lie

[allenwhy]

* real name, Allen
* where do you live? Brooklyn, NY
* explanation of your handle My last name starts with the letter Y, and I question things? I don't really know.
* explanation of your avatar None.
* age (general or specific) 28
* occupation Wholesale Account Manager for Stumptown Coffee NYC
* favorite bike Merlin Titanium from 1989
* what's in your stable? Merlin road, F. Moser cross, Tommasini road
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I so do not go fast.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not enough.
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[hankchong]

* real name - Henry
* where do you live? Eastern Massachusetts
* age (general or specific) - entering my late 30's
* occupation - research... was physics, now economics.
* favorite bike - Steve Rex Model UF
* what's in your stable? - Rex with 97 campy; Waterford 2200 with 98 campy; Ritchey Road Logic with 105; Litespeed Ultimate with 600; Lemond Poprad converted to singlespeed; KHS Aero Track.
* fastest speed on a road bike? 50mph on 2004 AIDS Lifecycle, descent on 101 to Santa Barbara
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? zero: had some health problems that rendered my right arm numb.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told -Me? I'm having a great time...