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Old 04-24-2012, 12:47 PM
jmf003 jmf003 is offline
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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*real name: John
* where do you live: Ann Arbor
* explanation of your handle: nothing very exciting: my initials followed by the suffix 003
* explanation of your avatar: N/A
* age (general or specific) 53
* occupation: High Tech
* favorite bike: red Schwinn single speed that was given to me at age 7. I could FLY on that bike!
* what's in your stable? Kona Jake The Snake, Kona Kula
* fastest speed on a road bike? 33 mph. I should probably convert to metric to make it look larger: 53 kph. ;-)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 1,000-ish. Just started riding again last year after many, many years of not riding and loving it.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Will have to dig one up.

Last edited by jmf003; 04-24-2012 at 12:49 PM. Reason: Added some humor....
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Old 04-27-2012, 11:59 AM
sonoray sonoray is offline
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: the 909
Posts: 38
* real name: Ray
* where do you live? Highland, CA
* explanation of your handle: I'm a ultrasound sonographer (sono + Ray)
* age: 39
* occupation: Ultrasound Product Specialist
* favorite bike: I never owned this bike but some how Miguel Indurain's Pinarello from 1991 always stands out.
* what's in your stable? '09 Specialied Roubiax, '94 Trek 2100
* fastest speed on a road bike? can't remember but we were hammering down Newport Coast Drive
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Sadly <800. I travel most weeks
* picture of yourself or your ride?
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Old 04-30-2012, 09:38 PM
jasonhirt23 jasonhirt23 is offline
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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What's up!

* real name, Jason
* where do you live? Auburn, Washington State
* explanation of your: obvious!
* explanation of your avatar Dont have one yet!
* age (general or specific) 38....39 on May 12, 2012
* occupation: Manufacturing
* favorite bike: Anything Trek
* what's in your stable? Trek 4300 currently.....just started riding again since high school!! Looking for a used Trek road bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? Only about 35 currently...
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Really just started back this year recently.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't really have one...
* make up and answer at least one additional question.
Why do we have to get old or as my wife says, more seasoned!
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? I don't tell lies!
* and, something fun. This is something funny....I tried clip pedals for the first time about a week ago and took them off about 30 minutes later. I don't know if i want to get used to it or not. It hurt! I saw myself falling from roughly a stand still position in slow motion!! All I could do was to try and brace for impact!
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Old 05-04-2012, 06:32 AM
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silvercreek silvercreek is offline
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 3
* Real name, if you like: Wouldn't you like to know?
* Where do you live? Southeasern Oklahoma
* Explanation of your handle: I collect silver
* Explanation of your avatar: I feel Goofy sometimes
* Age (general or specific) 65.5
* Occupation: Disabled veteran
* Favorite bike: Schwinn Paramount
* What's in your stable? 1978 Schwinn Paramount P13, 1976 Schwinn Superior, 1976 Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2, 1978 Takara, 2001 Raleigh SC30 and 1980 Raleigh technium.
* Fastest speed on a road bike? About 30 mph.
* How many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 100 miles
* Picture of yourself or your ride? Got nothing
* Make up and answer at least one additional question. Where are all of the Regina freewheels? I can't find the one I want
* What is the biggest lie you've ever told to your wife - I don't love you anymore


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Old 05-07-2012, 07:26 PM
JAGI410 JAGI410 is offline
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Minnesnowta
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* real name, if you like Jason
* where do you live? Fargo Adjacent....Flat & Windy
* explanation of your handle Family initials
* explanation of your avatar I have an avatar?!
* age (general or specific) 33
* occupation Weekday drafter/designer, Weekend LBS wrench
* favorite bike Romic
* what's in your stable? 1974 Romic, 2012 Cannondale Synapse, 1996 Trek 850 Xtracycle, 2011 Surly Pugsley
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 38mph, Detroit Lakes, MN
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I have no idea. Over 1000

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Old 05-11-2012, 07:56 PM
slidey slidey is offline
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere...I'm the egg-man
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* real name: Sila
* where do you live? Santa Barbara
* explanation of your handle:
* explanation of your avatar: Eh?
* age (general or specific): 27
* occupation: Grad Student
* favorite bike:
* what's in your stable?
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 44mph/ Boulevard, SD/ Feb 2012
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2600miles (most of it since Aug 2011, injuries for a darned long time before then)

Last edited by slidey; 05-11-2012 at 10:29 PM. Reason: Scared of losing stuff, http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/08/local/la-me-expensive-bikes-20120509
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Old 05-15-2012, 02:41 PM
RGW RGW is offline
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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* real name, if you like: Bob
* where do you live? East Amherst NY (suburb of Buffalo)
* explanation of your handle: initials
* explanation of your avatar: haven't done that yet
* age (general or specific) 50
* occupation: Banking/Finance
* favorite bike: Gunnar Roadie
* what's in your stable? Gunnar Roadie, Salsa Casserole, Schwinn Paramount (PDG5)
* fastest speed on a road bike? oh, only about 38mph. Not too hilly around these parts where I ride
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 2500.
* picture of yourself or your ride? still working on that
* and, something fun. Annual CanAm Century ride - great ride, crossing back & forth into Canada from Buffalo & Niagara Falls. Lots of fun!
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Old 05-20-2012, 07:17 AM
Bikerbob Bikerbob is offline
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Former roadie

Started with road bikes in early 70's. Toured Scandinavia with panniers.
Started mt. biking in 1985. My preference

Bikes-Colnago steel, Titus titanium
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Old 05-22-2012, 10:31 AM
Sue Sue is offline
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Location: New York, NY
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* real name, if you like Sue
* where do you live? New York City[/B]
* age (general or specific) old enough that my teenage dream bike was a white Peugeot with Campy grupo
* occupation Architect
* favorite bike my Kestrel 200SCi
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? maybe 28mph downhill in Central Park
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I'm just getting started again after a hiatus off the bike and my goal is to do about 80 miles per week this summer
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't really have a recent one...and I don't look the same as when I was doing triathalons 15 years ago
* make up and answer at least one additional question. My parents are Dutch and they put me on a full size three speed with wood blocks strapped to the pedals so I could reach them when I was 6 so that I could ride to 1st grade with my older brother, about 2 miles
* and, something fun. I hope to cycle in the Rockies with my friends in Boulder CO one day soon if only I can figure out how to train for the altitude

Sue
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Old 05-24-2012, 05:19 PM
mrk_d mrk_d is offline
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 138
name: Mark
location: Santa Barbara, CA
age: 21
occupation: student/bike mechanic
bikes: Spooky Skeletor
speed: ~55mph
miles: a whole lot
fun: nope
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Old 05-29-2012, 05:13 PM
Joshf Joshf is offline
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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* real name, Josh
* where do you live? San Francisco, CA - Some of the best riding in the country
* explanation of your handle: Hmm, not sure...
* age (general or specific) 37
* occupation: Insurance agency owner
* favorite bike Serotta Ottrott
* what's in your stable? Ottrott, Parlee, TT Bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Warp - whenever the road tilts down
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2,000 - Had a knee injury
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Old 06-05-2012, 07:33 PM
DustinT. DustinT. is offline
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Hey, my names Dustin Teeples. I'm 29, married, from canton georgia and getting into mtn biking. I have done a few xterra triathlons and really enjoy that as well. I'm riding a cannondale flash carbon 29er and love it. quick question. Im trying to reply to a post on classifieds and its telling me i don't have permission for some reason... anyone know why?
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Old 06-13-2012, 09:58 PM
DAG DAG is offline
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Dan

* real name: above
* where do you live? Faaaahgo, ND
* age (general or specific) 35
* occupation lawyer
* favorite bike my Lemond Sarthe
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? maybe 35mph downhill in Itasca State Park, MN
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? as a new associate, not enough- about 500
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't really have a recent one...
* and, something fun. I hope to do a metric century with my pregnant sister this summer.
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Old 06-21-2012, 05:39 PM
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* Dustin
* Alaska
* Daimyo were the provincial warlords in Tokugawa era Japan
* Nakamura Sensei
* mid 30's
* small business owner
* I have been having a ball on my FGFS lately, despite it being an overgrown child's plaything Milwaukee Bruiser, 35/14, velocity chuckers
* couple track bikes, my FGFS and a geared project
* Don't know, hate cycle comps
* see previous answer
* pic will have to come later
* What is the closest you have come to u-lock homicide? Well... (since I am new here, I should point out that I am not an aggro guy or rider. I merely have a dark sense of humor)
*trashing around a park with my son

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Old 06-23-2012, 03:57 AM
heavyduty heavyduty is offline
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Aussie Newbie

* real name, if you like: Dave
* where do you live? Perth, Western Australia
* explanation of your handle: Company Name
* explanation of your avatar: haven't done that yet
* age (general or specific) 38
* occupation: Elec Contractor
* favorite bike: Old faithful Look KG 361
* what's in your stable? as above
* fastest speed on a road bike? about 88 km/h
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 2500kms (not enough).
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