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

[elmeister]

* real name Matt
* where do you live? Southeastern PA
* explanation of your handle nickname given by one of students a few years back
* age (general or specific) 31
* occupation Middle school science teacher
* favorite bike whatever i'm lusting over at the moment
* what's in your stable? Pretty tame by forum standards Cannondale Synapse Carbon 4 (rival), 1980s ciocc w campy centaur, old Nuke Proof mountain (2000ish)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? 43 down some local hills here
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2k or so
* and, something fun. Love biking but but definitely secondary to lifelong passion for fly fishing and building custom fly rods...

Matt

[Llewellyn]

* real name, if you like: Carl
* where do you live? Perth, Western Australia
* explanation of your handle: it's the make of my frame
* explanation of your avatar: still looking for something suitable
* age (general or specific) 49
* occupation: Accountant / Bookkeeper (self-employed)
* favorite bike: my Llewellyn with 9 speed Ultegra (that's all the cogs I need)
* what's in your stable? the Llewellyn (good weather only ), a Diamondback roadie (for iffy weather), my wifes old Ricardo roadbike (for wet weather), an Allegro singlespeed and a Bianchi 3 x 9sp (for commuting)
* fastest speed on a road bike? 85.3km/h (now have too many responsibilities and not enough courage to try and improve on that)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 5,500kms (not enough)

[pakora]

Hi folks!

* where do you live? Philly
* explanation of your handle? heh I just love me a pakora
* age (general or specific) - 36
* occupation - voice user interface designer
* favorite bike - probably my late 80s Norco purple mountain bike, my first adult bike. It reminded me I loved to just go when I hadn't known that for perhaps 10 years. RIP (though it still may roll through the streets of Montreal - I hope so).
* what's in your stable? 2000 Jamis Eclipse road bike, early 00s Kelly Knobby X, 2005 Surly Steamroller fixed city bike, 2000 Schwinn Moab mtb, 2003 Kona Smoke made into a fixed, fat-tired snowbike. Bilenky road bike on the way
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? This year in Austin on the Lake Travis loop, heading down the hill toward the bridge. I have never been in 53x11 going faster than I could engage the wheel with. Scared the hell out of me.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 5000 or so
* A master who cannot bow to his disciple cannot bow to Buddha. Sometimes we bow to dogs and cats.

Hi there!

Damien

[Erik_A]

* real name, if you like: Erik

* where do you live? Baltimore, MD (if anyone local wants to ride - especially to train for cyclocross Cat 3/4, PM me)

* explanation of your handle: My name

* age 39

* occupation: architects (bio-tech & higher ed research, lab design mostly) and photographer: ( http://www.kitestringstudio.com/ is the company my wife owns)

* favorite bike: the one I am on at any moment

* what's in your stable? Cannondale CX9, LeMond Poprad, Bianchi Veloce, and Access MTB

* fastest speed on a road bike? never measured

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? just getting back into cycling this year after an injury - so not too many, also not measured.

[Tandem Rider]

* explanation of your handle: how I get in the best rides each year

* location: eastern side of corn and birds with good vision

* occupation: Skilled trade

* age dragging 50

* favorite bike: It's about the rides

* what's in your stable? 1/2 of Paketa V2r (racer), 1/2 of CoMotion (touring and gravels), 1/2 of Santana, Specialized Tarmac, Trek OX-1 (gravels and winter), Fuji (single speed), Fisher MTB, Martin '87(custom from BID), Colnago Super '80, Zeus Pro '74. No wall queens here, they all get ridden at least once a year.

* fastest speed on a road bike? Not sure, I saw 54 go past and it felt like I picked up speed from there, but I was watching the road after that.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD Not sure, 256 hours.

[AndyVegan]

* real name, if you like: Andy
* where do you live? Charlotte, NC
* explanation of your handle: nickname
* explanation of your avatar: nothing yet
* age (general or specific) 32
* occupation: Chef
* favorite bike: 1984 Raleigh track bike
* what's in your stable? 1984 Raleigh track bike, 1993 Miyata Team Titanium, 1979 Raleigh track bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? Honestly I'm not really sure, I just enjoy riding, never used a computer on the bikes
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? on a road bike - zero. on a track bike (my only mode of transportation then) - between 5000 and 10000 miles

[alessandro]

* where do you live? Burlington, Vermont.
* explanation of your avatar: In northern France and Belgium, during the beet harvest, beets fall off trucks and get smashed on the roads, making them slippery & the driving treacherous.
* age: fifty.
* what's in your stable? Cervelo Prodigy; ancient Cannondale that I ride to work; a Gary Fisher MTB that I hardly ever ride, and a mid-90s rigid Trek MTB that needs converting into something useful.
* fastest speed on a road bike: 48 mph descending Middlebury Gap
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 1,700, because I painted my house last year. The year before it was 2,700.
* something fun: As a kid, I lived in Europe. In 1975, we lived not far from the Champs-Elysees. The morning of the last stage of the tour, I rode my Peugeot 5-speed around a little bit of the course.

[Jamie Medeiros]

* real name, if you like: Jamie
* where do you live? Boston MA
* explanation of your handle: name
* explanation of your avatar: still trying to find the right one
* age (general or specific) older than I look
* occupation: Frame builder
* favorite bike: Firefly road
* what's in your stable? Firefly road, fat city tandem, lots of odd IF
* fastest speed on a road bike? I think I hit 60 one day, but that was down hill
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not enough.

[Lewis Moon]

* real name, if you like Sam
* where do you live? Gold Canyon, Arizona....Hot
* explanation of your handle Read: "At Play in the Fields of the Lord"
* explanation of your avatar What Avatar?
* age (general or specific) 55
* occupation Aquatic Ecologist
* favorite bike Waterford Schwinn Paramount
* what's in your stable? See Above
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 60+ Tour of Bisbee
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I didn't ride last year
* picture of yourself or your ride? Gahk
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Yes or no? No.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told See above
* and, something fun. Climbing Rist Canyon near Fort Collins: It's gone now.

[n_maher]

* real name, if you like - Nate
* where do you live? Southeastern, NH (near Exeter)
* explanation of your handle - it's me
* explanation of your avatar - work in progress
* age (general or specific) - mid 30's
* occupation - project manager/structural engineer for big Gov.
* favorite bike - whatever I'm currently riding.
* what's in your stable? '11 Specialized Roubaix Apex and a late '90's Gary Fisher Joshua X.
* fastest speed on a road bike? 47mph, Barrington, NH (seems un-noteworthy)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Last year, my first year of really riding, maybe 500. So far this year, 1200+
* picture of yourself or your ride? none available at this time. I mostly ride by myself so there's no one to serve as photog.
* make up and answer at least one additional question. I'm not particularly creative... Q: what's your motivation for riding? The older I got the worse my knees got. After a 3rd surgery on my right knee my doc said that running was probably not the best plan. So I bought the Roubaix and found that I like riding infinitely more than running.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? I admit to nothing.
* and, something fun. hmmm, I'll have to get back to this one at some point.

[Pars]

^ hey, I know that guy!

* real name, if you like - Chris
* where do you live? - SW burbs, Chicago area
* explanation of your handle - music major (undergrad), favorite Wagner piece
* explanation of your avatar - Genesis Supper's Ready back cover
* age (general or specific) - upper '50s
* occupation - engineer
* favorite bike - '73 Raleigh RRA
* what's in your stable? - See above, Trek 400 commuter
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - 45+ 1st RAGBRAI, park south of Ft. Dodge, perfect asphalt... didn't have speedos back then
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - 1200
* picture of yourself or your ride? - ride solo, no photogs

[ao4392]

* real name, George
* where do you live? Ontario Canada
* explanation of your handle old password
* explanation of your avatar Not sure how to make one
* age (general or specific) 37
* occupation Project Manager
* favorite bike Cervelo S1
* what's in your stable? Cervelo s1
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 82 km/hr Penn State
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 3k
* picture of yourself or your ride? None
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What is the next bike you want to buy? Anything that is used and cheap
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told You look great!
* and, something fun. Teaching my kids how to ride.

[sethco]

* real name, if you like: Seth

* where do you live? The Woodlands, TX

* age 44 in a day or two

* occupation: software engineer

* favorite bike: the one that I am riding.

* what's in your stable? 1985 Bianchi Specialissima; 2010 Mercian King of Mercia; 2012 Wabi Lightning SE (fixed gear); in the queue for a Kirk

* fastest speed on a road bike? It is too flat here to go very fast; I hit 35 sometimes in the sprint on the Sunday knucklehead ride.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 3600

[buddyebs]

[QUOTE=Len J;57524]Annual tradition on some other boards....this has never been done on this board. Let's finad out about each other.

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* real name, Tom
* where do you live? Northwestern Pa
* explanation of your handle , none * explanation of your avatar None*
age 50
* occupation [Police Officer
* favorite bike [Ridley Noah so far
* what's in your stable? Litespeed Saber , soon to change, for sale, need a road bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 64mph in '05 I think, at Nationals in Seven Springs Pa in rain and fog, in pack of about 60 racers, water spray off everyones tires. That was nuts.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? not many, that needs to change
* picture of yourself or your ride? Butler Crit '10.jpg
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[jonsamg]

real name, Jonathan
* where do you live? Northridge, CA
* explanation of your handle - totally not creative - first three letters of first name, first three of middle, and last name initial
explanation of your avatar None*
age 46
* occupation Attorney/General Counsel
* favorite bike Parlee Z5
* what's in your stable? Parlee, Colnago C50, Cervelo P2, Kestrel Talon, Niner Jet9
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 55 - Down a local climb with a 25 mph wind at my back
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 5,000