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

[pureretro]

* real name, if you like: Ben
* where do you live? Palo Alto, CA
* explanation of your handle - I like old junk before the days of complexity
* age (general or specific) - late 30's
* occupation - product guy at a tech company
* favorite bike - not fussy. if it doesn't make strange noises, I'm game
* what's in your stable? 2001 Colnago C40 Rabobank
* fastest speed on a road bike? a hair under 50mph
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? not much at all, just getting back to the saddle after a few years.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? I have never lied.
* and, something fun. expecting a kid in 10 weeks!

[mhespenheide]

* real name: Mark Hespenheide
* live: rural central Utah, at 6000', with a relative scarcity of paved roads.
* age: 39
* occupation: high school science/math teacher
* favorite bike: LeMond Ti
* stable: LeMond "Victoire" Ti, Lemond Poprad (set up for gravel/dirt roads), Paramount PDG (lugged steel handbuilt in Japan), Specialized S-Works Tricross, '94 Kona "Hei Hei" Ti mountain bike, '92 Ritchey "Ultra" (set up for by four-block commute and for around town)
* fastest sustained speed on a road bike: six miles in 8.5 minutes, descending Mount Baldy (of the Tour of California fame), 1996.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year: not nearly enough, as I split my time riding, running, and backpacking.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't really have one...I'll see what i can scan
* most famous cyclist you've "ridden" with: back in '90, I nominally raced USCF district championships (as a junior) against George Hincapie. He, of course, beat everyone else handily, and has no idea who I am. But we got to race on a course that was later included as part of the Tour de Trump, where I got to see LeMond, Davis Phinney, Viatcheslav Ekimov, and some other notables racing on "my" terrain. And, although I don't live there anymore, it's cool to watch the Tour of California go up Glendora Mountain Road and the Mount Baldy road, where I used to train back in my college days.

[dhorst]

* real name David
* where do you live? Tampa
* explanation of your handle... it's a mystery in a riddle in a quagmire
* explanation of your avatar it's the one they gave me.
* age (general or specific) 31
* occupation warehousemen at for a retail appliance company
* what's in your stable? CAAD10, Fastback X, Barenuckle, nashbar nekkid, haro 650b conversion, raleigh grand prix, steel crossroads crux. (note: my desire for cheap bikes isn't curable)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? who knows... 40+ downhill somewhere? NC? Florida is flat.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2000 +/- 2000

[bryan.gurc]

I'll bite. Found these forums looking for info on older colnago steel bikes. Hello to everyone

* real name, if you like Bryan
* where do you live? Plymouth, MI west of detroit
* explanation of your handle my first and part of my last name
* age (general or specific) 29
* occupation Engineering Technician
* favorite bike Specialized Roubaix
* what's in your stable? 2011 Specizlied Roubaix, 2010 Cannondale Slice and an 09 specialized Rockhopper
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? upper 40's
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Hard to say, in between triathlon training and fun riding probably around 3000-4000

[ottavayan]

* real name, if you like: Narayan
* where do you live? near Seattle
* explanation of your handle self-styled nickname
* age (general or specific) 40
* occupation: Software Engineer
* favorite bike Anything by Vanilla
* what's in your stable? 2004 Novara Randonee, 2003 Trek 520.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Upper 40's
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? ~ 6000

[kvnmuadib]

real name, if you like: kevin
* where do you live? monmouth cty NJ
* explanation of your handle self-styled nickname:tell me of your homeworld Usul
* age (general or specific) 57
* occupation: retired carpenter,united brotherhood of carpenters
* favorite bike ...my derosa
* what's in your stable? 1979 derosa ,1980 merckx,1989 peugeot dolomites, 1993 bianchi tsx 1987 rob stowe phase 3 frame to be built.... looking for 1 more italian or vintage serotta
* fastest speed on a road bike? 1000 light years from home where?asbury park riding with jack when? early 70's
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? not enough serious disc injury forced retirement and trying to keep my hand in the game

[kvnmuadib]

here's me and ms. D post accident and feelin the weight of.. and my old guerciotti

[efuentes]

real name, if you like: Edmundo
* where do you live? Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mx
* explanation of your handle self-styled nickname Got my first email with that user a long time ago.
* age (general or specific) 48
* occupation: IT and Record Management Consultant
* favorite bike ...my Rawland Dsogn
* what's in your stable? 197x Colnago Super Mexico, 2003 Colnago CT1 Mapei, 2009 Rawland DSong, 2004 Moots Ybb 26" .... looking for an elusive 54cm ETT Ti Cyclocross frame that can handle 45mm rubber.
* fastest speed on a road bike? 1000 light years from home where? Chipinque in Monterrey, NL, Mx riding with the bunch when? early 80's
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not enough.

[Roz]

* real name: Roz
* where do you live? Brooklyn, NY
* explanation of your handle
* explanation of your avatar
* age (general or specific) 23
* occupation: Bike Messenger
* favorite bike: My Quiros track bike, lugged reynolds 531
* what's in your stable? Quiros track bike reynolds 531 with dura ace track bits, Zunow with DA 7402, custom Quiros Road bike in the works out of true temper OSX with Campy Chorus
* 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? God, hell if I know. I ride my bike for work monday-friday. Saturday and sunday I usually go out for a 40-55 mile road ride depending on how I feel and the weather
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[BumbleBeeDave]

I thought I'd heard of everything but never heard of Zunow or Quiros. Looked them up and they are really nice bikes. Is that the Quiros you're on in the pic?--can't see the drivetrain but with no brakes I assume that's it.

BBD

[SpokeValley]

Hey, Len,

You and I rode together when I lived in Easton about 6 years ago. We talked about Cambridge, Inc and I rode an Eisentraut. Great to see you here.

Dave

[SpokeValley]

real name, if you like: Dave
* where do you live? Spokane Valley, WA, the sunny side of the state.
* explanation of your handle: couldn't think of anything else.
* age (general or specific) 59
* occupation: nat. account manager, medical devices
* favorite bike: Love steel but have a new Roubaix that's sweet.
* what's in your stable? Had an Eisentraut; just sold it; 2012 roubaix, trek MB; giant MB.
* fastest speed on a road bike? 55.9 mph on Grant Rd on the Lilac Century, Spokane, WA. 2012. On the Eisentraut...Whew! (Hey, if I go down at that speed, I'm smiling all the way. Take me home, Jesus!)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 3100 including Ragbrai #3. Winter sucked.

[scogordo]

* Scott / Pinkfairy / Thor / Tatelleh
* where do you live? Brooklyn
* explanation of your handle eh
* explanation of your avatar erm
* age (general or specific) aged enough to let people pass me without getting amped, young enough to eventually catch up
* occupation meh
* favorite bike philosophical quagmire
* what's in your stable? Litespeed Ultimate and Ocoee, LOOK 5somethingsomething, Carl Strong, Paramount Track, Kona Fire Mountain, Schwinn Peloton, Concorde, a couple tandems, Dahon, a Spesh hybrid, janky Daccordi and Bridgestone fixies, Peugeot PSV-10, this could go on for a while
* fastest speed on a road bike? no computer, but I'm 205-215, so passing people on downhills isn't usually a problem
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 30 miles/weekday, and a hundo or so on weekends, so... 13750? Wow, I should be in way better shape.
* picture of yourself or your ride? i'm very handsome
* 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 talking to myself. After 5 hours I hear nothing but Hall & Oates hits.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told i avoid big ones by putting out a constant stream of small ones
* and, something fun. Chelada!

[focus]

* Real name, if you like:
* where do you live? Santa Barbara, CA
* explanation of your handle: It's the kind of bike I ride
* age (general or specific) 32
* occupation: Computer programmer
* favorite bike: Whatever I am riding
* what's in your stable? Focus Mares AX
* fastest speed on a road bike? I don't know
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 2500

[wpod]

* Real name, if you like: Brooke
* where do you live? La Ventana, BCS Mexico
* explanation of your handle: I love The Tubes
* age (general or specific) 59
* occupation: retired software engineer
* favorite bike:Look 585 Ultra
* what's in your stable? 2010 Speedvagen CX, Look 585 Ultra
* fastest speed on a road bike? don't care
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 5200