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

[savageveggie]

* real name. Tyler
* where do you live? Houston, Flat and hot
* explanation of your handle. Vegetarian. I use Veggie in a lot of places, but sometimes use Savageveggie if its taken, or sometimes just because.
* explanation of your avatar. It's a Toe-mae-toe, since Im a vegetarian
* age (general or specific) 90's child
* occupation. Currently a shop mechanic
* favorite bike. That's a hard one. Either my '94 Bianchi CDI or my '11 Surly crosscheck.
* what's in your stable? Ridable; '11 Surly Crosscheck, '09 Soma Rush, 2004 KHS Tandemania Tandem, '98 Ibis Spanky, '94 Bianchi campione d'italia.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I hit 40 on the tandem the other week, on flat ground.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not as many as I'd like
* picture of yourself or your ride?

* and, something fun. Going for the first ride on my new(to me) tandem with my girlfriend and having her say she loves it

[carpediemracing]

* real name: Aki aka sprinterdellacasa blog/youtube
* where do you live? CT
* explanation of your handle: Carpe diem is a life philosophy for me. Carpe Diem Racing is a team I helped name (in '89) and run and has morphed into my race promotion name.
* explanation of your avatar: When I upload it it's a sprint I won, against all odds, for my mom about 18 months after she died of cancer.
* age (general or specific): 45 in 2012
* occupation: Dad and husband
* favorite bike: My custom geo Tsunami Bikes (short in height, long lengthwise)
* what's in your stable? 2 for now Tsunami Bikes (road), Cdale tandem, Riggio track, Trek mtb, and a Schwinn Cotton Picker that I had from when I was 12.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I rarely break 50 on descents and 40 in sprints. I used to be much faster (ha).
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 1000? not much. 150 hours is normal, 450 hours is a lot, about 1/3 of that on the trainer.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Sept 2012, where I usually am in a group ride.



* make up and answer at least one additional question: Am I good at making up questions? No.

* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: "I don't think I'll ever get married. I think I'm going to be that cool bachelor uncle" - told to my future wife and the mother of our new son. (It wasn't a lie when I said it but it was soooo untrue after the fact.)

* and, something fun:

[carpediemracing]

Hm how do I resize an image?

[vibe]

* real name: angel
* where do you live? nyc
* explanation of your handle: no explanation, i just like the sound of it
* explanation of your avatar: don't have one, yet.
* age (general or specific): just turned 29
* occupation: photographer
* favorite bike: my first and only Schwinn Le Tour Super
* what's in your stable? just my Schwinn but I am looking for a commuter
* fastest speed on a road bike? 50 something mph
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I had about 1400 miles from my first bike computer. I have the Garmin 500 now and have 1995miles year to date (got it May of this year).
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[Brucer]

* real name: Bruce
* where do you live? Toronto
* explanation of your handle: easy to remember
* explanation of your avatar: don't have one, yet.
* age (general or specific): 62
* occupation: writer
* favorite bike: old Bianchi Mega Pro alloy
* what's in your stable? Lynskey R340, Spectrum, Mariposa touring, Concorde Americas
* fastest speed on a road bike? 70km/h (Canada: metric)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 5000
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[jambee]

* Real name, if you like: Only my mom uses it.
* where do you live? Berlin, Germany. No really, Europe!
* explanation of your handle:
* age (general or specific): 40
* occupation: Internet plumber
* favorite bike: It's a toss between my Kelly Knobby X and my Fixie Inc. Pure Blood, but the next bike is for sure going to be THE one.
* what's in your stable? Old DDR BMX, GT Ricochet (1994!), Soma Double Cross, Charge Plug (but they need to find a new home! no really)
* fastest speed on a road bike? Does cyclocross count going downhill in Tuscany?
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 3000 km

[johnniecakes]

real name, John
* where do you live? Sinking Spring Pennsylvania
* explanation of your handle Started at work, not sure how
* age (general or specific) 56
* occupation Control engineer
* favorite bike Dean El diente
* what's in your stable? Dean, Merckx Corsa, Fondriest X status, Litespeed saber, Lynskey Fixie, FSC for trainer & rain
* fastest speed on a road bike? Not sure, eyes closed
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 3000
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't have one
* and, something fun. Do 6 or so triathlons a year

[stayposi]

* Real name, if you like: jeremy
* where do you live? Atl, Ga
* explanation of your handle: Ya gotta stay positive!
* age (general or specific): 24
* occupation: wrench at LBS
* favorite bike: Gotta be the Surly steamroller. Fast and fun.
* what's in your stable: surly steamroller, Soma smootie, Chicago schwinn le tour, mtn: Gary Fisher carbon superfly
* fastest speed on a road bike? 35 on the fixie is fast enough for me.. haha
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?1200 give or take

[pedler]

* real name, Jim
* where do you live? Central,Ohio
* explanation of your handle - I like bikes and I sell stuff sometimes(and couldn't get the correct spelling)
* explanation of your avatar none
* age (general or specific) 43
* occupation- Dairy Queen Franchisee
* favorite bike - Today it's my Indy Fab Ti Deluxe 29er SS
* what's in your stable? Indy Fab Ti 29er,Litespeed Obed,Yeti asr-5,Kestral ST-1000,swobo sanchez
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? don't know
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 20
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't really have one...I'll see what i can scan
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Are there any bones in ice cream? No
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told. That what ever I just brought home to "repair" is going back to where I got it from.
* and, something fun. I still have my 1984 Trek 760 with Campy Victory and wobler tubulars that I bought in high school. And it looks like new

[poet]

Name: Jarret
Location: Los Angeles
Handle: I like how it sounds, but I read more prose than poetry.
Age: 24
Occupation: Writer and Bartender in training
Favorite Bike: KHS Aerotrack
Stable: KHS Aerotrack, Soma Rush, Serotta Ti, Bianchi Limited
Biggest Lie I ever told: "I love New York!"


Me in Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

[mikezeegerman]

* real name, if you like: Michael
* where do you live? Miramar, FL - Out west between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale
* explanation of your handle: When I got into cycling a friend of mine always felt compelled to let people know I'm German. As some of you might know, Germans have trouble pronouncing the "th" and make it sound like "see". Rest should be self explanitory.
* age (general or specific): 28
* occupation: Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Sounds complicated but all I do is cardiac stress tests
* favorite bike: My Focus Izalco Team
* what's in your stable? Focus Izalco, Salsa Chili Con Crosso, Kiyo track bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? 48mph. Downhill, coasting.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? About 3000.

[h2oxtc]

* real name, Paul
* where do you live? Kelowna, BC
* explanation of your handle; First love is a slalom waterski
* explanation of your avatar; a what?
* age (general or specific) 50+
* occupation; structural engineer (buildings)
* favorite bike; Caad 8 R5000
* what's in your stable? Caad 5 R600, Caad8 R5000, Caad8 R1000 in rebuild
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? don't know, don't care
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? guessing 2K
* picture of yourself or your ride? [see below]
* favourite ride - through the fruit orchards in the fall
* and, something fun - eating ice cream and potato chips

[Louis]

Originally Posted by h2oxtc

* occupation; structural engineer (buildings)

Welcome to the forum, Paul - we need more structural common sense here, so when we have the next front-end wobble / shimmy thread we can put down all the crazy gobbledegook.

Louis

[BumbleBeeDave]

That looks like some pretty country for riding. We will all be out there this weekend. There's only 9000 of us, so no problem if we stay at your place, right?

And Jarrett wants to bring that sculpture . . . that OK?

BBD

[h2oxtc]

Originally Posted by BBD

And Jarrett wants to bring that sculpture . . . that OK?

Sounds fine by me, that sculpture would look good on our Christmas tree

Bring your studded tires though, it's been snowing a little.