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

[irideslow8401]

Nice meeting you all...

* Real name: Ryan H
* Where do you live? Seattle, Northwest Hilly & rain
* Explanation of your handle - slow
* Age (general or specific) 41
* Occupation Travel industries
* Favorite bike: Everything that looks good, Carbon, Titanium, taste change every year..etc
* What's in your stable? Cervelo R3; Scapin Blake K12; Blue AC1; Orbea Diva for my lady
* Fastest speed on a road bike? Downhill in Kirkland/Bothell--42mph
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? unknown but close to 2K due to work schedule conflict and injury.

[downtube]

* real name: Chuck
* where do you live? Fremont, Ca
* explanation of your handle: Self explanatory
* explanation of your avatar: Don't have one
* age (general or specific): 58 going on 18
* occupation: Marketing Guy
* favorite bike: Della Santa
* what's in your stable? Della Santa, Colnago C40, Cannondale CAAD 10
* fastest speed on a road bike? 54
* how many miles on a road bike last year? 4000
* picture of yourself or your ride? Not yet
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: Honey, I think I have a max of about $3000 in this one.

[Gatorfreak]

* real name, if you like Jeremy
* where do you live? Gainesville, FL....Flat, hot, and HUMID
* explanation of your handle Go Gators!
* explanation of your avatar Too lazy to upload one, apparently.
* age (general or specific) 38
* occupation IT
* favorite bike Motobecane Le Champion Ti
* what's in your stable? Motobecane Le Champion Ti, Nashbar Steel Cyclocross (commuter), 90's Diamondback MTB (dust collector)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Upper 30's fairly often on a nearby overpass.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 3,500

[thedude]

* real name, Brian
* where do you live? Portland, OR
* explanation of your handle
* explanation of your avatar Not sure how to make one
* age (general or specific) early 30's
* occupation Shepard
* favorite bike varies by the minute
* what's in your stable? 2010 Specialized Stumpjumper Expert carbon 29er XTR, 2010 Trek 9.8 Elite ENO'd, Raleigh High Life SSCX, 2000 Klein Quantum Pro DA 7700, Kelly Knobby X, Cinelli Mash Bolt, 2005 Bianchi Pista Concept, 1993 Cannondale Track, EAI Bareknuckle
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Don't know I don't have a computer on any of them but probably Germantown or Weir Rd
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not sure but very few compared to most on here. Maybe 8k for the year.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Still learning how to navigate this site
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What is the next bike you want to buy? Every Damn one I see. Is there a cure?
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told Im done buying bikes for now
* and, something fun.

[mikemowbz]

* real name, if you like: Mike
* where do you live? Vancouver, BC (Canada)
* explanation of your handle: part that isn't my first name is a high school contraction of my last!
* explanation of your avatar: What avatar?
* age (general or specific): 30ish
* occupation: student/teacher
* favorite bike: '85 Nishiki Prestige classic/modern rebuild (105 + Suntour Cyclone)
* what's in your stable? '85 Nishiki Prestige; '84 Mercian Professional; '90 Marinoni Special; 80s Proctor road custom; '81 Apollo Imperial
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Not really sure. Only one bike came with a computer, and I'm unsure of that one's accuracy. 30-something mph? I ride in the city 98% of the time...
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? See above.
What is the next bike you want to buy? Lemond or Ritchey cross bike maybe?

[cc700]

* real name, if you like: Charlie
* where do you live? Seattle WA
* explanation of your handle: Initials and favorite Wheel Size
* explanation of your avatar: I'll get back to you on that
* age (general or specific): Nearing Thirty
* occupation: bike shop
* favorite bike: Raleigh Militis 3
* what's in your stable? Raleigh Militis 3, Kona Kahuna, Nishiki Cresta GT, Bianchi Advantage, Kona Rove Ti(soon)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 49.8mph, some hill in kirkland, last year. Unless you believe Strava where it was 84mph on the waterfront trail through downtown (HA)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I don't keep track with any centralized counter. I'd assume maybe 2 or 3 k serious miles on a road bike.
What is the next bike you want to buy? A house.

[sngk]

* real name, if you like: NGK Sternhagen
* where do you live? Durham NC for now
* age (general or specific): 28
* occupation: "Software Engineer in Test"
* favorite bike: 2007 Sputnik
* what's in your stable? Raleigh Professional, Motobecane Track, Quattro Assi
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? I think 40ish MPH, Presidio SF or Marin County
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? around 7k

[kiel_m]

* real name - Kiel M
* where do you live? - Lower Haight, San Francisco
* explanation of your handle - lol
* explanation of your avatar - Portrait of me, by Ashley
* age (general or specific) - 8/30/83
* occupation - Bartender, barback, server, coffee delivery guy
* favorite bike - Clean steel, beefy tires and lots of racks
* what's in your stable? - Surly Pacer, DA 7800, Mavic Reflex SUP, Thompson
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - mid 40s, pacer, GGpark
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - not enough
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[Spoonito]

* real name - Brian
* where do live - Illinois
* explanation of your handle - A play on my line name in my fraternity
* age (general or specific) - Almost mid 30's
* occupation - Mechanical Engineer
* favorite bike - My Yamaha R1 .... Just got into bicycling so no favorites yet
* what's in your stable? Waiting patiently for my new (to me) LaPierre Xelius bought from a forum member
* fastest speed on a road bike - A laughable 22mph
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - Zero last year, and about 200 miles so far this year (been riding about 2 months)

[Msedwick]

* real name: Matt
* where do you live? Nw burbs of Chicago, IL
* explanation of your handle It's simply my name.
* explanation of your avatar Don't have one at the moment!* age (general or specific) 26, soon to be 27
* occupation English Teacher
* favorite bike My Dolan
* what's in your stable? DengFu FM098 Crit Rig, Dolan Precursa Track Machine
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Hm, 50? During a faaaast group ride through the countryside.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Sadly, maybe 300. I quit riding for two years prior to this April!
* picture of yourself or your ride?


What's the biggest like you ever told: "How much did what cost? The bike? oh you know, like $300. Don't worry hun."

[Tokeat]

Here's a bit of info about me.

* real name: Thierry
* where do you live? Vancouver, BC, Canada
* explanation of your handle: mix of first, middle and family names
* age (general or specific): 36
* occupation: business
* favorite bike: my first decent mountain bike - a team fat chance
* what's in your stable? A recent steel Marinoni, Colnago M10, Jamis Xenith SL (circa 2009) and a Ridley X-Ride
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? About 6000 miles
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? Honey, I swear this is my last bike/pair of skis for the year!

[Jgrooms]

* real name? James and they don't call me Jim
* where do you live? Kansas- where it isn't flat and the wind always blows.

* explanation of your avatar? What's an avatar. Oh the movie? It was good.
* age (general or specific)? Pushing towards 50 and it's bother me 'somewhat'.
* occupation? Paper pusher in an increasingly paperless world.
* favorite bike? One that has tires that hold air.
* what's in your stable? Typical cooperate bland except for the Fargo.
* fastest speed on a road bike? Seriously this is the suggested format.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Don't know. Hours on gravel, road and trails is the measure
* picture of yourself or your ride? Attached. Like the shirtless photos of the tweens, here is a cyclist winning a race. Yes a bum f poodunk race, but I was first at that moment.
* lie? Huh see all this bike stuff is way less expensive than a Harley.

[plattyjo]

* real name? Jenny
* where do you live? Oakland (aka Broakland)
* explanation of your username? platypus (spirit animal) + my initials
* age (general or specific)? 39
* occupation? Interactive Producer for KQED Science
* favorite bike? Don't make me choose between my children.
* what's in your stable? El Camino Fab Ti road bike; El Camino Fab Aluminum CX bike; Hunter track bike; Ebisu touring bike; Ibis MTB; Ocean Air Cycles randonneur
* fastest speed on a road bike? I'm always faster in my mind than what my computer says.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not sure, but pushing 5k now!
* what's the biggest lie you've ever told? I swear I'm not buying another bike.

[mfowler95]

* real name - Mark
* where do you live? Peoria AZ
* explanation of your handle -
* explanation of your avatar -
* age (general or specific) - 44
* occupation - Lead CSR/sales rep for an automotive aftermarket company. Basically I sell people stuff they don't need!!
* favorite bike - I like all of my bikes for their own reason
* what's in your stable? 2009 Specialized Allez, 1990 Fuso Lux, 1988 Bridgestone 550
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40mph, TBird Mountain, weekly
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 4000
* picture of yourself or your ride?
* and, something fun - started riding Jan'12 for exercise and have lost almost 100lbs so far. Love riding!!!

[Thiel]

* real name - David
* where do you live? Western MA
* explanation of your handle - its my last name and what everyone calls me (including myself!)
* explanation of your avatar - I'm lazy.
* age (general or specific) - 40
* occupation - Communications.
* favorite bike - my first: a Raleigh Mountie. I was six.
* what's in your stable? Trek Fuel EX 8, Cannondale Supersix, Felt 75x
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? In my racing days I swore the cyclometer read over 55. Shutesbury MA. Now I lose my nerve around 45.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? About 800.
* picture of yourself or your ride?
* and, something fun ... I do woodworking too.