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

[dgaddis1]

* real name: Dustin
* where do you live? North Augusta, SC
* explanation of your handle: My name
* explanation of your avatar: Me at a bunny hop contest a few years back
* age: 28
* occupation: Mechanical Engineering (piping design and analysis) by day, wheel building part time
* favorite bike: Vassago Jabberwocky
* what's in your stable? Jabberwocky rigid/SS, geared squishy fork On-One Scandal, computerized Raleigh Clubman
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Not sure...
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 1700ish I think
* Why do I still Ride Vintage Steel? I don't
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: Did you hear they closed Stone Mountain? Yeah, they found a bigger rock **flexes muscles**

[PETER REID]

* real name: Peter
* where do you live? Right now I split my time between East Hampton, CT and Tumacacori, AZ
* explanation of your handle: My name
* explanation of your avatar: Whats an avatar?
* age: 56
* occupation: Racing Mechanic and soon to be brewer
* favorite bike: LandShark
* what's in your stable? Landsharks, Colnago CT1, Dave Porter Custom Tandem
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 72 mph, 1995, coming down Negro Mtn in Western MD on the old Rte 40
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? not nearly enough
* Why do I still Ride Vintage Steel? Why not?
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: Told the cop in Montana that it was personal belongings in my trailer, not 400 cases of beer...

[seanile]

* real name: sean
* where do you live? cambridge, ma
* explanation of your handle: senile with my name slipped in there
* explanation of your avatar: stole it from cyanide and happiness, i'm irish
* age: 24
* occupation: aviation contracts
* favorite bike: horse road bike
* what's in your stable? '14 Firefly MTB Custom (fall delivery), '12 Horse Road Custom, '12 Giant Defy 3, '11 Geekhouse Rockcity Custom, '10 Quiros Custom, '91 Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra Team Weinmann
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 54mph, summer '12, Bolton Landing-Riverbank Rd by Lake George.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? no idea
* why do I still Ride Vintage Steel? proven by time, and they have pretty paint
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: if you don't use it, you'll lose it.

[Camelstache]

* real name: Matt
* where do you live? Boston
* explanation of your handle: Camelbaks and moustaches
* explanation of your avatar: I was courier 666 in Boston circa '99
* age: 33
* occupation: HS Teacher
* favorite bike: Zanconato SS 29er
* what's in your stable? Zanconato SS 29er, Igleheart CX bike, Van Dessel Country Bob SSCX, Jamis Ventura (aka generic aluminum workhorse road bike)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 60mph, summer '10, '12, Descending Bald Peak Rd. Hillsboro OR...from my mother's house
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? not much...i prefer my mtb and cx bike on trails
* why do I still Ride Vintage Steel? Zanc and Igleheart...while not vintage...make beautiful yet utilitarian bikes that are meant to be ridden and abused
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I cheated on my 8th grade religion test; I'm going to HELL

[rperks]

* real name, if you like - Rob
* where do you live? Ventura, CA
* explanation of your handle - Top secret combination of my initials and last name
* explanation of your avatar - Our company Logo
* age (general or specific) 40 is coming up quick this year
* occupation Owner Operator at Ocean Air Cycles - Consulting Engineer to the Outdoor Indusrty
* favorite bike My Rambler ;-)
* what's in your stable? My Rambler, 1973 Eisentraut Model A, old Trek with XtraCycle
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? somewhere north of 40 on the back side of Sulphur Mtn when the holes on my helmet started to whistle
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? approx 2500, slow year with business growth and new baby taking the front seat
* picture of yourself or your ride? see below
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Bikes are the smartest and the dumbest thing I ever got myself into. Really who puts all there eggs in the basket of starting a business with low volume and low margins? The problem is that I love them
* and, something fun. leading by example, that life can get on just fine, actually better than fine without starting your car more than once a week (if that)


A good day to ride by rperks1, on Flickr


Home by rperks1, on Flickr


We fired up the languishing Twitter account today, @OceanAirCycles thanks for your help getting the word out by rperks1, on Flickr

[therealpeel]

real name: Sam
* where do you live? Philly
* explanation of your handle: high school remark
* explanation of your avatar: Name starts with an S...and slowly building up a Serotta
* age: early 30's
* occupation: social worker
* favorite bike: haven't ridden it yet...
* what's in your stable? GF Rig, Beat-up entry level Trek Road bike, unfinished Serotta Colorado
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40's, down hill in a suburb
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? not sure...didn't really count
* why do I still Ride Vintage Steel? I don't yet...
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I don't tell lies...
* something fun: trying to stay alive on the streets of Philadelphia

[ceewho]

* real name: Calvin
* where do you live? Palo Alto, CA Flat commutes, hilly rides
* explanation of your handle: Pun of my last name
* age: 25
* occupation: video editor
* favorite bike: Land Shark crit build (late 90s/early 00s)
* what's in your stable? LS crit (above), Mazza Track, 1985 Trek 620, 1987 Bertoni Professionale
* bygone bikes: early 80s Miyata 210, 1983/4 Medici Pro Strada, 2010 Kona Paddy Wagon
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? probably mid 40's down from the foothills
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I would say around 2000+?
* something fun: Me 1| bike thieves 0; I found my friend's stolen bike and got it back, and I've never had one stolen (knock on wood)

[sixgears]

real name: John
* where do you live? Bridgewater, NJ
* explanation of your handle: it was an old Kawasaki Ninja thing
* explanation of your avatar: watching my first crit
* age: 45
* occupation: IT Security
* favorite bike: '09 Cannondale SuperSix HiMod
* what's in your stable? '09 Cannondale Supersix HiMod, '13 BMC SL01 Roadracer
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 45 mph ~ Tewksbury, NJ - August '13
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2500+
* Why do I still Ride Vintage Steel? I don't but I plan to in the very near future.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I keep telling people that I want to race but I actually don't.
* and, something fun: Winter training ... oh joy!

[AJosiahK]

* real name, Drew
* where do you live? Boston MA
* explanation of your handle: im not that creative
* explanation of your avatar Not sure how to make one < that
* age (general or specific) 29 ish
* occupation; mechanic, barista, sales
* favorite bike currently single speed CX
* what's in your stable? Vicious cycles -metal guru and -electric warrior, Redline conquest pro SS, Niner one9, Salsa Fargo, Zion 373 EBB
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 45 ish? Up and down Mohonk mountain outside of New Paltz NY
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 1500... maybe
* picture of yourself or your ride? no
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What is the next bike you want to buy? Seven Cycles Evergreen SL
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told, this is the last one
* and, something fun. I work at a cafe bike shop combo, its wicked awesome

[mfr]

* real name, Ron
* where do you live? West Springfield, MA
* explanation of your handle: I am the "r" in our small humble group
* no avatar yet
* age 53
* occupation; sub-contractor
* favorite bike - can never decide
* what's in your stable? Roubaix, Bianchi, Stumpjumper FSR
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 54mph- Monson rd.,Wilbraham, MA,- almost every year
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 1600+
* make up and answer at least one additional question.-
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told,- I don't need your help
* and, something fun. - still playing like a kid

[F150]

* real name: Bill
* where do you live? Nashville, TN
* explanation of your handle: much like Grandfather's '84 F150, ugly, old, no HP but torquey
* no avatar yet
* age 52
* occupation: civil engineer
* favorite bike: the next one
* what's in your stable? '86 Fisher Mt Tam, '88 Ritchey Timbercomp, '89 Trek 520
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 46mph - passing a Buick, central CO, loaded MTB tour ABQ-Missoula '87
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2600
* unique skill?: salvaging old steel with stuck seatposts. Batting 1,000
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I cannot tell a lie
* and, something fun: watching my son become better than me in all aspects of life!

[khessel]

* real name: Ray
* where do you live? Brooklyn
* explanation of your handle: movie reference
* age: I'm ceewho's (slightly) older brother (see a few posts back)
* occupation: Writer/editor
* favorite bike: Bomber Pro (NJS)
* what's in your stable? Mid-80's Guerciotti Pista, mid-2000's Cinelli Supercorsa, Continuum track, Bomber Pro, late 80's Tommaso townie/beater
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40s maybe? 9W of course.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Probably 3-4K, give or take...
* and, something fun. I worked with Harry Schwartzman on the Bike Cult Show (Core77 posts are linked in relevant thread)





(All of the bikes currently have slightly different set ups, you know how it goes...)

[commonguy001]

* real name, if you like - Pete
* where do you live? Minneapolis
* explanation of your handle - A different twist on a local radio guys nickname (who I don't even like for the most part)
* explanation of your avatar - need to pick one, it'll probably be a schnauzer because I like schnauzers
* age (general or specific) mid 40s
* occupation Senior Analyst... what does that even mean
* favorite bike Something with room for big gravel tires but is set up like a road bike
* what's in your stable? Titus FCR, Surly Pacer, Salsa La Cruz, Salsa Warbird, Surly Disc Trucker, Surly Moonlander, Trek EX8, Cannondale Tandem and a Black Mountain Cycle cross hopefully on the way in the next month
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? down something - 50+ coming off Mt Lemon with a tail wind in 08. on the flat - 44 in Beatrice NE sitting in the pack of a P/1/2 race when the wind never dropped below 35 mph in 06.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2000ish, hope to double or triple that this year.
* picture of yourself or your ride?

* What else - Favorite things to do are ride bikes, ride motorcycles and go camping. Camping by bike or moto makes it even better but I still enjoy hooking up the camper and spending a week with my wife and dogs somewhere far from home.
* Something fun - I've gone well north of 100 mph riding gravel on this

[VoyTirando]

* real name: Scott
* where do you live? Brooklyn NY
* explanation of your handle: My friend Jerah called me that one day, after I'd fixed her bike for the umpteenth time
* age 40
* occupation: legal aid lawyer
* favorite bike: (my dream would be a moots vamoots with S+S couplers....)
* what's in your stable? Kinda thin right now: '84 Ciocc with mongrel dura-ace, open pros; '87 Pinarello Montello with mongrel Campy; old battered IRO fixed gear, and a cross check i think i sold.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 47 mph, drafting a box truck out in Montauk
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 3700
* unique skill?: I can make fire with sticks. For real.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: (to my high school cross country coach, before I began to care), 'sure, we did the entire 15 mile run' (that we had just hitchhiked after letting the rest of the team drop us)
* and, something fun: My 12-year-old is getting faster and faster. We did a ride through brooklyn, queens, and then into manhattan and around central park the other day (January, NYC, snow). When we got to the park, he opened it up and was giggling at what his little FUJI can do.....

[Flaroc01]

* real name - Frank

* where do you live? Middlesex New Jersey

* explanation of your handle - Part of my first email address back in college.

* explanation of your avatar - Don't have one yet. Got to find out how to do that.
* age (general or specific) - 44

* occupation - Engineer for a Transportation Authority

* favorite bike - Columbine, Merlin, Bayliss Ahhhhh!.. there have been so many, who can pick just one.

* what's in your stable? Cannondale MTB and Road bike for every day rides both with an eclectic mix of parts. A Serotta Colorado II with vintage Dura-Ace and a couple of Frames in various states of assembly or restoration

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 48mph on a downhill in Central part with disk covers on my C-record Tomasso. Chasing a tandem that was going even faster than I was.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Less than 50. Just slowly getting back into cycling after a long hiatus.

* picture of yourself or your ride? See the attached picture below.

* make up and answer at least one additional question. Most embarrassing cycling related moment. - There was this fundraiser ride at my high school while I was going that was just about doing laps around the track. Well I show up walking my race bike to my locker area wearing a one piece skin tight lycra/ spandex time trial suit that left practically nothing to the imagination. Now this was 30 years ago when you didn't see that many biker shorts like today much less an aero suit. So needless to say that everybody was staring at me. A girl I didn't even know came over to me just to touch and feel the material and then ran away without even saying anything. Definitely overkill for that ride.

* what is the biggest lie you've ever told. - Ahhhhh!.. there have been so many, who can pick just one.

* and, something fun. - I love working on Bikes. I hope one day to even build my own frame.