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

[rolandtiangco]

* real name: Roland
* where do you live: New York, NY
* explanation of your handle: My name
* explanation of your avatar: I haven't uploaded one
* age (general or specific): 39
* occupation: Product Design
* favorite bike: my extremely beat up no-name columbus SL singlespeed city beater
* what's in your stable? the above city beater, cannondale caad8, parlee z5
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? no idea, I don't ride with technology...yet
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? see above, i'm not counting...yet
* picture of yourself or your ride? see below, stopped mid-ride to pick flowers for my daughter
* make up and answer at least one additional question: '92 Suzuki DR350, '93 Mercedes 190e 2.6 & '87 190e 2.3-16v (How else do you get around?)
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: everything's going to be ok
* and, something fun: Learned to ride a bike when I was 18 so I vividly remember my first ride around the block

[AngryScientist]

welcome roland. that's a phenomenal photo!

[fignon's barber]

That really is a great photo. Welcome!

[bodini]

Originally Posted by nighthawk

WELCOME! I’ve read about your city in Bill McKibben’s book “Hope, Human and Wild”... sounds like a nice place to bike. Are you riding in city or do you have places to ride outside city limits?

Thank you mate! Oh, I never heard about that book, but Curitiba is a very nice city. I ride pretty much in the city you know. I was already invited by a friend to ride outside city limits, like off road trails, but I was busy at all times.

I hope that before this pandemic situation passes my friend and I can ride togheter.

Do you still riding? I'm avoiding it, but once a week I do.

[thedude]

After 8 years on here I guess I should formerly introduce myself, Yo!
* real name: Brian
* where do you live? Portland, OR
* explanation of your handle: The Dude abides
* explanation of your avatar: New boot goofin'
* age (general or specific): 42
* occupation: stay at home doggie dad
* favorite bike: Its a tossup between my Ellis and my Rock Lobster
* what's in your stable? Breadwinner Lolo, Breadwinner Continental, Rock Lobster, VYNL road, Spooky Dune, ReeB Dirt Diggler, Ellis, Ira Ryan porteur etc..
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 55mph according to my Garmin
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Quite a few, I joined my first team and was training for a triple century
* picture of yourself or your ride? Below
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What is the next bike you want to buy? Custom steel, maybe a DeSalvo or Speedvagen disc
* and, something fun: my first job was a Zamboni driver
*How did you find the paceline Forum? I was referred by a friend of mine who I met in a local fixed gear group.
Me and my French Bulldog Joben



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[rolandtiangco]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

welcome roland. that's a phenomenal photo!

Originally Posted by fignon's barber

That really is a great photo. Welcome!

Thanks for the warm welcome!

[cantrun]

* real name: Sam
* where do you live? Bay Area, CA
* explanation of your handle: I used to run, now I can't/don't/won't
* explanation of your avatar: Working on one
* age (general or specific) Mid 20s
* occupation: Engineer
* favorite bike: One with a sweet kickstand
* what's in your stable? Fuji Roubaix and Schwinn Varsity
* fastest speed on a road bike? 52, with full panniers
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Very, very few
* picture of yourself or your ride? Attached, enjoying a mid-ride coconut
* make up and answer at least one additional question: Most important feature on a bike? Lots of bottle cages
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I can handle another climb
* and, something fun: I tried bikepacking earlier this year. The combination of carrying too much stuff, being out of shape, and not having easy gears led to someone having to push me up a hill...
* How did you find the paceline Forum? Searching for Serotta information

[Tz779]

mmended format-

* real name Robin
* where do you live? CHS, SC
* explanation of your handle i raced a yamaha TZ250, my number was 779
* age (general or specific) 67, but i think im 30
*occupation retired
* favorite bike Alan Competition
* what's in your stable? Alan, Serotta Club Special, Bottecchia ADR SL, all original.

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 50mph. Belmont,MA watertower hill. clocked by a car, 1982-ish
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? maybe 900
* picture of yourself or your ride?
* what else do you do? mostly surf and practice Krav Maga
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told I paid two kids $5 each to come up to me and ask for autograph to impress someone i really liked
* and, something fun. i have 8 surfboards ; )
* How did you find the paceline Forum? random search

[Dodgerboy]

Real name: Bruce
Where do you live? Arizona
Explanation of handle: Dodger fan....duh
Age: 52 going on 12
Occupation: 35 years and counting in the bicycle biz.
Favorite bike: That shiny one over there!
What’s in your stable: All City Nature Boy Ace SSx2, Cervelo Aspero, Surly Karate Monkey, Serotta Fierte Carbon.
Fastest speed on a road bike: fast enough
Picture of yourself or Your ride: not with this format
What else do you do? Work in the bike industry, watch a ton of Dodger baseball
What is the biggest lie you ever told? Lied to get into a restricted area of the San Diego Airport to meet Michael Jordan...it worked.
And, something fun: I can ride just about any kind of bike backwards
How did you find out about the pace line forum: happycampyer told me about it

[Julien]

Hi everyone! I’ve been scrolling up and down the forum for the last few weeks. I think it’s time to say hi and thanks!

real name, if you like Julien
* where do you live? Montreal, QC
* explanation of your handle? D'uh
* explanation of your avatar: I’ll take care of that today
* age (general or specific) early mid thirties
* occupation: Luthier
* favorite bike: I find the Cinelli Laser quite amazing - the look, the era, the technology, the craftsmanship. Have I tried one? No. Will I ever? Probably not.
* what's in your stable? Miele Gara, Columbus Cromor from early 90s
* fastest speed on a road bike? Too fast for that turn
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? No idea. I’ve only started to really get into cycling this year!
* picture of yourself or your ride? Below, couple of weeks ago, lovely day through forests and lakes.
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Yes, yes I do. (Don’t you think you’ve spent way too much time thinking what your new bike will be?)
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? I’ll take care of that today
* and, something fun. Well it’s not fun really but I’m a guitar maker and I find quite fascinating how many of the questions you would have about a frame (its stiffness, comfort, springiness, the way it vibrates) are the same questions we have in mind when building a guitar. I told you it wasn’t really fun.
* How did you find the paceline Forum? Looking for information on fitting I think

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by Julien

* occupation: Luthier

1. Welcome, nice to have you!
2. While I haven’t read every entry in this thread, I designate you the winner of the “most interesting occupation” award, which grants you the right to make exactly one post that would risk a time-out (note: I don’t really have the right to grant you that)

[Julien]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

1. Welcome, nice to have you!
2. While I haven’t read every entry in this thread, I designate you the winner of the “most interesting occupation” award, which grants you the right to make exactly one post that would risk a time-out (note: I don’t really have the right to grant you that)

Haha thank you!

[David Tollefson]

* real name, if you like Uh... David Tollefson
* where do you live? The red-headed step-child of Seattle aka Tacoma, WA
* explanation of your handle You'd have to ask my parents
* explanation of your avatar A large tat on my back and my frame company logo
* age (general or specific) Upper mid-50's
* occupation Full-time engineer, part time frame builder
* favorite bike My climbing roadie (see below), though it doesn't get so many miles on it.
* what's in your stable? All my own builds -- two road bikes, a gravel bike, a monster-cross single speed, and a TT bike.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Something in the upper-mid 50's coming off the old spiral highway back into Clarkston... Or is it Lewiston? After the final road stage of the Twin Rivers stage race in 1993 or so.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not that many. Suffered a bad herniated disc in late August and have been on the trainer since.
* picture of yourself or your ride? see below
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Why is the sky blue? Well, actually, the sky is NOT blue, that is just a function of the light emitance of the gasses that make up our atmosphere.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? Honestly I can't think of one. Maybe that makes me some kind of psychotic...
* and, something fun. I also ride a Ducati Multi-strada 620. I have two daughters -- 19 and almost 7.
* How did you find the paceline Forum? Was curious about the whole "across the hall" thing on Velocipede Salon, found myself here.

[jemoryl]

Originally Posted by David Tollefson

.......* make up and answer at least one additional question. Why is the sky blue? Well, actually, the sky is NOT blue, that is just a function of the light emitance of the gasses that make up our atmosphere......

Actually Dave, the sky is not blue to the emittance of gasses but due to Rayleigh (elastic) scattering of photons by molecules in the atmosphere. Rayleigh scattering depends on the inverse fourth power of the wavelength - a very strong dependence. Sunlight covers the range of wavelengths in the visible spectrum, from short wavelengths at the violet-blue end to long wavelengths at the red end. The violet-blue-green photons are more strongly scattered than those at the red-orange-yellow end, so the sky appears to be blueish.

The photons are never really absorbed by the molecules, so they are not 'emitted'. Elastic scattering means the wavelength of the light is not changed in the scattering process.

[froze]

Originally Posted by jemoryl

actually dave, the sky is not blue to the emittance of gasses but due to rayleigh (elastic) scattering of photons by molecules in the atmosphere. Rayleigh scattering depends on the inverse fourth power of the wavelength - a very strong dependence. Sunlight covers the range of wavelengths in the visible spectrum, from short wavelengths at the violet-blue end to long wavelengths at the red end. The violet-blue-green photons are more strongly scattered than those at the red-orange-yellow end, so the sky appears to be blueish.

The photons are never really absorbed by the molecules, so they are not 'emitted'. Elastic scattering means the wavelength of the light is not changed in the scattering process.

huh????

By the way, I heard it from scientists that the reason the sky appears blue is due the fact that the Earth is mostly water and the sunlight reflects that back into the atmosphere, which why Mars atmosphere is red because they have no water and the dirt is red.