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

[Jules]

* real name: Eric
* age: yes, very.
* where do you live? Silicon Valley
* occupation: solutions architecture, you don't want to know
* favorite bike: Cannondale SuperSix Evo
* what's in your stable? Cannondale SuperSix Evo, Lynskey R350, Ridley Excalibur
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 81 km/h before I stopped looking; summer 2015; HWY 120 headed toward Lee Vining.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 7,600-ish.
* picture of yourself or your ride? The bike is the more interesting of the two - esp. the bar tape.
* make up and answer at least one additional question: What's my cycling dream? To ride the Haute Route.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: The correct number of bikes is N.
* and, something fun: Currently looking for my grandson's first ever bike. It won't be the Specialized Hotwalk Carbon.
* How did you find the paceline Forum? From a Caterham dealer in Colorado. Where else?

[gbcoupe]

Originally Posted by Jules

* real name: Eric
* age: yes, very.
* where do you live? Silicon Valley
* occupation: solutions architecture, you don't want to know
* favorite bike: Cannondale SuperSix Evo
* what's in your stable? Cannondale SuperSix Evo, Lynskey R350, Ridley Excalibur
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 81 km/h before I stopped looking; summer 2015; HWY 120 headed toward Lee Vining.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 7,600-ish.
* picture of yourself or your ride? The bike is the more interesting of the two - esp. the bar tape.
* make up and answer at least one additional question: What's my cycling dream? To ride the Haute Route.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: The correct number of bikes is N.
* and, something fun: Currently looking for my grandson's first ever bike. It won't be the Specialized Hotwalk Carbon.
* How did you find the paceline Forum? From a Caterham dealer in Colorado. Where else?

Welcome. That's one tall Dale!

How does the Caterham fit?

[Jules]

Originally Posted by gbcoupe

Welcome. That's one tall Dale!

How does the Caterham fit?

Thank you. The bike needs to be tall. Accordingly I ordered the "large" Caterham model with lowered floors. I haven't seen the thing yet. Hope it won't wear too tight.

[Retrodoug]

*Real name: Doug
*age: 63
*Where do you live: Kenosha, WI
*Occupation: Business Process Manager (support SAP)
*Favorite bike: Ellis Strada SLX (built up with Campy SR and Record)
*My stable: Ellis Strada SLX, 1990 Bridgestone RB-1, 1973 Super Mondia Special, Schwinn Voyager SP, Schwinn Passage, Raleigh mountain bike, 1960's Raleigh Single speed (coaster brake), 1960's Huffy 3-speed
*Fastest speed on road bike: 53 MPH going down hill
*Miles on the bike last year - less riding this year -approx. 5,000 miles
*picture of myself or your ride -
*Makeup and answer a question: Dream Ride L'Erocia in Italy
*Biggest lie - I have enough bikes
*Something fun: Doing a Christmas lights ride next week
*How did I find Paceline Forum? : Dave Wages, who built my Ellis told me about it

[FragosLora]

*Real name: Lora
*age: 25
*Where do you live: NY
*Occupation: IT Manager
*Favorite bike: GIANT
*My stable: Trek Road Bikes for Men, 26-Inch 24-Speed 30 Knives Bicycle, High Carbon Steel Frame, Double Disc Brake Road Bicycle, Rider Height 165-185
*Fastest speed on road bike: 24
*Miles on the bike last year -2000 miles
*picture of myself or your ride -
*Makeup and answer a question: Dream Ride in Europe
*Biggest lie - I have 3 bikes
*How did I find Paceline Forum? :surfing the Internet

[setherino]

*Real name: Seth
*age: 39
*Where do you live: Los Angeles County, next to the Angeles National Forest
*Occupation: Assistant Editor
*Favorite bike: I only own one now, but I had a multicolor neon steel frame trek in the ‘90s that defined freedom.
*My stable: 2017 Fuji Jari with some gravel slicks.
*Fastest speed on road bike: 39 maybe? I just got my wahoo, so we’ll see.
*Miles on the bike last year : 400 miles (I just got back into it in September.
*picture of myself or your ride - me and a pal. Good conversation, light grumbling.
*Makeup and answer a question: why do you have so many hobbies? Because bike riding and climbing and guitars and... are just too much fun to choose one.
*Biggest lie : I would sell my children for more hobby time.
*Something Fun : I only started cycling again because I wanted to race motorcycles without feeling dead at the end of a weekend. Then I quit racing motorcycles.
*How did I find Paceline Forum? : a bicycling pal.

[M_D_S]

*Real name: Mike
*age: 42
*Where do you live: Morgantown, WV
*Occupation: Attorney
*Favorite bike: All of them
*My stable: Bishop lugged road, Legor Nuiorksiti+ (road), Legor LWTUA (gravel), Jamis Renegade Exploit
*Fastest speed on road bike: Something over 50mph
*Miles on the bike last year - 2,500
*Makeup and answer a question: Will I ever be fluent in Spanish? Hopefully..
*Biggest lie - "No, I didn't think about bikes today."
*Something fun: The climb up to Valle Nevado in Santiago, Chile
*How did I find Paceline Forum?: Surfing for something bike-related

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by M_D_S

*Real name: Mike
*age: 42
*Where do you live: Morgantown, WV
*Occupation: Attorney
*Favorite bike: All of them
*My stable: Bishop lugged road, Legor Nuiorksiti+ (road), Legor LWTUA (gravel), Jamis Renegade Exploit
*Fastest speed on road bike: Something over 50mph
*Miles on the bike last year - 2,500
*Makeup and answer a question: Will I ever be fluent in Spanish? Hopefully..
*Biggest lie - "No, I didn't think about bikes today."
*Something fun: The climb up to Valle Nevado in Santiago, Chile
*How did I find Paceline Forum?: Surfing for something bike-related

Style points! What's the jersey? Looks like a CDC "Fleurette." Also an old axiom: never piss off a lawyer on a bike!

[M_D_S]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

Style points! What's the jersey? Looks like a CDC "Fleurette." Also an old axiom: never piss off a lawyer on a bike!

Ha! Thanks - it's a Velocio ultralight. One of my favorites..

[karen33]

real name (if you like)? Karen

* where do you live? currently in NYC (originally from Kansas, lived in Saratoga Springs for a bit, Chicago and SF)

* explanation of your handle? my email address (I'm so lame)

* explanation of your avatar? none (somehow, I'm too lazy to get one)

* age (general or specific)? later-mid thirties

* occupation? Corporate Strategy (used to be a consultant)

* favorite bike? probably the Serotta 20th Anniversary CRL -- love clean, but sculpted lugs (all the bikes at the NAHBS have become so gorgeous in the last years, though)

[jmvernon]

* real name - Jason
* where do you live? - Seattle
* explanation of your avatar - whats an avatar
* age (general or specific) - 43
* occupation - Software Development Manager
* favorite bike - Seven Tsunami
* what's in your stable? Seven Tsunami, Scott Addict, searching for a new mountain bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I believe it was around 60MPH, Austin, TX when I was young and dumb
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Only 200 miles, but have a goal of 1,000 miles for 2021
* and, something fun.- I want to do the STP in a single day
* How did you find the paceline Forum? - searching Google for Tomii used bikes for sale

[setherino]

*Real name: Seth
*age: 39
*Where do you live: Los Angeles County, next to the Angeles National Forest
*Occupation: Assistant Editor
*Favorite bike: I only own one now, but I had a multicolor neon steel frame trek in the ‘90s that defined freedom.
*My stable: 2017 Fuji Jari with some gravel slicks.
*Fastest speed on road bike: 39 maybe? I just got my wahoo, so we’ll see.
*Miles on the bike last year : 186 recorded since September some more before that.
*picture of myself or your ride - weird wacky road in the middle of nowhere, goofing off with a good friend or two.
*Makeup and answer a question: what’s your next short term biking goal? Overnight bike camp.
*Biggest lie - Bicycling is my only hobby.
*How did I find Paceline Forum? : a pal

[mountaindave]

* real name: David
* where do you live? Northwest Montana near the shores of unaffordable and in view of the slopes of unobtainable
* explanation of your handle: David lives in the mountains
* explanation of your avatar: It was given to me while spending a summer in NY
* age: 46 going on 12
* occupation: elementary ed
* favorite bike: the one I'm riding
* what's in your stable? Lots of vintage steel from 1970 onwards (including a 1992 Serotta Colorado TG)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 50 MPH down a county road on my '70 Gitane TdF - 20 minutes later I cornered hard and pealed the tubular tire off the front rim... I have gray hair now.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2700 miles, I commute 5 days a week and drive a car only when transporting my children/wife
* The most frequent comment when I show up to work or the gym on a bike: "You're crazy"
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I look like Brad Pitt (he actually looks like me)
* and, something fun: I am the current director of the Cino Heroica
* How did you find the paceline Forum? I bought a used Serotta in 2014 and somehow this is my first post...
* picture of yourself or your ride?
As found:


Corrected:

[choke]

Originally Posted by mountaindave

* real name: David
* where do you live? Northwest Montana near the shores of unaffordable and in view of the slopes of unobtainable
* explanation of your handle: David lives in the mountains
* explanation of your avatar: It was given to me while spending a summer in NY
* age: 46 going on 12
* occupation: elementary ed
* favorite bike: the one I'm riding
* what's in your stable? Lots of vintage steel from 1970 onwards (including a 1992 Serotta Colorado TG)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 50 MPH down a county road on my '70 Gitane TdF - 20 minutes later I cornered hard and pealed the tubular tire off the front rim... I have gray hair now.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 2700 miles, I commute 5 days a week and drive a car only when transporting my children/wife
* The most frequent comment when I show up to work or the gym on a bike: "You're crazy"
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I look like Brad Pitt (he actually looks like me)
* and, something fun: I am the current director of the Cino Heroica
* How did you find the paceline Forum? I bought a used Serotta in 2014 and somehow this is my first post...
* picture of yourself or your ride?
As found:

Welcome Dave....it's good to see you here.

[rccardr]

Likewise, Welcome Dave!