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

[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.

[Nagrom]

Hi guys, new here. Happy New Years, btw.


* real name, if you like: Morgan
* where do you live?: San Leandro, California. East SF Bay area
* explanation of your handle: "Morgan" spelled backwards, how 'bout that?
* age: 19, soon to be 20.
* occupation: Student, BS Physics
* favorite bike: Hard to say.
* what's in your stable? a spruced up Mercier Kilo TT, and a 2012 CAAD10 project that isn't quite finished.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 51.X, Skyline blvd, august?
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? A hair under 2800 (90% fixed gear when I didn't have a roadie at the time), but was off the bike for a third of the year with a broken foot.
* picture of yourself or your ride?
Kilo TT:

CAAD10 project:

[Connor]

* real name Connor
* where do you live? Vancouver, BC
* explanation of your handle; My name?
* explanation of your avatar; Unless were talking about Aang I'm lost.
* age (general or specific) 19
* occupation; dicking around
* favorite bike; Reminton Track
* what's in your stable? Reminton track, BMW gangsta track, Klein Quantum, Cyclops TT, Cervelo r2.5, Slingshot 650c, Macniel Deuce Deuce
* 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? atleast a K
* picture of yourself or your ride? [see below]
* favourite ride - Morning donuts at Deep Cove
* and, something fun - I'm going to Vietnam next week with the Slingshot and hope to do some wild riding

[pistolpete]

* real name, if you like: Pete
* where do you live?: DC/NYC
* explanation of your handle: maravich
* age: 25
* occupation: Field Analyst-Investigations
* favorite bike: Hard to say.
* what's in your stable? 85 Merckx, recently parted with a Johnny Coast

Nice to meet you all.

[JAWN]

I don't know if I ever formally introduced myself. I've been lurking for a while now. So here goes.

* real name, if you like - John
* where do you live? - Los Angeles
* explanation of your handle - Philly (hometown) slang that sounds like my name.
* explanation of your avatar - n/a
* age (general or specific) - 38
* occupation - fine art curator (pays the bills) & artist (wastes the money I made)
* favorite bike - currently... my Kelly Knobby X
* what's in your stable? - at the moment...
Kelly Knobby X
Lynskey R330
BMC TE01
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - I have no idea but it was fast.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - I don't keep track but I'm contemplating on getting a Garmin.
* picture of yourself or your ride? - mixing kits like I DGAF

* make up and answer at least one additional question. The most helpful thing from my rides is... that it keeps me in shape, it helps me shake off a bad day at work, it keeps me from shooting people in LA traffic, it clears my mind and allows me to focus on more important things, and last but not least... to quote Albert Einstein... "I thought of that while riding my bicycle!"
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told - ha ha, I'm not sure but I'm sure it was something stupid to impress a girl when I was in High School.
* and, something fun. - I recently taught my son (bio-Dad was a dummy and caused a really bad accident when he first tried to ride a bike) how to get over his fear of cycling and now he seems to really enjoy it!

[elronino]

* Real Name: Ronan
* Where do you live?: Michigan....Rolling and variable climates
* where do you live?: Virginia Beach....Flat & Windy
* explanation of your handle: High School nick name....translation "The Ronan"
* explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet...
* age (general or specific): 29
* occupation: Technology Consultant
* favorite bike: of which I own = Focus Izalco Pro, of which I don't own = BMC Impec Impec
* what's in your stable?: 2009 Trek 2.1 with full DA 7800, 2011 Focus Izalco Pro with full SRAM Force, 2010 Specialized Rockhopper
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?: 52.3 mph, Juniper Pass in Colorado going east to west, this was on the descent into Idaho Springs
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?: Probably around 4,000 or so...
* picture of yourself or your ride?:

make up and answer at least one additional question.
* What is the next bike you want to buy?: A good cyclocross bike for winter riding... Michigan winters are no bueno for a road bike with 23mm slicks
* Do you say good night and good morning to your bicycles?: Every damn day!
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I don't tell lies........
* and, something fun: Enjoy cooking and eating... primary reason why I ride a bike... Also enjoy some weight training.

Ronan

[arazate]

* real name, AJ
* where do you live? Rochester, NY
* explanation of your handle: Small town near San Sabastian, Spain
* explanation of your avatar; nuthin yet
* age (general or specific) ; a young 46 (my line for the girls)
* occupation ; International Sales Manager
* favorite bike; Rivendell Rambouillet
* what's in your stable? Riv, Moots Psychlo X, IF Crown Jewel, IF Touring (just acquired from eBAUMANN), Surly Big Dummy, Rawlands, La Suprema Custom, Co-Motion Co-Pilot (soon to leave), Bridgestone RB-1
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? 45, down Swan, in Tucson. (miss the town)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 4,000
* picture of yourself or your ride? One up soon
* make up and answer at least one additional question.Any other favorite hobby? Flyfishing the hills of Montana, or the flats of Belize.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? No, honest, I don't have a bike addiction.....
* and, something fun...overnight camping trips in the summer

[R00td0wn]

* real name: Jon
* where do you live? HoCo MD
* explanation of your handle: UNIX & Beasties
* age: 40
* occupation: Computer Analyst
* favorite bike: All of them
* what's in your stable? EM Team SC, IF Crown Jewel, Specialized Allez circa '94, '01 Cannondale Jekyll
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? almost 50 going down Ilchester in the 90's
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? about 2K miles

[buddybikes]

Real Name: Steve
* Where do you live?: Rolling hills New England
* explanation of your handle: my better half and I
* explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet...
* age (general or specific): 55
* occupation: Keeping bad guys away from US technology
* favorite bike: of which I own = built 2 frames way back when, and in utero custom Firefly
* what's in your stable?: Roubaix SL2 s-works, Fat Chance ti, , wife's roubaix, in attic 2 Belinky tandems, my own 2nd frame I build in 1981
* fastest speed on a road bike? 55mph down into St. Albans Vt with daughter on back of tandem
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?: Probably around 3,400, not bad considering had pneumonia during best time of year
* picture of yourself or your ride?: too ugly, but picture of my favorite bird