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

[Wisco]

* real name - Man of mystery
* where do you live? Madison, WI
* explanation of your handle - It's where I live...
* explanation of your avatar - N/A
* age (general or specific) - 45
* occupation - Business Development for a small biotech company. A little sales, a little marketing and little product development.
* favorite bike - I like all of my bikes for their own reason
* what's in your stable? Pegoretti Marcelo, Colnago C50, Ritchey Road Logic, Merckx MXL... others
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 68 mph, western Dane County WI, anytime I'm out that way
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 4000
* picture of yourself or your ride?
* and, something fun - All of my bikes are Campagnolo equipped. Why use anything else?

[JWDR]

* real name - Jason
* where do you live? West Texas
* explanation of your handle - an agglomeration of my initials and an old Sub Pop t shirt I had
* explanation of your avatar - N/A
* age (general or specific) - almost 40
* occupation - Military
* favorite bike - 91 Tange Prestige Specialized Stump Jumper in grey that was stolen from me in 95
* what's in your stable? Bianchi Boron XL, Planet X Kaffenback, Lynskey Ridgeline 29er, GF Rig, Eastern Nighttrain
* fastest speed on a road bike? No idea
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 0, I was in Afghanistan
* picture of yourself or your ride?
* and, something fun - You can hammer with a wrench better than you can wrench with a hammer

[kashcraft81]

* real name - Kelso
* where do you live? Central Illiniois
* explanation of your handle - drrrr
* explanation of your avatar - N/A
* age (general or specific) - too close to 32
* occupation - I.B.E.W.
* favorite bike - Trek Madone
* what's in your stable? Trek Stache 8, Subrosa Armada, and Sadona with baby seat.
* fastest speed on a road bike? fifities
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Ashamed to say; slacked off big time last year.

[VPI]

* real name - Jeff
* where do you live? Falls Church, VA
* explanation of your handle - Turntable Manufacturer that has a lot of my cash.
* explanation of your avatar - N/A
* age (general or specific) - 37
* occupation - Security Consultant
* favorite bike - Cervelo R5
* what's in your stable? Cervelo R5, Calfee S&S Travel Bike, DeSalvo Ti All-rounder, Niner W.F.O.9.
* fastest speed on a road bike? 40ish
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Minimal

[SirRanAlot]

* real name - Brian
* where do you live? - Mississippi
* explanation of your handle - I ran 3k miles a year until I bought a bike
* explanation of your avatar - I guess I should get one...
* age (general or specific) - 24
* occupation - Stewdent
* favorite bike - Scott Plasma
* what's in your stable? - Scott Plasma, Trek X02, CAAD 10 3
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - 40 something going downhill whenever I feel like it. I can't find any big hills to really crank it on.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - 4,258.99 since I started in September of last year plus commuting.
* picture of yourself or your ride? Sooooo, I may have wrecked the bike in my pic...

[choke]

Originally Posted by mfowler95

* and, something fun - started riding Jan'12 for exercise and have lost almost 100lbs so far. Love riding!!!

That's seriously impressive...congrats!

[Thiel]

Originally Posted by choke

That's seriously impressive...congrats!

+1

If ever I lost 100 pounds I'd tell everyone. I'd put it on my résumé. I'd take out an ad. And everyone EVERYONE would agree that that sort if accomplishment deserves copious gloating!

[mfowler95]

Originally Posted by choke

That's seriously impressive...congrats!

Originally Posted by Thiel

+1

If ever I lost 100 pounds I'd tell everyone. I'd put it on my résumé. I'd take out an ad. And everyone EVERYONE would agree that that sort if accomplishment deserves copious gloating!

Thanks, it hasn't been easy and gets harder each week but still working.

[VirtualElvis]

Virtualelvis
Real name dwight marshall
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* where do live? New Orleans
* explanation of your handle ?.look like Elvis
* age (general or specific) 46
* occupation architect / photographer
* favorite bike look585
* what's in your stable? 585
* fastest speed on a road bike? hill 1/2 mile from my house--44mph
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 3500
Architect and photographer
Http://www.dwightmarshall.com
Http://www.jetdesignbuild.com

Starting to race at a old age
Current bike is a 585 xxl
Cosmic carbones from gunner
Friends with binxnyrwarsoul
Next bike is a Kirk or kbedford hopefully


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[seat_boy]

* real name: Eric Daume
* where do you live? Central Ohio
* explanation of your handle: I'm a seat design engineer, and I was much younger when I made that handle
* explanation of your avatar: none yet
* age (general or specific) 41
* occupation: Auto Engineer
* favorite bike: I try not to get attached, but probably my Surly Crosscheck
* what's in your stable? It changes regularly
* fastest speed on a road bike? 50 mph, back in WA state
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Maybe 1,000
* picture of yourself or your ride? check my blog
* what did you do this summer: rode to 56 of my local parks with my kids, and bought and sold too many bike frames. Hey, I like your classifieds here!

[bianchi10]

* real name - Nick
* where do you live? Oregon City, OR
* explanation of your handle -Bianchi was my first bike and Bianchi10 has always been my handle for forums.
* explanation of your avatar - Been my avatar picture for years
* age (general or specific) - 32
* occupation - IT Staffing
* favorite bike - Supersix Evo
* what's in your stable? 2012 Supersix
* fastest speed on a road bike? 54.9mph (want to break 55mph so bad!)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 4800

[sales guy]

* real name - Michael
* where do you live? - The midwest(OH).
* explanation of your handle - I didn't want my personal info on face book, so that's the name i picked and people know me as that.
* explanation of your avatar - Don't have one.
* age (general or specific) - 39
* occupation - Bike Industry guy
* favorite bike - Kestrel 200 EMS
* what's in your stable? - Kestrel 200 EMS, Kestrel 200 SCi, Kestrel 500 EMS, Kestrel CSX, Mondonico Anniversario, Torelli Nitro Express, Time Equipe HM, Time Equipe HM Tri frame, Cervelo P2(original version), Time VXRs, Cyfac Gothica Custom, LeMond Team Z Edition TSX, LeMond TVT Worlds Edition, Organic Superlight 9er, Colnago Super Record Pista, GT Edge Titanium(generation 1), Ritchey BreakAway.
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - 62.5mph. Cady Lane, North Royalton, Ohio. Ages ago. I was going so fast grease spun out of my hubs!
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - 100. This year, over 1500 so far.
* picture of yourself or your ride? - don't have one. I'm riding!
* and, something fun - I work in the bike industry for over 25 years. I've designed and manufactured bike components, worked for different bike companies, worked for pro athletes, made frames and owned a shop at one point. So I've been around the block.

[William]

Originally Posted by bianchi10

* real name - Nick
* where do you live? Oregon City, OR
* explanation of your handle -Bianchi was my first bike and Bianchi10 has always been my handle for forums.
* explanation of your avatar - Been my avatar picture for years
* age (general or specific) - 32
* occupation - IT Staffing
* favorite bike - Supersix Evo
* what's in your stable? 2012 Supersix
* fastest speed on a road bike? 54.9mph (want to break 55mph so bad!)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 4800

Welcome! And nice photos....looks like your riding out toward Estacada?



William

[froy]

* real name Froy
* where do you live? Berkeley, CA
* explanation of your handle my name
* explanation of your avatar Dont have one?
* age (general or specific) 27
* occupation Student
* favorite bike Light and fast
* what's in your stable? IRO Angus, Soma ES, Voodoo Bizango
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 67km/h on a single speed, downhill. August 2013 in Qinghai, China
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not sure, maybe 2000-3000
* picture of yourself or your ride? We are not there yet ok?
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What is the next bike you want to buy? I'm actually satisfied at the moment
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told This is completely legal
* and, something fun. Did some light (ultralight?) touring on a single speed in China. It was super super fun

[jeffreng58]

real name, Jeff
* where do you live? Bklyn
* explanation of your handle Jeff
* explanation of your avatar empty
* age 25
* occupation sick
* favorite bike trek 560 1986
* what's in your stable? past and present cannondale six13 52 54, specialized langster 56, bianchi 53, cannondale 87 touring, specialized rockhopper
* fastest speed on a road bike? 30ish buffalo
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? no fing clue
* picture of yourself or your ride? attach
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told. cant say will goto prison