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

[NRV]

* real name: Nate
* where do you live?: Brooklyn, NY
* explanation of your handle: my initials
* explanation of your avatar: don't have one
* age (general or specific): turning 30 next year
* occupation: music producer / composer / sound designer / bike shop retail staff
* favorite bike: all 3 of them
* what's in your stable?: 1990 Schwinn Paramount OS, 1992 Schwinn Paramount OS Series 5 PDG (for sale), 2010 Pake Track
* fastest speed on a road bike?: Don't know
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?: Not as many as I'd like
* add something "fun": I don't know if it's fun, but you may notice from my bikes that I like bright colors... especially yellow.
* picture of yourself or your ride?:

[EvanOT]

* real name, if you like Evan
* where do you live? San Francisco
* explanation of your handle Its my name, and another forum I frequent
* explanation of your avatar n/a
* age (general or specific) 26
* occupation Cook
* favorite bike Pinarello Montello SLX
* what's in your stable? Pinarello Montello SLX, Raleigh Port Townsend
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 35mph, =/ Irvine, a couple years ago
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? No idea, never used a computer
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[duncanknudsen]

* real name, Duncan
* where do you live? Truckee, CA
* age (general or specific) 24
* occupation Geothermal Drilling Geologist
* favorite bike Legend, Race Master SLX01, TCR Composite
* what's in your stable? T-Mobile TCR Composite, Treck 2100, SE Lager fixed, Kona Coiler Delux
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 63 coming down South Park Road in the Berkeley Hills.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Around 2000.
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Should I buy another bike? Yes, yes I should.
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? To myself, about how much money I have.

[PapaPerry]

* real name, Perry
* where do you live? SoCal
* explanation of your handle My nickname
* explanation of your avatar my dream
* age (general or specific) 46
* occupation IT Consultant
* favorite bike T-Max
* what's in your stable? T-Max, Colnago (think it is a sprint from lat 80's)
* fastest speed on a road bike? 72 Pacific Coast Highway
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 0
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Should I start riding again. Of course!
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told? My life ;-)
Pic of bikes to come

[bart998]

* real name: Dan
* where do you live? So Cal
* explanation of your handle: Nick name + a number that I can remember
* explanation of your avatar: Don't have one yet
* age (general or specific): 50
* occupation: Government pogue
* favorite bike: Land Shark carbon
* what's in your stable? Land Shark carbon, Pride Ti touring, 1989 Merckx Grand Prix, 1984 Masi GC w/50th group
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Don't know, probably Nevada City in the early '80s or maybe flying down Monitor pass.
* make up and answer at least one additional question:
* what is the biggest lie you've ever told: I never lie, oops!
* and, something fun:
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[basaltguy]

real name, if you like Jim
* where do you live? Western Colorado, Steep and Anerobic
* explanation of your handle The Town in Western Colorado
* explanation of your avatar Haven't gotten around to it yet. Too busy riding
* age (general or specific) 46, feel 46
* occupation Technology Consultant
* favorite bike Serotta Mevici SE
* what's in your stable? Mevici SE, Time Viberacer, Turner Flux, Santa Cruz Tallboy and a 1990 Serotta C3
* fastest speed on a road bike? About 50, El Jebel, Colorado
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 4-5K
* picture of yourself or your ride? Don't really have one
* Favorite road levers: Dura Ace 7900
* Pedals: Speedplay

[san]

* real name, San
* where do you live? Santa Barbara,Ca and Merced,CA
* explanation of your handle my name lol
* explanation of your avatar i havent gotten around to it yet
* age (general or specific) 19
* occupation: Student
* favorite bike: Specialized e5 Sworks
* what's in your stable? Cannondale Caad8 and a KHS flite 100
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40 down a hill on a fixed gear.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Not many, too many injuries and barely got into it.
* picture of yourself or your ride?

[Citizen Dave]

real name, if you like: Dave
* where do you live? Madison, AL, rolling hills, circular headwinds, red dirt
* explanation of your handle: good name for a commoner, eh, comrade ?
* age (general or specific): 56
* occupation: NASA Engineer
* favorite bike: I hope my new �on-order� Serotta Ti Classique
* what's in your stable? Bianchi Vig, Trek 1400, Specialized Stump Jumper
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? Afraid to look down at speedo, Corciano, Italy, 2009
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 4500
* make up and answer at least one additional question. A day I was most grateful to God ? Surviving a 50 + mph descent on a cracked carbon fiber fork.
* and, something fun. Riding along the bay in Traverse City, MI, and up any hill with a headwind.

[the night owl]

real name, if you like: Ted
* where do you live? Davidson NC, rolling hills, redder dirt than Dave's ever seen, 12 month cycling, intense summer heat and humidity
* explanation of your handle: I stay up late
* age (or specific): 58
* occupation: Economics Professor
* favorite bike: the one I'm on that day which lately has been my Serotta Nova Special a good bit of the time
* what's in your stable? 2003 Trek 5500, 97 Eddy Merckx TI AX, 2005 Guru New Steel, 93 Reynolds 753 Schwinn Paramount, 86 Serotta Nova Special (As you can see, I'm partial to steel)
* fastest speed on a road bike? 50 something coming down snake hill aka the wall 2 feet off my roomaters rear wheel (boy was that stupid)
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? whose counting? but probably 6500 or so. (Given how slow I've gotten, that's a lot of time on a bike).
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What's better than riding? Used to be sex, now I'm not so sure that there's anything better than being on a bike.
* and, something fun. Any day spent on a bicycle when the rubber side stays down; watching my beloved Carolina Gamecocks play.

[cromo900]

* name: Chris
* where do you live? Seattle
* explanation of your handle? My first Ducati was a M900 Cromo
* age? 30
* occupation? Supply Chain Manager (BioPharma)
* favorite bike? Would really like a Kirk and Speedvagen - maybe someday.
* what's in your stable? Salsa Vaya, Ridley Damocles, Bianchi San Jose, Gary Fisher Superfly, Giant Reign X, Santa Cruz Bullit
* fastest speed on a road bike? 52 on the pedal bike, a bit faster on one with a motor
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? No clue, but not very many. (9 month old, new house, job, blah blah blah)
* picture of yourself or your ride? Typical rainy cx race in Bellingham, WA


...and, something fun: I used to get all sorts of funny looks at races with the old Amgen jerseys. For years they were all polka dots that looked like red blood cells...

[cycleangelo]

Greetings!

* real name: Angelo
* where do you live: Brooklyn NY
* explanation of your handle: it rhymes with michelangelo
* explanation of your avatar: n/a
* age: I still get carded for alcohol!
* occupation: tech/blog/photo
* favorite bike: tough one.
* what's in your stable? continuum track, colnago dream track, colnago dream road
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? I just got my first road bike last month. 42 =\
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? I didn't have a road bike last year =\
* how long have you been riding bikes: three

[trangalang]

* real name - Alex
* where do you live? - San Francisco, CA
* explanation of your handle - Last name with a little more at the end.
* age - 22
* favorite bike - Something fillet brazed
* what's in your stable - 90's Cannondale Track, Late 90's GT Edge 853, beater single speed basket bike for lockups.

[GRAVELBIKE]

* real name: Mark
* where do you live? Boulder County, CO
* explanation of your handle: It's the name of my blog
* age: 49
* occupation: Engineer & Internet Retailer
* favorite bike: Salsa Vaya
* what's in your stable? Salsa Vaya, SOMA Saga (in pieces), Trek Fuel EX7

[HomardBreton]

* real name, if you like - Ivo
* where do you live - Duesseldorf, Northrhine-Westphalia, GER ( far away from most of the members here .. )
* explanation of your handle - french word for the lobster from brittany ( they are very tasty - and I like cooking )
* age (general or specific) - my ID card says: thirty-six
* occupation - controller & student in corporate law & tax
* favorite bike - Serotta TiMax
* what's in your stable - TiMax, CSI
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? flat: in a race around Berlin eleven years ago; appr. 40mph, down the hill: Nuerburgring Nordschleife, last year - appr. 60 mph
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - I will add my offroad mls. because I�m doing both ... about 8500
* picture of yourself or your ride? Have a look at the owners profiles at serotta.com

[FastVegan]

* real name? Dave
* where do you live? Berwyn IL
* explanation of your handle: I am vegan and I am fast
* occupation: VW mechanic at a dealer, former Audi mechanic
* favorite bike: BH RX1
* what's in your stable? BH RX1, BH connect, BH cx1, Ebay MTB, Kronan city bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 61mph, utah 07
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 7500ish
* picture of yourself or your ride? 4 year old picture on a loaner bike, with my leg warmer falling off.