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#1 ·
I woke up in a Soho doorway
A policeman knew my name
He said "You can go sleep at home tonight
If you can get up and walk away"

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* real name, if you like
* explanation of your handle
* explanation of your avatar
* age (general or specific)
* occupation
* favorite bike
* what's in your stable?
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?
* image of yourself or your ride?
* make up and answer at least one additional question.
* and, something fun.
 
#2 ·
who I am

* real name - Jason Moore - Dallas TX
* innergel = once upon a time I played a lot of golf and I used Taylor Made golf balls which were filled with a magical substance, innergel. I needed and handle and that was the first thing that came to mind. It's ambiguous enough to be semi-interesting, and I don't have the nerve to change it.
* avatar = "The nefarious toe in action."
* 36
* Business Analyst
* whatever I am riding at the moment
* 2001 Trek 2300, 2004 Specialized Stumpjumper, SS/Fixie being built, wife and daughter bikes
* 43mph on a descent in the Tour de Goatneck, Cleburne TX 2003
* 2500 (bad year)
* a tall skinny monkey humping a 2x4
* If you could be any kind of plant, what would it be? ROBERT PLANT
* something funny = www.theonion.com
 
#3 ·
I'm me

* real name, if you like: Mike McMahon
* explanation of your handle: A friend gave it to me based on my real name
* explanation of your avatar: Double Nickels on the Dime (need I say more?)
* age (general or specific): 41
* occupation: Lawyer
* favorite bike: My Strong
* what's in your stable?: Strong Foco, Torelli EL-OS, Griffen mountain bike
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?: 56, Signal Hill, 1985
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?: 8065
* image of yourself or your ride?: Faster than average but no speed demon.
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Q. Do you like beer? A. Yes, I do.
* and, something fun.: My wife and kids.
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#4 · (Edited)
here i is, here i be like, here i at

* real name, if you like

J ("Mr. J" if you're nasty)

* explanation of your handle

it's a long story. short version: it's the one i chose out of the ones you chose after i asked you to choose.

* explanation of your avatar

gotta jump back and kiss m'sef, hah!

* age (general or specific)

midlife crisis at 32

* occupation

technology diety and part-time pedaling overlord

* favorite bike

i love them all. but i love to look at eddy 2.

* what's in your stable?

wall-to-wall-to-ceiling pegboard, carpet, paint, and cabinetry. and 10 pieces of kinetic art.

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?

50 with brakes, chattanooga (lookout mt.) 2 years ago, and then again just south of nashville, last june.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?

about 8000

* image of yourself or your ride?

* make up and answer at least one additional question.

bottle in front of me or frontal labotomy? yes please.

* something fun:

"Eyeing me like a tamed tiger,
she posed with a vague and dreamy air,
and candor, being joined to shamelessness,
gave fresh charm to all her metamorphoses."
 
#5 ·
* real name - Jim Purdy
* explanation of your handle - JimP - my handle on most forums - I don't try to hide my identity
* explanation of your avatar - A pic of my Aegis bike
* age (general or specific) - 61
* occupation - computer consultant
* favorite bike - My Aegis
* what's in your stable? - Aegis Aro Svelte - Cannondale R600 - Trek 7500
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - 52mph - Clinton, NJ - 1992 triathlon
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - 2500
* image of yourself or your ride? semi-old and semi-slow but can still keep up with the youngsters ( those 40-50)
* make up and answer at least one additional question. What is your favorite drink? - Red Wine
* and, something fun. F1 auto racing
 
#6 ·
Me

* real name, if you like- Dave Hickey
* explanation of your handle- Duh!
* explanation of your avatar- I'm a cancer survivor
* age (general or specific)- 46
* occupation- Air Cargo
* favorite bike- Anything that says LOOK
* what's in your stable?- 3 LOOK's, 1 Vitus, 1 Gitane, 1 Peugeot, 1 Van Dessel, 1 Bianchi
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?- 45mph. Flat north Texas, last year
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 6800
* image of yourself or your ride?

Quote " You need only two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it
doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. If it moves and
shouldn't, use the duct tape."
 
#7 ·
Racerx

* Wallace Grooms

* Speed Racer Fan

* I found the bitmap somewhere a long time ago. I have used it as my wallpaper for years. I like the whole X thing because it make me think of Fill in the Blank. It covers all of my racing activities, running, tri, tt and blading.

* age 41

* FT Dad, FT Husband, Sunday School Teacher, FT Portfolio Analyst, PT Bike Shop Owner

* favorite bike - My Litespeed Hiwassee Mutant

* what's in your stable? Y-66, 5500, Mutant, Tsunami, Bianchi SS, Specialized Mtn

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?
62mph, 11:15PM on I-85 behind a semi, who was just pulling onto the Hwy (inspired by Dave S. in Breaking Away. I highly recommend that you don't try it, the wind shears coming off the back of the truck when you can no longer draft it will kill you).

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?
Can't compete, too many kids, too many jobs. Happy to get 50-60 per week + 30 miles of running and a couple miles in the poo.

* image of yourself or your ride? See Below
 
#8 · (Edited)
* real name:
Tim

* explanation of your handle
Live in Hereford

* explanation of your avatar
Tough Guy challenge running multi terrain race 1992

* age (general or specific)
38

* occupation
Teacher

* favorite bike
Giant TCR composite

* what's in your stable?
Ribble winter road bike, Walvale track bike, Cannondale 2.8 road, Giant TCR composite, Fixed hack bike, XT xc MTB, 1960's moulton (broken), 1980's Alan road bike, Kieth Coppell 531 road bike.

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?
55mph big hill in Scotish HIghlands with panniers on! 1993.
55mph on the flat behind a big bus 1980's.
51mph a few months back on a 25% hill, Fowenhope, Herefordshire.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?
10000 and a bit.

* make up and answer at least one additional question.
My favourite CD at the moment?
Latest Chili Peppers and Linkin Park

* Have you ever set of a speed camera (on a bicycle)?
Yes a few months back on a hill into Hereford City centre - got a big flash aat about 38mph (in a 30mph zone)
 
#9 · (Edited)
* real name, if you like - Patrick Bull
* explanation of your handle - just used part of my last name to come up with something different
* explanation of your avatar - I ride a Cinelli
* age (general or specific) - 31
* occupation - business analyst
* favorite bike - Cinelli XLR8R carbon or one of those Kuota Ksano's
* what's in your stable? - Cinelli Starship, Giant NRS Air
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? - don't know, it doesn't have a speedo yet
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? - 50? just got the road bike in November
* image of yourself or your ride?
* favorite drink - Mountain Dew or beer

Here's the way my bike was meant to be built but I could only afford 105...
 
#10 ·
ok

* real name: Doug Sloan
* explanation of your handle: my name
* explanation of your avatar: the color of my bikes
* age: 43
* occupation: lawyer
* favorite bike: this is like "your favorite child"; can't do.
* what's in your stable? Bianchi EV2, Record (very light); Bianchi Milano (fun); Bianchi Pista (fixed gear training/fun); Bianchi Alloro steel (trainer/training); Bianchi Rekord 748 (I bought it in 1980); KHS tandem (fun); Specialized Stumpjumper; Specialized Hardrock (cheap fun)
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 64 mph down Townes Pass into Death valley (5,000 foot descent), twice actually, once during the Furnace Creek 508 spring training, once during the 2001 FC 508 race, at night
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? no idea, but less that I'd like
* image of yourself or your ride? See: http://www.midcalracing.com/5082001/5082001.htm (and linked pages)
*favorite quote: "If it's worth doing, it's worth over-doing."
 
#11 ·
* real name, if you like
Mike

* explanation of your handle
Occasionally active on a golf site and my drives often end up in the trees, hence: treebound.

* explanation of your avatar
Will vary somewhat often until I find one I like. In fact I think I'll go change it now just for fun.

* age (general or specific)
Late 40's chronologically, 20-80 physically depending on how I feel and what I've been up to, 12-110 mentally because if you don't live you die.

* occupation
In transition. Currently in a dead-end career and currently two classes short of graduating from the Univerisity, but taking the semester off to get back in the saddle and take care of set aside things.

* favorite bike
Colnago Master Light. Always wanted one my whole life. Finally got one thanks to a LBS super deal on a trade-show setup bike that he previously got a deal on and passed on to me. And perhaps he got tired of me druling all over the floor in front of where he had it hanging in his shop. I've got a small collection of other bikes as well, but the ML is my favorite.

* what's in your stable?
Do you want the short list, or the list complete with broken/removed bits as well? ;)
Currently around 6-8 adult bikes including one tandem, and a couple of kids bikes I'm fixing up for my wife's grandkids for when they come to visit.

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?
Hit 50mph once in my pre-teen years on an old Firestone single speed 26" tired cruiser when my friends all had Stingrays. The speedometer hit 50mph on a short downhill road, and speedos never lie (do they?).
Since then, in my adult years, when the speed gets that fast I pay more attention to the road than the speed.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?
Twenty years ago it was in the thousands, ten years ago it was still in the thousands. Last year less than 100. This year it should be back in the thousands.

* image of yourself or your ride?
Huh? Do you mean a mental image, or do you mean to post a pic?

* make up and answer at least one additional question.
If you could have one major fully financed and supported ride of a lifetime what would it be?
Start from where ever I am at the time, train for a year to get ready, then set out on a bike and pedal from here to the east coast, ride up north along the coast and travel to Newfoundland. Hop on a boat or an airplane and then ride across Greenland and Iceland. Get another hop to western Ireland and pedal across Ireland, then across to and ride around Scotland, Wales, and the whole of the English countryside. Then hop across the water and ride around in Norway, Sweeden, Finland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, (enter all european countries here as well as some more eastern ones), ride over all the passes into and around Switzerland, ride around Italy, Greece, Hungary, and make my way to outer Mongolia and ride across that. Hop a boat to Japan and ride around Okinawa and then around Japan. Then hop another boat up to Siberia and ride there for a bit until I got too cold. Hop another boat over to Alaska and ride around in Alaska and south from there into Canada. Criss-cross over the Canadian Rockies a few times. Then head into the lower 48 states. Ride the Pacific Coast all the way from Bellingham to SanDiego, being sure to ride around the Olympic Pennisula on the way, and riding on as many of the San Juan Islands as I could while in Washington. Once in SanDiego head to Colorado and ride around the Rockies and north across Wyoming and up to South Dakota. Ride past that Senator's house who killed the biker with his car and got off with a functional slap on the wrist and deposit the bag of dog crap I've been carrying with me on the whole trip onto the top of his car's muffler so the stench will stay with him for as long as he drives and owns that car. Then ride through Iowa, possibly joinging the RAGBRAI circus for a bit. Then up north along the Mississippi all the way to Duluth, then across northern Wisconsin and then south to home just north of Milwaukee.

* and, something fun.
Win the Tour de France just once in my life. And to do that after I turn 50 as an independant unattached rider with little to no support would be a dream feat all in itself. But I'll keep it as my dream because it's fun to imagine and it keeps me in good spirits while on long rides.

Is this the sort of thing you were looking for?
 
#12 ·
Bigrider bio

* real name, if you like
My wife just call me "Big"
* explanation of your handle
I am 6'2" 240lbs playing in a small skinny person's game
* explanation of your avatar
Albert thought up the Theory of Relativity while riding a bike
I thought up the Theory of "Skinny guys piss me off on hills"
* age (general or specific)
43
* occupation
My job is every Boy's dream job and every Mother's nightmare
* favorite bike
Trek 5200 Gotta go plastic to get a real ride
* what's in your stable?
5200, Lemond Zurich, Picchio fixed, Dawes fixed, Trek 8900 hardtail
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?
High 40s. I don't feel right after a ride if I don't break 40 mph
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?
4100 or so
* image of yourself or your ride?
My hands raised at the top of the Alpe de' Huez, magine that
* make up and answer at least one additional question.
If you could talk with one person who would it be?
Answer: Albert Einstein, I could do all the talking he would have to listen,
Albert is dead you know.
* and, something fun.[/QUOTE]
"Riding the Nightmare Tour is kinda like dying, it's not so bad it just lasts for so long"
Bigrider 2003 quoted after the Nightmare Tour
 
#13 ·
How the hell do I know?

* real name, if you like

Len J

* explanation of your handle

Duh I Yam what I Yam
* explanation of your avatar

My baby, 10th anniversary Serotta Legend To Seat cluster.

* age (general or specific)

48

* occupation

Partner, Private Equity Group

* favorite bike.

Serotta Legend Ti

* what's in your stable?

Serotta, Gunnar Street Dog Fixie, Lemond Buenos Aires

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?

55 about 1988 on a century somewhere north west of Memphis Tenn. Scared the P out of me.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?

About 4,800 Not bad for only riding weekends

* image of yourself or your ride?

See below, BTW I'm the one in the back. It is Miss M after all.

* make up and answer at least one additional question.

No I don't choose to do that with that!

* and, something fun

The image of Spirito, Radical Ron Pruitt, J & AaronToy on a hammerfest.
 
#14 ·
Who you say.....

Real name= Ed Custer (no Custer Last Stand jokes please).
Explaination of handle= I am a dinosaur (see age).
Age= 61 growing on 15.
Occupation= Retarded (whoops, that's retired) CHP Officer.
Favorite bike= My Colnago Master X-Light (steel is real).
My Stable= '99 Klein Quantum Race.
Fastest Speed= 47 MPH. I don't remember. I do a lot of downhill stuff.
Miles last year= 7,459.2 (but who's counting?).
Image= I can't do that on this dinosaur computer.
Make up something= Age is just a state of mind, but it's hell having a 61 year old body with a 15 year old brain.
 
#15 ·
Continental

name--paranoia and guilt for killing time at work preclude revealing my name

*explanation of your handle--A Schwinn Continental was my first road bike back in 1975.

* age (general or specific) 45 chronologically, 32 physically, 27 mentally

* occupation Chemical Engineer

* favorite bike Which ever one I'm riding

* what's in your stable? 2002 Fuji Finest, 1982 Raleigh Olympian updated beater, 1971 Schwinn Sports Tourer I'm currently updating with Deore/105.

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 49 mph down a steep hill that I frequent

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Don't know exactly. Only one bike has a computer. I'd guess 4000.

* image of yourself or your ride? Slow, happy Fred usually in blissful solitude.

* make up and answer at least one additional question. Most memorable ride last year: 100 kilometers through Flanders Belgium on a rented City Bike in street clothes.

* Fun? I'm just not much fun.
 
#16 ·
I am not the Walrus....

..I amLarry Huro of Streamwood Il.
My screen name is a take off of the old Clutch Cargo cartoon character Paddlfoot.(I am also TREKY when I post from home).
I don't have an avatar :(
I'm 41 years young
I am a communications technician for Motorola.I'm also a Spinning instructor.
My favorite ride is a Croll 531 lugged steel .
I also have a Trek 1000,Raleigh M20 MTB and the frame of a Trek 900 for possible future SS).
41 mph is the fastest I've seen on my computer on a downhill of the Old Mill Century.
I rode 4860 last year.
If I have any bike philosophy I follow it would be that the farther I ride the longer I 'm on the bike and the happier I am. :D
 
#17 ·
Name: Paul M

handle: I like to ride in Pisgah Forest (mainly on the mtb)

Avatar: Cover art for a recent DIRT RAG issue. I bought the original for my wife for Christmas.

Age: 30's

Occupation: engineer

Favorite Bike: Road - IF Crown Jewel
MTB - Eastern Woods Research

Stable: the above plus a Ventana full suspension and a Saab 9.3
My wife's bikes include a Giant TCR (Once edition), Merlin Mountain and a Ventana full
suspension

Fastest: 52.2 mph. Gap Creek Road off of HWY 25, north of Travelers Rest, SC

Miles ~2000 on the road. Mountain biked a lot more than usual.
 
#18 ·
* real name, if you like: Terry B, Corrales, New Mexico

* explanation of your handle: same as my name, but with lowercase letters

* explanation of your avatar: wine label that I like - looks like a birdy bicycle wheel

* age (general or specific): believe it or not, turned 50 yesterday

* occupation: manage 200 SW and HW professionals at large tech company that you all know, perhaps rely on, might like or might hate.

* favorite bike: I like them all.

* what's in your stable?: colnagomxl, casatidardo, pinarelloopera, fondriesttoplevel, orbeastarship, colnagodreamplus, pegorettifinaestampa, bianchiboron, strongcustom, sampsonkalispell, calfeetetrapro

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 40mph, going down tramway last spring.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?: 6566

* image of yourself or your ride?: thin guy in a Zen state.

* make up and answer at least one additional question.: Do you like riding in the wind? No.
* and, something fun. Mexico, the beach, my kayak, my MTB, a pile of books, carne machaca every morning at Rosa's.
 
#19 ·
ok

* real name: Jeff Hansen
* explanation of your handle: Drugs
* explanation of your avatar: Bruce Lee is cool
* age: 38
* occupation: Technical Project Manager
* favorite bike: Colnago MXL
* what's in your stable? MXL, Bianchi Eros, Gary Fisher Sugar 2, Panasonic MC3000 MTB, Dyno Deuce cruiser, Fuji Shangrila Tandem Cruiser
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 56MPH down Dallas Divide, CO
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? no idea--not all that much though
*favorite quote: "That which does not destroy me makes me stronger" -Nietzsche
* image of yourself or your ride?
 
#20 ·
* Handle: she never did explain

* Avatar: it's Stampertje!

* 28

* Graduate student (Particle Physics Baby!)

* De Oude Schicht (see FG forum...)

* De Oude Schicht, a CrossCheck, and a rickety old internal 3-speed commuting bike. Weighs a ton, that one. And a Univega Via Montega over on the other continent.

* 78.5 km/h, in Monschau, Germany. My front tyre fl*tted when I had slowed down to 50. I didn't try again.

* Probably about 2000km. Grad school...

* Why go fast? *)






*) No answer. It's a rhethorical question.
 
#21 ·
details

* real name- Calvin Lee
* explanation of your handle- sister in law jumped on my bed one morning to wake me up, she gave me the name
* explanation of your avatar- I'm a fan of Felix and his bag of tricks
* age (general or specific)- almost 52
* occupation- Director- Risk, US Financial Insititution London Office
* favorite bike- 1969 Masi
* what's in your stable?- Current- C40, Vortex, Coppi Gavia (Colnago Tecnos frame in the house to replace) and Chas Roberts custom fixie. A bunch in storage Stateside
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?- 50+ mph- backroads of Easton, CT
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? 5,250
* image of yourself or your ride? Musseuw on the cobbles
* make up and answer at least one additional question.- Can I retire today? Yes but 3 years from now would be better
* and, something fun.[/QUOTE]- "the facts, while interesting, are irrelevant"
 
#22 ·
You asked for it...

* real name, if you like
Ben Tufford

* explanation of your handle
Uhh, my name is Ben and I enjoy Bik'n

* explanation of your avatar
Work in progress. I haven't decided on one I like yet

* age (general or specific)
32

* occupation
CAD Manager at an engineering firm

* favorite bike
I don't play favorites

* what's in your stable?
C'Dale CAAD7 w/ DA 9spd
GT Team I-Drive w/ XTR & SRAM
Surly Cross-Check FG/SS
C'Dale MTB CAD3 Beater

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?
56 MPH...Okemo Mtn., VT. '97

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?
7,700 miles

* make up and answer at least one additional question.
I'm Married with two kids, 4 yo and 2 yo

* image of yourself or your ride?
 
#23 ·
* real name: Chris
* explanation of your handle: Its an old frat boy thing.
* explanation of your avatar: Sticker on my Allez
* age (general or specific): 43
* occupation: Archaeologist
* favorite bike: The one I just built. In this case a rigid Stumpjumper SS.
* what's in your stable? 84 Specialized Allez, 84 Trek 760 (frame/fork), 86 Jamis Dakota, 90 SStumpy, 01 Fisher Sugar 2, 03 Surly 1x1, 72 Schwinn Racer, 72 Schwinn Breeze
* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 50ish down East Wheelock from Trescott Ridge, Hanover, NH, 1976.
* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year? Dunno. 1,000?
* image of yourself or your ride?
* make up and answer at least one additional question. Can I come back to this? Yes.
* and, something fun: Ditto
 
#24 ·
I'm me, who else would I be?

Real name - Jeff Hall
Handle - jeff26 was taken (had a hard time buying that...)
avatar - J didn't like randy kermit....... ;)
age - 35
occupation - wannabee extreme road/mtn bikin, rock/ice climbin, snowboardin, frame buildin fool, currently a geologist with small oceanographic survey company to pay the bills and keep wifey happy.
favorite bike - all of em
stable - pegoretti palosanto, bianchi ev2 (bless doug for painting his, i got mine done too), intense uzzi sl (she's a dirty......)
fastest speed on a road bike - last summer, some hill, 48-50, after that i paid attention to the road......
milage - not enough, around 3500
image - why would anyone wanna see my skinny white butt in spandex????? :eek:
additional question - why? because.
something fun - vodka shot off podium girl's taut rippling tummy :D
 
#25 ·
Real name: Eric Fletcher
Handle - old military thing
avatar - me crossin'
age - 36
occupation - attorney (part-time bike shop guy too)
favorite bike - Seven Odonata (my main road ride), with Record 10, and some nice parts.
stable - the Seven, and Redline Conquest cross bike with Campy, and a 2004 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR-XC Pro mountain bike
fastest speed on a road bike - 47-48 ish last summer- downhill at wintergreen. Scary- I would have been a greasy smear if I crashed
milage - lots, but even more this year.
images - see below
additional question - What MP3 Player to buy- Apple Ipod
something fun - my latest addition to the Seven:
 
#26 ·
Who am I? I'm cheesy...

* real name, if you like
Andy

* explanation of your handle
I live in Wisconsin, but wish I lived in Italy, so, an Italian cheese for my handle.

* explanation of your avatar
That's my boy!

* age (general or specific)
31

* occupation
Policy guy, Committee Clerk, Chief of Staff (such as it is) in WI State Legislature

* favorite bike
My Litespeed

* what's in your stable?
Marin Pine Mtn. MTB, Bianchi SS, Schwinn Fastback, Klein Aura XV, Litespeed Sirius

* fastest speed on a road bike? where? when?
50mph+ down some of our SW WI hills.

* how many miles ON THE ROAD on a road bike last year?
Guess I just don't meet the road god's criteria on this one.

* image of yourself or your ride?


* make up and answer at least one additional question.
Q) What are you looking forward to most this year?
A) My trip to ride in Italy this spring!

* and, something fun.
Can't wait!!!
 
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