General Cycling Discussion - Tell us about yourself

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-Name: Christopher Brandon Bias

-Location: Huntington, West Virginia

-Profession: Nursing student

-Age: 21

-Bike (frame): Trek 2200 (want to upgrade to a 5900)

-Components:Shimano

-Favorite Ride: any with a lot of long, steep climbs/every ride
-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Beech Mountain near Boone, NC+ too many more to list/every ride

-Years Riding: 6 months

-Longest Ride: 53 miles, this will be shattered over and over this year

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance Armstrong, Miguel Indurain

-Martial Status: perpetually single it seems, but it's fun anyway

-Favorite Musical Artists: Vivaldi, Handel, Pachebel, Extol, Vaakevandring, Horde, Sanctifica, Ethereal Scourge, Antestor, Garmarna

-Favorite food: grilled fresh tuna

-Religion: believer and follower of Jesus Christ

-Name: Rodney James Olsen

-Location: Perth, Western Australia

-Profession: Organising Fund Raising Bike Rides

-Age: 39

-Bike (frame): Kojima K900

-Components:Shimano Tiagra

-Favorite Ride: Days and days of nothing but cycling

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Perth to Hobart (4200km across Australia)

-Years Riding: 13

-Longest Ride: 203 km in a day. 4500km in five weeks

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Miguel Indurain

-Martial Status: Incredibly, deliriously, happily married with two beautiful children

-Favorite Musical Artists: Everything But The Girl, Bob Dylan, Joe Jackson, Larry Norman .. and far too many more to list

-Favorite food: Japanese

-Religion: believer and follower of Jesus Christ

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-Location: Encinitas CA

-Profession: electronics engineer

-Age: 52

-Bike (frame): 1959 Capo, 1982 Bianchi

-Components: Campag., SunTour, Shimano, etc.

-Favorite Ride: any with a lot of long, steep climbs/every ride

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Hetchens Heaven, Fallbrook CA

-Years Riding: 40

-Longest Ride: 200 miles (L.A. Wheelmen D.C.)

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance Armstrong, Miguel Indurain

-Martial Status: married 29 years

-Favorite Musical Artists: Beethoven, Vivaldi, Handel, J.S.Bach, Rachmaninov, Chopin, etc.

-Favorite food: vegetable/tofu curry

-Religion: Platinum Rule: "treat others the way each of them would like to be treated"; big fan of (fellow Methodist) Huston Smith http://www.tgrady.com/smith.htm

-Name: Joe Garder

-Location: Highland, Utah

-Profession: Customer service rep / going to school for Business Management

-Age: 24

-Bike (frame): Klein Quantum Race / Gary Fisher Joshua XO / Giant HT

-Components: Shimano Dura-Ace (klein) / XT (joshua) / LX (giant)

-Years Riding: 20? - 8yrs seriously.

-Longest Ride: 112+ off road, 96 on road for 2002. Looking to do 150+ ride in 2003

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): George Hincapie

-Martial Status: Single.

-Favorite Musical Artists: Anything recorded in the 80's! :D

-Favorite food: Tacos / Mexican

-Religion: LDS / Mormon

-Name: Brian Paul Bader

-Location: Thornhill, Ontario (5 minutes from Toronto city limits)

-Profession: Grade 11 High School Student / Certified Network Administrator / A+ Technician

-Age: 16

-Bike (frame): Colnago C40 / Concorde Prelude / Specialized FSR

-Components: Campy Record (Colnago) / Shimano 600 (Concorde) / XTR (Specialized)

-Favourite Ride: 200km from Toronto to London. It was the quickest 200km I ever did. It was all downhill except for 1 major mountain.

-Years Riding: Since I was 4 - 4 years seriously

-Longest Ride: 600km on road (Toronto - Montreal), 90km off road

-Favourite Pro Rider: Lance Armstrong

-Marital Status: I'm 16 but I have a girlfriend.

-Favourite Music: Classic Rock (Zepplin, Hendrix, The Who)

-Favourite Food: Italian

-Religion: Semi-good Jew

-Name: velo

-Location: Eastern Pennsylvania

-Profession: Student

-Age: 15

-Bike (frame): Orbea XLR8R Carbon (road), GT National Team (track)

-Components: Shimano

-Favorite Ride: a stary night at the velodrome

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: A race for me; Jr. Pan American Games, Chile.

-Years Riding: 7

-Longest Ride: about 70 miles. 20 some degrees. Climbs. Epic.

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance Armstrong, Nicole Reinhart

-Martial Status: single

-Favorite Musical Artists: Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Alanis Morissette

-Favorite food: pasta

Name: Chris Lewthwaite

Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Profession: Accountant

Age: 26

Bike: Marin Bobcat MTB (yes, I've got slicks, clipless pedals and all the rest of the gear).

Components: Shimano

Favourite Rides:

All time - Mt Barney to Queen Mary Falls, Queensland, November 2001. Started off with a magnificent view of Mt Barney shrouded in mist, climbed the Great Dividing Range through the rainforest, passed several waterfalls and finished at a beautiful campsite. Honourable mention goes to Victoria's Great Ocean Road, November 2002. Four days of awesome coastal scenery.

Regular - Can't split Springbrook or O'Reilly's. Two more mountain climbs leading to world-heritage listed rainforests.

Most Anticipated ride for 2003: Finally making it to Tasmania later this year.

Years Riding: around 7 seriously. A few before that.

Longest ride: 293km in a single day (Feb 02). around 1300km on tour.

Marital Status: Single, probably forever.

Favourite pro-rider(s): Lance Armstrong, Robbie McEwen.

Favourite musical artists: Currently Manic Street Preachers, Oasis, Screaming Jets, Richard Ashcroft/The Verve, Midnight Oil. Note that this is subject to change.

Favourite food: Pasta, cheese, passionfruit!

-Name: Hector Rojas

-Location: Marietta, GA

-Profession: IT Project Manager

-Age: 33

-Bike (frame): Jamis Quest, Gazzelle (Titus Custom MTB),
Trek XO1 Cross

-Components: Shimano on all

-Favorite Ride: Bull Mtn Dahlonega,GA

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: BRAG, 6 day ride across Georgia

-Years Riding: 12 on and off, last 3 seriously

-Longest Ride: 103 miles.

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance Armstrong

-Martial Status: Married w 3 kids

-Favorite Musical Artists: Anything Techno/Trance

-Favorite food: Supreme Pizza

-name: Ryan Christopher

-location: white salmon, wa

-profession: student, window washer

-age: 18

-bike (frame): norco mocha

-components: mostly all shimano xt lx

-fav. ride: i think its called the eight mile loop, i think its around mt. hood

-years riding: not quite years. just 6 months.

-longest ride: around 15 miles, that was a killer

-fav. pro rider: (besides myself of course) im not sure yet maybe that guy bender. but as far as determination and goals go probably Lance Armstrong.

-marital status: haaaa haaaa haaaaaa... 'scuse me uuuhhhmm single and looking.:roflmao:

-fav. music artist: mxpx, new found glory.

-fav. food: andrews pizza baby yeah!!!

-religion: sda
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fav. bike you wanna get yourself onto: maybe a c'dale gemini:D

Name - Tim Costello

Location - Fargo, North Dakota

Avocation - High School English teacher - Soccer & Tennis coach

Age - 50

Bikes - 2003 Custom Bacchetta recumbant & retired 1970 Peugot PX10

Components - mix of Ultegra and Dura Ace -Drive train, Magura Hydraulic Brakes - Chris King Head set - Shimano 16 spoke wheels

Favorite ride - North Shore of Lake Superior

Most Anticipated ride of 2003 - Start of my Louis and Clark & the 31st Ragbrai

Years Riding - 32

Longest Ride - Century(s) - Favorite = Defeat of Jesse James Days Century in Northfield Mn.

Favorite Pro Rider - Greg Lemond and Lance Armstrong

Marital Status - Married for 26+ yrs. - 3 children

Favorite Musical Artists - Tom Petty - Eric Clapton - Midnight Oil - Mozart - Dave Clark Five

Favorite Food - Cocoa Pebbles in Ice cold 2% milk

Religion - Christian of the Lutheran persuasion

-Name: puck

-Location: Seattle, Washington
-Profession: IT Manager by day, Interpreter by moonlight
-Age: 35
-Bike K-2 Mod 5
-Components: DA
-Favorite Ride: The ones I win
-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Seattle to Vancouver BC
-Years Riding: Let's see, I was 9 when I got my first bike. Carry the one . . . . 26 years.
-Longest Ride: 201 miles in 9 hours and 50 minutes.
-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): today it's Roberto Heras, past would be Eddy Merckx
-Martial Status: partnered
-Favorite Musical Artists: too many to name
-Favorite food: grapes
-Religion: There are many paths to the top of the mountain. No one has a monopoly on truth.

Name - Juha Hemmo
Location - Helsinki, Finland
Profession - IT systems designer
Age - 35
Bikes - Two Nishiki hybrids
Components - Mostly Shimano
Favorite ride - My commute
Most Anticipated ride of 2003 - Plan to do some touring in summer '03
Years Riding - 9 years of commuting, first in summer only, later more and more in winter as well
Longest Ride - 130kms with panniers, tent, stove etc. gear for self-supported touring
Favorite Pro Rider - I don't follow pro riding
Marital Status - Single
Favorite Musical Artists - Awww, too many... any good a cappella choir performance will get my attention
Favorite Food - Malaysian Chicken Satay
Religion - Atheist

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-Name: Matt R

-Location: Lenexa, Kansas

-Profession: Highschool Senior, Almost College

-Age: 18

-Bike (frame): Specialized Bighit Comp 03'

-Components:Shimano Deore Shifters, LX F Derailleur, XT R Derailleur

-Favorite Ride: One with lots of terrain pointing down, lots of steep stuff, and lots of fast but technical rocky sections.

-Most Anticipated Ride for 03': Moab Utah, Vail CO, & Grand Junction CO (all in one trip)

-Years Riding: 15years

-Longest Ride: 76 Miles roundtrip.

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Shaun Palmer, Tinker Jaurez

-Martial Status: Single (plan to always be also!)

-Favorite Musical Artists: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Hendrix, The Doors, Rolling Stones, The Guess Who, Metallica, Sevendust, Fear Factory, Paul Oakenfold, DJ. Tiesto, and a TON of others...

-Favorite food: Mom's home-made Enchilladas

-Religion: NONE
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-Name: David Dennis

-Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina

-Profession: United States Marine Corps

-Age: 37

-Bike: Bianchi road, Nishiki MTB

-Components:Campy

-Favorite Ride: Monitor Pass in the eastern Sierras

-Years Riding: Yes

-Longest Ride: 200, Davis DC

-Favorite Pro Rider: Greg Lemond

-Martial Status: Very happily married with 2 cool kids

-Favorite Musical Artists: All of the above.

-Favorite food: Chicken Salad

-Religion: believer and follower of Jesus Christ

Name: George T Korkos

Location: Lacrosse and Milwaukee Wisconsin

Profession: Retired Retired Retired :D/ Stage hand / horn player

-Age:51

-Bike (frame): Trek 5200 / 2120 / 520

-Components:Shimano Ultregra/ Campy/ XT

-Favorite Ride: so many are favorites Going to the sun hy, McKenzie pass , the northern coast of California to name a few.

-Years Riding: most of my life but seriously the past 8 years

-Longest Ride: 110 miles

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance/ Paul Swift

-Martial Status: single again

-Favorite Musical Artists: everything but opera

-Favorite food: Greek

-Religion: Greek orthodox

-Name: John Leyden

-Location: North Queensferry, Scotland

-Profession: Lawyer.

-Age: 42

-Bikes Flying Scot Continental (1963) and a custom built 531c (Sandy Gilchrist)

-Components:Campag, Huret, Hope and some Shimano (but I'm working on eradication)

-Favorite Ride: Touring the low countries in Europe

-Years Riding: 30 plus

-Longest Ride: 105 miles

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Stephen Roche, Sean Kelly

-Martial Status: Married for 17 years now

-Favorite Musical Artists: Too many to list but mainly singer songwriters (I'm a lyrics man)

-Favorite food: Veggie

-Religion: causes wars.

Name: Brad Wilson

Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Profession: Data analyst

Age: 45

Bikes: Trek 6500 MTB and Trek 1000 road bike

Components: Shimano and Trek/Bontrager

Favorite Ride: Riding with my son

Years Riding: On and off for 17 years

Longest Ride: 100 miles in one day, 275 in 5 days

Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Greg Lemond, Sean Kelly

Marital Status: Divorced

Favorite Musical Artists: Crap from the 70s

Favorite food: Junk

Religion: Religion-free for years.

-Name: Benjamin Lohrengel

-Location: Beverly hills Michigan, suburb of Detroit

-Proffesion:Business travel agent

-Age:28

-Bikes:2 cannondale roads, r3000, r1000,1 specialized, s-works e5, aqua and sapone version, 1 c-dale tandem mt 800, 1 bianchi MTB, the osprey, 1 bianchi milano, and 1 schwinn stingray

-components: all campy, except on the MTB and milano..Milano is 7 speed nexus internal hub driven..

-Favorite Ride: Any of the tandem rallies or CFC and TOSROV in ohio.

-Years Riding: all my life, but seriously, for the past 10 years

-Longest ride:110 miles

-Favorite Pro rider:World champion 2002 Mario Cipollini!!!

-Martial status: single

-Favorite food:Pizza/italian or middle eastern

-Religion:Christian and believer and follower of Jesus Christ

-name: Jeremiah Deneski
-location: Dayton Ohio

-profession: Software Spec

-age: 30

-bike (frame): (In order of age...) Specialized Rockhoppper, GT Idrive, Giant Iguana, Specialized Stumpjumper, Kurahara Touring, Nishiki Century(wifes), Gitane Super Corsa, Peugeut uo-8, Schwinn Super Sport, Astra, Couple of schwinn 5 speeds, old old old jc higgens 3 speed, a few old cruisers, and god only knows what else buried in the garage.

-components: I think old Capmy 3-arm Gran Sport cranksets are pretty and I like Huret deraileurs on older stuff. Suntour retrofriction are the best downtube shifters. XT is the best off road stuff.

-fav. ride: Caesers Creek, locally. Snowshoe area, WVa overall.

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Tecnica Adventure Race Series, Caesar Creek State Park July 6, 2003

-years riding: about 17

-longest ride: 60 miles road, 28 off road. Soon to change ;)

-fav. pro rider: Lance Armstrong (duh)

-marital status: MWC

-fav. music artist: Too many to choose. Right this very moment I'm listening to Flogging Molly.

-fav. food: People who get in my way.

-religion: Agnostic

Location - Memphis, TN

Vocation - research secretary @BOE, dancer

Age - 24

Bikes - my ignorantly purchased Specialized Expedition, and my new pretty Specialized Allez Elite. Okay okay..so it still lives at the shop...

Favorite ride - in cool weather

Most Anticipated ride of 2003 - not the middle-of-summer ones

Years Riding - since the middle of summer 2002

Longest Ride - 30 miles. Distance is not my goal; having a good time and being active is :)

Favorite Pro Rider - Don't have one. I like those to watch any of the nice lookin guys do flips and crash :D

Marital Status - Fresh off the relationship boat. Now in the Love 'em n Leave 'em mode.

Favorite Musical Artists - Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Tom Waits, Bellydance music, just about anything except rap, country, and most of the pop/alternative stuff.

Favorite Food - you mean I have to choose? Vietnamese, Thai, Italian, Mexican, Ethiopian

Religion- I seem to recall someone splashing me in the face with water when I was a kid. Spiritual, but not religious by a long shot.

-name: Stan A.

-location: Lithonia, GA

-profession: IT Program Manager

-age: 37

Bikes: Klein Q-Race road and Specialized HardRock MTB

Components: Shimano on both

Favorite Ride: Texas Valley & Johns Mountain Loop (both in Rome, GA

Years riding: 4 years

Longest Ride: 112 miles

Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Major Taylor / Lance Armstrong

Marital Status: Divorced

Favorite Musical Artists: Candy Dulfer, Diana Krall

Favorite food: Quizno’s Black Angus steak sub

Religion: Methodist

name: christopher
location: milwaukee, wi
profession: full time student
age: 20
bike 1: 70s/60s Chiorda
bike 2: 2000 Bianchi Veloce
components 1: whatever i could find in the used parts bins at "my" bike shop
components 2: campy veloce, mostly.
favorite ride: all of them? the ones that really stick out are the ones where i've got friends riding along.
years riding: i've been seriously riding for a little under a year.
longest ride: 150mi over 2 days
favorite pro rider (past/present): graeme obree / erik zabel
marital status: (un)happily single
favorite food: soup from this joint in downtown milwaukee
religion: none, though if i had to pick one it'd be buddhism

-name: Nathan K.

-location: Munich Germany (2 years)
Worcester MA (9 mths)
Portland OR (3 yrs)
Houston TX (2 1/2 yrs)
UT Austin (5 yrs)
grew up in Dallas TX (18 yrs)

-profession: Software Engineer

-age: 32

-Bikes: '02 Specialized FSR Comp, '98 Norco hardtail, '97 Raleigh R700 road bike, '89 Specialized Stumpjumper

Components: XT/XTR, LX/XT, Sachs/Campy, XT

Favorite Ride: uhh... Dog River Trail (Oregon), Brown's Camp (OR), Tremaltzo (Lake Garda Italy)... anything with lots of steep climbing and then singletrack downhill

Years riding: since age 3, half-serious since age 18 (14 yrs), serious racing/commuting for 8 years

Longest Ride: uh, around 100 miles i think - i prefer vertical distance to 2-D distance - so longest ride = 3000m vertical

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: maybe TransAlp Challenge... otherwise leading another TransAlp Tour

Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance Armstrong - don't follow pros much but i rode with him once on a UT club ride in '89

Marital Status: single

Favorite Musical Artists: Daft Punk, Shaggy, Depeche, Enya, Madonna... pop, techno, rap, 80s(retro), dance

Favorite food: pizza/Italian/cold cereal

Religion: agnostic (raised Methodist)

-Name: Gemma Alexandra Wilson

-Location: Wirral, England

-Profession: trainee business

-Age: 24

-Bike (frame): Giant Boulder Sports (with upgrade comp)

-Components:Shimano

-Favorite Ride: anywhere with lots of steady hills and loads of flat for racing

-Years Riding: 8 years

-Longest Ride: 80 miles

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Team Giant (all of them)

-Martial Status: single but firmly attached

-Favorite Musical Artists: hardhouse, trance, funky house, dance, Shania Twain!!

-Favorite food: Sweet and sour chicken

-Religion: none

-Name: Terry Rosbrugh

-Location: Tulsa, OK

-Profession: Fire Pump Engineer

-Age: 54

-Bike (frame):
Canondale Tri1000
Trek2000 tandem
Paramount Durace fixie.

-Favorite Ride: all of them

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: HHH & Tour of Roses

-Years Riding: 11years

-Longest Ride: 112 miles

-Martial Status: 35+ years to the same woman (may God have mercy on her)

-Favorite Musical Artists: Willie Nelson, Eric Clampton, Eddie Van Halen, Brain Wilson, Bill Gaither, Dixie Chicks, Doc Watson

-Favorite food: Tampico hot sause

-Religion: Unorthodox Southern Baptist (I disagree with them the least)

-Name: Tom Navratil

-Location: Tacoma, Washington

-Profession: Tool Designer for one company and owner of a mechanical design company.

-Age: 35

-Bike (frame): Road bike – Cannondale Mt Bike – Rocky Mountain

-Components:Shimano Dura / Ultegra

-Favorite Ride: anything in the mountains or on the coast
-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Not really a ride but going to break my 6000 mile marker on my road bike

-Years Riding: 25 years

-Longest Ride: 210 miles

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance Armstrong, Greg Lemond, and Jan Ulrich

-Martial Status: getting married this year in Italy

-Favorite Musical Artists: It changes everyday…from Classical (Baroque) to Heavy Metal

-Favorite food: Seafood

-Religion: raised Roman Catholic

-Name: Joy W.

-Location: Fairfax, VA

-Profession: Project Coordinator/Graduate Student

-Age: 25

-Bike (frame):
1993 Peugeot Marseille
Specialized Hard Rock

-Favorite Ride: Washington & Old Dominion Trail

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: MS150, C&O Canal

-Years Riding: 3

-Longest Ride: No clue, I just get on my bike and go for as long as my body will let me

-Martial Status: Running away from the alter instead of toward it

-Favorite Musical Artists: Jamiroquai, Sade, Bill Withers, Santana, Res, Brand New Heavies, Hip Hop, Jazz, GoGo (Music from DC) most R&B, some electronic

-Favorite food: FRENCH FRIES, I've never met one I didn't like

-Religion: Congregationalist

-Name: Steve Henrikson
-Location: Warrenville, Illinois (USA, just west of Chicago)
-Profession: Sales Contract Administrator
-Age: 41

-Bike (frame): Trek 2300 (road), Univega Via Montega (hybrid)
-Components:Shimano Ultegra (Trek), Shimano LX (Univega)

-Favorite Ride: RAGBRAI
-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Assault on Mt Mitchell
-Years Riding: 10

-Longest Ride: 132 miles (in 100+ F midwest heat)
-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Robbie Ventura
-Martial Status: Married 10 years (2 kids)
-Favorite Musical Artists: Stephen Curtis Chapman, Chicago, Larry Norman, REM, Creed, Phil Keaggy, Leo Kottke (I would like to burn all Cher and Bette Midler recordings)
-Favorite food: Prime Rib (med rare)

-Religion: believer and follower of Jesus Christ

-Name: Jeff Sipper

-Location: Orange, CA

-Profession: Photographer for a surfwear cataloger, and I also do freelance stuff with my wife

-Age: 28

-Bike (frame): Roadie: early 90's Centurion Lemans, MTB: mid-90's GT
-Components:Shimano Exage Sport-- just upgraded the chainrings to Ultegra though

-Favorite Ride: Riding thru Irvine and El Toro to Laguna Beach
-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Hopefully the MS 150 Bay to Bay

-Years Riding: Seriously less than a year.. but overall, since I was 5 or so

-Longest Ride: 38 miles... last year was my getting back into it year.. this year.. watch out

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance (duh) and Roberto Heras (that guy can haul ass up mountains.. Past: JaJa Jalabert

-Martial Status: married 1 1/2 years

-Favorite Musical Artists:All Over... Counting Crows, Bob Dylan, U2, ColdPlay, Lot's of early 20th century jazz

-Favorite food: Chicken Gumbo from Patout's on Bourbon St. in New Orleans

-Religion: raised Roman Catholic, but now I'm an athiest, with Buddhist tendencies

Name: Mark Sean Abbott

-Location: Whistler BC

-Profession: Net Admin / db specialist

-Age: 27

-Bike (frame): Kona Roast

-Components:Shimano

-Favorite Ride: Technical and tough. 1 -2 hours. River Runs through it, Mels Dilema and forplay are my fav trails

-Years Riding: 6 months

-Longest Ride: 30km probably

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Ryan Leech and Wade Simmons

-Martial Status: Commonlaw

-Favorite Musical Artists: Heavy hard and loud...

-Favorite food: Steak, Steak and potatoe

-Religion: Lifelong Agnostic, thank you parents :D

Name: Thomas Gremaud
Location: Chesterfield, MO (suburb of St. Louis)
Profession: Writing teacher
Age: 48
Bike: Trek 7200 Hybrid (road bike this spring or summer)
Favorite Ride: Hard to say. Chesterfield, Wildwood area.
Years Riding: Got back on this past spring. Rode plenty in my 20s
Longest Ride: 50 miles
Maritial Status: Married, two kids, 10 and 15 years old
Favorite Food: Hard to say. Thai, Indian, Mexican (the stuff we probably shouldn't eat)
Religion: Ethical Culturalist

Name: Chris Dawson

Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Profession: Lawyer

Age: 35

Bike 1: Triathlon/century: Trek 5200 (Shimano Ultegra)

Bike 2: Commuter/workhorse: REI Novara roadie (Shimano RSX)

Favorite Ride: Any ride with the wind to my back.

Years riding: Off and on since I was a kid.

Favorite pro riders: The Posties who clear the road for Lance.

Marital status: Married to my best friend.

Favorite musical artists: Beatles, Beck, Foo Fighters, Ella Fitzgerald, Grateful Dead, James Brown, Willie Nelson

Favorite food: Cali-Mex, particularly my mom's chile colorado, frijoles y fideo.

Religion: skeptical, lapsed Catholic

Marital Status: Single, probably forever

arrrrr....... poor Chris whats wrong with u lad u don't want to be like that :p I'll go out with u!! :p

-Name: Nathan Matthew Morse

-Location: Seattle, Washington, USA (raised in NE Texas)

-Profession: Computer Programmer

-Age: 26

-Bike (current): Cannondale T2000, ultegra/xtr (http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/01/cusa/model-1TR2.html)
-Bike (upcomming): Bianchi XL EV3 Al/Carbon, Dura-Ace (http://www.bianchiusa.com/site/bikes/33_EV3ALumCarb_zoom.html) :D

-Favorite Ride: Any ride with smooth pavement and halfway considerate drivers. Climbs are good.

-Most Anticipated 2003 Ride: Washington State Road Race Championships

-Years riding: 2

-Longest Ride: RAMROD 2002 (http://www.redmondcyclingclub.org/ramrod/index.html) (154mi, 10000ft vertical), around Mt. Rainier, Washington

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Laurent Jalabert, Roberto Heras

-Martial Status: Never enlisted
-Marital Status: Married 8 years, no kids

-Favorite Musical Artists: Björk, Underworld, Blonde Redhead, Boards of Canada, Sasha, Rage Against the Machine, Depeche Mode, NIN, Sixpence None The Richer, Fleming&John

-Favorite food: Does tequila count as food? Well ok, all the forms of chocolate then.

-Religion: Environmental, secular socialism (it's a religion, I swear)

-Name: Simon Leigh

-Location: Currently Gloucestershire/UK, otherwise Boston/MA or Cambridge/UK depending

-Profession: Engineering Student

-Age: 21

-Bike (frame): '02 Cannondale R1000 (Caad7), '01 Concept Mt Tobin, '94 Trek 370, '85? Univega Sportour, '92 Apollo MTB

-Components: Ultegra (Cannondale), Shimano 600 (Univega), shimano exage (trek) and budget MTB shimano stuff on MTBs

-Favorite Ride: Gotta have some painful hills in with some wickid views at the top of them

-Years Riding: 6 months serious

-Longest Ride: 50 odd miles with heavy rucksack (no panniers) to visit a friend south of bath

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): My grandpa when he cycled the most of the length of england to see my grandma

-Martial Status: single but seeing a lovely american lass

-Favorite Musical Artists: These days mostly drum n bass and hip hop for club nights but becoming quite diverse otherwise

-Favorite food: have to go for curry, or a good yorkshire pud, seafood increasingly

-Religion: ex-anglican i guess finding out where i am

-Name: Len Chapman

-Location: East Windsor, CT

-Profession: Truck Equipment

-Age: 40

-Bike(s): Rans Screamer, Longbikes Slipstream, Vision R40, Bike-E, Hyper Cycle, Cannondale MTB tandem, Super V as well as a few home made bikes.

-Components:What ever works

-Favorite Ride: Any

-Years Riding: 34 ok 33 without training wheels

-Longest Ride: 217, I was 18

-Favorite Pro Rider: Lance Armstrong (for beating the odds)

-Martial Status: Sweet SO...but soon...

-Favorite Musical Artists: All

-Favorite food: Anything cooked over my camp stove

-Religion: Church or the spoked wheel

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): My grandpa when he cycled the most of the length of england to see my grandma

arrrr........ Simon that is so sweet............. :rolleyes:

Dan
Lakewood,CA.
Plant Supervisor at a school
50 on the 30th
03 Felt SR71 & 2000 cannondale silkpath 700 for sale
Shimano
To the beach
6 yrs
30 miles,i am a wimp
Can care less about the pros
27 yrs in Oct.
Robert Cray,Gary Moore,Donald Fagen,Zeppelin,Beatles
Sitting on the fence

Name: Marlene Blanshay

Location: Montreal

Profession: journalist and writer

Age: Never ask a lady that question. Or me either.

Bikes: Kona Jake the Snake (Cross); Specialized Rockhopper MTB; GT ZR 3.0 (the ones team lotto used to ride)

Components:Shimano

Favorite Ride: hard to say.

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: The first long ride of the year

Years Riding: About 8 with the MTB; got the road bike 2 years ago.

Longest Ride:About 90k this summer.

Favorite Pro Rider (past/present):Erik Zabel; Mario Cipollini; Jan Ullrich; Ivan Quaranta (he's just a hot babe!)

Marital Status: Never legally married but with same dude for 15 years.

Favorite Musical Artists: Tons.

Favorite food: teriyaki steak, rare to the point of cannibalism; vietnamese Pho soups; barbecued steak (also really rare); chicken with peanut sauce.

Religion: raised secular jewish, but now devoted atheist.

Originally posted by Giant_racer
Marital Status: Single, probably forever

arrrrr....... poor Chris whats wrong with u lad u don't want to be like that :p I'll go out with u!! :p

You're sounding like A. Troll with this post. :p

:D

-Name: CJ

-Location: Tampa, FL

-Profession: Retail drone

-Age: 26

-Bikes: '99 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS '03 Specialized Rockhopper Comp FSR

-Components: Avid stop, Shimano go, Rock Shox & Fox to soften the impacts.

-Favorite Ride: ANY but to nail one down: Santos

-Years Riding: 22

-Longest Ride: 40 Miles I'm going for a century this year.

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Lance Armstrong, Greg Lemond

-Martial Status: Single, but definately involved (I've also got a little side action with a certain Troll) :love:

-Favorite music: Mozart to Manson, Orf to Osbourne, Tchaikovsky to Twisted Sister, Rachmaninoff to The Ramones, and a LOT of goth / industrial and '80's New Wave stuff

-Favorite foods: Sushi, some of my Mom's recipies

Name: Matt [Mateo to my friends]

Location: Montreal

Profession: university professor and writer

Age: 38

Bikes: Marinoni Leggero [road], Kona Major Jake frame with Campy Centaur [cross], Specialized S-Works M2 [MTB], 1992 Specialized Rockhopper [utility]

Components: Campy where possible.

Favorite Ride: Rigaud climbing century

Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: The first big group ride on the road

Years Riding: Most of my life

Longest Ride: @ 180 km

Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Eddy, Roger, Johan and JaJa

Marital Status: Common Law

Favorite Musical Artists: Bach and a passel of 20th century classical composers.

Favorite food: My partner's roast chicken.

Religion: Atheist.

Name: Christine Sweet

Location: Frisco, Texas (Dallas suburb)

Proffesion: Accounts Payable Person soon to be Receivable too

Age: 24 (for three more weeks)

Bikes: 1980s (?) Bianchi Sport SX- bought used and know nothing about it /2003 Gary Fisher Tassajara/1990 Schwinn Woodlands/1978 Shogun 400

components: all Shimano (can't tell you much more that that) Is Dia Compe something? That's on the Bianchi.

Favorite Ride: Anywhere with little or no car interaction

Years Riding: It all started with my commute to school is 1990

Longest ride: 36 - not so impressive, eh?

Favorite Pro rider: Can't say I have one

Martial status: single

Favorite food: Some chicken and spinach dish my mom makes. :D

Religion: Christian and believer and follower of Jesus Christ

Name: Brendan

Location: Montreal

Profession: university student of Engineering (to graduate in 4 months)

Age: 22

Bikes: 2002 Trek 1000 [road], 2000 Peugeot Fraser [MTB]

Components: I don't have enough experience to make a decision

Favorite Ride: Too many to count.

Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: The first ride where I hurt Velocipedio

Years Riding: Since I was 4 (8 months seriously)

Longest Ride: 135km

Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Uh.....

Marital Status: Single ;)

Favorite Musical Artists: Tchaikovsky with a dash of Beethoven and Mozart.

Favorite food: Mom's Meat Lasagna

Religion: Protestant.

Name: Chip R

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Profession: Mechanical Designer

Age:35

Bike (frame): Specialized Sirrus (the old one- before it turned into a "hybrid")

Components:Shimano RX-100

Favorite Ride: my next one

Years Riding: 0.33333 (4 mos)

Longest Ride: 62mi

Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): hmmmm...

Martial Status: Happily Married

Favorite Musical Artists: hmmmmm...

Favorite food: Anything Eastern, Anything low in "Points"

Religion: Seeker

-Name: Woody

-Location: Schoharie County, NY

-Profession: Self-employed CPA

-Age: 42

-Bike (frame): Fuji Team (road) Giant NRS (xc)

-Components: Ultegra (road) LX,XT,XTR mix (xc)

-Favorite Ride: Miles of singletrack. Any race, especially criteriums and XC.

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: New York State Empire State Games masters road race. NORBA Nationals XC at Mt. Snow, VT

-Years Riding: 4 years

-Longest Ride: 71 mi

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Anyone who finishes Paris-Roubaix, Lance, Steve Tilford, Jimena Florit and the ever-classy Erik Zabel.

-Martial Status: 19 years yesterday (2 great kiddos)

-Favorite Musical Artists: Bruce Springsteen

-Favorite food: Diet Coke, chocolate ice cream, filet mignon

-Religion: LDS/Mormon

Name: Victor Fosser

Location: Sarasota, FL

Proffesion: Construction Project Manager/Wannabe Bike Shop Owner

Age: 33 Although my wife says I act like a 2 year old sometimes!

Bikes: Mtn: Intense Uzzi SL, Road: LeMond Zurich, BMX: Haro 2.2 Backtrail 24" Cruiser, Tandemn: Old Schwinn in restoration.

Components: Mostly Shimano, XTR on Mtn, and Ultegra on Roadie.

Favorite Ride: This past summer's ride in Crested Butte, can't remember the trail name, or the Fish Hatchery in Pisgah Nat'l Forest in NC!

Years Riding: Raced BMX in my early teens, got into Mtn biking in high school, picked up a road bike in college. Still do all three! So figure 21 years +/-

Longest ride: Don't know the distance (no computer at the time) but rode for 8 plus hours with my roomate in college, figure about 130-140 miles.

Favorite Pro rider: Tara Llanes, and you must respect Lance.

Martial status: Married (7-1/2 years), one son (2-2/3 years old).

Favorite Music: 80's Alternative, and almost anything else but Rap!

Favorite food: Steak, or a combo burrito, double wrapped with onions and peppers from Burrito Bros. in Gainesville, FL.

Religion: Christian and believer and follower of Jesus Christ!

-Name: Anders Karlstam

-Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

-Profession: Graphic industy

-Age: 34

-Bike (frame): Cannondale M600 (mtb) convertad to atb: http://www.karlstam.com and a Crescent roadbike.

-Components: Mix

-Favorite Ride: along the coast

-Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: ---

-Years Riding: 10

-Longest Ride: about 109 km

-Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Bernt Johansson

-Martial Status: Married and a son (edit 2005, divorced and a son)

-Favorite Musical Artists: Max Lässer, Chuck Mangione, Spyro Gyra, Grant Geissman, Checkfield, Pat Metheny and many more

-Favorite food: Vegetarian pasta

-Religion: Third Testament http://www.martinus.dk/

Name: Pete Hamilton-Scott

Location: Crawley, West Sussex, UK.

Profession: IT analyst/developer.

Age: 49 (8 weeks left!).

Bike: Cannondale Gemini 1000.

Components: Shimano now, changing to SRAM.

Favorite Ride: The one I'm on.

Most Anticipated Ride for 2003: Tuscany, Italy.

Years Riding: on/off 40 years.

Longest Ride: 100km.

Favorite Pro Rider (past/present): Big Mig Indurain.

Martial Status: Married. No kids. Two cats (Fuddy and Littly)

Favorite Musical Artists: Grateful Dead, Floyd, Free, Andrea Bocelli, ok, so I'm still a 70s freak.

Favorite food: anything South African (esp. Cape Malay). Pasta. Mashed potato.

Religion: BAC

Hey Bokkie,
When are you going to Tuscany in 2003?
I will be there at the end of July and beginning of August.