[burly50]

My name is Chris, and I am 32. I live in The O.C., New York, that is. I don't like it here. I enjoy conversation, sun sets, long walks on the, oh wait, wrong web site. Any way, I have never been married. I don't have any kids, that I know about.

I like to mtb, atv, snow board, photograph, hike, camp, any thing I can do outside. I have an 06 Stumpjumper and an 06 Enduro Expert, both with some nice mods.

I am an industrial mechanic. I have had 3 major surgeries in the last 3 years, all relating to some sort of accident. I graduated college with an associate degree in Animal Science. My favorite classes were physiology related. I like to know how complex systems work.

I am not much of a people person, but I try. I don't like talking about myself.

 

[sunny]

I'm Sunny, aka Laura.

I have formal training in modern languages, practical experience (that corporate job I had once) in technical writing.

I currently get paid to hang out in a bike shop, talk about tires and suspension, teach people how to shift properly, etc. It's the coolest job I've ever had.

I've been married to the most patient man on the planet for almost 16 years. Ummm... so, I was married when I was 12.

J/K. I'm almost 40, but often forget that. I started mtn biking when I was 36, just after I did my first Olympic-dist triathlon.

As soon as I could ride a XC trail without crashing into something, I started downhilling. I now race expert DH.

My husband's in the Navy, so we are essentially from North America.

I have lived in 11 places since 1990, including Spain and Finland. We now are in SoCal.

Wierd stuff no one would guess:
I've had formal training to sing opera, but can't really read music.

I speak half a dozen languages passably well, and can read and write Chinese and Arabic if I have a good large-print dictionary.

I still remember the names and faces of over half my first grade class.

I have always been dreadfully uncoordinated and run into stuff all my life. For people to refer to me as an "athlete" is a totally new thing.

 

[DRB]

Sometimes it hurts when I pee.

 

[tonyhawk]

I play drums in this band.

I was driving home from work last night listening to hard attack on Sirius when "Through Silver In Blood" came on. you guys planning a northeast tour?

 

[H8R]

I was driving home from work last night listening to hard attack on Sirius when "Through Silver In Blood" came on. you guys planning a northeast tour?

If by "northeast" you mean "Oslo Norway for one festival gig" then yes. In June.

We will get up yonder eventually.

 

[I Are Baboon]

We will get up yonder eventually.

Monkeyfest at the gig! We won't embarrass you too badly.

 

[H8R]

Monkeyfest at the gig! We won't embarrass you too badly.

Oh Jesus.

On second thought, I'm sending a drum machine in my place.

 

[Full Trucker]

If by "northeast" you mean "Oslo Norway for one festival gig" then yes. In June.

We will get up yonder eventually.

Sick! I'm there! :biggrin:

 

[DH Diva]

I'm Carrie, AKA DH Diva
I'm from Oregon
I'm engaged
I work in Research Managment
Babies frighten me
I have two greyhounds, one of which can break into any baby locks on the planet

My darlings:
Foes 2:1 FXR, Trail
Specialized Stumpy, XC
Bianchi Vigorelli, Road
Honda CRF250x, Moto
and hopefully a Foes 2:1 XCT by next spring

 

[I Are Baboon]

I have two greyhounds, one of which can break into any baby locks on the planet

We don't have that problem. We've got a dumb one.

 

[DH Diva]

I've got a really smart one and a dumb one. The other day my neighbor called to let me know my dumb sweet baby boy (Giovanni) was whining in the backyard. He went over and checked out what was going on and he found that my evil smart girl dog (Indy) had broken into the recycling.

Every time Indy gets into something Giovanni usually hides. I thought it was awesome that he told on her!

 

[Snacks]

if you're lost in the woods you'll appreciate my presence

True dat!:biggrin:

 

[Snacks]

I’m Amy aka Snacks.
Born and raised in E. Washington, moved to Seattle after HS graduation, and still trying to get back home.
I’m currently attached to my complete opposite, going on 6 years (see 1st fear).
My fears are: commitment, screaming children, cloudy days, and math.
My likes are: sunny and 75 degrees, riding vacations, camping, and eating holidays.
I have been an Asst. Controller forever and I’m ready for a change.

 

[DRB]

I have been an Asst. Controller forever and I’m ready for a change.

That's funny I just saw a job posting for an Asst. Senior Controller.

 

[SpikeJones]

I've been called just about everything, except late for dinner. As the character Mr. Big portrayed by Yaphet Kotto in the film Live and Let Die said, "Names is for tombstones, baby. Take this honky out and waste him."

I've been riding bicycles since I was four years old. My dad didn't believe in training wheels, so my brothers and I learned by just hopping on and riding. He also showed us how to fix our bicycles and by the time we were eight, we could completely tear down a Sting-Ray and build it back up.

During grade school, we rode our bicycles voraciously all year long. Some of our favorite bike activities were bike tag, riding to the beach, riding to go fishing, bottle hunting (five cent returnables added up quickly back then) , exploring wherever, and finally modifying our bikes for use in what was to become BMX and riding off of whatever the hell we could think of. My personal favorite "stunt" at the time was riding down slides at parks. They were metal and straight back then. The only thing one had to be careful about was clipping a pedal on the handrails near the top.

During the Jr High and high school years, the bikes changed, but we still rode. The Schwinn Varsity and Cruiser became the weapon of choice, the former modified with BMX bars and made for wheelies. The varsity was used to get places quickly, like quick trips to the house of a friend to get high. Every once in a while if one or both of my bikes was down, I'd "borrow" one of the 'rent's Free Spirit Three Speeds.

Out of high school, I joined the USAF and while there, didn't have a bicycle handy for four years. The 'rents divorced and gave both of my bikes that were left back home were "donated" to Goodwill. Some home, eh? At least my eldest brother saved my Lightning Bolt surfboard for me. Upon ETS, I was considering buying a road bike and getting into racing. Where I had moved to though was having a rash of road cyclist deaths, so I bought a "mountain bike". Ever since the first real ride in the dirt, I've been hooked.

Why say any more?

Go ride your bikes.

 

[mantispf2000]

Name's Shawn, aka Alaina's daddy
I'm 43
Have lived in San Gabriel valley, CA, Scottsdale, AZ, Auckland, NZ, Tacoma, WA, and now Gardnerville, NV. Though I like the thought of moving back to some of the outlying areas of Phoenix, it's grown too big and worries me.
I currently work at Bill's Casino in Stateline, NV (South Lake Tahoe) as a pit boss/dog/bull/prick.
I've been married twice, first time for 9 years (no kids), second time just reached our 9th year (three from her previous, one of our own who's now in Heaven and many of you have shown support for).
Have 5 dogs, none of which I've had any say in getting, though they have won me over a bit (but only if they can swim in the lake/river).
Have only been searched once at the Mexican border and caught with extra booze (lucky me). Not bad for all the times I've gone to Rocky Point.
Since February 7, 2003, I've only missed 15 days of visiting Alaina at her site.
I was so happy/excited that the D-Backs won the World Series, I ruptured my Achilles tendon jumping around the house. When I went in for surgery, Alaina kissed it, so I think the doc did an extra good job on it, you know, because of the extra pressure.
I want to leave my current wife because of all the troubles we've been having, though the memories of Alaina are stronger with her. Talk about a catch 22.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

I am williamkirk.com
I live in pittsburgh
I work for American Eagle Outfitters Corporate Headquarters
I like Girls
I am in software design for supply chain duties
I love freeriding
I am also obsessed with european cars especially audi s4's
I am done with this...

 

[roaddog]

try this again... roaddog was the name of my 1st mountain bike. Grew up in southern Wisconsin with 2 bikes and 17 pieces of ski eqquipment. Now in Leadville colorado I have 13 bikes and just a few pieces of snow equipment. I have one of them fuel hoggin Dodge diesels, but i ride my bike to work every day of the year. Came from a road racing background and now I race mountain cross, dh, and xc, all summer. I use to have a pilot license but nnow I just fly on my bikes. I cannot operate anything electronic which Is why i have to post this 2x. Just nevermind my typing.

 

[partsbara]

i am arabstrap/partsbara paul

i live in a windowless shack in nor cal

i am 37 years young

i am married to a wonderful woman who is so hot you can imagine

i m australian... i have dual citizenship...

i invented the no period, no capital RM style... like this biatches... 5c at paypal now for giving you back hours of your life...

i grew up surfing and spent my 20s surfing throughout the world...

i was a sponsored (local level) surfer... no, it wasn t my mum...

now i surf mountains

i love beer more than you

i ve met a number of you unfortunate bastards... valve bouncer will forever be the most diseased... mikeD is on speed...

i m addicted to gravity

i was a physical education teacher in another life

i currently own my first and last v8

my country has lost the plot

i have too many bikes

i m grey and balding

i d sell your mother for 5 bucks

 

[JohnE]

You forgot to mention your work as a GOP fundraiser...
And I like beer more than you do!
:biggrin:

 

[partsbara]

You forgot to mention your work as a GOP fundraiser...
And I like beer more than you do!
:biggrin:

what, my custom paintjob wasn t worth it ???

edit - piss on dodge

 

[H8R]

I have narrow feet. B's if I remember.

 

[Quo Fan]

I am Paul
Age 46 (or so they tell me)
I watch sh1t blow up and look at houses, former copier repair technician
4th degree black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate with teaching certificate
2 ex-wives, 3 kids, youngest will be 21 in April
Between the GF and I, we have 10 bikes, all functional.
I used to be a Masshole, but now I live in CT.
My absolute favorite band is Status Quo (if you couldn't figure it out from my handle)
I used to play bass for Men In Trees, but "went solo" about 10 years ago, am starting to play again, and looking for a band.
I fixed airplanes in the USAF, and was in during the Iranian crisis.
That's all for now.

 

[cannondalejunky]

I'm Cannondale junky
my real name is john
i'm a college student and i've changed my major 4 times and schools 3 times
i ride a 2005 cannondale chase that i love almost more than life its self and a 2001 cannondale jekyll thats ok but i'm thinking about selling
i've worked at the same grocery store for 4 years i'm now a closing manager and it was my first job
i also work at a bike shop
i'm 20
my friends are THE MOST important thing to me in the world

 

[lovebunny]

TJ here
im 17 going on 10
i like to party too much
i ride downhill but not so much anymore, working on getting my bike back together so i can start racing seriously again.
i own a be one team dh, a draco industries connect four prototype, a giant dh frame and soon to have a morewood izumi DH.
i am a certified crash dummy. you name it, ive probably crashed a car into it.

 

[stoney]

I don't exist.
I rarely ride bikes, I race cars, and work.
I occasionally climb rocks, and I'm an asshole.

 

[H8R]

this has to be the one good thread H8R ever started.

That makes it:

H8R: + 1
Nathan: - 4302



Although this is one of the better threads I haven't yet deleted.



http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171542

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169682

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137670

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152723

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154088

 

[Demomonkey]

Hi, my name is Stuart, my friends call me slacker.
Im 34.
Live in Auckland NZ.
Born Wellington NZ.
Im white, middleclass and boring.
Ive been riding since i was 3, not that im much good.
I have a Sunday, SX and a Salsa roadie.
Not married, no kids.
Risk / Insurance Consultant for large locally owned brokerage.
I spend too much time on the internet.
Fast DH single track is my favourite.
I am blind in one eye.

 

[blue]

How did I miss such a happy thread?

I'm Nate.
I'm 19.
I go to school at the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College, depending on how much money I have.
I'm double majoring in International Relations and Graphic Design.
I live with my roomie/girlfriend caitlin.
I'm a bike messenger.
I have a CX bike, DJ bike, and a DH bike.
I used to race XC and 24 Hour.
I was raised Mormon, but ran away from that at 12, much to my parents chagrin.
I enjoy urban exploration and photography aside from riding (see link in sig).
I'm a whiny marxist.
I think too much about existentialism.

 

[sneakysnake]

Andrew here.
I'm 17.
I'll be going to Appalachian St. next year to major in graphic design.
I ride dh, xc, and I try at dj's and street but I'm not that good.
I like most everything outside.
I hope to get more into photography, bc I find it interesting.
My ideal trail is very fast flowy singletrack.

 

[ito]

I recorded my first album at 16.

I was arrested at 16 for vandalism and attempting to incite a riot at the state capitol building.

Coincidence?

The Ito here. 22, originally from California. I ride XC and road, along with a bit of BMX. I'm kind of a big deal.

I moderate the pinkbike forums and have status as a minor deity in Canadia.

I also recently moved cross country and plan to keep moving for the next couple of years or until I meet a suitable mate.

The Ito

 

[chicodude]

I'm chicodude, and I am a slut.

 

[H8R]

Bump.

 

[dirttastesgood]

I'm Hunter
Grew up in nor cal, got forced to boring old CT
I get ejected from lacrosse games like its my job, I race downhill, and I like doing my friends cousins.

 

[duck]

Hey, I'm duck and I'm 18 y/o (19 in Jan.)

I'm a second year electrical apprentace, gradded in 2007.

I like bikes, I have a 2007 P2 co-mo, that is no where near stock, and soon to have a 2008 Devinci Wilson 3. The Devinci will also be my first non Special-Ed (415, p1, p3).

I'm in love with any Toyota truck, I own a 1986 P'up and I'm active on the yotatech forums. I also enjoy imports, and am an avid reader of turbo magazine. Dirtbike and snowboard aswell.

Former pinkbike forum user, but I still use it for the buy/sell. I also Administrate StreetSteeze.com.

I like listening to punk, metal and post-hardcore.

 

[Reactor]

I'm reactor.

I'm 44, and work for "the man"

I took masters level computer courses in high school. Could hack my way into a PDP-11 by the time I was 16, know a lot of computer languages.

I did several jobs in the Nav, including "Special Projects". I have a considerable knowledge of Nuclear engineering, electrical engineering and computer engineering(very dated). I had considerably more weapons training than the average Squid.

I have several bikes including a 2006 Specialized enduro, 2005 specialized Roubaix, a 06 titus motolite, an 04 Titus Talas Switchblade, and an 04 specialized epic(now setup as a commuter bike).

I have a six (soon to be seven) year old daughter, and a wife who has two bikes a Giant OCR, and a Titus Racer-X.

My other hobby Is Photography where I use a Canon 30D, and have several nice lenses including a 100-400mm F4-5.6 IS L, 70-200 F4 IS L, 24-70 F2.8 L, a 100MM Macro.

I haven't been riding as much lately due to some heart problems (arrhythmia - PBC, VT, AT ), and work schedules, but I hope to get back to riding before I turn into a 400lbs marshmallow

Oh yeah, I love Punk, blues and alt-rock too. NOFX, MR T experience, rancid, deadline, echo and the bunnymen, the clash, dead Kennedy's the list goes on and on.

 

[erastusboy]

I'm Alex

21 year old

Student

I ride a Giant Reign, Mongoose Little 500 bike, and own but dont really like an Azonic Steelhead.

I do a lot more lurking than posting.

 

[Spero]

My name's Will.
I'm currently in commercial real estate, particularly property management and leasing.
I'm 24.
I played college football, lacrosse and rugby.
I started riding bikes in 2000 and have gone from hartail to fully and back countless times to adapt to my flavor of the month riding (DH, FR, XC, urban) only in the past 2 years have I owned more than one working bike at a time.
I'm not married but in a serious relationship.
No kids that I know of.

Interesting stuff:

I was adopted and my biological father was a professional athlete of some sort (I would be interested in meeting my biological parents at some point in time, but its not on my list of priorities) and my mother was an equestrian jumper or something of the sort.

I've been on MTV (I had to sign a waiver, but it wasn't something I could have avoided because it was job-related).

I'm related to Jim Lovell and have had the honor of spending a decent amount of time with him.

 

[wannabeabonedoc]

I'm Pete, born in Lexington, VA but moved away about a year and a half ago. I currently reside in Blacksburg but I don't go to Virginia Tech.

I'm 26, and a 2nd year osteopathic voodoo....errr... medical student, who is INSANELY jealous of Toshi right now as this year sucks.

I'm married (4 years in Feb of '08) with a little boy who will soon be 2. Terrible Two's? Yeah right... more like terrible 17 months and beyond. But I love that kid more than life itself and look forward to every minute I have to spend with him when I get home from school.

I currently ride a 2004 Kona Coiler that's been slowly getting newer parts. Before that I rode a trek liquid 10 and a giant yukon was my first non-walmart bike. I'd like to say that i ride mostly AM as that's what's available.

I've lost 30 pounds since August, but according to a body mass index chart I'm still morbidly obese b/c I'm not 6'4''. This is weird too b/c stress increases cortisol levels and cortisol makes you fat...... I don't like large crowds, small crowds, and generally shy away from any situation where I have to speak in public... which is why I like RM. I dont have to actually interact with people. There are only 4 people in this world who I'd take a bullet for (one of them is also here on RM).

I've met a handful of monkeys but only ridden with a few of them (Castle, SpacemanSpiff). I got to meet Banche at Norba race at Snowshoe shortly after the Wintergreen debacle. That was.... fun....

I had loco for my first RM secret santa and got him a shirt that said "Who you tryin to get crazy with ese? Dont you know I'm Loco". It seemed like a good idea since I thought everyone on here was a teenager (b/c of the posts I read at the time).

I want to be a family practice doctor who works with people who live at least 50 miles from the nearest hospital and definitely don't have insurance.

Something interesting about me: My interest in medicine came from standing at the head of the table while some lady received a quadruple bypass surgery...

This post is really only so my credit will continue to go up....

I was once found hiding inside someone when they received a body cavity search in Austria....

 

[loco-gringo]

I still love my shirt, Pete.