[Pesqueeb]

I too, am surprised to find this thread un-responded too by me.

-My name is Shane.
-One daughter, one wife, one cat, two dogs
-College drop out whose been bending wrenches on airplanes since 1998, with the nations largest regional airline since July 2001. Sometimes I regret that but it's really hard for me to complain when I step back from it for a bit.
-I've been dead once and have the scars to prove it.
-I've lived in Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington and now Colorado. I've been trying to get back to the Pacific North West since the day we left, but I think were stuck in CO for the foreseeable future. Visited many other places, one of the perks of working for an airline.
-Currently down to 2 bikes. One Niner RIP 9, and my commuter, a Motobecane Single speed road bike. I like motorcycles as well, even when they try to kill me.
-I think I might be building up to a marathon even though I really hate running.
-I like doing things outside, video games, and home brewing.

 

[Jim Mac]

Dittos on the non-response!

I'm Jim. One kid, one wife, down to one cat, and I think we have about 12 bikes between the three of us.

I had my 'mid life crisis' in my 30's, so for my 40's I finished my MS degree in Organizational Management (MBA minus the stats and the requisite trip to China).

Raced BMX as a kid, raced a bunch of 24 hour XC races for fun, raced DH starting at a ripe age of 38. Now that my kid and I began to hit the track late last season I might take up BMX racing with him next year. My 4 bikes are: FTW FB 10 DH, Sinister Gruitr trail bike, Intense Super moto BMX cruiser and a Frankensteined Azonic Steelhead SS for knocking around.

Played in various bands for 20 something years. Nothing big, but one of them had several releases on Bacteria Sour, Pushead's label. He did a bunch of art for Misfits, Metallica, etc. I am also a recovering record collector. Here is some nerd's collection of said release:

I have been roped into helping out with some grunt work on the Eastern States Cup Enduro series in 2013. Yes, I may be the one picking up the course ribbons at the end of the race...

 

[eric strt6]

Eric

51 Married 8 years, no kids but I have two dogs
FireFighter EMT, I scrape cars and people off the highway
Live in the mountains, trail ride, trail run, road ride,

I have a simple outlook on life that was imparted to me at the age of 18 by a 50yr old guy doing a 50 mile trail run on his 50th birthday.

he said..."at some point we all end up sitting on a deck with an old beat up body. Don't be the guy sitting there saying man I wish I had done [insert activity] was I was still able to.. be the old guy saying hell remember when we did......

how time flies
Retired as a firefighter and moved out of the Santa Cruz Mts to the east bay. 56 now, its me, the wife, 3 dogs and 2 horses plus 4 bikes. I'm the Services Director for a BLS Ambulance company. Life is pretty good, I'm liking the new house and the neighborhood. Still a crusty ol varmit and my friends all ask me when I'm going to grow up and stop mt biking, I just laugh at them while I was the mud off my Trek Fuel. My wife is the US Dressage Federation Region 7 Freestyle Champion at Intermediare 1. She enjoys beating the snot out of the young riders who hate losing to a woman in her 50's

 

[RaindogT]

Since the thread has been resurrected...

Tony here-- Legally, I am Michael Anthony. I can't stand Van Halen, so I choose to simply go by Tony
Approaching 40 yrs. old, Married , 2 boys, lucky in love and life, Horticulturist.
Reside in Kansas. (the raddest state of them all.)
I have 2 bikes, a DJ HT, and a do all heavy beast Transition Preston.
I am an amateur tech junky, although I can't root a kindle... LOL
I have had the same car since 1997, and it has taken me to 38 states. I am no longer allowed in Utah.
By my count, I have survived 66 apocalypses.

 

[BUFFALO]

I'm Chris. 33 years old and married (to that skibunny chick!) with one kid and 2 dogs.
I'm an auto mechanic and have been since high school. 15-16 years now. Damn! How time flies indeed! I've been riding bikes since I moved back to Wa in 2000. I've been snowboarding since the 7th grade and last year started to ski. I think if I can get better at it I will like it better than snowboarding. It is fun learning to do something with my son. I think he is getting it faster than I am though!
I joined the RM after lurking for a long time and getting my first real downhill bike! A Sunday which I still ride.
I've had a few minor injuries from biking. Broken wrist (twice), dislocated shoulder, broken nose, cracked ribs. But I think the most painful thing I've had was a kidney stone last summer. I have lots of hobbies and not enough time to focus on any one. I wish I could narrow it down to a few but I just can't!
I'm thankful for the things I have. My family a house and a good job!

 

[skibunny24]

I've had a few minor injuries from biking. Broken wrist (twice), dislocated shoulder, broken nose, cracked ribs. But I think the most painful thing I've had was a kidney stone last summer.

I didn't know you broke your nose!! And you forgot the concussion xoxo

 

[Spinning Lizard]

I didn't know you broke your nose!! And you forgot the concussion xoxo

Is that a call out?

 

[CBJ]

Who the hell are you such an existential question. Not sure I can even answer it.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I'm John.
I came here from Gearhead.com.
I was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
I am 61.
I'm not married, but with the same person since 1969. No kids.
I ride a beat up 2001 Aeon Joker that I bought from MikeB on this forum.
I'm an E.E. and an IT dweeb, provisioning and maintaining ecommerce server farms.
My grandfather was hauled before HUAC but eventually chased them away with the help of the U.S. Supreme Court.
I used to operate landing craft and other harbor boats in the U.S. Army in Pusan, Korea.

The Joker broke in 2007, got a Heckler, which is now beat up.
I write essays and poetry - had one bad poem published in Dirt Rag.
I like longer rides, 30-50 miles.
I like dirt better than pavement, but enjoy both.
61 has turned into 67.
Rode in CO/UT for the first time last year. Enjoyed it.

 

[zdubyadubya]

Wow... Cool. Looks like I should catch up too.

My name is Zane, I'm 27, been riding DH since I was 17. Wow... just realized I hit the 10yr mark...

I grew up on a cattle ranch on the Nevada/Idaho border then moved to Utah for college.

Worked as a bike mechanic in Salt Lake City (summer/fall) and lifty at Park City Mountain Resort (winter/spring) for 4 years while I got my degree and then got married then moved back east (Washington DC) for Grad School.

Got my Masters and PhD in biomedical engineering and started working for the DOD doing stuff that didn't really sit well with my conscience...

Now, I work for the FDA as an orthopedic device reviewer (approve/reject approval of orthopedic implants and help companies design/conduct their clinical trials) and LOVE my job but still miss the west.

Happily married for 6 years with a 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. Life is good. I don't get out on the bike or snowboard nearly as much as I would like but do still wrench at the local bike shop a day or two a week to keep the head clear.

 

[DaveW]

Hmm Thought I'd posted in this thread (literally) years ago.

Oh well here goes.....

I'm Dave, or at least the semi consciousness that inhabits me seems to think he's called "Dave"?
I'm 41 and I live in Wellington New Zealand.
I ride a Cove hummer SS.
I did also ride a motorbike but I sold that after I lost my license when caught on my 2010 Aprillia Tuono doing 238kmph down a country road..... Oops.

Since April I've owned and run a bike shop http://www.mudcycles.co.nz
Before that I was a bookbinder for 5 years then before that I have been;
Publisher/Newspaper manager for Fairfax, I set up and then ran multiple publications for them (a mix of weekly, monthly and annual publications).
Pre press production manager.
Mac Operator/photo artist/designer.
Print department Manager for a plastic's manufacturer.
Printer.
Surf rescue Patrol captain and rescue IRB driver. Biggest seas I've had to swim in to get a patient was an cyclone swell that was around the 8-8.5 meter mark. That's the most scary thing I've ever done!
Mountain bike/expedition guide.
I've ridden a mountain bike across the Himalaya's several times in the mid ninety's.
First time was in May 1995 then again in 96 and 97. Highest altitude was 18380ft.
The second most scary thing I've done was to be in Biratnagar right where and when the Maoist insurrection broke out (it wasn't considered a full civil war at that point).

2 years ago I started a small company importing craft beer from Europe, I was the sole south pacific distributor for Waldhaus, De Molen, Evil Twin, Panil, Freigeist Bierkultur and a few others.
I sold this business mid last year as I didn't have enough time to run this and the bike shop at the same time.
I love my beer and still work at a lot of beerfest's.
I also homebrew, the last beer I did was a chocolate porter that was aged in a Pinot Noir barrel for 3 months, I put this one on my handpull.
I'm also a keen skier/former racer and have a life pass to the local ski field.

Ok I guess that's enough for now.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

...I sold that after I lost my license when caught on my 2010 Aprillia Tuono doing 238kmph down a country road..... Oops....

238,000 MPH? That's cooking!

 

[cecil]

I'm David 45 yrs old born and raised in Farmington ny (suburb of Rochester )

I have 3 children 2 grandchildren

I work construction since 1985 worked my way into a management position in 1995

High school graduate spent most of my life in bars drinking started biking in 2007 and now I ride as much as possible

Ride a 2011 giant reign and a 2012 demo 8

 

[Magura]

Now, I work for the FDA as an orthopedic device reviewer (approve/reject approval of orthopedic implants and help companies design/conduct their clinical trials) and LOVE my job but still miss the west.

I see our paths are going to cross at some point then.
I engineer orthopedic implants


Magura

 

[DaveW]

238,000 MPH? That's cooking!

lol bloody Luddite, we don't do "miles".

 

[jonKranked]

I engineer orthopedic implants

For who?

 

[jonKranked]

Wow... Cool. Looks like I should catch up too.

My name is Zane, I'm 27, been riding DH since I was 17. Wow... just realized I hit the 10yr mark...

I grew up on a cattle ranch on the Nevada/Idaho border then moved to Utah for college.

Worked as a bike mechanic in Salt Lake City (summer/fall) and lifty at Park City Mountain Resort (winter/spring) for 4 years while I got my degree and then got married then moved back east (Washington DC) for Grad School.

Got my Masters and PhD in biomedical engineering and started working for the DOD doing stuff that didn't really sit well with my conscience...

Now, I work for the FDA as an orthopedic device reviewer (approve/reject approval of orthopedic implants and help companies design/conduct their clinical trials) and LOVE my job but still miss the west.

Happily married for 6 years with a 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. Life is good. I don't get out on the bike or snowboard nearly as much as I would like but do still wrench at the local bike shop a day or two a week to keep the head clear.

zubs... i didn't realize that's what you did.

 

[PepperJester]

Hi this is PepperJester, also known as Ryan

I'd be 22
I ride an 06 Specialized Enduro SX trail for fr/xc and a Astrix union as my SS xc/lite jump bike

I live in Nova Scotia and work as a graphic designer.
Other then riding I build trails, play electric cello and rock out to metal.

Updates..
I'm now 29, still live in Nova Scotia thou spent a year in BC for school. Been riding bikes for about 15 years, grew up a hucker, still love to hit drops and ride skinnys thou spend more time riding DH these days. enjoy XC too.

Tried the "real job" thing for a while, glad I gave it up. Took the Mountain Bike Operations Program at Capilano in BC then moved home and now run a small business with my girlfriend building trails and teaching kids mountain bike programs. We had a great fist year and are excited for the new season!

During the winter I work at the local hill on ski patrol.

Bike all summer,ski all winter. WIN.

 

[ArmySlowRdr]

I still run a "dis"ability project on an army parcel for Killeen's less than competitively employable.

Officially: Project Manager of a government contract

 

[boostindoubles]

Will here, I'm 28. I work on a commercial apple/pear/peach orchard and in the winter I manage controlled atmosphere refrigerated storage for apples and hops. I have degrees in Soil Science and HVAC/R.

As my wife would say, I'm always doing "bike sh!t," and its been that way long before I knew her, luckily. I have three steel 26" hardtails - two of them made by my buddy Oscar (Simple Bicycle Co). Both of my Simple's are singlespeed, one for DJ and the other for trails.

Beyond that, I'll sum it up by saying I love farting and I quit drinking before it ruined my life.

 

[blackohio]

I was given the name Corey at birth. Friends call me Forrest.
I'm 38.
I was born in Cincinnati Ohio.
I've never been married or fathered any children.
I current ride a diamondback Mission Pro.
I'm the art director for Vortech Superchargers.
At one point in time I wanted to be an art teacher.
I got stabbed while drunk in Columbus Ohio at the age of 21.
I threw hamburger at the sxe kids outside a Earth Crisis show in 95/6
I only have 1 good knee and shoulder.
I have alot of tattoos.
If a girl will let me i'll choke her during sex.
Im not very good at not saying terrible things.
Ive owned 23 VW's or audis in the last 15 years.
I've had a tear gas grenade thrown inside my house by riot cops.
I have a lazy dog.

 

[caputo1989]

Welp I can't believe I never posted in this thread.

Im Caputo im 24 on Monday, I don't post on here much anymore
I ride my bike when i'm not working on other peoples bikes (for the money)
Im dyslexic, took some time off from college, returned and will be graduating with a communications/business/economics degree soon.
Beer, Bikes, & Boobs are my hobby.
Im writing a business plan...
I had shoulder surgery a month ago, Broken Back, and Broken Leg.
I've been rufied (sp)

 

[BSEVEER]

I'm Bud.
I just turned 46
I've been married for 12 years
We've been together for 23 years
We have 2 boys, 7 & 4.5
I started riding in 1988
I raced from 1991 to 2002
6 years XC & 6 years DH
I was way better at DH than XC
I stopped riding for way too long
I've been riding regularily now for 1 year
I was a gymnast in high school & J.C.
I coached gymnastics for 10 years
I performed in high diving shows at Magic Mountain
I shoot a fireworks show on July 4th in San Marino Ca


Hope to be strip searched soon.

 

[Mo(n)arch]

Hi, I'm Markus.
25 years old.
Born in the north of Italy, living in the dolomites (alps).
Raised on a small (really small) farm. Cows, dogs, cats etc. around me since ever.
Learned to work hard pretty early
Love to be in the woods and on the mountains.
Ride bikes since 5 years old. Didn't ride a few years before I got into allmountain riding and two years later into downhilling.
Absolutely love it.
I snowboard since I was 12 years old.
I work as a project manager in a company that builds machines to work on reinforcement steel.
Before that I worked in a construction company during summer when I didn't have to go to school. Loved it.
I currently have to write my thesis for my mechatronics study but I hate to sit at home.
Sometimes I miss building houses.

I love almost every kind of music, mostly rock. Lately I am more in the hardcore, metalcore thingy.

I came to ridemonkey in search of infos on my 888evo. Got hooked.
I used to play the saxophone and plan to buy me a SLR. I am a visual dude that loves films and photos.

Oh, me and my dad make our own butcher working on our pigs.
We smoke our own bacon

 

[Jim Mac]

I threw hamburger at the sxe kids outside a Earth Crisis show in 95/6

I used to wear my POISON IDEA 'Ian McKaye Get Loaded and F*ck' shirt to 108 shows...

 

[jonKranked]

I've had a tear gas grenade thrown inside my house by riot cops.

story time!

 

[zdubyadubya]

zubs... i didn't realize that's what you did.

Like I mentioned... I haven't always. Been at the current job for about a year now. And haven't really posted on the monkey since starting. Guess that could be an indicator of job satisfaction right? For my own curiosity, I didn't realize you were in biologics. When I saw you talking about your cadaver labs (I've got some pretty gnarly stories about this) in the refugee thread? and what you are doing currently, I was going to chime in but figured the lower profile I kept the better. I can't tell you how enjoyable it is to work with companies in bringing something really cool (yet safe!) to market.

I'm also curious who Magura works for.... and which division of orthopedics... there has been some serious drama in the spine world lately.

 

[boogenman]

Oh, me and my dad make our own butcher working on our pigs.
We smoke our own bacon

 

[N8 v2.0]

Then

N8
RM Class of 2002
I currently own 2 ultra-bling 29erz
Kids: yes

Now
N8 v2.0
RM Class of 2002
I currently own 2 ultra-bling 29erz
Kids: yes (in college)

I'm an electrical engineer and since the last post the last post I've worked in space development/testing, Los Alamos Nat'l Labs, and in a few months -it looks like- Germany for the next 3-5 yrs.

Oh, and I like beer.

 

[boogenman]

My name is Kevin some call me Kenny I'm almost 32 I've been married for almost 5 years I have a 1.9 year old daughter and a son coming in may 3 dogs 1 big blue tick coonhound that is about to die and 2 little fag dogs.

I live about 25 south of Buffalo New York in a small community/association across the road from a ski area i met my wife there when we were both ski instructors there are 3 other ski areas within 20 minutes from my house I also live less than a mile from some great mountain bike trails.

I have been selling cars for 6 years and have a love hate relationship with my job someday I will move on but the pay needs to be good and I need weekends off before that I sold wrenched and managed at a few different bike shops I also roughed framed houses while I went to college.

I started riding mountain bikes in 1992 got into trials in 1994 and competed trials until 2001 when I burned out should have stuck with it I made good money doing demos raced/rode downhill from 2001 to 2012 but sold the bike because I have to work every weekend and good DH riding is 4 hours away now I just ride a lot of trail/Xc trials and street I hope to get back into DH when I get a new job.

I also ski snowboard ride snowmobiles cook fap to bacon love IPA and wine going on ski vacations cruises and ghetto camping with our pop up camper.

That's all for now sorry for no punctuation.

Bacon

 

[NicoleB]

I'M YOUR WORSE NIGHTMARE

srrsly, i'm Nicole, 30 years old, been riding for 4.5 years (not counting riding my local trails as a kid). My main MTB is a 2013 TranceX29 X0, i've also got a Gunnar FastLane, BMC Speedfox (selling), vintage Columbia Tourist, and 99' Mongoose beater.

i ride southern NH and northern MA trails mostly. i like intermediate technical trails the most (i'm not very fast, so super fast smooth trails are lost on me anyway). i often ride with a small group and often with my dog as well.

during the day i'm an office monkey (admin, graphics, general asshattery). I love potty humor self deprecating humor. seems like ya'll have a good sense of humor here, so i look forward to trying to offend ya

 

[skibunny24]

30 years old QUOTE]

When's your bday? We're the same age--twinsies!!

 

[NicoleB]

Oct 16!

 

[skibunny24]

Oct 16!

Damn, July 24, So close!

 

[NicoleB]

82 was a good year to come clawing out of the wretched womb.

 

[skibunny24]

Hell ya it was! I was born on the hottest day of '82 in Seattle. It felt like a good day to be out riding bikes.

 

[Quo Fan]

I guess I'll update, too.

I have since married the same girl I was with at the last posting. I have also been promoted to Master rank black belt.

Other than that, everything is pretty much the same.

 

[blackohio]

story time!

Alrighty then. It's 1996 or 1997. I lived (with 2 other dirtbags) in an awesome apartment right on high street on OSU's campus. Right between the sorority sluts and bars. OSU vs. Michigan rivalry was nutty. Michigan was ranked number 1 and osu somewhere behind. Well OSU beat Michigan and in typical OSU fashion football fans went on a drunken rampage. We were all skateboarders so our chaos was no where near as grand of a scale.

OSU fans started burning ****, flipping cars over and generally rioting Greece style. Riot cops were called out. Across the street from us was a UDF (United Dairy Farmers, like a 7-11 with Ice Cream) There were like 40 riot cops outside that joint and they were tear gassing and shooting grenades everywhere. We were on our patio drinking beers watching the chaos ensue.

The cops told us to go inside, and my roommate said "go **** yourself." Drunkenly I yelled "protect the doughnuts!"

Then came the hand held grenade. landed on the patio. It immediately got throw back onto the street. One cop came over with one of the tear gas guns. Cracked it in half, loaded it. Looked up and winked then fired it straight into the house. We ran inside and grabbed it (they are hot btw) and tossed it back outside.

My roommate that threw it back outside got arrested.

For the next month or so anytime anyone flopped down on the couch everyone in the house's eyes would run and burn. it sucked.

Oh yeah, my car was one that got flipped and burned.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Epic, but

 

[blackohio]

I was too drunk in 1996 to be trusted with a camera of any type.