Introduce Yourself: Names, Face, Bikes, Interests

We have a few threads here and there with introductions, but nothing organized. For this thread, post your picture, pics of your bikes, and a small blurb about yourself (favorite foods, commuting routes, etc).

yes, this was ripped off from chifg...

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Permalink Reply by Lindsay K Prim on October 31, 2009 at 3:18am
Lindsay K Prim :: 26 :: Pilsen
I love to cook, sing, ride and play strategy games.
I also love to work on bicycles.
I don't ride at the Critical Mass because I don't like riding in mass. I don't even like to ride side by side. I'm a rogue rider, as it turns out.

I am incredible short (4 ft 10) so it's incredibly tough to find a bicycle that fits the way I like it. I'm always looking for new leads on little bikes (road, track or otherwise).

Me:


My most ridden:

Permalink Reply by Fred Noinaj on October 31, 2009 at 5:51am
HELLO everyone! My name is Fred, I'm a full time student, i work at Thai Thank You restaurant, Twin Anchors Restaurant and bar, and I build bikes too. I have a passion for food, i love cooking and eating! I also love bikes! I am about to start building up a Swobo Sanchez fixie for myself which i will post later.
I was getting into MMA, I really wanted have a cage fight, but i dont have enough time. I do want to get back into training Jui-Jitsu eventually, but i need to focus on school and work first.
this is me, dunkin on some fo's, lol
Dunking
Me on my bday, with a freshly sprained wrist from jui-jitsu
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Me(on the right), with my friend Rex who is studying nursing in the Philippines now.
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These are my single speeds, i still do not have pictures of all my bikes:
The last two were given to my friends for their bday's, but im still emotionally attached to them:(.
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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on October 31, 2009 at 6:49am
The top tube Hambone Designs bike bags/purses are a really neat idea. Go Etsy.com and accidental entrepreneurship!

Heather said:
I especially love bike-fashion sites and occasionally write about biking style on the Chicago Reader's fashion blog.
Permalink Reply by Cari Anne on November 1, 2009 at 1:54pm
I'm Cari and this is me:


This is what I ride:


I live in Uptown and am looking for some riding buddies. Heard about this site while riding the Hilly Hundred last weekend in Bloomington, IN and thought I would check it out. I'm a big fan of triathlons but like just getting out for a long bike ride too.
Permalink Reply by Lindsay K Prim on November 2, 2009 at 1:56pm
I am familiar. But the toe over lap is pretty significant, or so I've heard.
I will probably never get a track bike because the smaller the bike, the more toe overlap and I just don't feel safe with that. Tsk tsk.

Spike said:
Howdy, Lindsay! Don't know if you already heard, but IRO Cycles has a version of the Mark V track bike for smaller folks. Just letting you know. Be good.

Lindsay K Prim said:
Lindsay K Prim :: 26 :: Pilsen
I love to cook, sing, ride and play strategy games.
I also love to work on bicycles.
I don't ride at the Critical Mass because I don't like riding in mass. I don't even like to ride side by side. I'm a rogue rider, as it turns out.

I am incredible short (4 ft 10) so it's incredibly tough to find a bicycle that fits the way I like it. I'm always looking for new leads on little bikes (road, track or otherwise).

Me:


My most ridden:

Permalink Reply by Lindsay K Prim on November 2, 2009 at 2:00pm
Head to West Town Bikes. They have classes as well as open shop. www.westtownbikes.org

Morgan said:
i'm morgan. you could say that i've been riding my Columbia since 1980, but for most of the 80's i outsourced the actual pedaling of the bike to a grownup while i ate cookies in a seat on the back.


i am unusual, i guess, in owning just the one bike. i would love to learn how to maintain/repair it myself.

i've been loving the rides and tours i learn about here on the chainlink. i also like to take pictures, dance to 80's and indie rock, eat good food that other people make for me, especially breakfast...and now i feel like i've written a personals ad.
Permalink Reply by Justin K Prim on November 2, 2009 at 2:13pm
Hi, my name is Justin. As you can see from the pic, I work for Jimmy John's and I love it. I just got this sweet JJ's bike jersey. Currently I am riding a homemade fixed gear, built around a '68 falcon frame that is crappily hand painted (but only $50). I am currently building a new bike and am very excited about it. I live in Pilsen with the lovely Lindsay (the 4'10" cutie featured above) and I love indian food. Right now I am sitting around typing this wearing 4 shirt layers to try and decided if this Chrome jacket is worth $140 or if I should send it back...

Permalink Reply by Sam Schild on November 3, 2009 at 4:20am
hi, I'm Sam, here's a picture of me taken by a nice dude named Ian at pitchfork music festival 2008:


I ride this bike sometimes when going far:


and this fixie when I'm just truckin' around:


I live in suburban Chicago, unfortunately, because I just graduated from college and have nowhere else to live besides with my parents when the best job I can find is Starbucks. I'll be back in school next fall, pursuing a master's degree in creative writing.

I like vegan cooking, books, music, outdoor sports, but mostly, I like riding my bikes...
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on November 3, 2009 at 8:45pm
I am ishnock aka the blue baron. I ride a vintage nishiki that I had converted into a single speed. I am currently in the process of turning an old Miyata into a fixie for the winner, and i look forward to
participating in my first velodrome race (up in Northbrook) next year.


I ride throughout the year, and like the Belgiums, I shower with my bike.

My machine:

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Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on November 3, 2009 at 9:15pm
(Correction)

My machine:

Permalink Reply by Duppie on November 4, 2009 at 4:37pm
I am usually not a big fan of fixies, but I have to say that this is one neat looking bike! The gray and blue go very well together.

ishnock aka the blue baron said:
(Correction)

My machine:

Permalink Reply by Brian Bauer on November 4, 2009 at 6:11pm
I'm Brian.

This is me working on my bikes.
My bikes

This is my everyday bike.
My Trek

My track bike.
My Fuji

My ridiculous bike.
My Bianchi

There are other bikes but those are my favorites.

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