| Name: | Danny Epstein <depstein@halcyon.com> | |
| Age: | M 32 (Jan 16, 65) | |
| Size: | 5'10" | |
| Mass: | 120 lbs | |
| Bikes: | USS LWB bent: Ryan Vanguard with '94 XT components, zzipper fairing. Mountain bike: (Cdn) Miele with '88 XT components, half-step gearing. Road bike: (collecting dust) Bianchi with misc parts from parts box. Bike history: My first decent bike was my mountain bike. As I got into road riding and longer distances (50-85 miles), I converted the bike for road use with half-step gearing, slicks, and aero bars. I finally decided to build up a real road bike. I started with a used frame and built it up using mostly junk from my parts box. I hardly rode it at all because I moved from Ottawa to North Carolina. Suddenly I could find stores that actually had recumbents I could test ride! After several months of reading RCN back-issues, emailing all of you (thanks!), and test riding bikes, I ordered a Ryan Vanguard frame-kit and built it up. I've been "bent" ever since! My biggest reason for going recumbent was to allow me to go on longer rides without hurting my wrists. This is why I went for an USS bike. | |
| Rides: | now: 2-3 rides 15-40 miles each, mostly on bike paths. when working: 1 commute per week and one 15-40 mile ride on the weekend. vacation: 10-20 mile mtn bike ride or 30-50 mile road ride most days | |
| Where: | Seattle, WA, USA | |
| Works: | Smalltalk programmer - currently between contracts | |
| Likes: | Email, bike maintenance, computer games, programming for fun! WHAT COMES NEXT: Buy a Windcheetah, but not for a long time! Favquote: Q: How much does it cost? A: Less than your car! | |
| Climbs: | not surveyed | |
| Crash: | Only one worth mentioning: lost a tooth trying a friend's bike w/o brakes sans helmet in my high-school days. | |
| Beard: | not surveyed | |
| Name: | Peter Epstein <pepstein@halcyon.com> | |
| Age: | M 32 (1965) | |
| Mass: | 115 lbs light | |
| Size: | 5'10" | |
| Bikes: | Vision R45 SWB ASS recently built up myself. Head firsters: old Kestrel road bike (collecting dust I'm afraid) and old Cannondale mountain bike (was also used as commuter before the Vision). | |
| Rides: | These days I ride regularly when it's not raining too much, but I'm not a high mileage rider. I have generally commuted to work when possible. Prefer trail/bike path riding to road riding. Rarely do any real mountain biking but thoroughly enjoy it when I do. | |
| Where: | Seattle, Washinton, USA | |
| Works: | Computer Programmer specializing in Smalltalk | |
| Likes: | Emailing, building or maintaining bikes, playing old computer/arcade games. Favquote: "I'm bent on a bent but no bent yet" | |
| Climbs: | not surveyed | |
| Crash: | Ages ago: Came off turning too fast off paved road onto gravel road, landed on feet running, bike tumbled. No damage to me, minor bike damage (rode home). Many close calls with cars, some quite scared the hell out of me. Beware of uncontrolled intersections and be seen! | |
| Beard: | not surveyed | |
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