Name:	Bob Gahl <bgahl@TheSphere.COM>
Age:	M 44 (Feb. 10, 1953)
Mass:	110 kg (220 lbs)
Size:	185.42 cm (6'1")
Bikes:	Ryan LWB USS, Univega SportTour, Raleigh MTB, and Nike Air ;-)
Rides:	6500 km/year (last time I measured. Current work load has me considerably under this rate now, but trying to get back.)
Rides:	Use to commute to work on Ryan, averaging 34 miles a day during the week (weather permitting, which in CA, is a lot). Now, as a contractor, I don't have the commute anymore, so am searching for some consistency as I work from home. Try to do one tour every summer. Did RAGBRAI and a tour around Glacier Nat'l Park (but not on the Ryan).
Where:	San Jose, CA, USA
Works:	The Sphere Information Services (1995: Contractor doing Opendoc verification and web services currently).
Likes:	Wing Chun Kung Fu, swimming/ scuba diving; baseball; Ham Radio (KD6KMX). An adoptive parent, three times over, if that matters. I'm an exercise nut (so to speak), so I swim, do martial-arts, softball, and scuba dive. WHAT COMES NEXT: Get my wife on a tandem. She likes the Ryan, so is leaning towards the "Fleetwood." Favquote: "If you're trying to be politically correct you're like a chameleon in front of a mirror. What can you say that won't be offensive to somebody?" Robin Williams; "Are you handicapped?" said by two different motorists as I rode by on my Ryan. One actually showed me their placard and then said, "You should get one of these!"
Climbs:	-1 (slugs look good compared to me).
Crash:	One rather spectacular crash. While commuting with my buddy (who also rides a Ryan), we were discussing a 3rd friend (who also rides a Ryan) whose only crash was having the chain come off the pedal-side of the chain ring, causing the freewheel to lock up. A few seconds later, at 25 mph, I did the same thing. Miraculously, I got up without a scratch.
Beard:	moustache
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