I'm It

Jill from Juneau tagged me with this little meme that was originated by Elden from Fat Cyclist (a much enjoyed blog and excellent source of fashionable jerseys).

If you could have any one — and only one — bike in the world, what would it be?

Princess - the most favored of all the bikes. Princess is my Giant Cruiser and primary mode of transportation to and from work. While all my other bicycles (current and/or future) serve some sort of specific and much appreciated service, Princess meets my most basic needs by getting me to and from downtown. More importantly, you can easily blow bubbles, facebook your friends, or sip a hot latte while cruising down the street.

Do you already have that coveted dream bike? If so, is it everything you hoped it would be? If not, are you working toward getting it? If you’re not working toward getting it, why not? I do not have my coveted Cervelo R3 road bike, but no worries, I'm working towards it. I've officially done a deal with the devil...I mean Mom (who I should clarify is not evil, just really generous and would never ever back out on a promise to her lovely daughter). In exchange for the Cervelo R3, I will produce a grandchild of curly blond locks and piercing blue eyes. It's a great deal, because my womb is vacant and my garage has space available. Once said bike is in the garage, I have 2 years to either attach a Chariot to the back or the bike will be repossessed by the Grandma Brigade. If I knew I could so easily pawn my children, I'd have a house full of bikes and possibly a problem with a small man named Rumpelstiltskin.

If you had to choose one — and only one — bike route to do every day for the rest of your life, what would it be, and why? I'm not sure if it is a blessing, or pathetic that I choose the very path that I do ride everyday - the Whitehorse Millennium trail. There are lots of logical reasons I would choose this path - first of all it is paved with concrete and only 5 km around. This makes it ideal for a geriatric 85 year old woman trying to motor around her bright pink cruiser. See - I'm a forward thinker that knows that the favored 200 km stretch of road today won't be much fun when I'm on a diet of prune juice and mushed carrots. On a more positive note - the millennium trail is a beautiful route along the Yukon River that boasts flowers, wild strawberries and the occasional beaver or eagle.

What kind of sick person would force another person to ride one and only one bike ride to to do for the rest of her / his life? Either some demonic presence - or the same crazy person that pedals their exercise bike through the entire DVD collection of Melrose Place. Wait...was this a rhetorical question? Was I even suppose to answer that?

Do you ride both road and mountain bikes? If both, which do you prefer and why? If only one or the other, why are you so narrowminded? Yes I ride both. At the moment, I prefer my road bike. There is something about the constant pedaling, and straight concrete road that leads you to a place of meditation that $1500 worth of yoga classes never could. Plus - I have to admit, there is something comforting about knowing that the next endo is not just around the corner.

Have you ever ridden a recumbent? If so, why? If not, describe the circumstances under which you would ride a recumbent. I have never ridden a recumbent. In order to get me on a recumbent, you would need the perfect set of conditions - me and a recumbent bike. So far the universe has not aligned, but I have faith that someday it will all come together in perfect harmony.

Have you ever raced a triathlon? If so, have you also ever tried strangling yourself with dental floss? I have raced a couple of triathlons and plan to race a couple more. I have decided that triathlons are perfect for those people who aren't particularly talented at any one sport. Mediocrity at all three can somehow propel you right to the middle of the pack. Right now, I'm planning for 2 half ironmans and a full ironman in 09. Also - I have never tried strangling myself with dental floss, I don't suspect I ever will...I've got a bit of a phobia of the dentist and floss reminds me of my psychotic dental hygienist.

Suppose you were forced to either give up ice cream or bicycles for the rest of your life. Which would you give up, and why? Ice cream because there is still Frozen Yogurt, Gelato and Sorbet to meet my frozen dessert needs. Plus, if I stopped eating ice cream I could save thousands of dollars on trying to reduce my bike weight by 38 grams because I'd be so much svelter.

What is a question you think this questionnaire should have asked, but has not? Also, answer it. If you could destroy anyone in a 24 Hours of Light solo event and make her wish she was never born who would it be? Tough question, but I think I'm going to go with Jill from Juneau.

You’re riding your bike in the wilderness (if you’re a roadie, you’re on a road, but otherwise the surroundings are quite wilderness-like) and you see a bear. The bear sees you. What do you do? If I'm in a group, look around and see if I'm the slowest cyclist. Chances are I will be - and in that case jam a pump in someone's spokes and pedal like hell. I suppose if I was alone I would beg the bear to take me and spare my innocent bike.

Now, tag three biking bloggers. List them below. What do I do when the only biking bloggers I know have already done this. Was this question designed just to make me feel bad about my lack of internet based social skills? I'll have you know I have 138 Facebook friends, so it's not like I'm a total loser...just a biking loser apparently. That's it - I'm going to eat ice cream, it's going to take a whole tub to get over this incident... I will tag the one and only bike blogger that I know and that hasn't been tagged - Mr. Daniel Sessford superbiker of the Yukoner.

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