Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Rider Identification Guide

On many rando rides, I have been mistaken for Peg. This was before I even met Peg. Cecil is also mistaken for Peg. I am not sure either of us has been mistaken for Lesli, but I will include her as well. Hence, here is a handy field identification guide:

Pre-ride picture, at the Grand Lodge


Lesli, Lynne, Cecil. Peg is in front.

Post-ride, post-sleep, post-breakfast team


(L-R) Peg, Lynne, Cecil, Lesli


Peg:

  • rides a shiny new red Pereira with smooth silver-colored metal fenders
  • has a slightly orangish Showers Pass jacket
  • does not have a stuffed animal companion
  • about in the middle, height-wise

Cecil:

  • rides a dark purple Sweetpea with shiny brass fenders
  • has a yellow or orange Showers Pass jacket
  • often in an Orange/Silver Bell Metro Helmet
  • has a stuffed animal (Formerly Floyd), who wears either a purple sweater or a teeny little Showers Pass jacket
  • tallest one of the bunch
  • takes lots of pictures
  • wears glasses


Lynne:

  • rides a minty-blue Rivendell Bleriot with hammered Honjo fenders, Carradice Barley and Acorn Boxy Rando bag
  • Often in an Orange/Silver Bell Metro Helmet
  • has a stuffed animal (Little Pink Bear)
  • shorter than Peg
  • has a yellow Showers Pass jacket
  • takes lots of pictures

Lesli:

  • rides a pencil-blue custom Rivendell with hammered Honjo fenders, and a changing cast of canvas luggage
  • Has a Bell Metro helmet, color undetermined
  • shortest one in the group
  • has a yellow Showers Pass jacket
  • no stuffed animal
  • takes lots of pictures
  • wears glasses

6 comments:

Cecil Anne said...

Hee-hee!

Anonymous said...

1. slightly orangish Showers Pass jacket

2. yellow or orange Showers Pass jacket

3. yellow Showers Pass jacket

4. yellow Showers Pass jacket

Hmmmmm. And how is this a distinguishing characteristic?

Love this post. Thanks for the pictures. You all look great.

Cheers, Gene in Tacoma

lynnef said...

:-) When we are all wearing our Showers Pass Elite jackets, Peg's is more orange than yellow. Cecil has a blatantly orange Showers Pass jacket that isn't an Elite, but a lighter-weight model. Clear? :-)

Cecil Anne said...

It's actually red :-)

Anonymous said...

Perfectly!

Gene

Lesli Larson said...

Very funny!

Update: I've now added pink accents to my palette in the form of a Rudy Project helmet (typically covered by a yellow helmet cover).

Perhaps I should adopt a stuffed animal talisman (or invite my real time hound, Chaz, to run alongside my bike).