Introductions

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This topic will stay at the top of the forums. Everyone should post a little something something so that we know who everyone is. Add any categories you want and these should be edited and kept up to date. So for example:

Who: Chris Kelly aka ckdake
What: The used to be the guy that punks out on everything but now shows up most of the time. Picture taking, webmastering, bike riding.
Why: Mountain biking is a good thing, road biking and track biking make me better at mountain biking, and I seem to have misplaced my car..
When: FM got it's beginnings with mountain biking with Christopher and Roger and others years ago? Late 2001 or early 2002 probably.
Where: east side represent!
How I found out about FM: Me and some people thought it would be a good idea to start a gang? So we did!

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Christopher

Who: Christopher or X-topher
What: Lover and a rider (and a lover of riders), not a Fighter
Why: Because the human race ISNT getting stupider
When: Since I first bought my redline the fall of 2003
Where: To work, to the park, to the bar, to the stars. 
How I found out about FM: It was written on golden tablets. I lost the tablets.

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Courtney Cook

Who: Country McPedalpuff; Hussiestache; JarJar McPedaLgashathon Jr. (credit to be given to DVA)
What: Femmestache
Why: The way in which the Mustache sticks together for the greater good is pretty much irresistable. And because Daniel got me over my fear of streets. Mustache of a feather, flock together....
When: First ride ever was through the park with Dan, first group ride was either Cabbage Town or Inman Park Festival?
Where: usually to a brewsky
How I found out about FM??? Man, I must have been thrust into the mustache by Kurt or Daniel, or both...with a foot up my Livin' Thirty Minutes Away Ass.

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Justin Lovin

Who: Justin Lovin Goers
What: lover of all things warm soft and natural. fighter for goodness.
Why: save space, save air, save money, save fuel, save a planet, ride a bike.
When: time is too abstract
Where: Atlanta, GA
If: i could i would ride a giant wooly mammoth and pluck luscious food from the earth, kittens from trees, and beautiful women from the clouds.
www.myspace.com/justinlovin

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Kräutstache

Who: Kurt Rampton, FM, IDSA
What: Bikes, Books, Beer, Design, FuStaches.
Why: Because Atlanta is a tough city to ride. We have to stick together.
When: Ever since 9-11. As they say, its a diferent world. You drop more bombs, I ride more bikes.
Where: Atlanta. This is my commute. I pedal it almost every day.
Kurt's Commute
How I found out about FM: or, how did FM find out about me: Founding member.
I'm FIXED on bikes. And fixed on chicks that ride bikes.

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DVA

Who: David Alexander VanArsdale
What: designer, hermit, photographer, entrepreneur, dangerous biker, early adopter.
Why: because this shit is bad ass. and faster mustache is faster bad ass.
When: since i embraced the sweat and stopped paying for gas. at this point, whenever possible.
Where: A-Town. A&P lofts.
How"": Kurt ( long time ID buddy ) and Christopher ( long time twin of kurt )
If: I could fly, that would be sweet. well, maybe fly and build stuff at the same time.

NDH

Who: Neal D. Howard
What: The big surly guy with a big bike for a big ole guy
Why: because riding between lanes of traffic during rush hour is high that you cannot get just anywhere.
When: since August '04 on the Kona...FYI I bought a Hoss b/c I was a hoss. Biking has changed that some.
Where: to work & to play. Currently exploring Savannah on two wheels.
How: Working with X and mtn biking on the weekend blossomed into becoming a full fledged FuStache
If: I could start Savannahstache that would be pretty sweet!

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anastachia

who: anastasia duckworth (ana)
what: the girl wearing the skirt riding the peugeot and smoking a cig
why: because i ride my bike, don't drive no car. and i like sharing a theme song with rollergirl
when: it's either bike or walk, so whenever
where: everywhere. you may spot me on moreland the most. and that's my bike outside the yacht club on euclid ave. parisiens beware... i'm getting a bike and i'm not afraid of roundabouts
how: late nights in studio, and i kept running into you boys at the bar. and really, who can resist the ladystache...
if: i could ride across the ocean to el myr for a quesadilla, i would

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Ben

Who: Benjamin Adams Murdock
What: some guy. GaTech student. 22. Generally pretty super.
Why: I can't grow a mustache, so I ride with one
When: First ride was critical masstache June
Where: wherever I am needed
How I found out about FM: ckdake...snaps to you
If: If I could, I would buy the world a coke. And lots of straws.

rachael

Who: rachael, rachestache, the girl with the pink bike
What: a lover and a fighter, an anthropologist and social worker, an activist, a creativist, and constructionist..
Why: because what everyone else is doing is wrong. being nice to the planet and everything on it is a good idea.
When: everyday. no car. no sleep.
First FM ride: riding home from christy's fourth of july gathering with roger or wednesday's faster crashstache.
Where: 981 manigault st
How I found out about FM: a note was left on jay's bike...

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Laura

Who: Laura Kate Russ
What: described by many as willing to do just about anything or basically crazy...gatech student...19...dating ckdake...
Why: No car...need transportation...intro'd to bikes by Chris...love the outdoors
When: as soon as I get a good one...currently riding a shitty walmart bike
First FM ride: coming soon... along with a sweet Gary Fisher bike... uhh attended Faster Nutstache conference
Where: Tampa...then hotlanta
How I found out about FM: Chris...crazy bikin kid

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Seth

Who: The Black Hole
What: Opinionated asshole who pees in the street.
Why: In the beginning it was a 100 dollar lite-brite hybrid (rest in peace you POS), next it was a 1200 dollar recycled beer can abomination, then came the Ass Hammer, followed by the 15" Alabama Black Snake Intimidator, next it was the 100 dollar MTB/BMX coupled with a 7 kitten reactor hub, now I ride a pair of steeds that I picked up on the down low.
When: Everyday from Drrty Souf to Porntown. Then in the evening, back to the bear den.
First FM ride: Critical Mass July '05, there were eight of us back then. We had to fashion our bikes from the bones of advanced elfen robots and the sinew from an ape like Santa creature.
Where: The Gay-T-L. Get 'em up, get 'em up!
How I found out about FM: Pencil Fingers told me about some kids who rode their bikes to the rock. It went something like this: "Hey idiot, you have to sober up, you have a heart to deliver to Grady, and a frozen burrito doesn't count as ice!"

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Who: Jean-Pierre

Who: Jean-Pierre Chery
What: worthless lay about
Why: Because I love it when a car honks at me because I'm "in their way". Then, two seconds later, I'm all like ,"see ya later bitch". Because they just hit rush hour traffic and I'm flying between cars.
When: Just all the damn time. Every day!!!!
First FM ride: CM July
Where: Usually rock bottom at the bottom of a rocks glass
How I found out about FM: Random search on the internet. Then I noticed that I had seen their noble steeds in front of my restaurant two days before I saw them on the internet.

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johnmaley

Who: John Maley
What: designer, one-time bike racing fiend, peaceful bike protester
Why: everything about bikes, from the history to the machines themselves, is beautiful
When: since '96, when riding my old mountain bike across Georgia with some friends sounded like a good way to spend a week
First FM ride: soon
Where: anywhere, from the boonies and 'burbs (bar none the scariest places to ride) to midtown/highlands
How I found out about FM: over a post-climb meal of china dragon where kurt first showed me the shirt

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danjogo

Who: daniel goers
What: architect/designer, ninja, lover and cuddler, environmentalist, and bearded bean eater
Why: moved to the ATL with no car. dont want to hurt my earth more than i must. cant go two-stars faster between cars in a car.
When: since July '04 - everyday since.
First FM ride: every ride i have gone on has either been leading up to or been, in a sense, a FM ride. been there from the start and i've never slowed down.
How i found out about FM: helped develop it with Kurt and Christopher.
If: i could, i would add wings to my fixie.

i couldnt imagine a better crew of friends to kick atlanta's congested asshole with.

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whipplestache

who: ansley whipple
what: faster groupie, cultural enthusiast, movie watcher, id party kid
why: because hasta la victoria siempre
first FM ride: september cm
how i found out about FM: i think the FM spirit may have been around since the beginning of time, and i was just able to witness a few guys harness this spirit and give a name to it.

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Gutter Bunny

Who: Abigail Scott
What: Bike Commuter, I ride the fixed silver and blue 1970 raleigh record aka "Tank".
Why: Cars stink.
First FM ride: I haven't rode with FM yet, only around them.
How I found out about FM: I was cornered by four people wearing really short shorts and talking about FM. The only thing I could do to escape was to join.

Pandasaurus-rex

i'm an asshole. i don't really ride bikes. i don't really do anything. bugger off.

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groove10

Who: Mike
What: funkateer, cyclist, kickboxer, engineer, and a poor mechanic
Why: Cyling is pure. Cycling is fun. Cycling is where it's at.  Cycling is where it should be.
First FM ride: Cyclomania, baby!
How I found out about FM: At Thinking Man's during cyclomania, when the great FM manifesto was presented in its full glory for all to behold.
Current Ride: LeMond Poprad (green and white)

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Jacquelyn

Who: Jacquelyn or however you can spell my name
What: A girl, now 21, Georgia Tech goer.
Why: Do I really need an excuse to get out of my car and do something else with my life?When: Had to get in on this thing that Christopher talks about endlessly!
Where: To class, possibly to work, and future FM rides.
How I found out about FM: Christopher and friends.

Paul

  • Who:  Paul Myron Hobson
  • Where:   the first real "commuter" experience I had was riding my bike to traffic court.  that solidified my desire to not drive.
  • How I found out about FM:  Jana Heiss told me
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Cody

  • Who:  Cody
  • What: Georgia Stater. International Relations major. Cherohonkee enthusiast.
  • Why:   because I can't jog worth shit and you see 15/16 more scenary on a bicycle.
  • When: generally to school...but I've also been seen hugging my bike on the sidewalk at 3am on the weekends. 
  • Where:   all over A-Town baby
  • First Ride:  Cyclomania 05
  • How I found out about FM:  Drinking heavily at Rocky Mtn. at 2 in the afternoon one day...some guy handed me a flyer. 
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ben reilly

who: ben reilly aka thebenreilly
what: i know your past, i control your memories
why: because if you ride fast enough, eventually you will out run your problems
when: whenever
where: wherever
how i found out about FM: a race challenge months ago. then WOF stopped riding together and FM took me in.
if: i could, i would bike across the country and back.

i love my bike more than i like most people

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the bear

who: justin o'neal miller
what: architecture, funiture, video, small round things
why: carless, friendless
when: every damn day
where: little five, reynoldstown, ponce
how i found out about FM: the zeitgeist
first ride: crit mass august '05

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ANDY anselmo

it's a crazy world we live in and very stressful at that. some of us get angry and beat on walls. some of us inoxicate ourselves to sleep. yet we are all primates who react like animals when given a situation. falling down a wall forever catching control at 70%. forever eating shit and smiling through. anything. possible is the question of life and plausible is the definition of trying.
 
I believe I can fly.
 
bicycle ninja-knewknew

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Stephanie Howard

Who: Stephanie
What: artist, socialite as of late who lives off espresso and clear beverages.
Why: i am a pessimist with a lust for life.
When: my friends got tired of pushing my car... we started our first cycling crew a few years ago.
Where: everywhere i can. you'll mostly see me on Dekalb ave and seedy lowlight bars.
How I found out about FM: obnoxious people at the bar who were actually matching my obnoxiousness... well not really... i was picking up food from Estoria.

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Daniel Butler

  • Who Daniel Butler
  • What Culinary Artist, student @ AIA , enviromentalist , smoker, drunk ,lover of life and women
  • Why Because in Athens it was the only transport i had and i really dug it but the ATL still the only transportation i have but it's hella funner
  • When most anywhere i go
  • Where everwhere
  • How I Found Out  I was working at the coffee stand in The GT Arch building and Daniel told me to check it out
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Clint Zeagler

i don't ride bikes, but i like people who do.

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whitney

  • Who: whitney watts
  • What: I'm back!
  • Why: Because I love it. Fixated on the infamous Raleigh black and bluiser
  • When: Almost everyday
  • Where: To work and to play
  • How I found out about FM: I met Chris & Chris when i was a wee freshman six years ago, but I found out about "fm" via Jana & Paul
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erock

who:eric guenther   
what: school, bartending, metal. in reverse order
why: me vs. the asphalt
when: if i can get a night off of work
where: ga tech mostly
how i found out about FM: friends with JP
first ride: Cyclomania

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name withheld to protect the innocent

Who: I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you
What: uber-geekstache, cycling cheerleader. (YOU CAN DO IT!)
Why: Because traffic sucks, gas costs too much, it doesn't pollute, and it makes me feel alive.
When: Whenever I don't have to carry instruments or speakers
Where: Wherever I need to go.
How I found out about FM: Met Christopher et al on a late summer day in 2005. They were at Piedmont Park fundraising for hurricane relief. Awesome.
First ride: Critical Mass 09/05!  Was that really a year ago?!

v1ct0r's picture

dear dfunk, instead of

dear dfunk,

instead of changing your username, change your posts. it's a lot easier.

Dfunk's picture

Dear victor

I'll follow your advice and answer this comment in person the next time I see you.

Ckdake, please delete these when you get a chance.

v1ct0r's picture

i understand

that you might want this to be a sociological experiment. however, a better way to go about it would be to create a new account.

if you don't want your students searching for you on-line that's understandable... but you're in control of the content you allow on FM.

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confused...

Hi victor,
you're kind of airing your private bs on a public forum. I understand that you don't like it when others do that.

(?)

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o rly....

Hi random,

allow me to end your confusion. there's no private bullshit; that was a constructive comment towards david. and i am being completely serious.

also, the next time you're out at a place that i'm at, please introduce yourself so i have a face and name to go with the kitten and "peu-shiki." again, no sarcasm.

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ya rly...

I think it is you who are confused, v1ct0r. I fail to see how gloating over the fact that I now have to worry about losing my job because of some inquisitive children counts as a constructive comment. Do you not think I would have already learned something from this without you rubbing it in?

Look, I hate censorship. I hate not being able to say what I feel and what I mean. I'm not going to filter myself for you, or any other member of Faster Mustache. I have my faults. I can be pretty screwed up sometimes. But I have a lot of good qualities too and I deserve better than your thinly veiled squeamishness and intolerance. Oftentimes, people don't even get what I'm trying to say anyway and assume the worst possible interpretation of my words. Some friends, huh? Bottom line: Take me or leave me. And keep your schadenfreude to yourself. The fact that I need to try to hide who and what I am so that I can keep paying my bills makes me furious. I don't need you to add insult to my injury. kthx.

P.S. I dunno why you don't know who peu-shiki is. I thought it was common knowledge.

P.P.S. I apologize to everyone for gumming up the intro page. But as v1ct0r was attacking me publicly, I felt the need to answer publicly. I expect ckdake will come along and clean things up in time.

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There's a lot of sand in

There's a lot of sand in vaginas round here.

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if it were only true that i

if it were only true that i delete things. A replacement for the intro page is in the works anyways..

v1ct0r's picture

i'm going to preface this

i'm going to preface this post that it is not an "attack."

i think it really sucks anyone could lose a job over what they post on-line. anyone includes you, david. if i have to be explicit, i think it would suck for you to lose your job over something you post on fm, david.

not including nice and pretty and fluffy words doesn't mean a post is an "attack." i'm caustic enough that someone wouldn't be able to mistake an "attack." and no, this post is still not an "attack."

ps - hey gabriel.

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hi victor

-gabriel

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Jason

  1. who: jason     
  2. what: research assistant               
  3. why: cars are too expensive to maintain           
  4. when: everyday     
  5. where: gatech, midtown, VH     
  6. first FM ride: September MIDNIGHT Ride. "If this is your first night, you have to fight."     
  7. how I found out about FM: random run-in w/ kids on bikes     
  8. if: scuba-bike???
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and then there was a heisstache?

  1. who: jana heiss
  2. what: biking my way across sweden (ok just Lund and some of denmark)
  3. where: sweden for now. atlanta in a few months.. ja taler englishska
  4. when:  depends where and when i need to go.
  5. why:  no one has a car except the creepy 35 year old in my class. they are toooo expensive
  6. how: since dave started watching my chupa.
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mindy

1. who: melinda ann MILLER
2. what: i'm a nanny
3. where: here and there
4. when: whenever i want
5. why: because.
6.how did i find out about FM? mr. bear
7. First Ride: FEMESTACHE LADIES NIGHT!

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not CRAZY austin, but austin.

who: austin hatchett
what: failed musician, aspiring engineer, mustache for life.
where:anywhere im going
when: most of the time
why: white stripping makes me feel in charge and faster dance parties.
1st ride : live with cody, invited me to cyclomania... barely made it home, slept on kitchen counter
if:10th st. was re-paved.

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motherfucking matt p

  • who: matt p
  • what: bike messenger
  • where: atlanta
  • when: daily
  • why: i get paid to ride my bike, what's your excuse?
  • how did i hear about FM? dawn told me in the sevananda parking lot
  • first ride: sept 05 critical mass was tight!
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austin

  • who: austin dryden / aparently, also known as crazy austin
  • what: tech "student", or as some people call me, "tech dropout". I'ma go back though, just wait and see. 
  • where: from highlands to where ever I need to go, be it work or peoples houses or bars or stores or whatever.
  • when: whenever I need to go somewhere in atlanta.
  • why: at my work, the parking garage costs $10 a day. also, because I can. and drinking and driving is a serious crime, and drinking and biking is just plain funny.
  • how did i hear about FM? because I know peoples that were like, "hey austin, you should get a bike and ride with us. also, a few of us started a group." 
  • first ride: uh, I dunno?
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    wle - larry english

    • let;s see.
    • i live in chamblee.
    • riding [road bike] 3 years or so.
    • mostly commuting and car-replacement type riding, though i was doing 20 miles a day, every day, cold, rain, whatever,  for most of last year.
    • if you need routes through chamblee to anywhere, i know a lot of them.
    • i tend to scoff at some of the 'religion' of cycling. example - if you have clipless pedals, you don't pull up on the pedals. feh, i do, and i do.
    • that sort of thing.
    • what else seems silly. oh. i already scoffed at weekend roadies and their fey matching outfits. tell me, is that really hetero? not that that matters, but i think they should come out of their closets. :) outfits, feh!
    • what else. oh. i did the atlanta bicycle campaign's "share the road" century/challenge on labor day. i did survive but it was a LOT more climbing [6000 feet i found out later] and heat than i was thinking of..average speed was about 14 mph or so [i left my computer at home that day, of all days..]..
    • what else.  well, i managed 17,000 miles of riding without being hit by anything. i did have to hit one car though.
    • and there were some close calls. but mostly i get in the lane and duke it out, that seems to work better than slouching along the edge.
    • bike turn-offs: carfuls of teenage boys smoking. redneck pickup drivers [alabama mostly]. the ubiquitous cellphone screaming kids soccer SUV mom.
    • what i like: cold weather, shimano SPD sandals on a road bike, brakes, downtube shifters
    • here is some of my bike photography..
    • http://www.dotphoto.com/...
    • and some laser fires...:
    • http://www.dotphoto.com/...
    • hey, i made a bulleted list... ! :)
    • wle.
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    Escribe aqui

    Who: Jordan Sunshine (from when my ma busted into hockey practice and called me that in front of everyone)What:  Musician, photographer, eternal student, short order line cook, effing waiterWhen:  1997, good year for Napa Pinots as wellWhere: Samson st warehouses by Inman Park, all up in some Boulevard corridorHow I heard about FM:  on my police scanner; you guys stir some shit up!I'm here to make up for lost time....let's rideUnicyclists, what what!!!

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    yao.

    • who: lee
    • what: server,student, cork dork, music snob
    • when: rode mountain bikes for a good while commuting circa 99-2000, had to sell bike to pay rent (blasphemy, i know), just got back into it with a road bike here in the city,
    • where: live in cabbagetown, FCM lofts. 
    • why: I ride everywhere, fuck paying for gas and buying into the notion that an expedition/excursion means you rule the road. But mostly because i love riding. Totally different perspective on my surroundings.  i ride therefore i am.
    • how did i hear about fm? a few of my friends ride fixied and FM got brought up in conversation so i decided to see whats up.. so whats up.. im down to ride whenever.
    • ain't skeered.

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    We were all delighted, we all realized we were leaving confusion and nonsense behind and performing our one and noble function of the time, move. And we moved!

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    chad

    Who: Chad
    What: computer stuff during day and sound at night
    Why: I love being outside going fast.
    When: BMX MTB FIX ATM SOS LOL
    Where: as far as possible before taint pain
    How I found out about FM: Daniel on a rooftop