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FRESCO410 t1_jagernp wrote

Yes the biker woman. She was on a motorcycle and would dress in all black tight leather. U must be a real Columbia OG to remember her lol. Happy cake day btw

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Elwyd t1_jah1g1p wrote

Yes! She had another outfit that reminded me of Laura Croft. She was in great shape and seemed to be enjoying her life. Hope she is doing well.

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merco t1_jah37y1 wrote

My friends and I called her knightrider…. Not sure why. A black helmet has nothing to do with the show knightrider, but that’s what stuck.

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JimboFett87 t1_jag4812 wrote

Been here 20 years and it's not ringing a bell...

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BraveRock t1_jah3gci wrote

Yup, but haven’t seen her in years.

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Wineinmyyetti t1_jajbcc7 wrote

Yes!! I used to see her on 175 about 20-25 years ago! My out of town friends didn't believe me!

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mickeyflinn t1_jahtk8x wrote

There used to be two very noticeable bikers around Columbia.

The bikini women with the helmet I would see her on Snowden River and sometimes near the mall and there was a guy I would see on Broken Land and Stevens Forest area.

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hyjnx t1_jaiupql wrote

I believe the gentleman's name was Althar or something like that. I am probably way off. I used to have a shirt with his silhouette on it. But I remember seeing her too.

Hope both are doing well.

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Wineinmyyetti t1_jajbngw wrote

There is a whole fb page for Althar (not sure the correct spelling) and the last time i saw a post I think he was doing well. He rides every single day in order to preserve his mental health.

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BraveRock t1_jajngio wrote

I haven’t seen him riding since he was using a cane. He hangs out at the intersection of Little Patuxent and Hickory Ridge road. Just about every afternoon between 3:30 pm and 6pm he hangs out in the road and leaves trash on and shoved into the gaps of the near by bench.

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Samuel_L_Blackson t1_jaynopi wrote

Haven't seen him leave trash. But I do know he picks up other people's trash.

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BraveRock t1_jaynzph wrote

You should check out the bus stop bench at hickory ridge around 4:30 on Monday. He’s pretty consistent with his bench litter.

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Affectionate-Long-20 t1_jajzbc6 wrote

Athar Khan is his name. There are a few YouTube vids about him.

I remember bike lady too. She used to come to the Best Buy (worked there when I was in high school) back when it was where Hobby Lobby is now. She was so striking!

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EngineInBackC4S t1_jakeyon wrote

Yes I remember her very well. I used to see her all over town 20+ years ago!!

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naterkane t1_jbfuotr wrote

The popular nickname was “Ninja Cyclist”. She wore a black cycling kit, and used a mask for aerobic/low o2 training (by restricting breathing the body adapts to use oxygen more efficiently; some people go to high elevation areas like Flagstaff, AZ for this, but I digress).

Anyway, she used to come into Borders from time to time back in 95-96. At one point I remember knowing her name, along with a few of my coworkers, but I can’t remember it now.

Here’s someone’s blog post from 2007 http://writing-the-wrongs.blogspot.com/2007/09/ninja-cyclist.html?m=1

More legendary was Walking Charlie. That man was a gift, and it was heartbreaking what happened to him.

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