2013 National Bike Challenge

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May 14, 2013 at 4:14 pm #969954

Dickie
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@Vicegrip 51983 wrote:

I am doing 8 to 12 rides a week and 100+ miles. is that in the Ok to join range?

I won’t speak for Rod, but “Duh”… get your arse on the team!

May 14, 2013 at 4:30 pm #969957

Terpfan
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I joined the Fairfax one as they messaged me in-site. I keep forgetting to turn off Endomondo so it shows funny times like 1:30 for 14.75 miles. I realize it when I get back from shower/breakfast and sit down at the office and it says “Autoplay paused” or whatever that phrase is. What I need to do is just make sure to record a mile on Saturdays and Sundays. Otherwise I clock around 150 a week. I have a bronze and silver so far, but I fear the gold may be too elusive.

May 14, 2013 at 4:48 pm #969962

dbb
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It would seem that the sweet spot for the team would be just under 100 members. We are kicking butt now with about 45.

May 14, 2013 at 5:26 pm #969965

consularrider
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@KLizotte 51904 wrote:

How the heck can he be riding again?! He has a broken bone in his foot!!! …
Insane.

The orthopedist can’t seem to make his mind up. I ended up with no cast, just an air splint and crutches. When I saw him last Thursday he decided maybe it was a “high ankle spain,” and fully cleared me to begin stationary cycling, which is actually part of my physical therapy. He was cautious about clearing me for riding outdoors, he had no problem cycling, just concerns about the falling and reinjuring. And yes, I am nuts. :p

May 14, 2013 at 8:39 pm #969985

Terpfan
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@dbb 51992 wrote:

It would seem that the sweet spot for the team would be just under 100 members. We are kicking butt now with about 45.

Just behind you guys (ok, by ~1,600ish pts at 4,600) is us Fairfax folks. But our team is like 20 people so not too shabby.

May 14, 2013 at 8:42 pm #969986

cephas
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@Terpfan 52016 wrote:

Just behind you guys (ok, by ~1,600ish pts at 4,600) is us Fairfax folks. But our team is like 20 people so not too shabby.

That’s like halfway across the country!

May 15, 2013 at 12:28 am #970006

Rod Smith
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@Vicegrip 51983 wrote:

I am doing 8 to 12 rides a week and 100+ miles. is that in the Ok to join range?

Yes please! One of the several misconceptions that seem to be discouraging people from joining is the idea that a team member will somehow hurt the team if they don’t ride a lot. Nothing can be farther from the truth! There is no limit on team size, every rider who logs miles contributes and every mile counts. Every day you ride you score 20 points plus one point for each mile.

You ride a lot (100 miles/week) and 8 to 12 rides/week sounds like pretty much every day. Obviously we want you to join, but people who ride fewer miles than you and/or less often are welcome too.

May 15, 2013 at 12:52 am #970007

dbb
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Just looked at the national leaderboard for the top 10 teams. We are rocking at the points per member category.

Team Points Members Points/Member
Gainesville Cycling Club 31896 121 264
AEP 18473 135 137
BA All Stars 17994 46 391
Fish on Bikes 17065 142 120
San Diego Cyclists 16617 47 354
Colorado Springs CClub 14281 78 183
Santa Monica Bike Center 12604 85 148
Bike Commuter Cabal 12226 47 260
The Coasters 11963 51 235
canmd 10631 41 259

May 15, 2013 at 1:04 am #970008

consularrider
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@dbb 52042 wrote:

Just looked at the national leaderboard for the top 10 teams. We are rocking at the points per member category.

Team Points Members Points/Member
Gainesville Cycling Club 31896 121 264
AEP 18473 135 137
BA All Stars 17994 46 391
Fish on Bikes 17065 142 120
San Diego Cyclists 16617 47 354
Colorado Springs CClub 14281 78 183
Santa Monica Bike Center 12604 85 148
Bike Commuter Cabal 12226 47 260
The Coasters 11963 51 235
canmd 10631 41 259

I feel like such a slacker!

May 15, 2013 at 1:04 am #970009

MV Clyde
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Wow!! That’s awesome!! What happened to Fish on Bikes…..they faded big time. Props to Gainesville, AEP and San Diego.

May 15, 2013 at 1:19 am #970011

dbb
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@consularrider 52043 wrote:

I feel like such a slacker!

I would expect you will make most of us slackers in fairly short order.

May 15, 2013 at 1:20 am #970012

Rod Smith
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@dbb 51992 wrote:

It would seem that the sweet spot for the team would be just under 100 members. We are kicking butt now with about 45.

Now that Gainesville has become a large team (100+), we’re back in first place in the mid-sized category! I guess our best chance at winning is to remain less than 100 members, and at our current rate of growth I suspect we will stay under that number.

I’d like to see BA win the overall but the way Gainesville is riding, it seems unlikely… If we somehow get over a hundred riders on our team, maybe… I’m not afraid to compete with the big teams.

May 15, 2013 at 1:28 am #970014

DaveK
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I want to support BA, but if that’s the Gainesville Cycling Club I’m thinking of, go Gators!!

You all are doing very well too.

May 15, 2013 at 2:09 am #970020

KLizotte
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@Rod Smith 52047 wrote:

I’d like to see BA win the overall but the way Gainesville is riding, it seems unlikely… If we somehow get over a hundred riders on our team, maybe… I’m not afraid to compete with the big teams.

Yeah but they may slow down once the 100+ heat and humidity hits them.

Too bad the competition didn’t award extra points for elevation gains; let’s face it FL is flat, flat, flat.

May 15, 2013 at 3:20 am #970024

Vicegrip
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OK will join in. Checked my Strava stats 146 miles / 9 rides per week for the year to date. Dumb question number one. Can you load in via a garmin or is it by hand? If by hand can you go a few days and then do it all at once? If so I can just work off a Strava page to get the ride #s and distances.
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