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  • January 4, 2017 at 4:16 am #1062610
    Kitty
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    @Judd 151031 wrote:

    Some of the highlights:

    Followed Ian Fingerman’s advice about making friends, “Everyone here likes bikes, just talk about bikes.” Talked about bikes, made lots of friends.

    2017 Goals

    Centuries in 5 more states
    Ride 11,000 miles in 2017
    Try bikepacking

    I had fun riding with you this year! While I’m not sure I can make RAGBAI work this year, I’d love to join you on some of your goals!

    @Sunyata 151039 wrote:

    2016 Highlights:
    Had an amazing cross season, getting on the podium multiple times

    2017 Goals:
    Get more women involved in racing (MTB, gravel, & cross)

    We might need to talk. I’m cross-curious

    @Sunyata 151062 wrote:

    Next year, I want to do the Montgomery County loop.

    That looks cool! Since its local that might be something that could be organized into an option for a group…

    @lordofthemark 151044 wrote:

    hmm, won’t match what some folks do , but here goes

    Nonsense! You put in an amazing year considering where you were at the start of BAFS last year! I’m proud to have you as a “Hey Nineteen” teammate!

    @bobco85 151071 wrote:

    since I will be moving sometime near the end of summer 2017, get immersed in Seattle’s bike culture

    What?! NOOO!!! You will be missed. We must ride together again before you depart.

    @cvcalhoun 151076 wrote:

    I’m with you. I increased my riding from about 30 miles a week to about 125 miles a week in 2016, and hope to continue at the higher level. But by the standards of this group, I’m clearly a wimp.

    Not at all! Sometimes its a matter of time and schedule. I live close enough to where I need to be at any given time that sometimes its hard to come up with excuses for miles.

    @Judd 151103 wrote:

    I’m totally in for biking around the beltway.

    We should do this. Dressed as bandits or something.

    January 4, 2017 at 4:34 am #1062615
    Judd
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    @Kitty 151356 wrote:

    Not at all! Sometimes its a matter of time and schedule. I live close enough to where I need to be at any given time that sometimes its hard to come up with excuses for miles.

    Legend tells of a magical land called Hains Point. They say it is a cyclist’s paradise… close… low traffic… flat… mileage customizable to available time. Legend has it that if you visit in the evening between 6 and 7 p.m. that you might even cross paths with the King of Hains Point, King J. Lumberack I, the Beneficent.

    January 4, 2017 at 1:48 pm #1062631
    bobco85
    Participant

    @Judd 151361 wrote:

    the King of Hains Point, King J. Lumberack I, the Beneficent.

    The second “j” is really silent ;)

    January 4, 2017 at 2:52 pm #1062638
    Steve O
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    @bobco85 151377 wrote:

    The second “j” is really silent ;)

    It’s actually pronounced:

    loom – BEAR – awkh (with that phlegmy “kh” at the end)

    January 4, 2017 at 4:54 pm #1062664
    vvill
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    @ChampionTier 151248 wrote:

    – Can’t race Dirty Kanza…any suggestions???

    Hilly Billy Roubaix
    Gravel Race Up Spruce Knob
    Devil’s Backbone Mountain Cross
    Monster Cross

    I’ve done those ones, but there’s some others too
    Stokesville Strade
    Virginia’s Rough Roubaix

    January 4, 2017 at 6:04 pm #1062680
    worktheweb
    Participant

    2016 Highlights

    • Surpassed my goal of averaging an English Century a week (in miles, not in centuries) for the year with 5,243.8 mi on the bike and nearly a quarter of a work year in the saddle.
    • Rode more miles in 2016 than any previous year.
    • Enjoyed 88 Rides ending in or involving coffee, 71 of which were coffee clubs
    • Retired my trusty Mt Shasta Capella after a quarter century of service due to a frame crack
    • Got a new Surly Ogre to keep on rolling in August and exceeded 2,000 miles on it by the end of the year
    • Had my second highest mileage month ever in December and 3/4 of my highest mileage months were in Winter
    • Had perfect attendance for the first time in Freezing Saddles riding 1,410 miles.
    • Took the time to stop more on my rides – for coffee, for conversation, to take in the scenery, to reflect.
    • Taught my daughter to ride a bike under her own power.
    • Rode in temperatures from 3F to 101F (higher heat indexes) during rain, tropical storms, blizzards, stinging sleet, high wind, and glorious sunshine.
    • Rode with a Fairfax County Supervisor


    2017 Goals

    • Have another record mileage year on the bike.
    • Take more days off work to ride long rides.
    • Get my daughter more comfortable on her bike and go on more rides with her.
    • Do a bike overnight with my daughter, try to get a mini-tour in for me.
    • Keep stopping to enjoy where I am.
    • Get a century (or more) in.
    January 4, 2017 at 9:25 pm #1062715
    ChampionTier
    Participant

    @vvill 151414 wrote:

    Hilly Billy Roubaix
    Gravel Race Up Spruce Knob
    Devil’s Backbone Mountain Cross
    Monster Cross

    I’ve done those ones, but there’s some others too
    Stokesville Strade
    Virginia’s Rough Roubaix

    Definitely planning on Monster Cross; I had a good time doing Guts, Gravel, and Glory last summer and it looks just as fun! I’ll take a look at the others once they pop on BikeReg…thanks!

    January 5, 2017 at 2:41 am #1062744
    Kitty
    Participant

    @Judd 151361 wrote:

    Legend tells of a magical land called Hains Point. They say it is a cyclist’s paradise… close… low traffic… flat… mileage customizable to available time. Legend has it that if you visit in the evening between 6 and 7 p.m. that you might even cross paths with the King of Hains Point, King J. Lumberack I, the Beneficent.

    Wait… so THIS is what came out of the #BikePresident campaign? That tears it, democracy is dead.

    January 8, 2017 at 8:23 pm #1062986
    KLizotte
    Participant

    On New Year’s Eve I compare the year’s mileage to those on my bike. For the fifth year in a row, the bike came out victorious!

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    In 2015 I broke my ankle, in 2016 I broke my wrist. Sigh. That explains why the bike miles are low those two years; I cannot explain why the car miles correlate so strongly with the bike miles though.

    January 8, 2017 at 9:28 pm #1062989
    Judd
    Participant

    @KLizotte 151749 wrote:

    On New Year’s Eve I compare the year’s mileage to those on my bike. For the fifth year in a row, the bike came out victorious!

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    In 2015 I broke my ankle, in 2016 I broke my wrist. Sigh. That explains why the bike miles are low those two years; I cannot explain why the car miles correlate so strongly with the bike miles though.

    Car miles were down those years too. Is that from moving?

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    January 8, 2017 at 9:29 pm #1062990
    cvcalhoun
    Participant

    @KLizotte 151749 wrote:

    On New Year’s Eve I compare the year’s mileage to those on my bike. For the fifth year in a row, the bike came out victorious!

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    In 2015 I broke my ankle, in 2016 I broke my wrist. Sigh. That explains why the bike miles are low those two years; I cannot explain why the car miles correlate so strongly with the bike miles though.

    I’m assuming that a broken wrist or ankle would impair your driving as well as your cycling.

    January 8, 2017 at 10:07 pm #1062994
    KLizotte
    Participant

    @Judd 151752 wrote:

    Car miles were down those years too. Is that from moving?

    Nope, in the same apartment bldg since 2008. It helps that the Pentagon City area keeps growing in terms of amenities (Whole Foods!!!). I also use and abuse Amazon Prime so very little need to go to stores.

    Also, my vacations in 2015 were overseas and HI so I didn’t use my personal car. In 2016 I didn’t go on any vacations; first time in my life I spent every night in my own bed.

    January 8, 2017 at 10:09 pm #1062996
    KLizotte
    Participant

    @cvcalhoun 151753 wrote:

    I’m assuming that a broken wrist or ankle would impair your driving as well as your cycling.

    Yeah, esp since they both occurred at the beginning of the summer so I was down and out during the nice weather. Was.not.fun.

    January 9, 2017 at 11:31 pm #1063082
    fxbooks
    Participant

    2016 Highlights
    Commuted, on average, 2x per week almost all year (skipped 6 weeks of winter last year)
    Biked over 1200 miles

    2017 Goals
    Freezing Saddles! And try hard not to fall off my bike
    Find a bike that doesn’t make my hands numb after the first mile
    Continue commuting at the same rate even after my commute doubles when we move
    Beat my previous long distance ride of 45 miles

    January 10, 2017 at 1:47 am #1063086
    LhasaCM
    Participant

    I’ve been giving this a lot of thought the past several days, and while I’m clearly coming at this from a different point than a lot of folks here, so these may not seem like overly ambitious for many, everyone’s gotta start somewhere, right? :)

    2016 Highlights
    Commuted via bicycle at least one way each day I went to work since mid-April (It’s only 2.6 miles, mostly downhill, to get to work.)
    Started to keep track of my mileage on Strava
    Rode just over 600 miles for the second half of the year

    2017 Goals
    90%+ participation (ride at least 70 days) during Freezing Saddles
    Participate in one or more organized rides (e.g., DC Bike Ride or 13 Colonies)
    Ride more “unhitched” (w/o the trailer cycle) and “loaded” (w/ the kid on the trailer cycle) than in 2016
    At least 1500 miles total for the year (that’s less than 30 miles a week!)
    Cross a state line on bike
    Ride the MBT north of Catholic U
    Avoid Metro enough to make switching from transit subsidy to bicycle subsidy worthwhile

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