A "Sleeze Ride" by any other name?

[Henry]

@MarkinDC 170914 wrote:

So what I’m asking is what defines a “sleeze ride”? Is it just a ride to no where for the sake of points, or if you are actually using a bike to get to the store or a bar or whatever that happens to be 1.1 mi away are you free from “sleeze ride” shame?

All rides between 1 mile and 1.99 miles are Sleaze Rides, regardless of intent. Wear the badge with pride. There is no shame.

[Emm]

@MarkinDC 170914 wrote:

Is it just a ride to no where for the sake of points, or if you are actually using a bike to get to the store or a bar or whatever that happens to be 1.1 mi away are you free from “sleeze ride” shame?

I feel absolutely no shame in my sleeze rides, and neither should you.

Seriously, days like yesterday or today would have been downright dangerous for me to commute in since my bikes aren’t set up well for snow and ice, and my snow riding skills are pretty poor. A 1 mile CaBi around the National Mall during lunch, or a loop around my neighborhood makes for a great alternative to risking injury on an icy trail. If you’re able to work short rides into activities you’re already doing, all the better. But even if it’s just riding a mile for the sake of riding a mile, go for it. Don’t feel shamed about not doing massive miles in the snow or subzero temps. This is supposed to be fun, not something that causes you to ride your bike when you don’t feel safe on it.

[Judd]

@MarkinDC 170914 wrote:

Is it just a ride to no where for the sake of points, or if you are actually using a bike to get to the store or a bar or whatever that happens to be 1.1 mi away are you free from “sleeze ride” shame?

There’s no actual shame in a sleaze ride and most folks around here put in a lot of time, money and effort to make the area the type of place where people will hop on their bike and ride a mile down the road to run an errand. I’m glad that you’re doing it.

[musclys]

@MarkinDC 170914 wrote:

So as a Freezing Saddles first timer I made the mistake of reading the roughly 30 some pages of posts in the Freezing Saddles 2018 thread

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[chuxtr]

Sleazing/sleezing is a badge of honor! More so if it’s a ride to nowhere simply to get 10 points!

[rcannon100]

The riders with the most Sleeze Rides as of the time of the Happy Hour will be awarded the following yellow jersey which they must then wear until the next happy hour

[AliasXIII]

Before I started Freezing Saddles I had no idea that the distance from the CaBi dock at Union Station to the CaBi dock nearest my house is 1.1 miles. I’m now very aware of that fact, and sitting near the top of one of the leaderboards!

[FFX_Hinterlands]

I have a *sleeze commute.* So there.

[lordofthemark]

@chuxtr 170921 wrote:

Sleazing/sleezing is a badge of honor! More so if it’s a ride to nowhere simply to get 10 points!

I agree, a ride that ends where it began is more truly sleazy than a one mile ride to get some essential item, such as twist ties, or confectionary sugar. I believe its even more truly sleazy, and thus more admirable, if you do something like just riding around a driveway enough times to make a mile.

[Eddie R]

Another newbie here. Is it sleaze or sleeze?

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[PeteD]

@lordofthemark 170931 wrote:

I agree, a ride that ends where it began is more truly sleazy than a one mile ride to get some essential item, such as twist ties, or confectionary sugar. I believe its even more truly sleazy, and thus more admirable, if you do something like just riding around a driveway enough times to make a mile.

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[Brett L.]

@Eddie R 170932 wrote:

Another newbie here. Is it sleaze or sleeze?

Yes

[Eddie R]

@Brett L. 170934 wrote:

Yes

Got it [emoji106]

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[CBGanimal]

I once paid a homeless guy in St Marteen $10 to ride his very old jalopy bike (with 2 different pedals and a plastic bag over the seat to hold it together) for 1 mile around a parking lot just to get my sleaze ride in! I’m now at 1320 days of consecutively riding a bike > 1 mile and < 124 in a day!
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[cvcalhoun]

@CBGanimal 170938 wrote:

I once paid a homeless guy in St Marteen $10 to ride his very old jalopy bike (with 2 different pedals and a plastic bag over the seat to hold it together) for 1 mile around a parking lot just to get my sleaze ride in! I’m now at 1320 days of consecutively riding a bike > 1 mile and < 124 in a day!
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I’m assuming you paid him for the use of his bike–you didn’t pay him to do the riding? Because if you’re bribing some homeless guy to ride a bike for you, we’re going to have our very own Freezing Saddles scandal.

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