BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion

[Steve O]

@chuxtr 194803 wrote:

Your miles are cumulative for a ride day. So you would get 10 points for the ride day plus 65 points for the 10 miles (2 x 5) = 75 points total.

Not quite. The 65 points includes the 10 bonus points for riding. So a single 10-mile ride, 2 5-mile rides (or 10 1-mile rides) in a day results in a daily score of 65.
10 (daily bonus) + 10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 65

[huskerdont]

A system so complicated that various smart peoples come to different numerical conclusions. Only around DC could this be. Glad I’m just here to ride my biek.

[jrenaut]

@huskerdont 194814 wrote:

A system so complicated that various smart peoples come to different numerical conclusions. Only around DC could this be. Glad I’m just here to ride my biek.

But that’s why we let the computer calculate the points. Python is better at math than chuxtr

[musclys]

@huskerdont 194814 wrote:

A system so complicated that various smart peoples come to different numerical conclusions. Only around DC could this be. Glad I’m just here to ride my biek.

Don’t lose hope. I’m sure we can over-complicate this quite a bit more.

[huskerdont]

@musclys 194820 wrote:

Don’t lose hope. I’m sure we can over-complicate this quite a bit more.

We makes the point competition a function of the number of spokes that complete a full rotation. The more spokes your wheels have (and the more wheels you have), the higher you score!

[Jessica Hirschhorn]

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I win.

[cvcalhoun]

@peterw_diy 194798 wrote:

Sticky talks about more heavily weighting the early miles of “each ride”, not first miles each day. If I have two five mile rides on one day, is that 2×50 = 100 points, or just 10 mi / 65 points?

FWIW, the registration form is clearer. It says:
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Ten points are given for every day someone rides at least a mile, and additional points as follows: 10 points for mile 1, 9 points for mile 2, 8 points for mile 3, etc. Miles 10 and over each day earn one point each.

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[NoVaNoobGA]

Newbie question: Somewhere I read that Freezing Saddles is for folks in the Washington DC metro area, but on Strava there are folks in the Strava club that aren’t even in this hemisphere. Is this a wide-open Strava club? Doesn’t including folks that live in summery climes during the competition defeat the purpose? Just a question…
GA

[LhasaCM]

@NoVaNoobGA 194845 wrote:

Newbie question: Somewhere I read that Freezing Saddles is for folks in the Washington DC metro area, but on Strava there are folks in the Strava club that aren’t even in this hemisphere. Is this a wide-open Strava club? Doesn’t including folks that live in summery climes during the competition defeat the purpose? Just a question…
GA

The main Strava club is open to all but that’s only one part of the registration process. There tend to be a lot of people from outside the area each year who join the Strava club because they sign up for lots of clubs regardless of location, but do not actually sign up for or participate in FS. In my view, the fun is meant for people in the DC metro area (plus some former participants who have moved away but still join in the fun from afar).

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[TwoWheelsDC]

@LhasaCM 194847 wrote:

The main Strava club is open to all but that’s only one part of the registration process. There tend to be a lot of people from outside the area each year who join the Strava club because they sign up for lots of clubs regardless of location, but do not actually sign up for or participate in FS. In my view, the fun is meant for people in the DC metro area (plus some former participants who have moved away but still join in the fun from afar).

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There are also a few BikeArlington peeps/BAFS alumni who moved away but continue to participate in BAFS and on the forum.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@LhasaCM 194847 wrote:

The main Strava club is open to all but that’s only one part of the registration process. There tend to be a lot of people from outside the area each year who join the Strava club because they sign up for lots of clubs regardless of location, but do not actually sign up for or participate in FS. In my view, the fun is meant for people in the DC metro area (plus some former participants who have moved away but still join in the fun from afar).

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There are also a few BikeArlington peeps/BAFS alumni who moved away but continue to participate in BAFS and on the forum.

[Jessica Hirschhorn]

Quick RULES Question (related to SMUGNESS Pointless Prize). Is is legal to WALK your bike, if you encounter perilous, icy, snowy conditions? I admit your average speed may suffer. What is the current opinion on this?

[LuisFilipe]

@Jessica Hirschhorn 194932 wrote:

Quick RULES Question (related to SMUGNESS Pointless Prize). Is is legal to WALK your bike, if you encounter perilous, icy, snowy conditions? I admit your average speed may suffer. What is the current opinion on this?

If ebikes were previously ‘legal’, any way that you can propel the bike forward counts.

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[Steve O]

@Jessica Hirschhorn 194932 wrote:

Quick RULES Question (related to SMUGNESS Pointless Prize). Is is legal to WALK your bike, if you encounter perilous, icy, snowy conditions? I admit your average speed may suffer. What is the current opinion on this?

Yes. Or carry.

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Or portage one way or another.
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https://www.strava.com/activities/476746067
https://www.strava.com/activities/477015989

[lordofthemark]

@Steve O 194936 wrote:

Yes. Or carry.

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Or portage one way or another.
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https://www.strava.com/activities/476746067

If you take your bike on metro that does NOT count, though there was a pointless prize for that last year.

A pointless prize for ferry rides would be amusing if anyone wants to do that.

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