BAFS2025 Team #19 – Super Nova

[Serdar]

Hello. This is a space for the BAFS2025 Team #19. We will add the name of our team to this forum topic (or thread) later.

I am happy to welcome my teammates. They are:

1. Jeremy Lamb
2. Malena Agyemang
3. Steve Bouchard
4. Tom Apker
5. Bayley Vanderpoel
6. Jae Robinson
7. Sarah Bayldon
8. Leo S
9. Edy Jimenez
10. Michael Faber
11. Robin Butler-LeFrancois

Please, feel free to introduce yourselves with a short introduction and a photo (optional). In this forum topic, we will discuss our group rides and whatnot about the Freezing Saddles.

We have our Strava Club too. Please, follow any of these links below and join our club.

https://www.strava.com/clubs/BAFS2025Team19
https://www.strava.com/clubs/1343174

Joining is critical as our team points will depend on it. Thanks and welcome everyone to our team! I hope to have a lot of fun together.

Best,

Serdar

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[JAEP2R]

Hey All,
Jae here .. I live in the West End of Alexandria, though I do pet/house sitting and am often staying all over the place ..
Mostly .. Bluemont, Fair Oaks, Tysons/McLean are the most frequent ..

I work in Tysons/McLean as an event photographer [and other odds and ends 😁]

This is my 1st time doing the Freezing Saddles .. and this past year was the most that I’ve ridden my bike .. It’s been a goal of mine to be able to ride after spinal surgery .. so I’m SUPER happy about that ..

I’m looking forward to this challenge, learning and meeting you guys!
I’ll try to upload a photo .. I’m not often in front of the camera .. soooo ..
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Sincerely,
Jae

[Serdar]

Wow, Jae. That’s a great photo. Your eyes tell a lot about your personality. 😂

[Serdar]

Thanks for sharing your story, Jae. Here is mine – I immigrated to the USA from Turkmenistan in 2017.  Now, I live in Alexandria and bike almost all over DC Area. This year is my fifth in Freezing Saddles, four of which I was a captain. Love meeting people and ride bikes together. iPhone photography is my hobby; so Jae and I might talk a lot about this topic.

[Robbie Rob]

 

Hi All,

I believe this is my 8th Freezing Saddles, but I’m no pro!  I started riding to become more green, and I’ve had so much fun not adding to the pollition.  I mostly commute to work  with longer rides on the week ends.  Can’t wait to ride with you guys.  But please be warned, I’m no speed racer like Serdar!!  Robin

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[JAEP2R]

Serdar and Robin
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I’ve always wanted to just ride my bike .. its taken me a bit to get the nerve and just do it .. and that there isn’t any ‘right way’
I’m hoping to learn more about bikes, riding and a ton of other things .. my goal is to use the bike all over .. there is NO way that I would be able to commute back and forth to work while doing the pet/house sitting .. but I’m working on it .. the photography work that I do .. means if I’m going to ride my bike .. planning is involved .. that too can be adjusted .. I just need to figure it all out .. 😁 .. the stronger I become .. in biking and confidence I think that the rest will fall into place. 😊

[JAEP2R]

@robbie-rob
You don’t have to worry about speed with me .. I’m a “Slow and steady wins the race” 😁

[Serdar]

What @JAEP2R said, @robbie-rob. We are here to have fun; not to race. See you on the ride soon.

[Serdar]

We had a great first team ride today.

Thanks to Jae, Edy, and Robin for joining and making this ride fun. I hope for many more rides with more of our teammates. Therefore, stay tuned, everyone! I will be announcing here and in our Strava club.

P.S. The two intruders on the photo are my former Freezing Saddles teammates. 😂

[chill-dad]

Hi Team,

I’m Tom, and this is shot of me at a “Car Show” with my kid hauler (“the beast” on Stravan, and my only ebije).  This is my second Freezing Saddles, and I’m sponsoring the Pointless Kids prizes.

I’m looking forward to riding with you this year!

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