Demotivation: The Slackers

[cvcalhoun]

@PotomacCyclist 132073 wrote:

I briefly considered signing up for the slacker team although I haven’t participated in BAFS in the past and I’m not signed up with Strava. Plus I don’t like cold weather. So I will just be a non-participating observer, again. But yesterday, I did manage to ride in DC, Maryland and Virginia, all in the same day. But not continuously. I took Metro in between the jurisdictions, then did some riding in each location.

Just for clarification for others (even though it’s obviously not an issue for you), only veterans of prior Freezing Saddles can be official slackers.

[dbb]

@cvcalhoun 132090 wrote:

Just for clarification for others (even though it’s obviously not an issue for you), only veterans of prior Freezing Saddles can be official slackers.

Being an unofficial slacker could well raise the slacker art to a new level! Don’t even work hard enough to become official!

[PeteD]

Still Slacking… The official “reason” is that “I promised my wife only one of us would be recovering from surgery at any one time.” I’m just being lazy. Man it’s cold out there. And I needed to catch up on my Cyclocross video watching. Today I think I’m going to spin a little indoors and watch the Cadel Evans Road Race… Or maybe the first stage of the Tour of Oman.. Dunno, still better than being awesome and biking outside.

–Pete

[rcannon100]

@PeteD 134306 wrote:

Still Slacking… The official “reason” is that “I promised my wife only one of us would be recovering from surgery at any one time.” I’m just being lazy. Man it’s cold out there. And I needed to catch up on my Cyclocross video watching. Today I think I’m going to spin a little indoors and watch the Cadel Evans Road Race… Or maybe the first stage of the Tour of Oman.. Dunno, still better than being awesome and biking outside.

–Pete

Yes, I have a question:

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[chris_s]

You guys are doing your name proud!

[KLizotte]

We are the SANE ones and proud of it! The rest of you are just plain crazy. Just sayin’

[PotomacCyclist]

@dbb 132094 wrote:

Being an unofficial slacker could well raise the slacker art to a new level! Don’t even work hard enough to become official!

The thing is that I’ve probably biked outside more this winter than I did during the past winter or two. Not big miles or anything (and not today), but I’ve been outside this winter at least… once.

No, more than that, including a few super-long (but super-slow) rides. But I’ve never signed up with Strava so I’ve never signed up for BAFS. I’ve been riding on CaBi or the mtn bike with no serious training workouts or long-distance commutes. But I have been exploring various neighborhoods all over the DC region, through a combination of biking, walking, Metro’ing (if that’s not a word, I’m declaring that it is now) and Metrobus’ing.

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