Freezing Saddles 2015 ~ At Least Yer Not in Kiev, Comrade

[rcannon100]

Freezing Saddles 2015 Registration

Please keep in mind that this is a game of the forum, by the forum, and for the forum. The whole point is a bunch of friends coming together to goof off. We hope that people will join in the reindeer games, come to happy hours, participate and even organize pointless prizes and side bets, and join in group rides.

Take care inviting weirdos to join. If you dont think the weirdo is going to join in the forum, or come to a happy hour, or join a group ride – maybe dont invite them. If on the other hand the weirdo likes reindeer games, and is interested in adopting a puppy, maybe they are perfect. Every year new people assimilate into our community during FS. But there are also those who sign up, never show up, never play – and we then have to deal with how to fix our game.

Registration goes through December 24th. People who buy me pie at FCCII will be put on a good team. The rest of you will be put on Steve O’s team.

Storing this somewhere where people can see it

I think this was covered by the instructions, but if not:

(1) You need to authorize the bafs app to read your data. http://freezingsaddles.com/authorize
(2) You need to join the BikeArlington team on Strava: http://www.strava.com/clubs/bikearlington

Once you have done both these things, you should see your rides start showing up on the leaderboard.

[Steve O]

@rcannon100 101029 wrote:

People who buy me pie at FCCII will be put on a good team. The rest of you will be put on Steve O’s team.

What if I buy you pie?

[TwoWheelsDC]

I may have to join the Slackers this year. My riding has been really erratic since I started school full time, so I don’t want to risk letting team members down if I don’t get to ride as much as I hope to.

[dbb]

rcannon100;101029 wrote:

take care inviting weirdos to join. If you dont think the weirdo is going to join in the forum, or come to a happy hour, or join a group ride – maybe dont invite them. If on the other hand the weirdo is already on the forum, attends FCCx and participates in the forum, maybe they are perfect.

FTFY

To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, it seems to be the known wierdos vs the unknown wierdos

[dplasters]

So this is my first freezing saddles. I dug deep into my soul and got a Strava account because I figured the competition would keep me going through the winter. I didn’t pay for a premium one, I’m simply trying to build up the task of logging onto a website.

I commute through most anything (so far…). My weekends however are generally full of house renovation work at the current moment (We’re new home owners… we might as well live at Home Depot). So group rides are very very unlikely at this point. Where does this put me? Am I “playing?” or am I a woosie who “doesn’t show up to play?”.

Also, my commute is like 13 miles round trip. This makes me a slacker I am thinking.

Sidenote – Strava tells me I broke the speed limit on Vaden Drive yesterday always good to confirm going over 30.

[americancyclo]

@rcannon100 101029 wrote:

Registration goes through December 24th. People who buy me pie at FCCII will be put on a good team. The rest of you will be put on Steve O’s team.

Why didn’ Steve O dislike this? Not enough pics of puppies?

@dbb 101039 wrote:

If on the other hand the weirdo is already on the forum, attends FCCx and participates in the forum, maybe they are perfect.

FCCX sounds like a thing that needs to happen. Friday Coffee Cyclocross!

[dbb]

@americancyclo 101044 wrote:

FCCX sounds like a thing that needs to happen. Friday Coffee Cyclocross!

Actually more in the algebraic sense with x being the unknown. Friday Coffee Cyclocross would make it too hard for me to enjoy my scone!

[KayakCyndi]

@americancyclo 101044 wrote:

FCCX sounds like a thing that needs to happen. Friday Coffee Cyclocross!

Oh, I’d be so in!

[CPTJohnC]

I signed up. I dutifully answered all of the questions in as honest a fashion as I know how. My former teammates from the past 2 BAFS challenges will likely tell you that I am of moderate utility at best, as I am unlikely to decide to ride a random century on a Wednesday, or bike to New Jersey for the weekend.

I rode through the coldest cold days, and the snowiest of snow days last year, and am always happy to ride when I have time and no conflicting duties. However, my commuter overall miles taper off somewhat (substantially?) during the fall/winter/early spring months due to parental responsibilities, and apparently the rules do not permit me to count it as a ride if I strap my bike to the back of my car, even though my car has “Share the Road” bicycling plates.

Anyway, to my future team: sorry you’re stuck with me.

[TriGirlSara]

Hi everyone! I’m a newbie to this forum (lurking for a little while), but the awesomeness of freezing saddles motivated me to join you all. Thanks to the ladies of the Women & Bicycles Facebook page for tipping me off to your forum and freezing saddles.

I’m more of a warm weather cyclist when it comes to longer rides, but I do a short commute by bike (woodley park to near the White House) pretty much every day. So I’ll be good about frequent riding, but I’m also hoping this challenge motivates me to get in some longer rides this winter (not on my trainer!). I’m going to be signing up for the challenge today. I’m looking forward to meeting some of you and participating in the forum!

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[jrenaut]

Signup sheet is out. It is too late for discussion of miles and teams and fairness. Just go ride your bike.

[americancyclo]

@dbb 101045 wrote:

Actually more in the algebraic sense with x being the unknown. Friday Coffee Cyclocross would make it too hard for me to enjoy my scone!

I appreciated your use of a variable when mentioning FCC, but the CX designation has flooded my brain, so I immediately went there. I also appreciate that it might then become FC^3X

[dasgeh]

@dplasters 101042 wrote:

So this is my first freezing saddles. I dug deep into my soul and got a Strava account because I figured the competition would keep me going through the winter. I didn’t pay for a premium one, I’m simply trying to build up the task of logging onto a website.

I commute through most anything (so far…). My weekends however are generally full of house renovation work at the current moment (We’re new home owners… we might as well live at Home Depot). So group rides are very very unlikely at this point. Where does this put me? Am I “playing?” or am I a woosie who “doesn’t show up to play?”.

Also, my commute is like 13 miles round trip. This makes me a slacker I am thinking.

Sidenote – Strava tells me I broke the speed limit on Vaden Drive yesterday always good to confirm going over 30.

Wait, wait, you need not be a slacker (though you are free to do so if you please). The whole point of the structure of the competition is to make sure there’s a place for everyone – the long mileage and the short mileage – and give us all a reason to keep going. Your team will have some high mileage people on it (not sure where we landed on the whole team assigning), to balance out the high mileage people on other teams. You just need to be honest on the form, and you’ll be good.

Part of your team may try to organize a group ride. You are free to decline. What we don’t want are people who sign up then don’t read the forum AND don’t come to happy hours AND don’t do group rides. You do the first, so you’re solid.

PS, rcannon, isn’t joining the forum absolutely necessary, and group rides/happy hours bonuses? as in, we don’t want randos that don’t join the forum, even if they do do group rides?

[jrenaut]

@dasgeh 101054 wrote:

…The whole point of the structure of the competition is to make sure there’s a place for everyone – the long mileage and the short mileage – and give us all a reason to keep going…

Exactly – my commute last year was 7 miles round trip and I didn’t get out on many long extra rides but I was a solid contributor to my team because I rode every single day and because I rode the miles I said I was going to ride going in. You only hurt your team if you say you’ll do 150 a week then you do 25. Also RCannon may hunt you down.

[Mikey]

I don’t think joining the forum should be necessary, but encouraged. For example my wife is not on the forum but she will be doing FS. She will get the messages from me, most likely. She will probably not be doing any group rides/happy hours/coffee clubs based on her commute. Still FS will be good for her and She will be good for FS.

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