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

[DismalScientist]

@dasgeh 102333 wrote:

Fair point, all. Physical connection rule it is. ShawnoftheDread, you can hold hands with your charge.

Do choke leashes count?:rolleyes:

[dasgeh]

@rcannon100 102342 wrote:

I’m not holding hands with mine!

It’s ok. He’s not holding hands with you either.

[jwetzel]

Question, hand-holding optional.

My wife has a coworker that is interested in participating, but he has a dumb phone and no GPS device. Is there a manual entry option, or is this solely a device derived data dance?

[elwbikes]

@jwetzel 102566 wrote:

Question, hand-holding optional.

My wife has a coworker that is interested in participating, but he has a dumb phone and no GPS device. Is there a manual entry option, or is this solely a device derived data dance?

Strava has a manual entry option. With manual entry, they may not be eligible for some pointless prizes/side bets, but the distance is still there. Just make sure they join the forum!

[Steve O]

@rcannon100 101029 wrote:

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 don’t 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.

Putting this link back at the top. People have mentioned it’s hard to find.

[Terpfan]

Argh, I totally missed this and forgot to register. If your teams end up uneven and you need to put someone somewhere, feel free to include me. If not, no worries.

[Rod Smith]

Add Terpfan!

[TwoWheelsDC]

Rather than deal with constant nagging from the elder Cannon, I will join a non-slacker team. But I make no promises regarding mileage!

[Anonymous]

If he’s not able to make in on a team (I am not in charge of creating teams, so I don’t know where that stands), he can be on the substitution list. So might make it on a team eventually anyway. Depending of course on need for substitutes and the quality of drinks purchased for me at happy hour…:cool:

[cvcalhoun]

@KLizotte 102276 wrote:

I signed up for the slackers team because I already know I’m gonna be out of town for half of March and I only rode 400 miles last winter. I’m also not competitive so I won’t be motivated to go out in the cold and yuck just to get team points. I fully expect to be a disappointment on anyone’s team!

I signed up for a nonslacker team. But I fully expect to be a disappointment to whatever team I’m assigned. Handicaps are based on last year’s miles, and last year I rode more miles per week than I have in my life, before or since. I doubt I can even duplicate, much less surpass, that record this year.

[Arlingtonrider]

Please read the post I put in the FS Newbies thread today. We may cross post it somewhere. It applies just as much to FS alumni as to newcomers.

Everyone should be in this for the stupid silly fun and no one should be concerned about being a disappointment to their team.

[rcannon100]

@TwoWheelsDC 102856 wrote:

Rather than deal with constant nagging from the elder Cannon, I will join a non-slacker team. But I make no promises regarding mileage!

[elwbikes]

Terpfan we’ll include you!

[KLizotte]

The newbies may be interested to read the WashPost article about the Freezing Saddle contest last year:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/freezing-saddles-washington-area-cyclistsstrivingfor-speed-and-mileage/2013/01/14/dd1c70aa-5b42-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html

[Terpfan]

I’m willing to sub or do whatever. Not sure how I missed it except for usual running around at holidays. I think I even started filling it out and then got distracted. Reminds me of an evening work call I missed a few weeks back; signed on with two minutes left in the call and I was the staff leader on it–woops.

On the bright side for new folks this year (last year was the first time I did it, although not the first time I rode in the winter), at least the weather seams moderately pleasant. Some of the rides into work last year were so brutal I stopped at CVS midway to work or to the bathrooms by the Washington Monument just to warm up (vortex days).

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