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

[cyclingfool]

@americancyclo 103121 wrote:

Happily in the top 25%

Me, too… in the Tortoise competition.

[SoSubtlyObvious]

“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….

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.”

So this weirdo read all the rules, but missed registration by a week. (I’m a newbie and was mostly disconnected from the internet for the holidays.)
I’m left with 2 questions:

1) Can a weirdo participate in reindeer games even if she isn’t registered, doesn’t care about teams, and just wants to play/participate?

2) What is the value of homemade pie vs. buying you pie in this currency system?

[Toonces]

Is it too late to join? Totally forgot to sign up while I was out of town.

[Anonymous]

substitutions will open up soon. you are not promised to be on a team, but we’ll see how many people are interested and how many don’t join their teams. there is still hope that you can freeze your saddle parts with everyone else.

signed,
Your friendly substitution czar

[Arlingtonrider]

A reminder to all registered to be sure to pay attention to recent posts by Hozn. I believe you need to join the BikeArlington strava club and authorize use of your strava rides in some way in order to be included in FS. Previous FS participants have already done this.

[ImaCynic]

I’m in the same boat. Didn’t sign up in time, so count me in as a wannabe.

[Raymo853]

@americancyclo 103136 wrote:

more miles, less climbing and you’ll be there! 10 laps at HP each day should do it!

My goal is to focus on climbing instead of miles. Something I have been shying away from the last few years.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@hozn 103131 wrote:

Wow, look at Jeremy out there. He rides a lot, lots of climbing, and rides fast. He is a force to be reckoned with. — And he keeps taking my KOMs.

Don’t encourage ne’er do wells.

[Tim Kelley]

@ShawnoftheDread 103178 wrote:

ne’er do wells.

We’d also accept the terms “guttersnipe” or “scapegrace.”

[dkel]

This, in the comments on the Strava January mileage challenge:

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Chumps need to join BAFS! Rule 5! Rule 9!

[Powerful Pete]

@dkel, very tempted to write a snarky comment on that thread re: Freezing Saddles, but the holiday season helped me maintain a more sensible and respectful demeanor… 😎

[dkel]

@Powerful Pete 103226 wrote:

@dkel, very tempted to write a snarky comment on that thread re: Freezing Saddles, but the holiday season helped me maintain a more sensible and respectful demeanor… 😎

Me too! I posted here instead, among friends.

[hozn]

To be fair, trainer rides are — or at least should be — a lot harder than a typical outdoor spin. I look at the trainer and feel queasy thinking about those intervals; so even on cold days the choice to ride outdoors isn’t always born of masochism. And it is a type of dedication to competitive cycling or physical fitness to entertain something that is so wholly unenjoyable. The trainer rides are great for building fitness, but riding outdoors is so much more fun.

[bikeeveryday]

Will team assignments be happening soon? Counting down to BAFS15…

[bikeeveryday]

😎

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