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

[Arlingtonrider]

Please know that nearly all of us will have times when we can’t ride. Very few manage every day during the competition, lots of us have trips when biking is not a viable option (although sometimes we’ve found ways to do it – like befriending a hotel worker) and many of us are fairly low mileage. We just make the effort to do what we can.

I just think the teams are a much more fun way to participate, as someone who was on a Slacker team last year and a real team the year before. But its up to you. (If you do join a real team, you may end up wanting to do a little (or a lot) more riding than you thought you would. That’s the danger, and the fun!)

[DCAKen]

@Arlingtonrider 102085 wrote:

Please know that nearly all of us will have times when we can’t ride. Very few manage every day during the competition, lots of us have trips when biking is not a viable option (although sometimes we’ve found ways to do it – like befriending a hotel worker) and many of us are fairly low mileage. We just make the effort to do what we can.

A surprising number of participants did all 78 rides last year. That was one of my goals last year, but this year I won’t be able to do that. I don’t think I’ll have a bike available to me on a week long cruise in February…

[jrenaut]

@DCAKen 102124 wrote:

A surprising number of participants did all 78 rides last year. That was one of my goals last year, but this year I won’t be able to do that. I don’t think I’ll have a bike available to me on a week long cruise in February…

It was definitely a challenge to do every day last year. My favorites were a 2 mile ride starting at 12:01AM the day I knew we were going to get a big snow and another 2 miles on my dad’s old Falcon with no brakes because our bike rack broke the morning we were leaving for an overnight trip.

[americancyclo]

@ramblingrider 102080 wrote:

Hmm. I plan on riding at least 5 days/week, but there will be 2 weeks where I will not be able to ride at all, which is why I asked to be put on the Slacker team. And also, I’m an underachiever. :p

Not allowed on slacker team! [emoji1]

[DCAKen]

@jrenaut 102126 wrote:

It was definitely a challenge to do every day last year. My favorites were a 2 mile ride starting at 12:01AM the day I knew we were going to get a big snow and another 2 miles on my dad’s old Falcon with no brakes because our bike rack broke the morning we were leaving for an overnight trip.

I did a couple of just past midnight rides on the days I had an early morning flight. And I always made sure I did more than 2 miles to avoid getting included in the Sleaze Day list.

[jrenaut]

@DCAKen 102129 wrote:

I did a couple of just past midnight rides on the days I had an early morning flight. And I always made sure I did more than 2 miles to avoid getting included in the Sleaze Day list.

The Sleaze Ride list is the worst. I think a good 1/3 of my days were between 2.1 and 2.7 miles.

[Steve O]

@ramblingrider 102080 wrote:

Hmm. I plan on riding at least 5 days/week, but there will be 2 weeks where I will not be able to ride at all, which is why I asked to be put on the Slacker team. And also, I’m an underachiever. :p

Don’t worry, we’ll get you on a regular team, which is where all newbies will be assigned. Let me assure you, if you ride 45-50 days of the 78, you will be an asset to your team. Also, you have to earn a space on the slackers.

[Steve O]

@Steve O 102138 wrote:

if you ride 45-50 days of the 78, you will be an asset to your team.

As a reference point, the middle 50% of riders last year (i.e., ignoring the top quartile and bottom quartile) rode between 36 and 73 days. The median was 58.

[Steve O]

@jrenaut 102131 wrote:

The Sleaze Ride list is the worst. I think a good 1/3 of my days were between 2.1 and 2.7 miles.

Sounds like we need a “Not-Quite-a-Sleaze” ride list for rides under 3 miles but more than 2. You could be the champ!

[jrenaut]

@Steve O 102146 wrote:

Sounds like we need a “Not-Quite-a-Sleaze” ride list for rides under 3 miles but more than 2. You could be the champ!

We will not be raising the minimum distance required for a ride to be without qualifiers, thank you.

[ramblingrider]

@americancyclo 102127 wrote:

Not allowed on slacker team! [emoji1]

If you say so! 😎

[bobco85]

@Steve O 102146 wrote:

Sounds like we need a “Not-Quite-a-Sleaze” ride list for rides under 3 miles but more than 2. You could be the champ!

This just popped into my head: a special devil-themed prize for the person who has the most rides with 6’s in them!

[KLizotte]

I don’t want to have to read thru 100 posts to find the answer to this very basic question: WHEN DOES THE CONTEST START?! The first day of winter?? The sign-up page does not list start/end dates.

[Arlingtonrider]

January 1, like always! (And yes, you might not know which team you’re riding for right off the bat.) I think it ends March 19 or 20. SteveO posted the end date somewhere.

[Steve O]

@Arlingtonrider 102182 wrote:

January 1, like always! (And yes, you might not know which team you’re riding for right off the bat.) I think it ends March 19 or 20. SteveO posted the end date somewhere.

The last day of winter is March 19, just like last year. Mark your calendar now for this year’s FSLNHPP (Freezing Saddles Last Night Hains Point Party), which will end at 11:59:59 PM (or earlier for non badasses) on Thursday, March 19. (Link to last year’s FSLNHPP thread)

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