Freezing Saddles: Winter Bike Challenge (sign up open)

[rcannon100]

Freezing Saddles: Winter Bike Challenge
Never Give an ELITE Cyclist an Even Break

Official Frozen Scoreboard

NOTE: Excluded activities: If you post an activity to Strava during the competition period which is not an outdoor bike ride, then it should have the string “#NoBAFS” in the activity name.

Freezing Saddles! The Epic Adventure of a band of ELITE Cyclists, facing the challenges of the wild wild wild bike paths. Confronting the darkest of evenings, the coldest of mornings, and the stupidest of Ninjas – these brave cyclists challenge each other because, if they didnt, they might have to actually do some work during the day.

The saga runs January 1 until the last day of Winter, March 20. It will conclude with a March Madness Playoff that someone will probably design. There will be a Happy Hour at the end with many pointless trophies.

Tribes (teams):

• Composed of ~5 riders or less
• For riders from the #bikedc, Washington DC Bike Forum general community (Washington DC greater metropolitan area)
• Volunteer Captains (captains will address any data problems, negotiate or cause confusion, and provide motivational seminars);
• This is a ten-gallon hat tournament. Riders will be randomly assigned to tribes based on self declared average weekly mileage and days cycled. Tribes will be created so that each tribes’s average weekly point score is roughly equal to everyone else’s. To achieve this, tribes may be composed of differing numbers of riders.
• No late sign ups.
• Interested cyclists must sign up by December 25 Midnight – Tribes will be announced within a couple days.

Scoring: Riders will receive 10 points for each day and 1 point for each mile ridden. Minimum ride is 1 mile. The tribe’s score will be the sum of the tribe members (indoor trainers do not count- you must be freezing in the saddle outside).

Backend: STRAVA (please sign up for an account, and join the “Bike Arlington” club on STRAVA – you should be able to enter data manually or automatically. Additional information will be posted here on the forum.)

This is a self organized group activity based on consensus. No one is in charge or running this thing. Participation is voluntary and entirely at your own risk.

Be Brave. Be Bold. Be…. questful! In the words of Hedley Lamarr:

Men, you are about to embark on a great crusade to stamp out runaway decency on the bike paths. Now you men will only be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost certain Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Here are the teams with the new subs

Team one
http://app.strava.com/athletes/126281
Matthew Whatley
Shawn Dread
443749
John Fisher – 608636

Team Two
Pete DeNitto – 768183
Steve Appel
James Hoofnagle
Jason Kyzer
Mega Beth – http://app.strava.com/athletes/136523
Joe Birkenstock – 1154396

Team Three
Trish Newberg
randy napiza 313677
Mark Blacknell
essigmw
obenlandk@gmail.com – http://www.strava.com/athletes/1564295

Team Four
EKR
Kel Moore
Chris Shue
Crystal Bae
Elizabeth MacGregor

Team Five
http://app.strava.com/athletes/benbhsu
307483 (Mark Williams)
Christopher Niebylski
vvill
Kevin Ulrich – http://www.strava.com/athletes/kevin_ulrich

Team Six
Arlingtonrider
sjclaeys
ejwillis@yahoo.com
http://app.strava.com/athletes/302448
feomike@gmail.com – http://www.strava.com/athletes/feomike

Team Seven
Henning Schulzrinne
klizotte
Brad Hancock
Ron Alford
Chris Randall

Team Eight
Ken Buja (1224809)
Kevin Williams, Strava # 580756, BA “GuyContinental”
Lena Varuolo
Hans Lellelid

Team Nine
Steve O
jopamora
Justin Antos (Strava 1473093)
http://app.strava.com/athletes/488016

Team Ten
certifried
strava name Karen Smith (forum poster acl)
Cyndi Janetzko
Rod Smith

Team Eleven (Freezing Saddles Team Mongo (11) on Strava)
Greg Ba
cptjohnc
rcannon100
mdevoll
Sarah Dots
Sean Chisham

Team Twelve
Calpike
BonzaiBuckaroo
Daniel Alexander
ochsendorf@gmail.com

Topic

[KLizotte]

I don’t wish to add to the work level of rcannon or Ron but it would be kinda cool if there were a mileage total on the leaderboard. If it is easy to program, might this be done?

[ronwalf]

@KLizotte 39612 wrote:

I don’t wish to add to the work level of rcannon or Ron but it would be kinda cool if there were a mileage total on the leaderboard. If it is easy to program, might this be done?

Done! It now displays group mileage, and down at the bottom it has a spot for total miles and rides.

[KLizotte]

Whoa, that was fast. Thanks!

[Bilsko]

I just want to marvel at the fact that, 4 days into January, we’ve already logged 3000 miles.
Beautiful.

[ejwillis62]

Great ride home tonight I am moving up in the order. Now need some nice long weekend rides and hope others slack off.
Not that I am competitive or anything. I cannot believe I rode this whole week.

[KelOnWheels]

@Bilsko 39645 wrote:

I just want to marvel at the fact that, 4 days into January, we’ve already logged 3000 miles.
Beautiful.

That’s awesome!

FYI – All y’all other teams best watch out, for I now have ELITE pants.

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[rcannon100]

@KelOnWheels 39658 wrote:

That’s awesome!

FYI – All y’all other teams best watch out, for I now have ELITE pants.

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Well I now have ELITE butterfly handlebars!! You get additional power when the butterfly flaps its wings.

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[KelOnWheels]

@rcannon100 39660 wrote:

Well I now have ELITE butterfly handlebars!! You get additional power when the butterfly flaps its wings.

Pics or it no happen.

[KelOnWheels]

Also, I find it amusing that the optimal operating temperature for my ELITE pants is precisely 27.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

[Certifried]

They have a zipper garage. Is there something you need to tell us?

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[KelOnWheels]

@Certifried 39677 wrote:

They have a zipper garage. Is there something you need to tell us?

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Well where else am I going to keep all my zippers? You want me to park ELITE zippers on the street?

[ShawnoftheDread]

Last call for Greg Ba, Team 1’s missing member. Kevin on Team Ocho may know him (maybe not). Anyone else?

[rcannon100]

@ShawnoftheDread 39693 wrote:

Last call for Greg Ba, Team 1’s missing member. Kevin on Team Ocho may know him (maybe not). Anyone else?

Yup. Last call. No shows will be put on the infamous team 11. We have about 6 new recruits. Anyone else. Anyone? Anyone? Buler? Buler?

[Greenbelt]

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Team Critty Pants is relentless. Note Rod “broken rib” Smith back on the road, the Mark “totally needs a pro-fit” Certifried knocking out the miles today…

[Bicyclebug]

Can you put me on a team already so I can begin my trash talking

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