#kidical pointless prize
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Looking at the leaderboard, it just dawned on me that maybe not everyone reads pages and pages of discussion threads on the internet, particularly regarding silly games that don’t involve coffee, beer, or whatever the heck Calvinball/Nivlacball is becoming. So, though it’s on the list, folks may not know about the #kidical pointless prize and how it works. Or maybe there really are only 3 of is in this year’s Freezing Saddles that have taken kids on our bikes so far.
In any event, as mentioned here, for the purposes of this competition, #kidical rides are those where one or more children are somehow attached to your bike and being carried with you. Seats on cargo bikes, trailercycles, front or rear seats, duct-taped to handlebars where legal – all count the same. Kids riding alongside of you? Awesome…but not part of this. Kidjoring? Maybe illegal, maybe awesome – but definitely not part of this.
To get credit, just use the hashtag #kidical as part of your ride title (saving separate rides for any trips where you have the kid(s) only part of the way). As others can attest to, you can combine #kidical rides with other things, like #beerneuring_responsibly, so multitask away! The traditional leaderboard (straight mileage – no “days” or anything else factored in) can be found at https://freezingsaddles.com/pointless/kidmiles. I’ve a few other ideas for possible prizes that are a bit more random/shorter duration to broaden the winner pool if/when it looks like there’s a chance that could mean something, so log your (eligible) miles! All prizes will be small and of nominal value but hopefully at least a little awesome-ish for either you and/or the kid(s).
(As the pointless prize sponsor, while I’m claiming eligibility to compete for whatever bragging rights there are, I will not give myself any actual prize. Probably.)
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@jrenaut 173235 wrote:
If you need help planning, I can tell you how to bike with kids to nearly every brewery in DC.
Is it “nearly” just because you’re leaving open the (slim?) possibility there’s one you haven’t been to before, or because there’s one you’d refuse to tell folks how to get to?
@LhasaCM 173238 wrote:
Is it “nearly” just because you’re leaving open the (slim?) possibility there’s one you haven’t been to before, or because there’s one you’d refuse to tell folks how to get to?
Actually you’re right, it’s all. DC Brau (awful streets and bad sidewalks) and Three Stars (hills) are challenging for kids. I led a group of four kids and three other adults from Atlas to DC Brau to The Public Option over the summer and no one died.
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