Pointless Prize: 2022 Photo Scavenger Hunt

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    rumipumi
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    Rules:

    This year we have two competitions: a main competition and participation prizes! You can compete in both simultaneously or just one.

    Detailed rules are below:

    1. Obvs, you should be a participant in Freezing Saddles ’22
    2. It has to be on a bike ride on the day it was requested
    3. For the main competition, it has to be posted in the Forum on the day for which it was requested, i.e., 12:01 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST for the day it was requested. Sorry, we won’t count ones that aren’t posted for the day it was requested. That’s part of the challenge
    4. The reason we say “for the day it is requested” is because we will release a weekly list of scavenger hunt items ahead of time, with one item for each day — but don’t take and/or post the pic until that day comes.
    5. The Scavenger Hunt calendar will be updated weekly here: (https://tinyurl.com/2022scavhunt) Each (Saturday-Friday) week of items will have a common theme. We will always update it in advance of the week ahead so you have time to make plans!
    6. Your Forum post must be titled with the date and the found object/theme. Example: IF the item for January 1st was “borscht”, you would title your Forum post: 1/1/2022 borscht
    7. Description, short backstory or location are optional (but nice). That said, if your pic is abstract or not obviously relatable to my request, please explain (e.g., I ask for “happiness”, and you post a pic of a tennis ball you found on a ride, please explain how that tennis ball = happiness)
    8. It has to be a picture you took. You don’t need to be in the photo, but if you are in it, it either has to be a selfie or done with a self-timer
    9. Only one pic/day should be posted in the Forum. Please don’t pad by adding more than one pic/day. (You can include as many photos as you want on your strava ride.)
    10. It has to be a picture, not a video
    11. Let’s stick to things you find out there during your ride, and not things that you bring or make yourself (unless otherwise specified). Example 1: if I say find “2022”, don’t scratch it into dirt. Example 2: if I say find a flower, don’t bring a flower with you on your ride and take a pic of that. This kinda takes the fun out of looking for things, which is the whole point.
    12. Unless specified otherwise, your bike does not have to be in the photo.
    13. Found item needs to be clear and discernible (or legible if text) in the picture. If you are using Tapatalk and are having trouble posting pics that are large enough, let us know and I/we can try to help you with it.
    14. Filters are OK, but no obvious/blatant photoshopping… not that we would know anything about such things

    Scoring

    Scoring will be different for FS22 and there are two different prizes you are competing for simultaneously:

    • Main Competition: To compete in this prize you must post in this Forum ( http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18934-Pointless-Prize-2022-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt ) complying with the rules above. Scoring will be arbitrary and capricious, and only one person per day is guaranteed to get a point each day. Hopefully this will cut down on some of the back-end work. How will you be the lucky point-winner for the day? Impress us with your creativity. Since we are publishing an entire week at a time, it should give you some time to come up with a creative idea. The rider with the most Main Competition points at the end of the competition is the… winner of the Main Competition.
    • Participation Winners: There will also be participation awards for the top tier of daily participants. Tag one ride each day with #scavhunt, add your photo(s) of the item, and watch this leaderboard https://freezingsaddles.org/pointless/hashtag/scavhunt . This will be scored automatically by the leaderboard itself (one point per daily #scavhunt ride), is honor-based. Please do not tag more than one ride per day with the hashtag. Anyone in the top 10% of the leaderboard (based on number of rides, not mileage!!) at the end of Freezing Saddles will get a special prize!

    Good Luck! Millie and Rumi

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  • #1120544
    CBGanimal
    Participant

    3/5/2022 Bike Shop
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    #1120546
    Kbikeva
    Participant

    @SFrank 217687 wrote:

    3/5/22
    Bike shop
    M3 in Vienna
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    They just closed. Supposedly an e-bike outfit is negotiating for the space. M3 just couldn’t weather the pandemic + competition with 2 other bike shops in town.

    #1120548
    Kbikeva
    Participant

    3/5/2022 Bike Shop

    Since I ride a Trek while I’m here (and omg do I miss my Surly), I patronize this shop. I like it because they have an automatic sliding door. But they don’t do shop rides, don’t have any bike parking, and don’t do much to encourage a community to build around them. I’m not sure how they stay in business, actually, except there’s not much competition here.

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    #1120549
    camiller
    Participant

    3/5/2022 Bike Shop

    When you are out in the country and the nearest full-service bike shop is miles and miles away, you have to bring your own mini bike shop with you so you can handle repairs in the “wild”.

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    #1120557
    DCAKen
    Participant

    3/5/2022 Bike shop

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    #1120558
    bikesnick
    Participant

    3/5/2022 bike shop
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    I enjoyed a short chat with Marco at Big Wheels.

    #1120561
    Catedrew
    Participant

    3-5-2022 – bike shop

    Papillon Cycles on Columbia Pike near Walter Reed in South Arlington – an independent bike shop. Our convoy of trikes is out front.

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    #1120564
    bigredboiler
    Participant

    3-5 bike shop

    Elevation cycles. Appropriately named for Colorado.

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    #1120565
    Indiana
    Participant

    3/5/2022 Bike Shop
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    Mt. Rainier bike coop

    #1120568
    rumipumi
    Participant

    3/5 bike shop

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    #1120569

    3/5/2022 bike shop
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    Green Lizard Cycling is a family owned business that opened March of 2013 in Herndon, VA. From their website: “Our vision regarding business and bicycling is simple, treat everyone with respect, treat people as we would like to be treated, be part of the local community, and add value to everything you do. We feel we have created an environment that everyone feels welcome, whether you’re stopping by for a cup of coffee, looking for a new bike, needing some sort of an accessory or service, or just wanting to stop in and say hello.”

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    #1120570
    bikingjenn
    Participant

    3/5/22 Local Bike Shop…was worried it might not be there…an institution in Arlington 9bcdb61cbfe9724726b835a42a863368.jpg

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    #1120575
    Sophie CW
    Participant

    3/5/2022 – bike shop
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    The Rockville Bike Hub is a local non-profit community bike shop where you can learn to fix and maintain your own bike!

    #1120576
    Kbikeva
    Participant

    @bikingjenn 217722 wrote:

    3/5/22 Local Bike Shop…was worried it might not be there…an institution in Arlington 9bcdb61cbfe9724726b835a42a863368.jpg

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    It’s alive and well. Owner Larry is one of the mainstays of getting decent commuter bikes between the legs of those who love to pedal to work! Thanks for highlighting the shop!

    #1120582
    sszibler
    Participant

    Near Hoadly on Old Bridge Rd. (crappy STROAD)

    https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2013/3/4/the-stroad.html

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