Rule Question

[jwetzel]

I’m traveling north to New Hampshire this weekend for training. The hotel said they don’t have real bikes, but that it’s likely no one would say anything if I dragged one of their stationary bikes outside at midnight Sat-Sun if I put it back when I was done.

I’m in training from before until after the bike shops in town open-close so a rental isn’t an option. Am wondering if this is a valid option, or if I’m going to have to pay to check my folding bike through, when I really don’t want to have a checked back trying to fly back to DC on Sunday night.

Thoughts on this?

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[Henry]

Would that be a 0-mile sleaze ride for 10 points, simply b/c it’s outside? I’m thinking not, but I’m not the czar.

[cvcalhoun]

Unfortunately, a stationary bike doesn’t count, even if its saddle is freezing.

[DismalScientist]

@Henry 132850 wrote:

Would that be a 0-mile sleaze ride for 10 points, simply b/c it’s outside? I’m thinking not, but I’m not the czar.

Actually, it will be a 0 mile ride for zero points, which is fine with me.

[sethpo]

You should relax and enjoy the time off!!

(you’re not on my team, right?)

[pdubs]

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Pack one of these. Run a mile outside while carrying it at your hip (using 2 hands) or on your shoulder (1 hand) and name your strava segment “cx practice.” Then I think you’ll be good.

[TwoWheelsDC]

I dunno…if you’re willing to haul a stationary bike outside in the middle of the night in New Hampshire, I have no problem with you getting 11 points for your troubles.

[Vicegrip]

@TwoWheelsDC 132919 wrote:

I dunno…if you’re willing to haul a stationary bike outside in the middle of the night in New Hampshire, I have no problem with you getting 11 points for your troubles.

No kidding. Take pix of the ride and the people around and you can have 11 of my points.

Do it. Spirit of FS to a T and 100% not to the rules. So wrong it is right.

[hozn]

I say if you can ride a regular bike in the parking garage (and it counts) then riding a stationary bike in sub-freezing temps sounds like it should count. Heck, doesn’t sound much different than riding an e-bike for a sleaze ride.

[TwoWheelsDC]

A potential rule amendment could be: Outdoor stationary bike rides are allowed, but only count for 11 points regardless of duration. I think it would have to be totally honor system though, although that’s not really any different than manual Strava entries.

[cvcalhoun]

@hozn 132927 wrote:

I say if you can ride a regular bike in the parking garage (and it counts) then riding a stationary bike in sub-freezing temps sounds like it should count. Heck, doesn’t sound much different than riding an e-bike for a sleaze ride.

Just a reminder that the existing rules say, “Trainer rides don’t count. Mark your rides as such or include #NOBAFS in the title to exclude them. Take your bike outside and ride it some distance across the surface of the earth in order to earn points.” So we are talking about a rule change if we are to allow this.

[dkel]

@Vicegrip 132924 wrote:

Take pix of the ride and the people around and you can have 11 of my points.

No, you can’t! No giving away our team’s points, Vicegrip!

[hozn]

@cvcalhoun 132931 wrote:

Just a reminder that the existing rules say, “Trainer rides don’t count. Mark your rides as such or include #NOBAFS in the title to exclude them. Take your bike outside and ride it some distance across the surface of the earth in order to earn points.” So we are talking about a rule change if we are to allow this.

Yeah, I wasn’t really being serious. Sorry that wasn’t obvious in my post. There are definitely some gray areas here — e-bikes (ELF!), riding indoors (but not stationary), riding in tropical parts of world. The spirit of Freezing Saddles isn’t always aligned with the rules if the game.

[vern]

We should ban riding indoors for next year’s game. As Hozn says, riding indoors is against the spirit and intent of the game.

[hozn]

@vern 132947 wrote:

We should ban riding indoors for next year’s game. As Hozn says, riding indoors is against the spirit and intent of the game.

That seems reasonable. To be fair, I don’t know that this has actually been done, but I know that – for example – there were the Crystal City parking garage races end of last winter. I don’t think there is anything in the rules that would prevent that from counting.

But then do you also ban people riding while on holiday in Australia (vvill!)?

[cvcalhoun]

@hozn 132944 wrote:

Yeah, I wasn’t really being serious. Sorry that wasn’t obvious in my post. There are definitely some gray areas here — e-bikes (ELF!), riding indoors (but not stationary), riding in tropical parts of world. The spirit of Freezing Saddles isn’t always aligned with the rules if the game.

Well, the e-bikes and ELF did get taken care of. LOL

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