The National Bike Challenge is on!

[DaveK]

@eminva 23186 wrote:

Right — it’s a huge resort (or so it appears from the website), so I was hoping there would be some trails I could ride around on without even going out into the larger world. As a side note, I took my son to Walt Disney World late last summer and was impressed with the wide roads throughout the Disney property (which was as big as some small cities I’ve been to). Though traffic moved fast, it was somewhat sparse when we were there, so cycling through would have been doable. Nonetheless, I only saw a couple people cycling while there. They may have been employees, because there really isn’t anywhere to go around there besides the parks and hotels. It makes sense that they don’t have any infrastructure — I’m sure the only people interested would be a tiny percentage of their employees and diehard fitness fanatics because not many people want to exercise while on vacation (aside from wandering from Space Mountain to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad).

But they will probably be keeping me too busy to think of recreation. Plus it will be hot. Oh well.

Liz

Cycling around the roads of the Disney empire is possible and relatively safe, I’ve done it. It will be brutally hot since there’s virtually no shade anywhere though.

My advice?

All of the Disney properties have very large, very nicely appointed pools.

[consularrider]

@DaveK 23208 wrote:

Cycling around the roads of the Disney empire is possible and relatively safe, I’ve done it. It will be brutally hot since there’s virtually no shade anywhere though.

My advice?

All of the Disney properties have very large, very nicely appointed pools.

So your recommendation is a waterbike?

[dbb]

Just looked at the local leaderboard. BikeArlington is rocking!

Of the riders in the top 20 locally, consularrider is number 1 and 10 of the 20 spots are occupied by a rider from one of the three BikeArlington teams. There are three solo riders, two from Feam Finra, and one each from Crystal City (go Arlington!), Oxon Hill, IDD, Coffee Club and Federal Cyclists Commission.

Nationally, the BikeArlington teams are placed 14, 15 and 32 out of 2534 teams. Pretty good for America’s smallest county!

[DaveK]

@consularrider 23224 wrote:

So your recommendation is a waterbike?

They have those too!

But I prefer jet skis.

[eminva]

The place I am staying is not on Disney property. I did a Google Maps search and looked at Streetview — DaveK is right; there is no place inviting to bike there. The website advertises the mother of all pools, if you can even call it that (more like a series of interlinked football field sized bodies of water). Not that I can swim, or aqua bike, or anything of that nature.

Yes, my colleagues and I from Team Finra are doing pretty well, if not up to Bike Arlington standards. We are divided by jurisdiction as are some other local teams. However, our #1 and #3 cyclists both reside in America’s smallest county (is it really?).

Liz

[consularrider]

@dbb 23243 wrote:

Just looked at the local leaderboard. BikeArlington is rocking!

Of the riders in the top 20 locally, consularrider is number 1 and 10 of the 20 spots are occupied by a rider from one of the three BikeArlington teams. There are three solo riders, two from Feam Finra, and one each from Crystal City (go Arlington!), Oxon Hill, IDD, Coffee Club and Federal Cyclists Commission.

Nationally, the BikeArlington teams are placed 14, 15 and 32 out of 2534 teams. Pretty good for America’s smallest county!

Actually, Dirt is the number 1 rider in Virginia, someone named Tom Lepore is number 2, and I’m 3rd (just like the good old YMCA motto – although Dirt as the deity?).

[rcannon100]

Several of us on Federal Cyclists Commission are from Arlington & Alexandria! One served on Arlington BAC I believe.

Go Arlington!

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[dbb]

@consularrider 23251 wrote:

Actually, Dirt is the number 1 rider in Virginia, someone named Tom Lepore is number 2, and I’m 3rd (just like the good old YMCA motto – although Dirt as the deity?).

It is unclear why Pete doesn’t show up on the local side of the ledger. I suppose it is a software “feature”. I assembled the top 20 based on the local leaderboard and that neglected to include Dirt. No offense was intended. I think if you look at team Finra (and FCC as rcannon100 pointed out), you would find BikeArlington folks as well.

[PotomacCyclist]

@consularrider 23224 wrote:

So your recommendation is a waterbike?

I recommend this:

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[KelOnWheels]

@PotomacCyclist 23258 wrote:

I recommend this:

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Properly labeled for safety, of course:
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[Mikey]

The Killer Bees are fully platinum, 10 riders all above 1500 points. Go team! Although, the platinum drawing is only at the end and I think most of us will above 1500 pts by then, but still great going guys/girls!

[Dirt]

@essigmw 23762 wrote:

The Killer Bees are fully platinum, 10 riders all above 1500 points. Go team! Although, the platinum drawing is only at the end and I think most of us will above 1500 pts by then, but still great going guys/girls!

I’m not platinum for June yet. Hopefully will be by Saturday night.

[americancyclo]

Just squeaked over 1500 points!

[Megabeth]

Also, we hit another milestone, the Killer Bees have ridden over 10,000 miles since the beginning of May. (10,124 to be exact).

[dbb]

Maybe the “feature” that keeps Dirt from showing up as local is a way to keep the race fair. Anybody that can get to platinum each month is out of my league! Well done, Pete!

The A team has 7 or 10 platinum and the C team has 6 of 10 platinum. No question that all 30 team members should be there before the final drawing where that matters.

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