The National Bike Challenge is on!

[KLizotte]

I just signed on the B-team! Go Bees, go!

[eminva]

On the main page for the Challenge, there is a message board. People have been writing in with technical problems and it seems the organizers are receptive to trying to solve the problems. So if you see something problematic, speak up and maybe they can fix it. It is possible they can get all the wrinkles ironed out before the real contest starts (at least I think they are trying).

Another alternative is to just enter it manually each night. The interface is very simple.

One thing vvill noticed is that with the endomondo app, it is possible to watch someone else live on the site. You actually see them progressing on their route. So all you early birds, when you get bored at work after 3 or 4 hours, can watch me riding through Arlington.

Liz

[Tim Kelley]

@eminva 18180 wrote:

So if you see something problematic, speak up and maybe they can fix it.

Yes, I submitted my complaints/suggestions last week.

Looks like a manual entry will be the way I do it. How boring.

[DaveK]

Joined up on the B-team. I’ll figure out some way to get all my rides where they need to go without carrying 14 devices every day…

[consularrider]

@americancyclo 18176 wrote:

There’s no way to bulk change those activity types. one of the major downfalls of this challenge in my opinion. do we need to change the activity type? if we do, I might boycott this challenge. I think the B team might quickly become the A team. I vote Dirt be cast as Hannibal.

This challenge gives credit for either sport or transportation cycling and I only change it for my own purposes. There is another challenge going that only gives credit for sport.

[Mark Blacknell]

@americancyclo 18176 wrote:

I vote Dirt be cast as Hannibal.

That would make me . . . an elephant?

[Megabeth]

Still 5 more spots left! Come one, come all! http://www.endomondo.com/teams/4512596

[americancyclo]

@Mark Blacknell 18184 wrote:

That would make me . . . an elephant?

Different Hannibal. I was thinking more Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock for you.

[creadinger]

3 spots remaining on the B-team.

[Mikey]

sign me up for the B-team, I’ll participate.
Just let me know what I need to do.
Mike

[dbb]

It would be pretty impressive if both BikeArlington teams finished high on the leaderboard. That would speak volumes to the work that the BikeArlington staff has accomplished.

[Megabeth]

@essigmw 18188 wrote:

sign me up for the B-team, I’ll participate.
Just let me know what I need to do.
Mike

You’ll need to go to the site – http://www.endomondo.com/campaign/national
Create an account, then search for Bike Arlington B Team in the Join a Team section. And, you’re in like flynn….

[Dirt]

@Tim Kelley 18175 wrote:

That only works if you still have the files saved on the Garmin. Having already downloaded them as .tcx files onto my computer and then clearing the Garmin means I have to do them one by one.

Sad panda.

Sounds like user error to me. It is still the pre-show. Plenty of time for you to assault us with useless data when the game starts for real.

[Mikey]

Yea!! I made the team!
216 miles so far this month to add to the team! go Killer-B’s!

[Dirt]

@americancyclo 18176 wrote:

I vote Dirt be cast as Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith.

I think of myself much more as Mr. Furious from the movie Mystery Men (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132347/)…. or Moist from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1227926/)

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