vvill’s N + 1 Pointless Prize

[vvill]

For this Pointless Prize, you log as many ride days on different bikes as you can, with a minimum of 2.0 miles in one day on a bike to count a bike, with the following rules:

• You may only add to your n count by one bike per day.
• You must submit [at least] one photo per bike that shows the bike (rider does not have to be included), and a brief description of the bike and your ride on the bike. Post submissions in this thread and feel free to edit existing posts to update your count. You can link to your Strava activity and add the photo(s) there, or just post text and an image/link to an image if you don’t want to use Strava – or you can use some combination thereof. (The mileage requirement is based on the honor system.)
• Bikeshare systems count as one bike (each system can count separately). Exceptions may be made for say, the Cherry Blossom pink CaBi (bikeinbloom). Tandems, recumbents, unicycles, trikes and ElliptiGOs are allowed. Scooters, skateboards, roller blades, etc. are not. Trainer rides and stationary bikes do not count. Underground rides count as long as you have an accurate odometer AND include a photo showing the mileage on said odometer. Anyone submitting ELF rides will be summarily disqualified (just kidding… or not?).

This pointless prize/sidebet starts 1/27 – pre-dated rides during BAFS2016 do not count, sorry! You may (and are implicitly encouraged to) borrow team mates’ or fellow riders’ bikes.

Value of prize to be awarded will be a function of the number of participants, and the winning value of n. Prize will be split in the event of a tie, although bonus points may be arbitrarily awarded for unusual rides/bikes.

Final totals

Top 10
kayakcyndi = 17
Raymo853 = 11
vvill = 10
QuikAF77 = 9
trailrunner = 8
ShawnoftheDread = 8
dcv = 7
Boomer2U = 6
americancyclo = 4 with +1 bonus point
Subby = 5

11-18
sethpo = 3.98 (0.01 deducted twice for incomplete submissions that could be easily completed)
Steve O = 3.666 (Devil’s number, and partial credit for griping about previously ridden bikes on travel).
Amalitza = 3
TwoWheelsDC = 2.5 (one incomplete submission – no photo)
Judd = 2
lbds137 = 2
DCAKen = 1
Rod Smith = 1

Topic

[Raymo853]

@Subby 136328 wrote:

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3/08/2016

N=5

https://www.strava.com/activities/511658652

So yeah being friends with Cyndi has its advantages. You get to ride her cool bikes when she pilfers yours to rack up the Ns. I had a pretty great revelation too – I loved her narrow handlebars. Super comfortable. Only change I would make to the bike itself would be skinnier tires. 28s on a Liscio is like having Usain Bolt run the 100 in Uggs.

28s are faster than 25s or 23s.

[QuikAF77]

@americancyclo 136333 wrote:

You guys just sent me on a nostalgia trip looking for pics of my GT Outpost Trail. That was the first bike I ever had stolen.

Awww! My only bike ever stolen was a Huffy BMX bike I had from like ages 7-11. Still broke my heart though!

[TwoWheelsDC]

@Raymo853 136341 wrote:

28s are faster than 25s or 23s.

Well…wider tires generally have less rolling resistance, but would be (slightly) heavier for any given make/model of tire and are less aerodynamic…so it’s complicated.

[QuikAF77]

n=7, My Mom’s mid-90’s era Bianchi Eros. It is a super sweet lugged Italian steel road touring bike. It is setup with a triple crank, Campy Mirage, 8 speed drivetrain. Riding Campy for the first time in forever was funny, especially coming from Sram. I kept on upshifting then spinning like mad everytime I forgot to hit the button to downshift. I did like how I could downshift multiple gears in one push though. The bike was small for me, and as a result I was rocking a super aero position in the drops! Italians know how to make them, this bike tracks smooth and puts the power to the pavement!

https://www.strava.com/activities/512102438

[ShawnoftheDread]

@QuikAF77 136387 wrote:

n=7, My Mom’s mid-90’s era Bianchi Eros. It is a super sweet lugged Italian steel road touring bike. It is setup with a triple crank, Campy Mirage, 8 speed drivetrain. Riding Campy for the first time in forever was funny, especially coming from Sram. I kept on upshifting then spinning like mad everytime I forgot to hit the button to downshift. I did like how I could downshift multiple gears in one push though. The bike was small for me, and as a result I was rocking a super aero position in the drops! Italians know how to make them, this bike tracks smooth and puts the power to the pavement!

https://www.strava.com/activities/512102438

Cool, but we want to SEE the bikes.

[vvill]

@ShawnoftheDread 136392 wrote:

Cool, but we want to SEE the bikes.

Found them with just a little stalking. Biiiig images:
https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/GUWfbRwbrmH0aVzKc1Bnf8zr8ehwBZR_efeGNrFBj7k-1152×2048.jpg
https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/ORYU1AQEraEyemNqqxf8vRSQOXVHjT8owb6MgWgr_As-2048×1152.jpg

@QuikAF77 136387 wrote:

n=7, My Mom’s mid-90’s era Bianchi Eros. It is a super sweet lugged Italian steel road touring bike. It is setup with a triple crank, Campy Mirage, 8 speed drivetrain. Riding Campy for the first time in forever was funny, especially coming from Sram. I kept on upshifting then spinning like mad everytime I forgot to hit the button to downshift. I did like how I could downshift multiple gears in one push though. The bike was small for me, and as a result I was rocking a super aero position in the drops! Italians know how to make them, this bike tracks smooth and puts the power to the pavement!

Your folks have some awesome bikes!! That said, most of my cycling as a kid was with my brother first, and my mum second. She had a steel road bike with drop bars, from a yard sale (of course).

[QuikAF77]

@ShawnoftheDread 136392 wrote:

Cool, but we want to SEE the bikes.

Whoops, linked to the wrong ride!

https://www.strava.com/activities/512049506

[hozn]

@Subby 136328 wrote:

Only change I would make to the bike itself would be skinnier tires. 28s on a Liscio is like having Usain Bolt run the 100 in Uggs.

@Raymo853 136341 wrote:

28s are faster than 25s or 23s.

@TwoWheelsDC 136349 wrote:

Well…wider tires generally have less rolling resistance, but would be (slightly) heavier for any given make/model of tire and are less aerodynamic…so it’s complicated.

All true!

I found a good article on the different variables: http://engineerstalk.mavic.com/the-right-tyre-width-on-the-right-rim-width-2/

Would have been nice if they normalized the units a bit to quantify the cost vs. savings of going with larger tires than the rims. I’m too lazy (and busy) to figure it out myself.

Probably Subby was just noting that the Schwalbe Durano (in any size) is a great winter tire but is not a fast tire. But having a tire that matches rim width definitely “feels right” on a road bike, I agree with that too. Assuming the Rovals are wide rims, a 25mm might work great. (Cyndi, I recommend 25mm Schwalbe One tubeless or GP4000S II if you want to stick with tubes. In which case latex tubes apparently offer improved ride — not 100% sure I could tell the difference in a blind test, but they do roll nicely.)

[KayakCyndi]

@hozn 136420 wrote:

(Cyndi, I recommend 25mm Schwalbe One tubeless or GP4000S II if you want to stick with tubes. In which case latex tubes apparently offer improved ride — not 100% sure I could tell the difference in a blind test, but they do roll nicely.)

Funny, I just picked up a pair of Schwalbe Ones — not the tubeless ones but the regular clinchers since I’m constantly changing tires. Hopefully they’ll feel as nice as the others. I’ll use the Durano’s on the Viaje’s road wheels since they’ll probably hold up better to the silliness that is DC streets.

[KayakCyndi]

@hozn 136420 wrote:

(Cyndi, I recommend 25mm Schwalbe One tubeless or GP4000S II if you want to stick with tubes. In which case latex tubes apparently offer improved ride — not 100% sure I could tell the difference in a blind test, but they do roll nicely.)

Funny, I just picked up a pair of Schwalbe Ones — not the tubeless ones but the regular clinchers since I’m constantly changing tires — for the Liscio. Hopefully they’ll feel as nice as the others. I’ll move the Durano’s to the Viaje’s road wheels since they’ll probably hold up better to the silliness that is DC streets.

[lbds137]

N = 1 : first Capital Bikeshare ride ever: https://www.strava.com/activities/512958098
N = 2 : borrowing a hybrid from @glennpstevens: https://www.strava.com/activities/513657744

(photos are on Strava)

[Raymo853]

Regarding bike share limitation, I think using bike shares from different systems should count. So a rides on dc and Quebec City systems should both count.

[vvill]

@Raymo853 136544 wrote:

Regarding bike share limitation, I think using bike shares from different systems should count. So a rides on dc and Quebec City systems should both count.

That was the intention. I will update the original post to make it clearer.

[Rod Smith]

N = 1
Kona@Work

[Raymo853]

I am going to ask for an evaluation for this. Does my Indy Fab Club Racer now qualify for a point, partial point, etc? It got a point when it was a single speed with CX tires. It now has new gearing, new wheels, including a generator hub, a new fork from Hans, and different brakes front and rear.

https://www.strava.com/activities/514383710

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