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

[KayakCyndi]

@americancyclo 135416 wrote:

N=2
https://www.strava.com/activities/500753915
Dahon Speed 7
…. but I do get the impression I’m a bit big for it. …..
[ATTACH]11040[/ATTACH]

The mental image I have of you on that bike is similar to Pete on the respect bike. We need pictures!

[americancyclo]

@KayakCyndi 135420 wrote:

The mental image I have of you on that bike is similar to Pete on the respect bike. We need pictures!

I have to bring the seat post as far out as it will go to get decent pedal stroke!

That and the respect together would be hilarious. Maybe next Tuesday morning hills.

[dcv]

n=6
24Feb16
Another wet commute
My latest addition – got this Raleigh RX frameset off DC Used, moved most parts over from my now-dead Blue (Competition Cycles) road bike (cracked frame). Mix of SRAM Red / Force with TRP mini-V brakes. Built this to climb gravel mountains, I’m still loving the novelty of CX with gears.

[ian74]

This thread is just pure bike porn for me. I’d post if I had more bikes, but I love seeing everyone else’s!

[americancyclo]

@ShawnoftheDread 135346 wrote:

N=3,

love the reverse mount headlamp.

[dcv]

@ian74 135456 wrote:

This thread is just pure bike porn for me. I’d post if I had more bikes, but I love seeing everyone else’s!

Ian I think you caught me on the MVT when I was bring the RX frameset home a few months ago?

[ian74]

@dcv 135468 wrote:

Ian I think you caught me on the MVT when I was bring the RX frameset home a few months ago?

I did see you with a bike frame over your shoulder that day! I didn’t realize that was the frame you built up in the picture. Looks great!

[ShawnoftheDread]

@americancyclo 135458 wrote:

love the reverse mount headlamp.

Trying to distract from the fact that I still haven’t cut my steerer tube.

[dcv]

n=7
25Feb16
The morning after
My lightest bike, carbon Scott CR-1 Pro frame converted to fixed gear using the same ENO wheelset from the Lemond. Ready to ride this bike is 14.17 lbs, sometimes both wheels skip off the ground during an all-out sprint (accidental bunny hops). Head tube is too big.

[americancyclo]

@dcv 135559 wrote:

That looks like mile 7.5 on the W&OD.
You could have a sub 14 lb bike if you switched out the gatorskins for GP4000s

[dcv]

@americancyclo 135561 wrote:

That looks like mile 7.5 on the W&OD.
You could have a sub 14 lb bike if you switched out the gatorskins for GP4000s

or get rid of the emergency brake & bottle cage

[vvill]

@dcv 135559 wrote:

My lightest bike, carbon Scott CR-1 Pro frame converted to fixed gear using the same ENO wheelset from the Lemond. Ready to ride this bike is 14.17 lbs, sometimes both wheels skip off the ground during an all-out sprint (accidental bunny hops). Head tube is too big.

Part of me wants to tear down my road bike and switch over my ENO wheel from my hybrid/pit SSCX bike (which hardly gets ridden anyway). Probably wouldn’t be <15lbs but anything <17.5 would be lighter than any of my other bikes. Force/Red cranks? What chain ring is that?

[ShawnoftheDread]

N=5, CaBi. I had a breakfast meeting on the Hill so took bike share there and back. Dock blocked twice so was almost late, which is a drawback of the system.

[dcv]

@vvill 135568 wrote:

Part of me wants to tear down my road bike and switch over my ENO wheel from my hybrid/pit SSCX bike (which hardly gets ridden anyway). Probably wouldn’t be <15lbs but anything <17.5 would be lighter than any of my other bikes. Force/Red cranks? What chain ring is that?

Force cranks with Blackspire chainring. I think you’d be surprised how light you can get by ditching your groupset, I think my steel Lemond is mid 15 lbs.

[dkel]

@dcv 135593 wrote:

Force cranks with Blackspire chainring. I think you’d be surprised how light you can get by ditching your groupset, I think my steel Lemond is mid 15 lbs.

My hi-tensile steel Schwinn conversion was less than 17, I think. None of that fancy chromoly there.

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