Welcome Team 6
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Welcome to the Team 6 thread. My name is Lee Goldberg and it turns out that I am your captain. This is the first time I have participated in Freezing Saddles so the good news is I come to this task with no preconceptions, which is another way of saying I don’t know what I am doing exactly. But it also means I am totally open to suggestions and this thread is the place to put those suggestions.
It was great meeting many of you tonight at the happy hour. For those of you who were not there, I will offer a bit about me. I am a daily commuter from Silver Spring to the Verizon Center/Gallery Place area. I usually go through Takoma Park and down the MBT and then I home either through town or sometime up the CCT. The former route is about 20 miles, which is perfect for a commute; the latter is 38 miles which is just too long for everyday. On the weekends, I frequently ride with Potomac Pedalers or with the Bike Rack on their Sunday ride — at least for as long as I can keep up. I have been bike commuting for about a decade and come originally from the San Francisco Bay Area where they have real hills. But I have been in the area 20+ years, so most of that climbing ability has worn off. For most of my time here, I have worked in health policy for liberal advocacy groups. So count me either as the opposition or a fellow traveler. I am an empty-nester but my significant other seems to have balanced that out with a very cute labradoodle puppy so the chaos at home continues.
Some groups it appears are fairly social and that sounds great. So feel free to advertise a ride your going to do if you want company from the group. I am always interested in new routes and new people to talk with and share a coffee or a happy hour. especially on these often gloomy winter days. One nice thing about our area is there are many opportunities for drinks and bakeries and other refreshments/nourishment post-ride.
So what do you need to do? three things:
1. Tell us something about yourself;
2. Make a suggestion for a team name. We need a name that will put the others to shame. Suggestions please!!
3. Sign up for our Strava club at https://www.strava.com/clubs/335186Happy riding
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Hi Calvin! I’d love to hear about your RAGBRAI adventures! Do you ride with a team, or on your own?
I’m a singer too, though not a tenor or baritone.
Perhaps you, me, and Bryan can sing some trios. 
@cschnure 171735 wrote:
Hi I’m Calvin. Funny coincidence, but my friend Bryan introduced me to Freezing Saddles, and he just told me we are both on Team Six.
I like “bicicles” for the team name!
I’m a daily commuter and have been so, well, basically my entire life. Except the three years I lived in Manhattan that is. I do anything from 125 mi to 250 mi a week. I come down the CCT daily from Bethesda, but often add some laps at Hains Point or maybe Great Falls going home.
I’ve done RAGBRAI too, five times, and last summer did “Ride the Rockies” in Colorado. Their hills are bigger than those in Iowa!
Funny fact: Bryan and I met while drafting together on the Seagull Century, and realized in November we are both in barbershop quartets. In fact he sings with my old singing group. If there is a tenor and baritone on our team, we can sing something for you!
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