[Alcova cyclist]

I never said I was offended by snot rockets… just that I really didn’t like the name.

I think there’s been a dozen better names suggested, but if there’s consensus on SR from others, I’m not going to lose any sleep if that winds up being our name.

On the upside, it seems we’ve been keeping RCannon and Steve O here egging us on instead of going out and racking up miles, so we might as well keep squabbling.

Or we could meet in secret, decide on a name, and then refuse to tell anyone else what it is, especially not certain lurkers.

Go Team [REDACTED]!

[Alcova cyclist]

Feeling guilty… Had a meeting at an alternate site so I didn’t bike in today, and now we’ve fallen below the “Lucky Pr1m3s” on the leader board. (and they even have a name and everything!)

I promise to at least get at least a sleaze ride in tonight and move us back to 6th.

Go [REDACTED]!

[Alcova cyclist]

[Alcova cyclist]

Voldemort?

[Alcova cyclist]

@Alcova cyclist 105605 wrote:

Chain Gang
The Spokespeople

Or in keeping with the bike parts theme and the “can’t agree on a name” theme, “The cranky bastards”

[Alcova cyclist]

Chain Gang
The Spokespeople
we (B)icicle (pronounce either way)
Rockets/Rocketeers (you might think this is a compromise, but itsnot)
Snow Misers
The team formerly known as team 5
Fox Force 5
South Pole Elves
Cold Fusion
Ice Ice Babies
Save a Tauntaun, Ride a bike! (lame Star Wars ice planet of Hoth reference)
Let it Go! (“Frozen” reference, or perhaps a reference to our quest for a name)
“We are all special snowflakes” or “The Special Snowflakes” or just “The Flakes”
or of course, The Salty Dogs or “The Salty Gods”
(or any of the previously suggested, including, if we must, Snot Rockets)

I suggest whoever shows up at the pints ride on Saturday discuss, then narrow it to 2 or 3 and then we straight up vote.
Or Steve can just name us.
Honestly, I don’t care that much.

[Alcova cyclist]

Not to drag this out, but I am not at all a fan of “snot rockets.” It is a terrible name.

But I won’t let it ruin my team attitude.

[Alcova cyclist]

Lots of people have mentioned variants of this, but I think you should really stress the “hold your line” bit.

As a relatively new snow/ice rider, I have found I really have to fight my natural tendency to turn away from danger — when I hit an unexpected patch of ice or slush, my immediate urge is to turn sharply toward firmer ground… If you can do that BEFORE you hit the slick spot, that’s great, but once you’re in it, hold your line until you have more traction available to support a turn.

[Alcova cyclist]

Trails around the national mall had a light coating of snow, but the NPS crews were out with sweepers at 8:45 or so and a few paths were already swept clear. Hopefully will be just fine by this evening.

[Alcova cyclist]

I had to google it to even know what it was.

[Alcova cyclist]

I think I’ll submit this in the comments, but if they really want to raise some cash, while at the same time drastically improving the “park-like qualities” of an NPS property in the Capital region, they should start charging motorists to use GWP, not cyclists to use the C&O.

Set up toll booths at each entrance to the GWP, and while they’re at it, enforce a 35 mph speed limit throughout, just like on Skyline Drive.

This might help the reality of the GWP get a little closer to the description of the GWP on the NPS website: “The George Washington Memorial Parkway was designed for recreational driving. It links sites that commemorate important episodes in American history and preserve habitat for local wildlife. The parkway and its associated trails provide a scenic place to play and rest in the busy Washington, DC metropolitan area.”

[Alcova cyclist]

So here’s I think everything that’s been suggested so far:
Boomer: Buccaneers, Blimeys, Cutlasses, Dungbies , Freebooters, Hornswaggles , Swashbucklers, Scallywags, Seadogs, Shark bait
Sjclaeys: Team Dread Pirate Black Heart
DKel: Merciless black hearts, Scurvy scalawags, Salty dogs, Rolling raiders, Biking buccaneers, Pedalin’ pirates
Me: Salty Dogs, Courtland Milloy’s Frozen Heart
Dasgeh: Davy Jones’s Bakfiets, Heart Maker Shop, Courtland Milloy’s heart, Lon Anderson’s cardiologist

Based on general discussion, it seems the Courtland Milloy ones are out. There are certain forum members who take exception to use of the term “Dread” in team names.

Looking at “likes” etc., the names that seem to have some traction are:
Black Hearts (on our HH name tags & sorta default original name)
Davy Jones’s Bakfiets (dasgeh)
Salty Dogs (me and DKel (I missed that DKel had already suggested this one when I re-suggested it))
A pirate themed name that’s not listed above (from among Boomer’s one-word pirate themed names or DKel’s two word pirate themed names -[we could choose from among those after the voting if the one/two word pirate names are chosen]

I could add or subtract from this list and do a quick survey monkey poll (or we could just vote here). Before people start voting, are there any other suggestions (or did I miss anything)?

[Alcova cyclist]

Checking on family plans, but I’ll try to make the Saturday pints ride.

[Alcova cyclist]

Glorious ride in today…

Quite a few cyclists out – nice to greet my fellow humans with a cheerful “Good Morning!” on a bike than the two word greeting I find myself using when in the car.

And as a bonus, while crossing Memorial Bridge, I stopped to watch a pair of Bald Eagles circle a few times over the river before heading north towards Roosevelt Island. Sadly, they were gone before I could get my camera out.

[Alcova cyclist]

As a former (and still part-time) Navy guy, I like the pirate/nautical theme (and besides, screw that Milloy guy).

Given the white crust over my wheels (and shoes and tights, etc.), I offer the name “The Salty Dogs”

According to the interwebs:
Salty Dog may refer to:

Salty dog (cocktail), a drink made with vodka or gin and grapefruit juice

Salty dog (slang), a slang phrase with several meanings:
“Salty Dog” is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much of his life aboard a ship at sea. A salty dog is often given increased credibility by ship mates in matters pertaining to ship-board life and duties. Also known as an “old salt.” [1]

Another meaning of the term “Salty Dog” comes from the archaic practice of rubbing salt into the coat of one’s favorite dog as a flea repellent. Therefore, one’s “salty dog” is one’s favorite person, best friend, etc… This is the meaning of the line in “Salty Dog Blues”: “Let me be your salty dog, or I don’t wanna be your man at all.” The phrase could also have a sexual meaning. The lyric “Honey, let me be your salty dog” could also be translated to mean “Let me be your sexual partner.”

“Salty dog” also means ornery, as in the T-Bone Walker tune “Ain’t Salty No More.”

And somewhat off-topic, here’s my “salty dog”:[ATTACH=CONFIG]7438[/ATTACH]

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