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@ShawnoftheDread 185309 wrote:

Eleventy-first is 111.

I figured we already had two 1’s, why not give ourselves a third? And “eleventy” is a really fun word to say! But it’s a provisional name, if people have other ideas. (Maybe not related to any classic mockumentaries, though?)

As some people have cleverly found, the Strava team is at https://www.strava.com/clubs/eleventyfirst

It’s open for now, once everyone joins I’ll close it, and boot any interlopers we manage to pick up.

Also, whereabouts to folks live? I’d like to try to plans some get-togethers.

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I’ll be there!

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Is the Proteus cat still around? Did he make the move to the new store?

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Interesting thoughts. I kinda like the idea of most Strava segments. Or maybe even most Strava segments ridden once, and only once, to really prompt wandering all over creation? That’s super easy to game, though… Not sure I’m looking for Calvinball.

My idea (which apparently wasn’t totally clear) is maybe better expressed as the rider who covers the most ground? Or the most miles ridden during FS, but only the first time you ride that ride counts? Or the rider with the most evenly lit most sprawling heatmap; instead of just a few bright very well worth paths.

I want a prize for exploring, and wandering, and new things, and not just riding your same habits.

I was (and still am!) wondering if there’s a way to quantify this.

Or, I guess, given the hugely high stakes involved, I could just eyeball it?
Give a prize to the rider whose heatmap looks to me like they wandered hither-and-yon the most?

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I’m really interested in and optimistic about the new system!

I was new to this last year, and am playing again this year. I don’t have the numbers, so I may be talking out of my butt — but, my impression as a newbie last year was that the team stuff felt like a race among the top three or maybe four members of each team, and what the bottom six or seven did didn’t seem to matter one way or the other. If your number #1 rider was worse than their #1 rider, that seemed to be more or less it. Again — maybe I’m wrong, but that’s what it felt like.

With the new system, I suspect that the top three riders on each team will max out every week — so the efforts of the 4th, 5th, and 6th riders on each team will matter a lot more, and the 7th through 10th will potentially make more of a difference. I think that having more people have more of a meaningful role in the team competition is a good thing.

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@Sunyata 181770 wrote:

The Steel Wheels out of Harrisonburg, VA also does some band touring by bike. They have gotten pretty big, so they only do it for local-ish stuff these days, though.

That’s awesome! I mainly know them from the great music festival they’ve put together. Finding out they also tour by bike makes them even better.

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This sounds like a great ride! Marta and I are planning on being there.

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I’ll be there.
I haven’t ridden it before, but I really liked their Rural Legacy ride in June, so I immediately signed up for their next one.

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I also got proof of our official midnight ride, our fearless leader, and the moon:

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Hey gang. I had a great time on the ride. Here are the group pictures I got:
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I’m in.

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This reminds me very much of the kayak vs. SUP (paddleboard) arguments I’ve been a part of.

I can totally see that.

Also, I think of kayaks as the bicycles of the sea. But maybe that’s just me.

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Do you mind if I ask why you’re interested in one? I’ve never understood them, and I’m curious what I’m missing.
(Or maybe they’re super awesome, and I’m better off not knowing? I have enough n+1 ideas already…)

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I’ll be there.

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