[Bob James]

Rod, I was only ahead of you in the standing very briefly and I had to bike at 2am just to have a few hours of glory before your next ride. As to the James boys, there should be a BAFS prize for the surname with the most points. You might think it would be the more common “Smith”, but no, it’s the James gang.

[Bob James]

I don’t comment in the forum much, but do read most of the comments and add a “like” here or there. Our team (11) decided to mostly comment within strava which made more sense for us for team discussion, but maybe not so much for BAFS-wide discussions. I do try to click on many’s BAFS rides in Strava and make comments of encouragement (or smack talk). I’ve been on only 1 ride this challenge with other riders (primarily for medical reasons), so I am not a shining example of the physical social aspects to BAFS, but I hear there is a final day big group ride at Haines Point that I look forward to meeting team and other BAFS rides who can attend. I guess my overall intent of posting this comments is there are other ways to communicate with team members and participate in the challenge than using this forum.

[Bob James]

@cvcalhoun 134340 wrote:

There is no one left on a waiting list. We placed all the existing ones, and stopped taking new registrations, a long time ago.

Oh well, it probably would open up a bunch of fairness and and issues from other teams with similar or different issues that prevent some riders from riding at all or up to their
normal mileage.

[Bob James]

Wow, sorry to hear Team 16 is having so many injuries. Hope you all recover quickly. Maybe there are some registered riders on a waiting list for BAFS, or from the Slacker team, that could substitute. While Team 16 is still doing pretty good in the standings, if someone will be out the entire remainder of the challenge a substitute should be able to fill in as long as no more than 13 riders are not potentially adding points at the same time. We (team 11) were out 1 rider for all of Jan due to travel.

[Bob James]

I’ll have to bring my heavy bike and go slower. It’s really a gravel grinder, not a snowmobile so hopefully it will do the job without me falling.

@Rod Smith 132471 wrote:

Think snow!

[Bob James]

Hi team 11. I introduced myself briefly on our Strava group. I live out in Manassas and work in DC at the Library of Congress. I’ll be trying to front load miles in January as I’m not sure how things will go in February, though I do plan on at least doing sleaze rides each day with the hopes for longer ones.

I know there is some discussion to post here or on Strava so I’ll post to both. This is a bit late, but I just read some from team 16 and others are meeting at Hanes Point at 9am by the tennis courts is anyone can make it with such late notice.

[Bob James]

I plan on crashing the party at HP tomorrow too, if that’s all right for someone from Team 11. It will be a little chilly for the morning, but looks like low wind.

@Rod Smith 132448 wrote:

Hanes Point at 9am? Meet at CaBi station near the tennis courts.

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