[cvcalhoun]

Well, that could be a unicorn. If you had an unusually pure mind…

@PotomacCyclist 75273 wrote:

I would recommend that people not mimic the former route of the Marine Corps Marathon for GPS art. Particularly the section along the Mall and around the Capitol Reflecting Pool. Because, uh, well…

http://www.marinemarathon.com/Assets/Maps/2012+MCM+Map+-+reduced.pdf

[cvcalhoun]

I’m in a similar situation. Before FS, I typically bicycled two days a week, for a total of about 30 miles. The good news is, it’s not hard to beat my handicap. The bad news is, continuing at that pace would put my position on the leaderboard so far down that I wouldn’t even be seen!

I’m now bicycling every day, lengthening some of my normal rides, and taking some extra medium-length rides. But I have decided not to be at all concerned over whether my ride is a sleaze ride. So on my rest days, I bicycle to the Y and back, a 1.3 mile round trip. I figure that still allows me plenty of rest.

[cvcalhoun]

Van Buren. I don’t dislike Mikey’s all that much. But having bicycled 10 miles out of my way to get this one, I wanted to make sure it wasn’t moot before I even got home.

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[cvcalhoun]

Picture or it didn’t happen!

@Mikey 74904 wrote:

Is Liz going for the steal?

[cvcalhoun]

Hey, it’s not easy finding a way to distinguish John Quincy Adams from John Adams!

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[cvcalhoun]

I believe Team 3 is Lentement mais Sûrement, in which case you’d need to go to http://www.strava.com/clubs/46418 and click the button to request to join.

[cvcalhoun]

I don’t typically need to use my phone for entering rides, since I have a Garmin. However, when I have needed to use the phone for that purpose, I’ve put it in a cradle that attaches to my handlebars. That way I can use it for:

• Entering rides.
• GPS navigation.
• Knowing when my phone is ringing, so I can pull over and answer it.
• Seeing when text messages and e-mails come in, so I can check them at the next stop.

The one I use is the Delta Smartphone Holder, but similar holders are available for other types of phones.

@Subby 74781 wrote:

I put on my left hand glove, then start strava, then put my phone in my back pocket, then put on my right hand glove, then ride.

Way easier than manual data entry.

[cvcalhoun]

So, does the photo have to include both first and last names, or just last? I’m thinking, for example, that since there is no John Adams memorial, the contest may be quite short if we have to find something with “John Adams” in it. On the other hand, the Washington Marina doesn’t include “George” in it. If the last name is enough, I’m sure we could find plenty of things around here that had just “Adams” in them.

And is “could be perceived to represent” broad enough to include things not actually named after a President, but after someone else with the same surname?

[cvcalhoun]

We not only connected on our Strava page, but connected in person with a happy hour this evening. (The last bridge was crossed on the way to the happy hour.) Thanks for fostering the connection!

@Mikey 74661 wrote:

Congrats team 2 Sloppy seconds for completing FSSB#2!
I hope this gave you a chance to connect on your strava page, and learn where your teammates are coming from. For some of you you found a new way into or out of the city. For everyone else fear not there will be a more challenging FSSB in the future.

[cvcalhoun]

Sloppy Seconds hereby announces it has completed the FSSB #2 – Bridges of Arlington County challenge. (Last two rides to be uploaded shortly.) Results are as follows:

• POINT OF ROCKS (US15) – Subby (1/1)
• KEY – acl (1/9)
• MASON (14TH STREET) – scorchedearth (1/9)
• ROOSEVELT (US50/I-66) – TwoWheelsDC (1/9)
• WILSON BRIDGE (I-495) – Terpfan (1/9)
• 11TH STREET (Navy Yard, SE) – elwbikes (1/10)
• FREDERICK DOUGLAS (S. Capitol) – me (1/10)
• BENNING ROAD (NE) – elwbikes (1/12)
• ARLINGTON MEMORIAL – bikenurse, formerly mllwhnp (1/13)
• CHAIN (VA-123) – consularrider (1/13)

[cvcalhoun]

What got to me was that the waves actually froze!

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@jnva 74437 wrote:

Icy river at around noon today
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[cvcalhoun]

Ooh! I thought I wanted to be the Queen of Sleaze Rides, but Queen of Sordid Bicycling sounds even better!

@Rod Smith 74495 wrote:

It might be a joke to you buddy but Team three are going to sordid bicycle very serious.

[cvcalhoun]

How could the People’s Republic of Montgomery County possibly be anywhere other than the left side?

@rcannon100 74333 wrote:

Rod, I thought Maryland was on the left side….

@Rod Smith 74335 wrote:

You might be holding your map upside down. :p

@cyclingfool 74383 wrote:

Maryland – la rive gauche

[cvcalhoun]

The Y is my favorite sleaze ride. It’s about one and a third miles round-trip. And on bad days, I can bike there for the points, then get the real exercise in the gym.

[cvcalhoun]

Of course today, I wondered why we bothered with bridges over the Potomac at all. I could pretty much have ridden my bike across at any random point.

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