cyclingfool
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Pardon the foray into politics, but… this…
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Hello everyone! cyclingfool here, AKA Eric. I live in Del Ray in Alexandria and work at Trader Joe’s in Bailey’s Crossroads as a mate (assistant manager). Working retail management means my schedule is all over the place and involves long hours, which is to say that:
1. I will most likely be unavailable for any FS-related get togethers; and
2. You’ll notice lots of rides at weird times of day like 3am commutes to work or 1am commutes home.Sadly, between work hours and family commitments commuting makes up almost all my miles, with some occasional errands or kidical rides sprinkled in. Even sleaze rides can be hard to work in, but I’ll do my best to get do some for the team and for fun.
I will put in a solid four to five days a week commuting about six miles each way for sure, more as possible.I also enjoy bike touring and camping. I did Pittsburgh to DC last summer and try to work in an overnight or two on the C&O in the summer, though those kinds of miles are not likely to come during the course of Freezing Saddles.
I think this is my fourth FS. I look forward to winter riding, getting to know you all a little, at least virtually, and to having fun with FS! Go Penguins (though not in the NHL sense of that phrase)!!!
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Not sure where a 2:30 am ride home from work falls on the morning or evening commute spectrum, but here’s my startle from last night/this morning… A fox scurrying across the road no more than five feet in front of me as I was riding down Four Mile Run Drive parallel to the W&OD across the vacant lot from WETA. Near miss.
I was ready to fall asleep on my ride home despite the cool temperatures and being on my bike after a very long day at work, but the sound of running paws and the almost collision with a fox darting out from the parked cars and almost taking me out got my blood flowing in a jiffy.
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Checking in. This is my third year doing Freezing Saddles. I used to be a lot more active on the forum but a combination of life circumstances and the fact that I no longer have a desk job and the opportunity to fill voids in my day by checking in on the forum mean I am not as active as I used to be, much to my chagrin (but I digress).
I’m a regular year-round commuter (Del Ray to Clarendon at the moment), but rarely have the opportunity to ride otherwise. I’ve been riding thus far in 2016, though I haven’t uploaded to Strava in a couple weeks. I just joined the Strava group for our team. I’m looking forward to this year’s FS.
Cheers teammates! Let’s go, Big 12!
So… first off. Hello everyone. I haven’t been on the forums in ages. My apologies. I trust you enjoyed my absence.
Secondly, and more importantly, I am trying to sign up for FS16. The registration form won’t accept my Strava number (83324), which is only five digits long. The form keeps insisting my Strava number have 6 digits (“at least 111111”). I tried adding a leading 0 so that the number was six digits long, but it still won’t take it. Suggestions???
