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Thanks @merlin!

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Hi All! Thanks for getting us rolling, Andy. Stoked for this squad – some new friends as well as old! Not sure how many FS I have done at this point but I always look forward to the winter riding. I commute via bike most days and will do my best to hit the 10 miles per day threshold.

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I most likely will not be able to make a team ride next weekend. Small chance Sat morning could work.

Anyone want to try a midweek HP lunch loop or two?

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@rachel_c 172225 wrote:

If you go to the freezing saddles standings there is a drop down menu in the upper right corner (menu icon). You can select different options under team or individual leaderboards. I think this is where you would see your individual standing.

It was added. Other folks noticed it as well – there is a thread somewhere with more details.

I have always been about team placement but it is also nice to have this option easily accessible.

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Heptadecaphobia!

That’s my vote.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/17_(number)

I liked the reference to the halogens on the periodic table and that according to MIT, 17 is the least random #.

I also like Q, and 6-11 if we want to go with a 17 theme. Some of the earlier non-17 names were also pretty good.

I could do an occasional HP lunch lap. Weekend morning rides can work as well.

For strategy talks – like how we get into the top 10 – I vote Strava.

Kris

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Last year I thought we could look at the leader board and see where we as individuals were placed within the competition. I am not seeing that option this year. You can sort for miles ridden under the People tab, but I don’t see that option under Leaderboards. Am I missing this option somewhere? Was this scoring matrix pulled from the competition this year?

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Can we make up our own fake news? Make fun of Strava or something?

We are still short a few riders on our Strava team. Can we reach out to them in any way?

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Hello Team,

My name is Kris, forum name is gswim18. Like Jon, this is my 4th or 5th year doing BAFS. Most of my riding over the last two years was commuting from Bethesda via CCT down and back to Georgetown. I have chased donuts, random streets in DC, and ridden midnight laps at Hains Point (thanks Jon).

For the most part I ride a Salsa Fargo daily, not the fastest bike but rather comfortable. I plan on getting my road bike up and running before the start of the spring for any planned longer road rides and have a decent mountain bike as well if anyone wants to hit local trails.

I am up for group rides!

Only one cup of coffee this AM, nothing coming to mind for a team name but I will keep thinking!

Best,

Kris

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Hello All,

I have deleted my posts. Don’t want to cause any trouble or give any bad advice.

Best,

Kris

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Sunyata, here is my take:

The idea behind a vapor barrier – create a micro-climate between your skin and the vapor barrier. Nothing in, nothing out. When your foot sweats it will add moisture to the micro-climate, at some point there will be so much moisture in the micro-climate that no more can be added thus you stop sweating. Ideally you wouldn’t sweat at all and have a nice warm and dry micro-climate.

Now protect that micro-climate with a nice warm insulating layer and protect that insulating layer from the wind, rain, snow, etc. with some kind of shell.

This is probably an over simplification of the system, but vapor barriers are successfully used by different user groups to combat being out in cold weather. Others on this forum can research, experiment, and then decide for themselves.

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@n18 170868 wrote:

Put your socks on first, then the bag, then cut the excess with scissors. Doing it the other way around would make your feet sweat and you could get frostbite.

I don’t think this is accurate n18. Yes, your foot will sweat but you will reach a point where that process stops. You will then have dry insulating layers on top. Going the other way, you will sweat out your sock pretty rapidly and have wet insulation. That to me is more of a recipe for frostbite.

Cold weather climber’s take on vapor barriers:

https://andy-kirkpatrick.com/blog/view/vbl_socks

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I go with a plastic bag to help with the cold. Normally directly on my foot and then add the sock. Foot is a little damp by the time I get to work, 11 miles, but not cold. Kind of a vapor barrier.

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After the last two cold days I thought I would check-in and see if there had been any discussion about 2018 yet!

Looking forward to this year and getting to some more social events.

Thanks to all of you who are deep in the planning process.

Kris

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I would buy one.

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