[jessica_ashford]

@gmaassen 201785 wrote:

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We follow COVID 19 social distancing guidelines

For the E-bike Lovers group to be successful, we need to grow our membership carefully. Please feel free to invite other E-bike lovers, spread the word and let’s have fun.

As usual, non-assisted bikers are most welcome.

Registration

We use Meetup for the registration for this event: https://www.meetup.com/Electric-Cycling-E-Bikes-Lovers-Washington-DC/events/271865942/

Facebook

Join us on Facebook for the latest E-bike news in the region: https://m.facebook.com/EBikeLoversDC
FB help: facebook help phone number

Easy going

This is an easy going group and we are not training for the Olympics. We bike around 12 mph and enjoy navigating the hillsides with our modern marvels of transport technology. The group is a great way to share your experience with an E-bike.

Everyone is welcome, including riders on non-assisted bikes.

Plan 2-3 hours for each trip. You can stop at any time and return home. There is no requirement to finish the trip. We organize the trips to have fun, to be outdoors, to get exercise and meet other wonderful people.

Normally, we will wait at some points of interest to give slower riders an opportunity to catch up. On nice weather days, we plan for lunch halfway the trip. This is another great opportunity for riders to catch up with the group.

A great opportunity to learn more about E-bikes

Learn more about E-bikes from those who actually use them daily or weekly. What is their experience? What to avoid when you are in the market for an(other) E-bike? How to manage batteries? How to integrate your E-bike with navigation systems? How to secure your bike with locks and register it online? These are just some of the questions you may ask other members while we paddle.

I have no E-bike. Am I welcome to join this group?

Absolutely. Everyone is welcome.

Weather and cancellation

There is never a bad biking day, there are only bad biking clothes. We plan to bike year round, also in the winter (but within reason). With the right clothing and protective gear, this can be a great experience.

What you need to know

We always follow traffic rules and stop for stop signs. Safety and fun first.

We will use biking lanes (class I permissible) as much as possible, but will frequently ride on roads with other traffic. You need to feel comfortable doing this.

You join us at your own risk and you are responsible for your own safety.

We follow COVID 19 social distancing guidelines

Thanks a lot for this.

[jessica_ashford]

@Boomer2U 195431 wrote:

** UPDATE: Newer, simpler hashtag now in effect #chocolateuring **

Do you like chocolate? While out on a bike ride? If so, then this side bet is for you. The objective is to visit the most number of chocolatiers while riding a bicycle.

The rules are simple:

1. Ride your bike to any chocolatier for at least a sleaze ride (which I believe is now 10 miles for 2020 _(“,)_/ ? … see BAFS2020 Rule 1*)

2. Consume chocolate made on the premises of said location. Fine Print: The chocolate must be made at that location where consumed!

3. Take a picture of the chocolate with something bike-related at said location.

4. Post your ride, photo, tasting notes and the #chocolateuring hashtag on Strava, Instagram, Twitter and/or this thread.

6. Whomever posts entries from the most number of chocolatiers by the end of Freezing Saddles wins!

7. The winner will receive a bike ride w/ the sponsor to a chocolatier of the sponsor’s choice. This could include a trip to West Africa where I know several chocolate farmers.

Extraneous notes (because it’s FS after all:-)

– BE SAFE! No riding while under the influence. If you rode your bike to the chocolatier but find that you need to take a nap, get a ride home, or take Uber (help: uber phone number)/Metro back to whence you came, the entry still counts. I often pass out after eating chocolate.

– You can go to more than one chocolatier on a ride, but you will need to record and post each ride separately (i.e. restart your gizmo between rides)

– Some chocolatiers have more than one location. A trip to each location counts (but see previous rule). Once you visit a chocolatier and consume their chocolate, then you cannot post another entry from that location, even if you go back later and try a different chocolate treat.

– Extra points if you describe the where your chocolate comes from (source origin) and its social or environmental impact (did the chocolate farmer get a fair trade? Is the chocolate deforestation-free?). Ditto if you note the chocolatier’s bike friendliness (e.g. accessibility and parking).

– In case of a tie, the winner will be the freezing saddlest who visits the most chocolatiers and either takes me along or bribes me with chocolate gifts from said chocolatiers (or both)

– These rules are arbitrary and subject to change on the whim of the sponsor

* See Rule 1 BAFS 2020 General Info Sticky
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Will there be more similar contests? Thank you

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