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This technically wasn’t my last ride because I ditched the family to do 1.2 more miles to get to 900 for the year then realized later that I ended at 899.6 and had to go on still one more ride, but this was the last one of any substance

PA Ave is really quite lovely without the cars

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People at Hains Point are practicing very little social distancing, but the kids (After hearing about FSLNHPP) REALLY wanted to do a lap. Had I known how crowded it was going to be I likely would have nixed it.

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@drevil 199470 wrote:

Did this ride happen to pass through Hyattsville? Wife and I were eating inside Pizzeria Paradiso, and saw a flock of kids biking and immediately recognized LlasaCM. I was about to run out there to take a pic, but I didn’t want to spook the kids, especially while they were riding on Route 1

Yes, February 9th.

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Some of my highlights:

• Beerneuring in Kalamazoo MI with the wife in freezing rain
• Three family ride with the top 4 kids on the Pointless Kids leaderboard
• Team 14 ride through the Arboretum
• Family Beerneuring. My kids would once again be top 10 on the list if they were allowed to taste

I missed a lot of the social this year. We couldn’t make the opening happy hour and I’ve been busy on the weekends with the kids’ futsal schedule.

I haven’t done my last BAFS 2020 ride – trying to figure out where to go that won’t be crowded in 72 degree weather.

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I was REALLY looking forward to the best night of Freezing Saddles, especially after missing last year because of my Achilles tear. But I just can’t participate in good conscience this year. Guidance on whether a ride like this is safe or not seems to vary, and I have to err on the side of caution.

Perhaps when things are back to something resembling normal, we can pick a really crappy night to recreate some of the magic. Maybe a summer torrential downpour or something.

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@Emm 199335 wrote:

Didn’t mean the dislike, sorry!

Didn’t you? I see your dislike

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@Starduster 199313 wrote:

Yeah it sucks, but these are not normal times. Good call.

Don’t necessarily cancel though. Postpone two months down the line?

I think everyone would like to postpone, but there’s just too much uncertainty to make a real plan yet.

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@ImaCynic 199289 wrote:

What exactly is the main objective of the scoring system?

To give us something to argue about that isn’t proper lighting or ebikes

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@lossomes 199266 wrote:

Blanc Slate – Wild Farmhouse Ale – Light bodied and refreshing saison. I did not get a second, though.

You should have tried the Vintage Foeder Aged Blank Slate – it’s much more interesting!

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My point is it HASN’T been competitive. Has there been a lead change since the first week of the teams being full? I don’t think there has.

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“The primary cause of death appears to be the bullets not staying in the suspect’s gun, police say”.

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Going to see how this feels. Aesthetically, it could be worse?

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I’m going to try flipping the stem over and see how that is.

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@drevil 199029 wrote:

It’s called “Freezing Saddles”, so I’ll be out there only if it’s below 32 degrees.

This is fair.

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@josh 199006 wrote:

I’ll be there assuming decent weather! Always a fun time

Decent weather? This contest isn’t called “let’s only go for a bike ride when it’s nice out saddles”

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@ImaCynic 199000 wrote:

Do you know what size is this bike? How much bigger is it compared with your other bike that you are comfortable riding?

Just looked it up, and it’s a 58. My Bianchi is a 57, so maybe it is just setup and not actually too big.

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