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N+1 has arrived. Volagi Viaje — steel frame, carbon forks, and disc brakes! Rides so smooth and stops so well. Love it!

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Did you inspect that corner closely? Perhaps there was a trap set in a effort to sabotage the Team 10 leader! Heal up quick!

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@KayakCyndi 39396 wrote:

I have chronically cold feet and last year bought the Northwave Celsius boots too. My feet do best in them when I wear big, fluffy smartwool hiking socks (i.e. the expedition version) and no base layer. I’ve also tried them with a thin smartwool liner sock and then another wool pair over those but my feet just don’t stay as warm. With the fluffy smartwools and the boots I’m good for a few hours at 20-30 degrees. Oh, and just not having to deal with shoe covers all the time make the boots more than worth it for me!

And one other thing, start with WARM feet. If I walk around the house all morning on my cold floors in just socks my feet still freeze no mater what I have on them during my commute into the office. Now I wear socks and my Crocs in the house. I put the boots on just before walking out the door and my feet stay toasty warm the entire ride.

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@acl 39395 wrote:

Still deciding: Northwest Celsius winter cycling boots. They do give me comfort at about 10 degrees colder than my regular shoes with light weight neoprene shoe covers. And warm toes for 30 minutes or so even in colder weather. Not sure if heavier shoe covers would have done the same for less money, but not having to fuss with shoe covers is a plus for me anyway. They would be excellent for a short or medium length commute. But my toes still get cold and uncomfortable after about 30-45 minutes in colder weather. I’m sweating in them a bit I guess, my socks are just barely noticeably damp when I get in from a ride, so I keep hoping that if I find the right combination of socks to help keep my feet dry, they will do better. Are supposed to also be waterproof, but haven’t worn them in the rain yet, so I can’t report on that.

I have chronically cold feet and last year bought the Northwave Celsius boots too. My feet do best in them when I wear big, fluffy smartwool hiking socks (i.e. the expedition version) and no base layer. I’ve also tried them with a thin smartwool liner sock and then another wool pair over those but my feet just don’t stay as warm. With the fluffy smartwools and the boots I’m good for a few hours at 20-30 degrees. Oh, and just not having to deal with shoe covers all the time make the boots more than worth it for me!

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I’ve got that scoreboard bookmarked now and am compulsively checking it! Go team 10! As of now we are in third. Hope Rod is going on a nice long ride …..

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@Certifried 38984 wrote:

Well, Team 10, not sure what Rod wants to do, but we can use a team I’ve actually had in place for a while

http://app.strava.com/clubs/i-crit-my-pants

I Crit My Pants.

I’d have to kick Mr. Alford out until the end of the challenge, but I’d let him back in (if he agrees to slack off during Freezing Saddles)

Works for me. I’ll join now.

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Got a Bikenetic jersey as a gift and bought a [URL=”http://http://volagi.com/bikes/viaje-xl”%5D Volagi Viaje [/URL] adventure bike as my gift to myself. Now if only it would arrive ….

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Just signed up. Strava rider number 1192550. Apologies in advance to whatever Tribe I’m assigned to — I already have three weeks of out-of-the-country business travel scheduled between Jan and end of Feb. Will try to find a bike but will rickshaw miles count if I can’t?

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I came through much later (thankfully no 5am rides for me). At 8:30ish the area was a zoo. Cyclists and pedestrians in the street with cars just about turning on top of them. Thankfully, traffic seems to be a bit on the light side …

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Checked the weather before even getting out of bed and saw 25 degrees in Falls Church. Debated for awhile whether to ride or metro. Clear skies and no wind won out and I rode. Layered up so well that within 2 miles I was thinking of what to shed!

The quantity of bike clothes hung to dry in the corner of my office now are rather entertaining …

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@dcv 37840 wrote:

gold steel frame Masi if i remember correctly – am i right KayakCyndi?

Yep. That is one of them. Pics of the Masi and the Ogre are up on the rides page.

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Here are my main two rides (for now …. n+1)

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@dcv 37700 wrote:

Yep, it was in a brick courtyard in front of our building entrance. While i was laying on the ground i was surprised how slippery the brick was, it had a mossy, slimy coating. I shouldn’t have been riding in the courtyard, lesson learned the hardway.

Oh no. The first and only forum user I’ve met while riding is down. Was wondering why I hadn’t seen you on the trail. Heal quickly!

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Goal for 2013 — 3500 miles. I’m just about at 3000 for 2012 and while that included a lovely week long bike tour it also was only about half time commuting combined with a pretty ambitious kayak racing schedule.

Non-distance bike-related goals:
1. Stop lurking on the forum and post — this is post one so I can say one resolution accomplished!
2. Commute through winter. I got an Ogre and can get snow tires if needed …. Will sign up for Freezing Saddles shortly.
3. Ride a Century (Ok, I guess that is distance related.

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