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@dasgeh 74632 wrote:

No Strava-cheating.

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The island near RFK? Benning rd bridge in the background?

Rode by there with dcv a couple weeks ago and wondered what was across that wooden bridge. We rode a loop of the RFK GP Course instead of being adventurous.

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I liked that only because it was Mikey’s and this challenge was all his great idea.

That said street signs are weak, and I will not ‘like’ them again. /rant

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Hans, do you pull daily precipitation totals? A chart for number of riders vs. daily precipitation would be one I would like to see.

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@jrenaut 74695 wrote:

This is really disappointing – I thought that area was heading in the right direction in terms of density and walking/biking rather than just figuring out ways to move more cars, faster. That Metro station is already in a terrible spot where it’s not much fun to get to using ANY means of transportation (At least it wasn’t last time I was there, which was 5-7 years ago).

I think they still are moving in the right direction. But getting there requires massive construction which is causing some headaches, especially for pedestrians as evidenced by the photo.

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@ShawnoftheDread 74625 wrote:

And by “wrong” you mean “at 5:00 a.m.” Yeah, I can’t imagine why you didn’t see more of us.

But…. how much of your evening commute is in the daylight?

(this excuse works for about 5 months of the year.)

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@Subby 74599 wrote:

If we just do the gate to gate segment then we’ll get everyone. I usually only do the commute extension via 14th street bridgeBasin Dr. salmonsidewalk.

except for the cheaters who cut through the parking lot at the point. why do you hate cheaters.

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@americancyclo 74584 wrote:

I thought last year the HP laps were based off:
[h=1]The East Potomac Park Loop[/h]

http://www.strava.com/segments/614873

Which would work fine by me (as I prefer not to salmon E Bason or ride sidewalks), but it would not give credit for people extending their commute by entering the tennis court side and departing the Potomac side. Or people who rent a CaBi and starting from the parking lot.

Edit. It would in fact not give credit for anyone entering and exiting the Anacostia side even though they did a full lap, no?

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I must be doing it wrong. I saw no sun, very few bikes, and in no way could I have not worn full tights.

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@hozn 74567 wrote:

This sounds like a bug. It is based on segments, but I thought we were correctly fetching every segment (even if repeated). It’s possibly a limitation in the new API, but if you could PM me with an activity ID, I can dig deeper.

There is only one segment that should matter. “Hains Point Gate to Gate”.

http://www.strava.com/segments/1081507

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CX/Mountain bikes Crank Brothers Candy 1. Road bikes SPD-SL.

Not a speedplay fan though. The cost and maintenance is a pain, plus I have seen more people pull out of Speedplays mid sprint than all other pedal types combined. This reminds me, I have to re-grease my wife’s Zero’s here soon.

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@TwoWheelsDC 74382 wrote:

But then you have to ride in Orlando…yikes!

Orlando gets a bad rap for some reason. The riding there is fine. Subby, check out the W Orange Trail, and the Windermere roadies routes.

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@ebubar 74380 wrote:

It just so happens that a roundtrip to the grocery store from my apartment is basically 1 mile. I’m getting my mile minimum in by doing this ride pretty much every day for the purpose of getting those groceries that we always seem to forget. Although the ride serves a functional purpose, I still feel a little sleazy and counteract this feeling by extending my ride into a pointless 2 mile loop around Sligo Creek Trail. This makes me feel like i’m not completely cheating the system 😎

It’s not cheating, its the rules. Also, its not sleazy, its smart.

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@Rod Smith 74334 wrote:

Matt, the Anacostia Trail in DC doesn’t connect to the Anacostia Trail in MD yet although it will eventually. Routing across New York Ave. seems to be a problem. I won’t suggest New York Ave (Route 50) be included in this side bet challenge. Limited access highway, probably illegal to bicycle there. I’d do it for sure though if I had a reason. :rolleyes:

Makes sense.

For the record, I didn’t realize that E Capital and Benning Rd had been added to the list already. Those were the two I was lobbying for. I rode The east side of the Anacostia trail and crossed on Benning on Jan 1. It was a great ride. Do rides before the side bet was announced, but during freezing saddles count?

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While it wont help out team, I do second Rod’s notion that all the bridges along the Anacostia trail should count. It is a nice trail and if the Benning rd bridge gets someone out there for the first time that’s a good thing.

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@creadinger 74235 wrote:

Seriously. Where is Cephas???

He says he is in. But that still only makes 9.

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