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Can we get this thread pinned somehow?

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Would it be possible to update the links in this post to their new destinations given the forum transition, Henry, especially since we have no PMs in the new forum software?

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I’m in!

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@LGRides 222273 wrote:

Has anyone heard from Team 14 captain?

Not yet – we’re following up with the captain by email. I think it’s Laurie E.

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I’m in!

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@Boomer2U 213281 wrote:

Your inaugural submission for 2022 is duly noted in my private scorecard while the #publicartfinder leaderboard is reset to zero (hopefully in time for this week’s Zoom Team Assignment event). Please hold off on using the #publicartfinder hashtag on your Strava ride titles until then. I’ll make the scorecard public after 2022 Teams are announced, FYI.

Re the query on behalf of your friend, they should be informed that the subject of this pointless prize are specific art forms that are clearly discernible (but not necessarily understood). Pics of buildings that may or may not contain art forms will not meet the spirit and intent of #publicartfinder. Thank your friend on behalf of all PublicArtFinders for asking.

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Resetting things to zero never happened, and alas, is not going to happen this year. I trust you have figured out a way to compensate anyway. Since this prize requires forum posts those are authoritative and the leaderboard is just advisory, anyway.

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@sideshowal 211626 wrote:

Hi everyone,

I’m new here, so apologies if a question like this has already been answered (used the search, but didn’t see much).

I’m commuting with my laptop frequently. I keep it in my timbuk2 messenger bag’s laptop pocket (padded), and I bungie the bag into my front basket. I thought this would be a good way to go without committing to a whole new setup of panniers/rear rack, but now I don’t know.

This week, my laptop has stopped charging its battery altogether. My charger is fine, my drivers are up-to-date, and after googling, it looks likely that some connection has broke on the battery charging circuit board in the laptop. (A known issue on Dell laptops)

So – my questions are this:
1. Do you think I did this on my bumpy commutes through DC streets?
2. If so, is there a better way to carry my laptop around? I’ll probably need to be changing up my setup a bit anyway for rainy days.
3. Or, should I just switch to a more robust piece of tech? (Could work on setting up a cheaper tablet to get my work done, which might commute better, if be a bit more annoying to work from)

Thanks!
-SideshowAl

The charging ports break so often on some Dell laptops that I keep a stock of replacement parts for this problem. It’s probably not your carrying solution, rather the barrel connector flexing when the charger is connected that damages the socket.

Dell will charge you $200+ to fix this but you can usually buy a $15 part on Amazon or eBay and replace it in 20 minutes.

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@canadiengal 211853 wrote:

I was browsing around in my Strava profile and clicked on My Apps. BikeArlingtonFreezingSaddles is listed as having been granted access but I am not on the Freezing Saddles list on the forum. It looks like I might have granted access but that hasn’t been registered with Freezing Saddles.

Please retry authorizing / login to the site- it should all work now.

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@canadiengal 211847 wrote:

As the title says – Im still not able to authorize Strava.

Is anyone getting in using Google to sign in?

Try again tomorrow after 2 PM please – I’m fixing the site and found some more registration problems. See https://github.com/freezingsaddles/freezing-sync/issues/31 for details.

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@Henry 211717 wrote:

2) Dates: Game runs 00:00:01 January 1 through 23:59:59 March 19. All rides starting from January 1 on count, even though teams may not be assigned for a few days. If you are planning to get a super-early start and be out riding your bike as the year changes, be aware that rides starting *before* midnight will not be counted by the leaderboard. You need to stop your recording device and restart a new ride after midnight for your miles on January 1 to count. Similarly, you will need to end your last ride by 23:59:59 March 19 for it to count.

The last calendar day of winter in 2022 is March 20th, see https://www.calendardate.com/winter_2022.htm – the last few hours are in the spring. So the time should be 23:59:59 March 20, in EDT (UTC-04). That’s how the site is set up for 2022. Please fix, Henry!

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@DrP 210281 wrote:

So, you are hoping your prize is a pie?

I love pie as Sol Schott of ACME Pie could tell you!

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@jrenaut 210277 wrote:

So it turns out I’m a terrible prize-giver, but we do have some winners!

2020: tomacsh – I would have done something last year but then COVID and no happy hour and everything went by the wayside.

2021: obscurerichard – I may have to retire this prize and do something else to honor Chris’ memory – no one will ever manage less daily variance than you did this year.

I’ll DM both of you – I plan to bake something as the prize, so I’ll need to know if there are any dietary restrictions i need to take into account.

I’m tickled! After I got in the groove of things I started riding 3.14 (π) miles every time I could.

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@DrBullet 203324 wrote:

And…my best advice for BAFS2021? RIDE. EVERY. DAY. …at least a mile. If you can do 11 miles…that’s optimum! If you wanna do more….good on ya!

Nigel

Hi! I’m Richard Bullington-McGuire, and this is my 5th year of Freezing Saddles. I took up biking more seriously about 9 years ago and have been getting more involved in the DC cycling community for the past few years. In normal years, I might bike commute a couple times a week from Arlington to Reston, or ride the Arlington Loop on the weekend. This past year has been anything but normal though!

I also am the primary maintainer of the Freezing Saddles web site at https//freezingsaddles.org/, for every season since the 2019 one.

I plan on riding at least 3 miles per day this year, and so far I’ve kept to that (I still need to ride today). I had my first perfect season last year where I rode every day and the 2 previous seasons I managed to ride every day but one.

I would probably participate more in a Facebook group or the Strava club than a forum thread for our team.

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@DopplerShifter 204431 wrote:

This might apply to a few other folks – while I’m registered, I was told last night that I’m on standby for a team. Does that mean I won’t show up on any leaderboard until I’m picked up by a team? Couldn’t find my stats anywhere on the FS21 website.

You should show up here: https://freezingsaddles.org/people/friends

You won’t show up on the main leaderboards until and unless you have a spot on a team, and you’ve joined that team’s Strava club, and at least an hour passes by.

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What’s the Strava club for this team? As soon as I get that information, Team 23 will be back on the leaderboard.

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