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@hozn 111357 wrote:

Yup, this was on my list for 2016. The current club system (using BikeArlington) didn’t really work that well this time around.

There are a number of app improvements I have on the list to make for 2016:
– Enhance the dashboard view for registered riders / show rides that could not be imported from Strava (like those that have elapsed times of “0”).
– Allow any registered rider to download CSV/Excel spreadsheets for various tables in the system.
– Use weather station closest in proximity to the start lat/lon of rides as opposed to the one matching the strava-reported city/region (e.g. “Vienna, VA”). The “coldest ride” leaderboards are shortchanging a lot of folks in suburbs (by using DCA as weather source when there’s no actual station matching the reported location — but wunderground is also not saying that there’s no station. yes, kinda confusing.)
– More views into ride photos (see all photos from competition instead of just recent X photos, etc.)

Since I have made a promise not to join a team next year, I can help out on the development of stuff. Also have ideas for side prizes:
– most DC/VA/MD (maybe PA and Del for people like Eric W) local shop visits with photos inside or out front for proof. (would get people to search out those obscure shops like Maryland Park Bicycles, the Old Bike Shop, Bud’s Bike Barn)
– biggest per day points rate improvement (random sample of ten days in Jan to compare to a random ten in March)
– longest pattern of alternating century+ and sleaze rides
– most states ridden in during a single ride, with a requirement to include DC and a prohibition on transport in cars, metro, on Rod’s trailer ….

One that last one, it would be feasible to do a DC, VA, WV and MD one. Does anyone realistic think they could fifth one in? A C&O ride would get you all those plus PA in about 200 miles, however, you would then be out there in PA. Maybe a requirement to make it home in the same day would make it even more challenging.

[Raymo853]

Someone in the movie should be riding one of these:
http://www.cycleexif.com/landshark-roadshark

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@jrenaut 111339 wrote:

A full lap is 3.2 miles.

For reference, this is my Strava ride from last year’s FSLNHPP.

I love the times on the 5 lap segment. I am second to last (1,508th of 1,509 riders) and Shawn my Dozy teammate is dead last.
https://www.strava.com/segments/7619365?filter=overall

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@TwoWheelsDC 111356 wrote:

Your talk of BAFS2016 is killing my warm(ish) weather buzz. Put a lid on it until after Halloween.

Look at the forecast for Thursday eve if you want a real kill for your buzz. “A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.”

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@dkel 111348 wrote:

You can see who has ridden today on the FS website under People > Ride Days.

How? All I see is how many days they have ridden and total distance. The section People > People does offer a little more info but it is limited to showing the current week’s totals. Odd I noticed that page starts the week on Sunday while Strava leader boards start the week on Monday.

[Raymo853]

When do folks think they will start showing up down there? I was thinking I would get there around 8 and probably only ride there for like two hours. I am not tough enough to ride until 1130.

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@Raymo853 111242 wrote:

Based on how sick I have been this week, I strongly suspect I cannot do this ride at all. Very grumpy about that.

Decided this plan is off. My ride today showed there is no way I can handle a long ride Thursday. I am going to leave work at 3 or so and do a long ride showing up for the Hanes Point party loops.

[Raymo853]

Based on how sick I have been this week, I strongly suspect I cannot do this ride at all. Very grumpy about that.

[Raymo853]

You may also have to narrow your definition of a touring bike. Do you want to run panniers front and rear, in the main triangle only, on the bars, …. What kind of loads do you expect to carry? 35 pounds, 100 pounds, 200 pounds,…

Regardless, unless you want to carry over 50 pounds, I like the Jamis Bosonova.
http://www.myjamis.com/SSP%20Applications/JamisBikes/MyJamis/consumer/bike.html?year=2015&model=Bosa%20Nova&cat_grp=road_9

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@dplasters 111092 wrote:

So… is this like the Ferrari from Ferris Bueller? Octothorpe rides the wrong way around Hains point and the miles come off or something?

There are backwards loop segments.
http://www.strava.com/segments/5678131?filter=overall

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@jrenaut 111042 wrote:

If you don’t see anyone, start doing laps. Sprint like crazy until you catch up to the group.

Only if you are a Dozy Dozer, otherwise, just sit along the course and wait for the group.

[Raymo853]

Once, which is not enough. I never crash anymore proving I am not riding correctly.

[Raymo853]

Made a Strava route:
http://www.strava.com/routes/1557699

[Raymo853]

I am still hoping do do this ride, but work is throwing monkey wrenches at me. I may not be able to take the 19th off because of a sliding schedule on a application release.

If work does not cause problems, my plan is still the same. Would want to start around 8:00 at the beginning of the WO&D by Shirlington Rd & S Four Mile Run Road. Could meet there or maybe Best Buns.

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@vvill 110889 wrote:

If it had a quill stem and a rigid fork I would look twice.

I really have to :rolleyes: at those “beautiful exposed lugs” though.

That thing has no lugs. You can clearly see the seat cluster is welded and the dropouts are stamped.

That fork though, early Manitou SX forks were pretty darn cool. Too bad they were not too durable.

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