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Sorry guys, this week has been chaotic with work, so my schedule has been all over the place trying to squeeze in rides and take care of the little one too.

Steve O – We do not refer to this place as West Virginia. It’s Canada. Let’s keep it politically correct here :p

I think I can manage some weekend rides and am happy to come to Arlington since that seems most convenient for everyone. I know Pablo mentioned the possibility of Feb. 2 before the Super Bowl and I think I could swing that. Otherwise, I think my only bad weekend in February right now is President’s Day weekend since it’s Charlotte’s first birthday and a lot of family will be in town to celebrate.

I’ll also see if I can make it in for coffee clubs too at some point. Mondays and Wednesdays are generally bad since I have to get the little one off to daycare around the time the clubs are going on, but I’ll see if I can make it in on one of the other days.

Let’s go Team 10 BB’s!

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Hi Steve O! Hi Judd! I’m Billy and this is my 4th time doing FS. Like Pete, I have a little one (11 month old daughter), so I have to work in my riding around her, but I’ll still get out as much as I can and try and join some group/social rides. I am mostly on my road bike, but have a gravel and mtb as well. I moved from Arlington to Ashburn last June, but it’s not a problem to get into and around the DC area to join up for some rides.

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I’m Billy Hunke and this is my third year doing Freezing Saddles (last year I was a slacker since I was recovering from arm surgery so I didn’t do much riding). I’m looking forward to getting back in the swing of things and will try and do as close to the 100 miles a week as I can. My wife and I are expecting our first kid (a girl) in mid-February, so I might drop off for a few days, but otherwise plan to still get out and ride! I live in Shirlington, which I believe is not too far from our fearless leader and team captain, but I am down for any type of group rides in just about any location – road, gravel, mtb, coffee, beer, distillery, mountains, sleaze.

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@Caitlin 152511 wrote:

No problem, George

In case any of you are beerneuring, why don’t we plan to hit some of the breweries? Team 20, how about on 1/24, we hold a happy hour at District Chophouse or Right Proper? Any preference? District Chophouse doesn’t have a lot of room, but it legit has one of the best happy hours in the city – $3/pour. I hate that I’m giving away that trade secret, and you’re welcome. Those both seem to be close for the group, judging by everyone’s commutes.

I’m going to do my best to make it to HH Tuesday. I’m on two projects that are wrapping up in the next 2-3 weeks so things are a little hectic right now and it’s hard to predict how long my days are going to run. Regardless, thanks for organizing and hopefully I’ll be able to meet many of you all next week!

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@Caitlin 152038 wrote:

HELLOOOOOO, fellow bikers! Please join the Team Stupid club on Strava at strava.com/clubs/BAFS-TeamStupid. Please make sure that you join the Strava club as soon as possible so I can make sure that everyone is accounted for.

Greetings to:

Chris Alex, a.k.a Calex
Phil Forbes, a.k.a. ChampionTier
Eric Pilsk, a.k.a. Epilsk
Chelsea Spangler (mirthtones)
Rimas Sabas (Rimas)
George Lewis (schvin)
Tamar King (Tamar)
Phil Troutman (trout)
Arden Speery (wheelove)
Billy Hunke (whunke)

Let me know if you’re having issues with the club site, and I’ll try to help. Enjoy the heat wave, and get out and ride!

Thanks for organizing Caitlin – I’m connected to the group and good to go. Apologies in advance to everyone on the team for my sudden drop in miles/points between tomorrow and Tuesday while I’m out of the country, but looking forward to meeting/riding with some of you in the coming weeks or months! -Billy

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@MaryEllsworth 137171 wrote:

I don’t want to forget – a million kudos to our fabulous hosts Billy and Cam who withstood the cold with several cases of Gator Aid and sodas and other snacks in their car trunk the whole evening. THANK you Billy and Cam!

Was our pleasure – just trying to reciprocate to everyone who made FS such an enjoyable experience!

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@ShawnoftheDread 136948 wrote:

This. Ask not what NPS can do for you, because they won’t.

Got it. I just know when I ride there on weekdays before 6:30 AM, the gate is usually closed and figured that would be the case at night on weekends too. But dropping the question and won’t bother to ask.

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@SarahBee 136917 wrote:

Hey Cmcmackin87,

Sorry to hear about your Achilles. Did the same thing last year. I got there at the beginning of the ride, set up the snack station at the end of the point where I parked my car, staged all the food out of my trunk, and blasted the radio all night. I brought typical supported ride snack items, but cookies, brownies, Gatorade, fruit, crackers, chips, hummus, etc. were a big hit. No one drank any of the wine I brought and only one or two people cracked open a beer. I will be there with some snacks this year as well, although I will be towing them from the back of my bike. So, look for me on the bike pulling the trailer with Christmas lights. Thanks for volunteering & see you there!

Warmly,

Sarah Bee

Hey Sarah – I’m bringing a car with goodies in the trunk as well. Do they generally leave the HP gates open on the weekends, or did you have to put in a special request to make sure you could get it down near the point? I guess worst case I can set up near the tennis courts or something, but if you know of a way to ensure the gates stay open then I can try and help coordinate.

Billy

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I should be able to make it

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@Steve O 136431 wrote:

It’s only 10 days away. I wrote in my original post:

Feel free to help in some way to make this a fun and successful event. Some ideas include:

• Recruit your friend/SO/relative as suggested above
• Bring a folding table/tent, chairs, etc. to make the social center more “homey”
• Bring some sort of music setup to add to the fun atmosphere
• Bring snacks or beverages to share
• Volunteer to be the “official” photographer
• Bring noisemakers or funny hats for the toast
• Other?

Freezing Saddles is a grass roots, shared experience, built on volunteers. There are 250 participants with maybe 20 of us pulling most of the weight. Spread the word to your teammates that they are encouraged to help with this (or the final HH, or anything else, for that matter). Captains, in particular, reach out to your teams to let them know about the FSLNHPP and also to encourage them to do more than just freeload. It’s part of the game.

My girlfriend said she’s interested in volunteering Saturday night. She’ll likely bring her bike to ride some laps with me and then set up an area for snacks, drinks, hanging out, etc. We’ll make a Costco run prior to HP to grab some items. If anyone else wants to contribute though, let me know. We’ll be happy to transport some supplies (note SOME b/c vehicle interior and trunk space is limited) if anyone wants to drop them off at my place beforehand (Shirlington area), or people can leave things with us at HP while they’re out riding as well. Just PM me if you’d like to coordinate on anything. Looking forward to a successful FS end celebration!

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@davidq 135788 wrote:

Guys, it is so sad not able to ride with you this morning due to stupid low back pain caused by loading bike into my car. But glad see all of you at start point and hopefully I will recover soon.

See you next time. Go sweet sixteen!

Thanks for organizing and bummer about the back. I’m sure we’ll get a ride in together soon though, definitely the 13th of March! Until then, rest up.

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@davidq 135737 wrote:

Let’s gather at Hains Point Citi bike station @9:30 Feb 27th if no one objects. Any place you guys lead to I will be happy to follow

Any FS riders are welcome to join us and any suggestion is appreciated.

Sounds good. See you there and thanks for organizing!

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@davidq 135677 wrote:

Team, any plan to meet this weekend? We have two teammates won’t able to ride but at least we can have a lunch together somewhere. For those able to ride, we can ride together to get some miles before or after lunch. I only know roads around mall and would like to learn more where to ride in city. And ride in city, the pace and distance can be easier to manage for all of us. But I am pretty flexible where to ride and when to ride. Let team know what you thought.

Saturday should work for me as well as long as I can be done by 4:00 or break off from the group then. I’ll be on my CX bike since my road frame cracked and is being replaced – casual pace would be great!

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@hozn 135142 wrote:

I have been seeing errors on the detail-sync (which is also responsible for segments); I haven’t had time to look into this, but will get it fixed. Somewhat-expected errors in photo sync are prematurely bailing out the script, it seems.

No rush for sure! Thanks for all the hard work in setting this up and keeping it together – it’s made for an awesome winter cycling experience so far!

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