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12-05-2019, 01:09 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Other side of the river riders! in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I always ride on the correct side of the river. East side when riding upstream, and west side when riding downstream. I wouldn't want to salmon on...

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12-03-2019, 11:31 AM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Bike Store Openings and Closings in General Discussion

It was my favorite place at the Wharf. I took my bike in for substantial repairs after it was damaged in my (keneinehara) only collision. I went a...

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12-01-2019, 11:18 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I checked the code and it just pulls from the rides table. That table is not restricted by team membership. So if someone joined the Freezing Saddles...

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12-01-2019, 08:02 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

@jreneaut and I gave contrary answers here, and I think he's partially right. I think the last part of the magic is that this person would have to...

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12-01-2019, 08:00 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

As long as this person joins the main Freezing Saddles 2019 team, and authorizes Strava to read their rides, and tags the ride with a...

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12-01-2019, 07:33 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I worked with @secstate this weekend to help him climb the learning curve and hammer out some issues with the documentation in the freezing-web and...

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11-30-2019, 04:52 PM

obscurerichard replied to a poll Poll for end date of 2020 Freezing Saddles in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I've just completed the yearly cleaning of the database to prepare it for the new competition, and after consulting both this thread and some...

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11-29-2019, 12:44 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I'd like to organize a weekly Freezing Saddles workshop, held in a public place. I'm neutral about whether we stick to one central meeting place or...

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11-29-2019, 12:14 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Thanks @awitt! Your help would be most welcome. I'm going to announce a series of open workshop dates here soon.

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11-29-2019, 12:09 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread BAFS 2020 teams and rules discussion in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Please do not give a child under 13 years old their own Strava account - it would be a violation of their terms of services and it would put us in a...

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11-26-2019, 09:41 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Ebikes! in Capital Bikeshare

The locations are determined and the stations installed by the jurisdictions. There have been delays in NoVa as the locales wrestle with VDOT...

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11-19-2019, 03:13 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Wharf to Douglass Bridge & the Riverfront Mess in Commuters

I ride on Eye Street to Navy Yard area. A few months ago when construction on a new building made EB Eye Steet SE impassable, I tried going Maine to...

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11-18-2019, 10:19 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

You are well positioned to be able to help, thank you!

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11-18-2019, 10:18 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Freezing Saddles Technology - 2020 Thread in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I disliked your post to retaliate, JUST BECAUSE I CAN. I don’t really dislike it of course. I’m happy to have whatever help you can provide too...

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