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Yesterday, 09:05 PM

consularrider replied to a thread Pointless Prize - ParkFinder in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Since this is the BAFS 2021 Covid-19 Edition, I headed to Flushing Meadows Corona Park today.

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Yesterday, 06:19 PM

consularrider replied to a thread Bike Infrastructure Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Last Spring, NYC partially closed down parts of several streets to create more room for exercise, especially near some parks. Many of these "Open...

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Yesterday, 06:12 PM

consularrider replied to a thread FS2021 #LakeFinder in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Lake Meadow at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. The bike and boat rentals are closed until March 27. Actually no, bikes, they are all four...

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Yesterday, 06:08 PM

consularrider replied to a thread FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

A tile work on the side of the LIRR Station in Kew Gardens, Queens.

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Yesterday, 06:05 PM

consularrider replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn, NYC, She was the first Black woman elected to the US Congress. By Danielle Mastrion.

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Yesterday, 10:44 AM

kwarkentien started a thread New Ford/Trek/Bosch Tech to detect bikes, scooters, pedestrians in Bikes & Equipment

Interesting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/13/ford-bikes-escooters-safety/ Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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Yesterday, 03:39 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Team assignments and who's on the wait list in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

And don't forget two things: 1. If you didn't get onto a team, you're still a Friend of BAFS. Friends of BAFS are eligible to participate in the...

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Yesterday, 02:42 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/18/21 - #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC I figure this thread will shortly be filled with monuments, but a living artist would benefit...

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01-17-2021, 08:30 PM

kwarkentien replied to a thread Pointless Prize Thread 2021 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Hey Catie! I never knew about the bridge in DC, and I’ve ridden over it a few times. I’ll have to pay more attention next time. And I remember you...

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01-17-2021, 08:11 PM

kwarkentien replied to a thread Pointless Prize: Civil War History in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

“I rode out Trogs Neck in the Bronx...” While all of us of a certain age loved “The Trogs,” might you actually have meant to type “Throgs Neck”...

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01-17-2021, 07:07 PM

consularrider replied to a thread Pointless Prize: Civil War History in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I rode out Trogs Neck in the Bronx to see Ft Schuyler, but the location is closed to the public so I couldn't get an actual marker (again). It...

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01-17-2021, 06:59 PM

consularrider replied to a thread FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Two 9-11 Murals in the Bronx In Clason Point, Soundview Ave and O'Brian Ave On City Island, on Carroll St

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01-17-2021, 05:48 PM

consularrider replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Jacobs Locksmith, Main St, New Rochelle. Not sign of Rob or Laura Petrie. They must have retired and moved south to Florida years ago.

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01-17-2021, 03:13 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/17/21 - Key, Kite, or Lightning: Actual Thing or Graphic (but not the Words) Lots of keys, in fact--seven of them. Admittedly, they are not the...

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01-16-2021, 08:15 PM

kwarkentien replied to a thread January 2021 Road and Trail Conditions in Road and Trail Conditions

From the news this AM, Memorial is CLOSED NOW; 14th and Roosevelt close at 0600 on TUESDAY; Key and Chain Bridge will remain open throughout. So you...

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01-16-2021, 08:12 PM

kwarkentien replied to a thread Weekend Maryland Ride: Saturday Triadelphia Loop in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Hope you had fun. I love riding around Tridelphia. VeloDCity used to do a great ride leaving out of Shady Grove Metro station out through Brookville,...

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01-16-2021, 08:02 PM

kwarkentien replied to a thread FS2021 #LiteBrite Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Wow! Beautiful! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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01-16-2021, 06:13 PM

consularrider replied to a thread FS2021 #LakeFinder in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, Central Park

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01-16-2021, 06:09 PM

consularrider replied to a thread FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Three good murals from today's ride. Rockaway Brewing, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Recycle a Bicycle, next door to Rockaway. May be something...

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01-16-2021, 05:39 PM

consularrider replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Overdoing it, page 3. The last two did not say "Brewing" on their signs. They're both in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Other Half Brewing ...

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01-16-2021, 05:34 PM

consularrider replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Page 2 of overdoing it. I skipped a photo of Threes on Franklin St in Greenpoint and didn't count it. Brouwerij Lane, Greenpoint. Not a...

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01-16-2021, 05:21 PM

consularrider replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

As much as I hate to quote anything attributed to Ayn Rand, "If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing." One ride, nine breweries, one beer...

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01-16-2021, 01:12 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/16/2021 - Brewing From Georgetown Square Wine and Beer. Since Montgomery County hasn't quite figured out that Prohibition is over, beer and wine...

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01-15-2021, 11:40 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

"Brewery" is not one of the acceptable choices? No, I don't need it to be. Just perplexed at the lack of parallelism (and probably being overly...

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