Smokey & the Bandit Extended Online Race

[Steve Vai]

cool...the seven in the pic looks so life-like like

It looks a hell of a lot like my bike too. He must stalk me or something.

-Jim.

PS-Has anyone been keeping track of how many different sets of wheels I've had on my bike this month? Hint: It's been 4 just this week.

 

[jmanic]

^ hahaha! Good story.

All true.

 

[1speed]

As Eric mentioned, rode with him, Pearl and Lou in Wiss and Belmont today. Great time! Those guys were game for everything! And James is apparently a HUGE fan of logs. Can't get enough of them!

I declared yesterday I was gong to use last week's double today -- is that kosher? If so:

4 hours x double points = 16 on the day. Otherwise, it'd be 8.

 

[Dominique]

3-hour ride today visiting the hippo.

I'm using last Sunday's DD...

5x2= 10 points: http://app.strava.com/activities/45720895

Had a fantastic ride in Canada. Roads were sketchy at times, iced over, snow, etc.; cross bike perfect.

5+ hours http://connect.garmin.com/activity/288436448

You rode just in front of my parents' place in Mont-Tremblant! You probably saw it in the distance from route 323 before turning off on your way to the covered bridge! Hope you had some fun skiing too!

 

[capedoc]

As Eric mentioned, Great time! Those guys were game for everything! And James is apparently a HUGE fan of logs. Can't get enough of them!

Holy F dude. Belmont has as many logs as Sourlands has rocks!

 

[Carson]

Friday 3/22: An hour around the 'hood. 2 points.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/288584287

Saturday 3/23: A total of two hours on the MTB. A pre-ride and warm up for the Short Track race, the race itself, and some exploring of the backside of the Nassau Trails afterwards. 4 points plus 1 bonus race point for a total of 5 points.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/288584274

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/288584254

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/288584239

Sunday 3/24: Sore legs and underdressed. My legs were tired and I was cold, so I came home after an hour. 2 points.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/288584224

9 points total this weekend for a new total of 37 points.

 

[olegbabich]

4 hrs. 52 min / 72.69 miles
10 points
This was a practice run for next Sunday (Last day + daily double). I almost always work on Sundays so did 3 rides.

I also recorded my commute. I never count it toward my total tome (too short), but I do this route 4-6 times per day. It is the world shortest commute.

before work

during work (Jim- I do get breaks during my work Day)

after work

world shortest commute

 

[THATmanMANNY]

using the double on 17th today

2:46, 42mi... 8pts x2 =16

84 total

 

[mattybfat]

I thought and maybe I am wrong but the first day you ride after your missed dbl day is what is used as dbl day. Just asking

 

[kush]

You rode just in front of my parents' place in Mont-Tremblant! You probably saw it in the distance from route 323 before turning off on your way to the covered bridge! Hope you had some fun skiing too!

Hi Andy! You guys have really fun roads here. I could climb on some, or do intervals on others on the huge shoulders. I thought it would be a long shot, but it turned out really good. Brebeauf, Huberdau, Arundel - this is a nice area. I'm going to try in direction to Lake Superieur next. The people in cars were all thumbs up, cyclists rare in the winter I guess in this area.

 

[stb222]

Sunday Coach has me down to taper for HOH.

Monday
2:20 on the way into work, looks for 26 min on the way home to get the 3 hour bump. Snow/rain the last 1/2 hour of this. Wind really kicked up before the rain and snow.

 

[UtahJoe]

Saturday: ST race warm up, race, cool down. 1.5 total
this is just the race, if you want the others, ill provide upon request
http://app.strava.com/activities/45528612


Sunday: Eric and I hit a few hills, then did some tempo
http://app.strava.com/activities/45665871 for this one, im demanding a wind bonus!

 

[Dominique]

Hi Andy! You guys have really fun roads here. I could climb on some, or do intervals on others on the huge shoulders. I thought it would be a long shot, but it turned out really good. Brebeauf, Huberdau, Arundel - this is a nice area. I'm going to try in direction to Lake Superieur next. The people in cars were all thumbs up, cyclists rare in the winter I guess in this area.

Awesome, we'll be going there this summer to ride as well. Quebec has some really nice scenery and some good MTB trails but not the best of roads though -- unless you don't mind potholes!

Not many people ride in the winter... most people prefer going downhill or xc skiing and snowshoeing than freeze their faces off riding That's definitely something I noticed when I moved to NJ: lots of people still ride in the winter... but to be honest, winter weather in NJ is like fall and spring weather in Quebec!

Glad you are having fun! Enjoy the rest of your vacation!

 

[clarkenstein]

these movable double days suck balls.

i'm doing a first run update just to get something in there - this isn't where it should be right now. i know there are double days people haven't used, and they can still technically move them, but i haven't applied those moves yet. but we did eventually agree that the missed double day gets shifted to your next ride. i gotta take a look at it. either way - i have a majority of the points updated at this point, i'm slow at work today, so i'll get it all sussed out and fix it.



i actually rode a bike this weekend, but just under the pts line - squeezed some riding in before the first teeball practice of the season. SS on the road - i liked it!

 

[Norm]

The double day float was supposed to go like this. You can ride on a DD for double points. If you miss it, you can use it on a future ride of your choice. When you use it, you have to declare it that day. Example:

Monday: Double day. I missed the ride.
Tuesday I ride for 1 hour
Wednesday: I ride for 4 hours, claim my DD when I post.
Thursday: I ride for 5 hours, I cannot move my DD.

Suggestions for next year:

1. Scrap the floating DDs, or refine them a bit.
2. If you ride in a warm locale, you should not get points.

Double Day Option

1. Floating DDs are only available for weekend DDs
2. You may use that floating DD (you missed) any time between that weekend and the following DD.
3. You must declare the DD on the day you use it.
4. You cannot wait until Friday to post your week's worth of rides and pick the DD then.

This way, if you don't have a weekend free to ride the DD, you have a week to make it up.

 

[capedoc]

Thanks for the clarification, Norm. I was absent from class because of a terrible hangover the day of this lesson.

 

[pooriggy]

My suggestion for next year:

-Elimintate DD's. Keep the contest simple for participants as well as scorer. There is no need for DD's, if you want to win ride your bike more.

-Elimintate all bonus days/bonus points for streaks and riding in wind. To stay consistant with keeping the contest simple for participants as well as scorer. IMO this is just a bunch of crap to weasle contest points and often times is not applied fairly and objectivley. If you want to win ride your bike more.

 

[clarkenstein]

My suggestion for next year:

-Elimintate DD's. Keep the contest simple for participants as well as scorer. There is no need for DD's, if you want to win ride your bike more.

-Elimintate all bonus days/bonus points for streaks and riding in wind. To stay consistant with keeping the contest simple for participants as well as scorer. IMO this is just a bunch of crap to weasle contest points and often times is not applied fairly and objectivley. If you want to win ride your bike more.

yeah - next year moving DD's is out. i don't mind the fixed ones - it adds something extra. the wind one sucks too. got a PM about the wind bonus and totally agree - too subjective. GPS art will stay. streak bonus i like, but will have to think about how to score betterererer.

 

[Pokgirl]

So I missed two double day points. Sounds like it's possible to grab those this week.

So here's an example of my excuse at paltry numbers. I swam at 6am this morning, so an hour spin around the neighborhood before the weather hits.

1 hr x double points = 4

 

[Norm]

My suggestion for next year:

-Elimintate DD's. Keep the contest simple for participants as well as scorer. There is no need for DD's, if you want to win ride your bike more.

-Elimintate all bonus days/bonus points for streaks and riding in wind. To stay consistant with keeping the contest simple for participants as well as scorer. IMO this is just a bunch of crap to weasle contest points and often times is not applied fairly and objectivley. If you want to win ride your bike more.

While I sort of agree with this, this is the nature of any competition. If you KISS then it's just a matter of everyone showing their Strava/Garmin report on February 28th. It's really in the spirit of keeping things more interesting and not about winter shoes and avatars. Examples of other competitions keeping it interesting...

* the 3 point line in basketball
* the FG or 2 point conversion in football
* the turkey in bowling
* Last Chance Kitchen on Top Chef
* being saved on American Idol
* the green jersey, or polka dot jersey, in the TdF

If you ride for 30 or 60 days in a row, I think you should get a streak bonus. Nothing is more hardcore than that. If your argument is that you train, and your training plan says to rest Mon & Fri, then you're training for a specific goal and should be playing this for the fun & to encourage other people. Oleg's riding streak is awesome, and should be acknowledged in some way.

I would also be open for bonus points for, say, riding in Canada in the winter. Riding in Arizona, likewise, should net you 0.

Additional suggestion: Cap the rides at 4 hours. Why does this contest always boil down to 5-6 people? Because Joe Regular logs on, had ridden 3 days in a row, asks for his 6 points, and then Bob Superman comes and posts his 5 hour ride in a blizzard from the last DD and gets 30 points. Joe Regular quits. Can you blame him?

Jim & Ilya & you & me & Capers & Utah are all riding the winter through. What you really want is to see guys who might not ride getting out there more. And if rain & wind bonus points and DDs help make that happen, I think they should stay in some refined form.

Anyway - special shout out to Kev for a solid March performance. He's just grinding it out quietly. I'm impressed.