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Adverse Selection
Mathydoode started a great thread in 2010 asking folks for their opinions regarding the #1 road in California. It was a lively and informative thread. So much so that Bud and the modz have decided to have you, the members, name the #1 road/loop in California for 2011!
Here's how it works. There is a poll above this post with a list of roads/loops that were suggested in Mathias' thread. Vote for one, and one only. Your selection will be public. We will take the top six vote getters and set up group rides to explore each one for the purpose of evaluation for the title of "BARF's #1 Road in California"!
A few limitations and caveats:
We will have one group ride per month, and each month will address a different one of the six nominated roads/loops. Two of these group rides will take place in the context of the BARF spring and fall rallies. You can participate in the group rides to explore these roads, or you can do so independently, but if you choose to ride independently, you need to provide documentation to establish that you actually rode the route. Acceptable documentation will include a subset of typical IBA stuff. In this case you'll need to provide:
A the completion of your ride you need to send me an e-mail through BARF with your documentation and your scores for the route. We will hold the scores secret until October so that scores for earlier roads don't unduly affect the scores for the routes ridden later in the year. Once all the rides are complete, the mod core will pore through the evaluations submitted to determine the winner!
Criteria & Scoring:
Mathias initially identified a great list of criteria, so we will start with those with some modification:
Each of these criteria is worth ten points, with ten meaning absolutely the best imaginable, and one meaning it totally sucks donkey balls.
You have between now and March 1st to vote for the nominees listed above. If you want to nominate a road that is not on the above list, propose it in the thread, start a write-in campaign, and we will take it under advisement. In March the modz will take the votes and begin to put together a plan to ride them all. We will then announce the rides, and you are welcome to join them as you wish and your schedule and finances permit.
Here's how it works. There is a poll above this post with a list of roads/loops that were suggested in Mathias' thread. Vote for one, and one only. Your selection will be public. We will take the top six vote getters and set up group rides to explore each one for the purpose of evaluation for the title of "BARF's #1 Road in California"!
A few limitations and caveats:
- Just like some racing promoters, the mod core reserves the right to modify the top six to include roads/loops that align with the spring & fall ralies
- The list is limited to roads that can be hit in a weekend from the Bay Area. This means some roads in SoCal will not make the list. The southern limit is Ventura County
- Modz reserve the right to group roads into longer loops that can all be evaluated in one weekend
- You may not submit a route evaluation for the route you nominated. This is for the purpose of objectivity, and it explains why the poll is public.
We will have one group ride per month, and each month will address a different one of the six nominated roads/loops. Two of these group rides will take place in the context of the BARF spring and fall rallies. You can participate in the group rides to explore these roads, or you can do so independently, but if you choose to ride independently, you need to provide documentation to establish that you actually rode the route. Acceptable documentation will include a subset of typical IBA stuff. In this case you'll need to provide:
- Computer generated gas receipts from gas stations related to the route with times and dates that match your ride
- A photo of you and your bike in front of a recognizable landmark on the route
- For extra credit along with submitting your scores, write a story explaining your scores and why the road or loop is/is not #1 in California
A the completion of your ride you need to send me an e-mail through BARF with your documentation and your scores for the route. We will hold the scores secret until October so that scores for earlier roads don't unduly affect the scores for the routes ridden later in the year. Once all the rides are complete, the mod core will pore through the evaluations submitted to determine the winner!
Criteria & Scoring:
Mathias initially identified a great list of criteria, so we will start with those with some modification:
- Road surface quality
- Scenic attributes
- Quality of road camber & sightlines
- Challenge
- Automobile traffic
- Intensity of LEO presence
- Length of route
- Distance from the Bay Area (hint: closer is better)
Each of these criteria is worth ten points, with ten meaning absolutely the best imaginable, and one meaning it totally sucks donkey balls.
You have between now and March 1st to vote for the nominees listed above. If you want to nominate a road that is not on the above list, propose it in the thread, start a write-in campaign, and we will take it under advisement. In March the modz will take the votes and begin to put together a plan to ride them all. We will then announce the rides, and you are welcome to join them as you wish and your schedule and finances permit.
