Which MIT Spokes member are you?

Tomorrow’s ride is going to be a century in 100-degree heat. What time do you set your alarm?

4:30am. Gotta beat the heat.

5am. Gotta beat the heat, but I’m fast to get ready in the morning.

7am. Sleep is priority even if it means I get a later start.

I don’t set an alarm. I just wake up when other people are moving around.

What are your riding essentials?

So much food. I’m always hungry while riding

Sunscreen. I’m scared of skin cancer

First aid. I’ve taken a few falls

About 7 Clif bars, a hand pump, a spare tube, sunscreen, phone charger, and first aid. I need to be completely self-sufficient

What do you put in your water bottles?

Only water. I don’t believe in electrolytes

Only Gatorade. I need electrolytes

One of each. I need water to rinse out the Gatorade flavor

Lemonade or sweet tea if our host has it

Rain is making the trail on the route muddy and slow. You can take the trail or go on a highway with minimal shoulder, many cars, and limited visibility with the water vapor. What do you do?

The trail will take too long. Highway it is.

Spend 20 minutes discussing the pros and cons and eventually get on the highway

The rain is quite heavy so you stop at a cafe to wait it out. What do you order?

Burger and fries

Cinnamon roll

Root beer float

Iced latte

How do you ride your bike?

Without braking on the downhills

Alternate coasting and pedalling

So stable you could balance a book on my helmet

Only when covered in compression sleeves from the knee down

The US-50 scenery is starting to get old. What do you do?

Listen to an educational podcast

Listen and sing along to my music

CAD things to 3D print in my head

I never get bored because I’m focusing on drafting within a foot of the person in front of me

You arrive at the lunch spot. What goes in your bagel (besides the obligatory official food of MIT Spokes 2024—”humou”)?

Salami and any cheese that’s not waterlogged

Black forest ham and no cheese (American cheeses are inferior)

Turkey and pepper jack

Tofurky (preferably the smoked ham one)

What’s your biggest op when biking?

Headwinds

Gravel roads

River crossing

Flies

You finished the ride for the day! What do you post on Strava?

What’s Strava?

Spokes ride. Hot.

Morning ride

A public diary of the day’s events and my thoughts, with pictures and videos

You have a rest day. What do you do?

Wake up early to walk around the city

Catch up on work for other commitments

Research and visit the best cafe in town

All the Spokes errands we push off to rest days

You’re planning a learning festival. What are you going to teach?

The physics of sound and how to make your own speaker

A 3D printing workshop where the kids get to design their own bubble wands

How to extract DNA from strawberries

The science of concrete and how it is analogous to rice krispie treats

What’s your catchphrase?

Womp womp

Yayyy (in a high-pitched voice)

What a day!

That’s bussin’

Which MIT Spokes member are you?

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