hiyer1

I'm a big gamer - and it's always nice to get the little "achievements" when you kill 100 zombies or whatever it is. Recently, I've been applying the same reward system to biking for my own amusement.

Some of these achievements can and should be attempted, others are little things that happen to you by chance, some are just for fun, and some SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE

Here's some of the ones I've been throwing around in my head...Feel free to add to the list, be creative and have fun with it!

(Achievement: Description)
Free Spirit: Take an alternate, unknown route on your way home
Mashin' Potatoes: Climb a serious grade on the highest gear
Diaper-legs: Forget to pack a set of underwear, walk around the whole day with your bike shorts under your slacks.
Flyin': Go over 30 mph
Rocketman: Go over 35 mph
Reckless endangerment: Go over 40mph
Show-off: Pass a car when it's not stuck in traffic
OVER 9000!!!!: Burn over 9000 calories/week, climb over 9000 feet/week, or bike over 9000 miles/year
Sprinter: Haul ass to make a stale green or yellow light
Hardened: Get hit by a car
Hahd Baastuhd: Get hit by a car, finish the ride to your destination
Ultimate Hahd Baastuhd: Get hit by a car, the car suffers more damage than you
Rainman: Commute through a rainstorm/thunderstorm
Frosty: Commute while it's visibly snowing
Desert Fox: Commute when it's over 90 degrees outside
Trooper: Commute at least 3 times a week during all 4 seasons
Iron legs: Bike 200 miles in 1 week
Look Ma'! No hands!: Ride without holding the handlebars for 1 mile
Pwnage: pass a road bike, while on a mountain bike. +1 if you were wearing sandals, +2 if you were carrying gear and they weren't
Jitterbug: Drink some coffee before your commute
Boy Scout: Get a flat tire, replace it on the road because you're carrying a spare
Pragmatist: Get a flat tire, call a cab.
Gear-Head: Perform your own bike repairs
Haters Gonna Hate: Zip by a bunch of cars stuck in traffic OR get home/to work in less time than a car would have taken
Gators Gonna Gate: Pass a gator.

Additions:
Clippy: Unclip left/right, fall opposite.
Oooo Shiney!!!: New bike
N+1: Bike acquired
Triple Lutz: Have fallen on ice
Spinnaker: Have had a 30 mph tailwind
Beating to windward: Have had a 30 mph headwind
Double Whammy: Flat both tires at the same time
Litterbug: Lost pump/water bottle/whatever somwehere on the way
Follow the White Rabbit: Chased by a big dog
Tastes Like Chicken: Got caught by the dog
Who Let the Dogs Out: Chased by multiple dogs

snowman40

I have Free Spirit, Flyin', Rocketman, Reckless Endangerment, OVER 9000!!!!, Sprinter, Rainman, Desert Fox, Trooper, Iron Legs, Pragmatist, Haters Gonna Hate.


My additions -
Clippy: Unclip left/right, fall opposite.
Oooo Shiney!!!: New bike
N+1: Bike acquired

Andy_K 

I've collected these:
Free Spirit, Diaper-legs, Flyin', Rocketman, Reckless endangerment, Show-off, OVER 9000!!!!, Sprinter, Hardened, Hahd Baastuhd, Rainman, Frosty, Desert Fox, Trooper, Pwnage, Boy Scout, Gear-Head, Haters Gonna Hate, Clippy, Ooooo Shiney!!!, N+1

I get these on an almost daily basis:
Flyin', Rocketman, Rainman, Haters Gonna Hate

apejam

This is a fun thread.


I've gotten these so far:
Free Spirit
Flyin'
Rainman
Desert Fox
Gear-Head


Last week I rode over a small river and saw a couple gators on the river bank from the bridge (not so rare for us floridians) does that qualify for Gators Gonna Gate acheivement?

Rapidoyfurioso

Definitly I'm a Rainman

FanaticMN

In the past 12 months I've collected Free Spirit, Flyin', Sprinter, Rainman, Frosty, Desert Fox (with crossed palms for 100) Trooper, Iron legs, Pwnage (Fred division), Gear-Head, Haters Gonna Hate.

Might I also suggest:

Triple Lutz: Have fallen on ice
Spinnaker: Have had a 30 mph tailwind
Beating to windward: Have had a 30 mph headwind

locolobo13 

In the last 3 yrs:

Free Spirit - now and then
Sprinter - often
Desert Fox - coming up again LOL
Trooper - 5 days a week, miss a few here and there
Pwnage - very rare, maybe twice

Can't count Diaper-legs 'cuz I don't wear bike shorts, just regular shorts. But have forgot a change and gone thru the day in the same shorts I rode on the ride. Very rare. I work hard on not forgetting now!

In my teens and twenties did several more of those.

rumrunn6

thanks for the chuckle, needed it today

hubcap

I like this.

The ones I have NOT collected are:

Reckless endangerment (not really sure though since I don't use a cyclometer and there are no crazy big hills around here)
Ultimate Hahd Baastuhd (been hit by automobiles before, I would prefer to stop with the experiences I have had)
Look Ma'! No hands! (need to figure out where I could do this)
Pragmatist (never for a flat tire, once for a stripped freehub)
Gators Gonna Gate (not too many gators around the Chicago area)

AdamDZ

Oh no... I hate in-game achievements, the dumbest thing ever that happened to gaming. So I'm not interested in cycling achievements either. I ride. That's all.

Leebo

I hit 46 mph on my mt bike, paved downhill. Commutes under 30, 20 and 10 F

Seattle Forrest

None of the things that feel like cycling achievements to me have anything at all to do with commuting. But ... since you asked, here's my greatest cycling achievement of the past week. I'm still beaming.

FunkyStickman

Awesome thread! The only ones I haven't gotten are:

Mashin' Potatoes: Lol, I live in south Louisiana... no hills
Flyin'/Rocketman/Reckless endangerment: Lol, see above
Ultimate/Hahd Baastuhd: couldn't finish the ride with a broken femur.
Frosty: Lol, see #1 and #2
Pragmatist: no cabs here.

I'd humbly submit these as additions:
Double Whammy: Flat both tires at the same time
Litterbug: Lost pump/water bottle/whatever somwehere on the way
Follow the White Rabbit: Chased by a big dog
Tastes Like Chicken: Got caught by the dog
Who Let the Dogs Out: Chased by multiple dogs

CliftonGK1

OK, so these are the ones I don't have:

hiyer1

Lol the "Gators gonna Gate" one was just for fun, because it rhymed with the last one...but yeah if you passed a gator that counts lol.

I added the additions to the list, some good ones in there...just thought of a new one today:

Froggy: Swallow a bug

So far I have:
Mashin' Potatoes, Diaper Legs, Iron Legs, Flyin'/Rocketman/Reckless Endangerment, Hardened/Hahd Baastuhd/Ultimate Hahd Baastuhd, Sprinter, Show-off, Rainman, Frosty, Jitterbug, Litterbug, Froggy, Clippy, Haters gonna Hate.

Oddly enough, I got Pragmatist this morning, but I wasn't too happy about that one haha

Hoping to have the following by my 1 year commuting anniversary:
Trooper, OVER 9000!!!! (miles)

locolobo13 

Great photos Seattle Forrest

SuperGregNo1

LOL... Hmm I think I need to go play some TF2

The Chemist

I've got Diaper Legs, Flyin', Rocketman (though not on my regular commute, there are no hills really big enough to get this fast on a daily basis), Showoff, Sprinter, Rainman, Desert Fox (though summer weather here means it's more like Steam Room), Trooper (though Shanghai winter really isn't worthy of the name), Jitterbug, Boy Scout, Haters Gonna hate, Oooo Shiny, and have ALMOST gotten Clippy a couple of times but never actually quite achieved it.

azesty

Reckless endangerment:
OVER 9000!!!!
Sprinter:
Frosty:
Desert Fox:
Trooper:
Iron legs:
Look Ma'! No hands!:
Jitterbug:
Gear-Head:
Haters Gonna Hate
Spinnaker
Beating to windward

Mine

K'Tesh

Free Spirit: last week found a way around the place where I did my Ultimate Hahd Baastuhd (can't go into details)
Diaper-legs: one word baby... Commando!
Breezy: Why's it cold down there?
Peepshow: Give or receive (see "Breezy")
Flyin': most commutes
Rocketman: many commutes
Reckless endangerment: about once a week

Speeds in excess of R17 (50+ MPH): At least 3 times

Show-off: once (at Speeds in excess of R17)
OVER 9000!!!!: Settlement of over $9K does that count?
Sprinter: Who doesn't?
Hardened: more times than I wish to remember
Hahd Baastuhd: On a couple of occasions
Dem's Da Breaks: Broken bone(s) from crash.
Rainman: I live in Oregon... need I say more?
Trooper: Class 5 days a week
Iron legs: Been there done that
Look Ma'! No hands!: Can't say I have, not really interested in trying.
Pwnage: Dropped them on the downhill, and they never caught up on the uphill (bike weighs about 45lbs)
Jitterbug: Not that often
Boy Scout: It's happened
Life Scout: Give another cyclist your spare tube (or supplied them w/a patch and/or pump)
Eagle Scout: Bombproof wheels, Kevlar lined tires, Slimed tubes. Flats? Aren't those girls shoes?
Pragmatist: Last cab I was in was in Oxfordshire England. Horrible memory, don't use them anymore
Gear-Head: Some minor repairs (nothing serious)
Bicycle Repair Man: Repair someone else's bike on the side of the road.
Wrench: Exclusively repair your own bike.
Tinkerer: Made/invented something for your bike.
Haters Gonna Hate: I legally ride on the shoulder of a Freeway, it happens all the time.
Gators Gonna Gate: only as a passenger in motor vehicle
Lose the Haters: Been chased by car, but manage to lose it.
Close Encounters: Fur, feathers, or fins, somethings too close for comfort.
Skunked: Close encounters w/the black and white.
Skunked Again: What?! Wasn't once enough?
Clippy: Everybody's going to do that at least once
Oooo Shiney!!!: Gotta love those
N+1: total 4
Triple Lutz: More times than I even want to try to remember
Spinnaker: God! That was fun!
Beating to windward: Cycle Oregon 2009, Day 1, had to pedal to go downhill. :/
Double Whammy: I HATE that!
Litterbug:
Moneybags!: Find paper money on the side of the road.
Paul Allen: Find more than $20 in paper money on the side of the road.
Bill Gates: Score over $50 in paper money (multiple finds count).
Scrooge McDuck: Stop to pick up change.
Philanthropist: Pass up paper money rather than stop.
Finder: Find something of value (>$20)
Tracker: Find the owner of the valuable you found and return.
Good Sam: Turn in the valuable to the police/lost and found/frantic parent.
Lucky Dog!: Reward or valuable returned to you after the appropriate actions taken to track down owner fail.
One Man's Trash: Pull out some kind of treasure.
Fools Rush In: Pulled off something that made your angel work overtime.
Speed Demon: Stopped by police for speeding. +1 for written warning +2 for ticket.
"Is this what you're looking for?": Stop, slow, or track person of interest (to the authorities).
The Extinguisher: Report a fire
In Over Your Head: Find yourself in a body of water.
Stop! Drop! and Roll!: Do an endo, and still end up on your feet. (I meant to do that...)
Don't Ask Me: Give motorist directions that won't work because it's your cycling route, not the road. (oops, my bad)
Follow the White Rabbit: Damn that German Sheppard
Tastes Like Chicken: Wanna see the scars? (full moon)
Who Let the Dogs Out: Thank goodness, no.

Clotheslined: Upper body hit by stationary object (ya' know, it's dark at night)
Grate Danger!: Crash due to a storm drain grate.
That Sucks!!!: Damage or injury due to a crash caused by storm drain grate.
Railroaded: Crash due to crossing railroad tracks.
Drive By Fruiting: I've been Limed
Drinks On Me!: Beverage thrown at you.
Egging Me On!: Egging
Yoke's On Him: Egger gets caught, PUNished.
Bug In The System: Swallow whatever it was that flew in there.
Ow! That Stings!: Stung while riding (mine was in my left ear)
Turtle Head: Hairstyle and/or sunburn that resembles a Klingon forehead
Red Shirt: The guy who doesn't make it back with the regulars.
Kirk to Enterprise: Motorist swears you beamed in.
Bandits At 6 O'Clock: Your move, causes the idiot passing behind you (w/o warning) to crash.
Split "S": Right turn to go w/traffic (left in England), then U-turn to go intended direction.
Playing Frogger: Starting and stopping in the traffic lane while trying to cross a busy road.
Christmas Tree: Mistaken for a moving holiday favorite.
Landing Lights: "I thought you were a low flying aircraft."
UFO: NASA called again to complain that your lights are keeping the astronauts awake.

Veteran: Done it all, seen it all

Oh, and the one I'm looking forward to...

Lost In Translation: Wayfinding in another language! 對不起，我不明白

nashcommguy

Mashin'Potatoes, Diaper Legs, Flyin', Rocketman, Reckless endangerment, How 'bout 8000? Did that for 3 years running when working @ GM here in Spring Hill, TN? Got laid off and still averaged 7000. Sprinter, Rainman, Desert Fox, Trooper, Iron legs, Look Ma! No Hands!(Had a 2 mile flat commute awhile back I rode no-handed.), Pwnnage +2(Roadie pulls up next to me @ a traffic light and sneers at my '94 Fuji Discovery HT/MTB w/rack/panniers. I dropped him on the climb looking back while upshifting several times. One of my favorite commuting memories.), Jitterbug, Boy Scout, Gear head, Haters Gonna Hate, Clippy, Oooo Shiney!!!, Triple Lutz...maybe this should be 'Triple Klutz'?, Litterbug(blinkies, wbs, etc,), White Rabbit, Who Let The Dogs Out?

Monster Pete

Loving this thread My achievements:
Free spirit, Flyin' (Maybe Rocketman), Sprinter, Hardened, Haad Baastuhd, Rainman, Frosty, Trooper, Pwnage+2, Jitterbug (every day), Gearhead, Haters Gonna Hate, N+1, Triple Lutz, Double whammy (two punctures while the bike was in the shed :S ), Bug in the System, Wrench, Tinkerer, Life Scout. Now trying to think of a few more

Monster Pete

A couple of suggestions:

Customiser: Significantly alter a bike in some way.
N-1: Destroy a bike.
Heavy Haulage: Transport goods exceeding your body weight.
Preacher: Successfully convert a motorist to cycling.
Who Needs a Boat?: Ride a flooded road.
Foreigner: Ride across an international boundary.
Explorer: Discover every map location in single player mode (just kidding)

jmilleronaire

I achieved "Hahd Pwnage" last summer. Biking home from the park (only about 5 miles total) with my 2 boys (3 and 4 at the time, about 85 pounds together) in a trailer behind my mountain bike, passed a guy in full billboard-bright lycra on a bike worth more than my car. To be fair, it was up a pretty significant hill...

Oh, if looks could kill.

Artkansas 

My last achievement was teaching myself to ride a bicycle at age 5 1/2. All the other decades of riding have just been a small elaboration on this.