I <3 My LBS — Kumbaya Bike Ride

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  • September 27, 2013 at 4:32 am #914229
    Dirt
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    I suck as a forum member these days. Just too many things going on. That said… I do have a new group ride that I’d like to get going each week. It is in sync with some folks’ Friday commute.

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    Anyone who knows me well, has figured out that one of my favorite things to do is get a bunch of people from very different circles in my life, mix them together and go for a bike ride. I’ve got lots of friends who work in bike shops. I’ve got lots of friends who are loyal to one or two local bike shops. For lots of good reasons, we never get to ride together. We’re all doing our own shop rides… not anyone else’s.

    This ride is to get us all together to enjoy a social ride and some coffee before the shops open. Some folks can join on their ride to work. Some may have the day off and want to join in for the fun.

    We’ll start the ride from Bikenetic in Falls Church at 0700. We’ll roll East on the W&OD, take the Custis trail and Roosevelt bridge into DC. We’ll roll through GW to Friday Coffee Club, The Original at ME Swing at 17th and G. NW. We’ll roll out of FCC at 8:45 and head South along the MVT to National Airport. From there we’ll take the W&OD back to Bikenetic.

    This is a social ride to just hang out. Take pride in a local bike shop! It can be the shop you own, work for or frequent. It can be a really cool shop that you went to during a road trip. I don’t care what shop… If you’re feeling particularly Kumbaya-esque, plan a jersey swap with someone from another shop. If you need to go incognito, we can arrange a cardboard mustache to act as a disguise.

    If that’s your ride corridor and you love a local bike shop…. ANY local bike shop…. Please plan to join us.

    Hugs and kisses,

    Pete

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  • September 27, 2013 at 4:33 am #982232
    Dirt
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    First ride is wheels rolling in less than 7 hours.

    September 27, 2013 at 1:09 pm #982240
    dcv
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    Thanks Pete for organizing, sorry these pics are blurry

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    September 27, 2013 at 1:20 pm #982244
    americancyclo
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    Great fun! Nice way to start the Friday, even if I didn’t have time for coffee club.

    September 27, 2013 at 1:23 pm #982246
    americancyclo
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    @dcv 65189 wrote:

    Thanks Pete for organizing, sorry these pics are blurry

    I see your blurry pics (har har), and raise you:
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    Everyone westbound on the bridge loved us
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    September 27, 2013 at 1:29 pm #982250
    bikeeveryday
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    That was fun. Thanks for the Belt Buckle swap, Pete!

    September 27, 2013 at 1:29 pm #982251
    KayakCyndi
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    Thanks all. Super fun riding with the convoy.

    September 27, 2013 at 1:37 pm #982252
    eminva
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    Thanks, Pete! It was fun. Made me late to work, oh well.

    It was an action packed a.m. after my stop at Swings — Arlingtonrider and I witnessed a car hit a cyclist’s trailer as she turned from 17th onto G. She did roll down her window but was totally unapologetic. She got out of there in a hurry when I got my camera out. I think the cyclist was okay, he rode on.

    Then, as I was about to ride into my parking garage, a limo in front of me stopped to discharge passengers. Guess who got out? Richard Gere!

    Liz

    September 27, 2013 at 1:37 pm #982253
    consularrider
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    I missed the photo op at the intersection of doom since I had peeled off at the Veitch St access, but am the second to the last rider on americancyclo’s photo of the group crossing the Custis Trail’s Sprout Run overpass (Bikenetic jersey).

    September 27, 2013 at 1:44 pm #982256
    vvill
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    The “official” Bikenetic ride departed 30 mins later…
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    I didn’t even have any coffee or food at Swing’s, there were so many people at FCC to talk to. And the line was long – we should get a M.E. Swing’s sponsored bike or something.

    (Elevenses can’t come soon enough.)

    September 27, 2013 at 2:22 pm #982260
    jrenaut
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    Glad I made it before the big crew rolled out. It was really cool to see so many people, both FCC regulars and non. And great to see Bilsko back on a bike.

    September 27, 2013 at 2:29 pm #982263
    dasgeh
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    If this is a regular thing, let me know when you get to Cherrydale, and I’ll jump on then…

    September 27, 2013 at 3:04 pm #982268
    Arlingtonrider
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    I was wondering how there just happened to be so many of my Virginia friends at #FCC this morning. :D I had no idea that you all convoyed over. Great idea! Really enjoyed seeing everyone.

    September 27, 2013 at 3:12 pm #982269
    KelOnWheels
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    I’ll try to make it next week (who knows, I may not have to go to work! :P )

    September 27, 2013 at 3:17 pm #982271
    MattAune
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    I totally missed this. It does explain the rather low turnout at FCCII this morning though.

    September 27, 2013 at 3:32 pm #982273
    consularrider
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    @KelOnWheels 65218 wrote:

    I’ll try to make it next week (who knows, I may not have to go to work! :P )

    If we’re all furloughed, we can have the Tour de FCC.

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