Low stress route NoVa (IE Shirlington area) to A Baked Joint

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  • November 18, 2016 at 7:19 pm #918805
    lordofthemark
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    Will be otherwise occupied tomorrow, but may have Sunday to ride. I have never done the Friday Coffee Club, deterred by the likely time to get there and then on to work. So I have had on my list for a while to test ride it on a weekend (realizing conditions will be quite different on a weekday). Google Maps suggests 14th Street Bridge to 15th to NY Avenue to Eye Street NW. I have ridden that part of 15th on weekends, and I guess it won’t be that bad on Sunday morning, but not so keen on riding it on a Friday morning. Would Jefferson to 7th be better? Also Google does not know about the 4MRT detour, so maybe heading up to one of the other bridges, via North Arlingtn would make more sense?

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  • November 18, 2016 at 7:28 pm #1060572
    jrenaut
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    Absolutely do not follow those directions once you’re in DC. I can’t speak to 4MR detours, but if you come over on the 14th St Bridge, head north and go right on Jefferson, left on 7th, right on Indiana, left on 5th, right on K.

    November 18, 2016 at 7:30 pm #1060573
    TwoWheelsDC
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    I’d rather ride 15th than 7th. 7th is a nightmare up by the Verizon center.

    November 18, 2016 at 7:34 pm #1060574
    jrenaut
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    @TwoWheelsDC 149135 wrote:

    I’d rather ride 15th than 7th. 7th is a nightmare up by the Verizon center.

    Yeah, but my directions have you turning off at Archives. Agree that 7th is awful north of there.

    November 18, 2016 at 7:46 pm #1060576
    huskerdont
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    @TwoWheelsDC 149135 wrote:

    I’d rather ride 15th than 7th. 7th is a nightmare up by the Verizon center.

    But it’s got a combo bus/bike lane! What could possibly go wrong?:rolleyes:

    November 18, 2016 at 7:46 pm #1060577
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @jrenaut 149136 wrote:

    Yeah, but my directions have you turning off at Archives. Agree that 7th is awful north of there.

    I was actually typing my response before I saw yours…although I will say that, as someone pretty comfortable riding with traffic, I’d just take the 15th>NY>Eye route. I think riding 15th north is not that bad (south is much worse during rush hour), NY is fine, and Eye actually isn’t that bad either since traffic moves slowly through there anyway and isn’t that heavy for the most part. I guess my view is that a direct route is going to be safer more often than not, since you minimize the number of turns you need to make and run less risk of getting confused. But again, I deal with some pretty hairy suburban roads on my commute, so there’s very few routes within the city that I find “stressful.”

    November 18, 2016 at 7:53 pm #1060580
    lordofthemark
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    Further info – I ride a hybrid, and am not terribly fast. I am looking for a route that would work for me on a Friday – maybe 15th is slower then than on weekends?

    I could also take the mall to 3rd Street, I suppose, though that would be longer.

    November 18, 2016 at 7:58 pm #1060581
    Judd
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    @TwoWheelsDC 149135 wrote:

    I’d rather ride 15th than 7th. 7th is a nightmare up by the Verizon center.

    For 15th street, you can also ride the sidewalk the entire way to the cycle track and then cross the street to New York. In the mornings it is relatively led free except for joggers and other cyclists.

    Jon’s suggested route is probably the least stressful route. New York has a bike lane, but it’s frequently blocked and it has more traffic.

    November 18, 2016 at 8:02 pm #1060582
    huskerdont
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    I end up going from 500 5th Street up to the 9:30 Club or BicycleSpace fairly often. I do not especially like any of the routes nearby north of here, but of them, 5th is probably the least stressful. There is some construction now at 5th and H and also at 5th and K that narrows the traffic lane somewhat, but perhaps won’t be as much of an issue in non-rush hour periods. So yeah, what jrenaut said (as usual).

    November 18, 2016 at 8:03 pm #1060584
    jrenaut
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    The route I gave is what I did when I was working at L’Enfant and going to pick up the kids. I tried a bunch of routes and that’s the one i settled on. That’s on the longtail, so also big and slow.

    3rd St won’t get you far enough north, although the stretch until you’d have to turn is not unpleasant.

    November 18, 2016 at 8:03 pm #1060585
    lordofthemark
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    @Judd 149143 wrote:

    For 15th street, you can also ride the sidewalk the entire way to the cycle track and then cross the street to New York. In the mornings it is relatively led free except for joggers and other cyclists.

    Jon’s suggested route is probably the least stressful route. New York has a bike lane, but it’s frequently blocked and it has more traffic.

    I am trying to wean myself off of sidewalk riding and of course I usually see that part of 15th on weekends when the sidewalk is filled with tourists. But yeah, I guess it would be a lot better early on a Friday morning.

    November 18, 2016 at 9:24 pm #1060588
    jrenaut
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    @huskerdont 149144 wrote:

    So yeah, what jrenaut said (as usual).

    This forum needs more of this truthfulness.

    November 19, 2016 at 12:04 am #1060595
    huskerdont
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    @jrenaut 149150 wrote:

    This forum needs more of this truthfulness.

    Since we’re post-truth now, I assume you meant “truthiness.”

    (That’s right, it’s seven o’clock on a Friday night and I’m on the forum, but at least I’m half-way to drunk.)

    November 19, 2016 at 12:08 am #1060596
    jrenaut
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    @huskerdont 149157 wrote:

    (That’s right, it’s seven o’clock on a Friday night and I’m on the forum, but at least I’m half-way to drunk.)

    Right there with you.

    November 19, 2016 at 4:31 am #1060601
    Judd
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    @lordofthemark 149147 wrote:

    I am trying to wean myself off of sidewalk..

    In that case, I am offering reasonable rates at the Judd Lumberjack school of riding in bike lanes built on 55 mph highways. Proof of my expertise here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjKzj_w3Mmw&feature=youtu.be

    *Warning: Lots of clicky clacky bicycle sounds. I don’t quite have the Bobco video editing skills yet. Turn them speakers down.

    November 19, 2016 at 9:10 pm #1060610
    huskerdont
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    @Judd 149163 wrote:

    In that case, I am offering reasonable rates at the Judd Lumberjack school of riding in bike lanes built on 55 mph highways. Proof of my expertise here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjKzj_w3Mmw&feature=youtu.be

    *Warning: Lots of clicky clacky bicycle sounds. I don’t quite have the Bobco video editing skills yet. Turn them speakers down.

    Terrifying considering the number of people on devices while riding. Virginia Beach has a bike lane next to a road that is at times 55 mph (Shore Drive). It’s a bit scary, but it does have a rumble strip between the road and the lane, so at least you’ll hear what’s about to happen when you are about to die.

    And actually, there is a ghost bike along it.

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