Arlington Fun Ride 2014

[ShawnoftheDread]

What time is the main ride rollout? 8:00 sharp or later?

[Tim Kelley]

@ShawnoftheDread 95898 wrote:

What time is the main ride rollout? 8:00 sharp or later?

8am.

And it’s a drop ride, so good luck trying to catch on if you miss the start. :p

[dkel]

@Tim Kelley 95899 wrote:

8am.

And it’s a drop ride, so good luck trying to catch on if you miss the start. :p

True story! My family missed the start last year, and never joined the group. We did see JasonB and his daughter bringing up the rear, though. That was adorable.

[bobco85]

I plan to be there, but at the moment I’m recovering from getting all 4 wisdom teeth removed this morning. My road to recovery is paved with ice cream and gauze pads

[Rockford10]

No, we brought up the rear. Remember when I encouraged the sweeps to go ahead? “We know the way, Thanks.”

[dasgeh]

Or, just come for the 10am Family Ride by Kidical Mass Arlington. It’s awesome and it’s not an 8am start.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@dasgeh 95916 wrote:

Or, just come for the 10am Family Ride by Kidical Mass Arlington. It’s awesome and it’s not an 8am start.

It’s nothing but rules 5 and 9 in my clan. They will do the whole loop and like it.

[rcannon100]

@ShawnoftheDread 95924 wrote:

It’s nothing but rules 5 and 9 in my clan. They will do the whole loop and like it.

Your not going to psychocross? Will you be at hyattsvillecross on sunday?

[Arlingtonrider]

See ya’ll at the ride!

[dkel]

@Rockford10 95914 wrote:

No, we brought up the rear. Remember when I encouraged the sweeps to go ahead? “We know the way, Thanks.”

I meant that JasonB was bringing up the rear of the group, and we were staying far enough behind him as not to be a part of the group (it’s a semantic point, I’ll admit). The sweeps were behind us for a while, but as you pointed out, even they dropped us (though they offered not to drop us, to their credit).

[ShawnoftheDread]

@rcannon100 95925 wrote:

Your not going to psychocross? Will you be at hyattsvillecross on sunday?

No and no.

[dasgeh]

@ShawnoftheDread 95924 wrote:

It’s nothing but rules 5 and 9 in my clan. They will do the whole loop and like it.

The AFR only qualifies for Rule #5 if you do the whole loop AND the Kidical Mass ride.

[ShawnoftheDread]

Right, because finishing a century only counts if you do a two-mile cool down afterwards.

[bobco85]

The Arlington Fun Ride was, well, fun!

I was happy to see a lot of familiar faces, especially after spending 2 days in near-quarantine while I was recovering from getting all 4 wisdom teeth removed on Thursday. Pleasant weather, starting the ride behind the bubble bike, and much more added up to a nice group ride. I must apologize to the guy on the MVT whose path I wandered into on the boardwalk, though (I was distracted by talking to someone).

Here are my pics from the ride:

starting the Arlington Fun Ride in Crystal City
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Columbia Pike/W&OD Trail pit stop
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Ballston Pit Stop next to the Blue Goose (the Marymount Shuttle bus did not take kindly to our presence)
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Rosslyn Pit Stop (my coworkers and I representing our company)
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[bobco85]

Pano of the Finish area in Crystal City (I really wanted to climb on the rock wall!)
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The ride was great, and I look forward to riding this next year!

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