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  • July 3, 2017 at 4:14 am #1072982
    Starduster
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    Normally I would be running my own shop ride from Papillon Cycles on Saturday morning. But this is special enough that I don’t want to step on it. We can give you extra publicity on our social media pages.

    July 3, 2017 at 1:47 pm #1072996
    bobco85
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    @Starduster 162416 wrote:

    Normally I would be running my own shop ride from Papillon Cycles on Saturday morning. But this is special enough that I don’t want to step on it. We can give you extra publicity on our social media pages.

    Cool, that’d be great! I have no idea currently how many people are planning to join the ride, but I appreciate the offer.

    Even if you want to still do a ride, you can always join us en route afterwards to get the rest of the historical facts. On that note, I’ve accumulated about 5 pages of notes on said historical facts that I am working to whittle down.

    July 16, 2017 at 1:49 am #1073383
    Starduster
    Participant

    Promoted here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/PapillonCycles/posts/?ref=page_internal

    July 17, 2017 at 1:28 am #1073407
    bobco85
    Participant

    @Starduster 162841 wrote:

    Promoted here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/PapillonCycles/posts/?ref=page_internal

    Thank you for spreading the word!

    July 18, 2017 at 6:20 pm #1073490
    bobco85
    Participant

    Quick update: I am adding another planned rest stop to the ride since the weather is expected to be hot. The 2nd rest stop will be in Rosslyn at the Rite Aid next to the Rosslyn Metro near the 17 mile mark of the ride. I will also be conscientious to make sure we stop in the shade whenever possible.

    This means we will have breaks around the 9.5-mile (Minor’s Hill) and 17-mile (Rosslyn Metro) marks which will split the 26-mile ride into thirds. Keep cool, everyone!

    July 20, 2017 at 1:08 pm #1073535
    DanB
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    I’m planning to go on the ride. My wife and kids just left to visit her family in Germany, so I’ve got three weeks of low-guilt weekend/evening biking. (There’s still a little guilt, because I have a long list of projects I should be doing!)

    Anyway, I was wondering if you might consider moving the start time up at least an hour, because of the high heat. They’re predicting a heat index of 91° at 9am and 99° by 1pm. Then I still need to bike back to Vienna. (I don’t think it would be fair to subject others on the Metro with my sweaty state after the ride.)

    Also, I haven’t heard if others are going. Do you have a rough head count?

    July 20, 2017 at 2:26 pm #1073540
    bobco85
    Participant

    Glad you’ll be able to come on the ride! In order to tackle the issue of the expected hot weather, I have made efforts to scout out places at each stop that will be in the shade, added a second rest stop so people can resupply, and have looked up locations of available water fountains. I think it will really come down to properly managing my time at each stop to make sure the group isn’t baking in the sun.

    As far as a head count goes, I am expecting anywhere from 5-15 people, but that is a rough estimate.

    July 21, 2017 at 12:55 pm #1073582
    Boomer Cycles
    Participant

    I hope to attend the first few hours of the ride, FYI.

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    July 21, 2017 at 6:16 pm #1073603
    bobco85
    Participant

    Note cards are ready (fastened them together using a key ring) in case I need them; see y’all in the morning!7929cda83a614532ffe8237dc366fd53.jpg

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    July 22, 2017 at 3:56 am #1073618
    drevil
    Participant

    @bobco85 163021 wrote:

    As far as a head count goes, I am expecting anywhere from 5-15 people, but that is a rough estimate.

    Make that 6-16, unless I decide on my way down from College Park that the heat is too insane :D

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    Fat Tire Friction by ricky d, on Flickr

    July 22, 2017 at 11:39 am #1073619
    Starduster
    Participant

    Yep, those tires are up to temperature…

    July 22, 2017 at 9:17 pm #1073648
    Boomer Cycles
    Participant

    Kudos to our awesome ride leader today @bobco for a super informative, fun and [emoji91] hot ride today! And did I say it was [emoji91]?
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    535f9f1983e06858e9f58bbc5b8ab27a.jpgformer Carlin Springs resort
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    July 22, 2017 at 9:30 pm #1073649
    Boomer Cycles
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    @SteveO is not a trash can (even though he talks a far bit of it); DC boundary markerd37437fd73bd29842ac9097635784095.jpg
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    July 22, 2017 at 9:40 pm #1073650
    Boomer Cycles
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    The bird house home; Balls home (GW’s tailor) oldest in Arlington County; Glebe home (its an Episcopalian thang); JB Woodson Jr High School (the end of the whole segregation education thang)8f3d1be6a2d2bd3903e7c0d5dceb429d.jpgbb59d9730025b87f70d0fa421164681c.jpg4bfea1c31366bc6b6297a36fd78667e5.jpga8e8c0cee016be577499378b446aa938.jpg

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    July 22, 2017 at 9:48 pm #1073652
    Starduster
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    @bobco85- As promised, a picture of the Rosslyn skyline in 1977…before I-66, before Gateway Park. Sorta close to where we stood.
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    DC’s own Rosslyn Mountain Boys added a country rock accent to the famed DC scene that caromed from rockabilly to power pop to psychedelic surf guitar, garage style, to the beginnings of punk. With a blues chaser.

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