Bike to work day ride buddy meetup

[consularrider]

OK, I’m registered. I plan to to my Tour de Pit Stops starting with Old Town Alexandria, then Crystal City, then Ballston, and finishing up in Rosslyn. About a 25 mile tour.

[adamx]

i am registered at FC Pit Stop…it is barely a mile into my commute on W&OD to SE Waterfront, DC. I’ll stop there to support FC cycling.

Happy to rally there and ride in to DC (pit stopping at rosslyn) with anyone. I’d like to stop at Freedom Plaza before heading in to the office at 12th/D SE.

Adam X

[Mikey]

@adamx 16433 wrote:

. . . Happy to rally there and ride in to DC (pit stopping at rosslyn) with anyone. I’d like to stop at Freedom Plaza before heading in to the office at 12th/D SE.

Adam X

Adam – I will probably be at the Falls Church pitstop around 6:30. I’d be happy to ride in to Rosslyn with you, but then again the whole W&OD will probably feel like a convoy.

See you there.

Mike E.

[pfunkallstar]

I’ll probably get on the road early (6AM) from Falls Church to avoid my previous experience where I said “on your left” 88 times between East Falls Church and MVT.

[jabberwocky]

I go from Reston to Great Falls if anyone wants to ride along. I’ve been doing this commute for over a year and have never seen another cyclist, so I suspect thats a long shot.

[americancyclo]

The FC stop is on my regular commute, but I always miss it on BTWD leading convoys. Attendance has been low the past few years, so maybe I’ll make it by this year.

[DaveK]

I did the tour last year – Capitol Hill, Freedom Plaza, and Rosslyn – but I’ll probably just go to Rosslyn this year. Depends how nice the weather is that day.

[baiskeli]

@pfunkallstar 16454 wrote:

I’ll probably get on the road early (6AM) from Falls Church to avoid my previous experience where I said “on your left” 88 times between East Falls Church and MVT.

Just get old a slow and you’ll no longer have that problem.

[eminva]

If anyone needs a buddy to get from Vienna to the Farragut North area on Bike to Work Day or any other day, to arrive about 8:45 a.m., feel free to contact me by PM.

Liz

[SilverSpring]

In my Tour de PitStop, I plan to start at Silver Spring-Discovery around 6:50am, then Bethesda by the tunnel perhaps 30 minutes later, then Freedom Plaza maybe 50 minutes after that (perhaps with a stop by CycleLife if they have their usual mini-stop).

[SpokeGrenadeSR]

does anyone else commute to tysons corner?
i go from shirlington to tysons up the WOD between 7:00-9:30 (id rather stay late than wake up early)
i know it’s not the most bike friendly area…well it’s not at all, but i’ve got an easy route through to my office.
just curious if i should keep my waving hand on the ready.

[JimF22003]

@SpokeGrenadeSR 16487 wrote:

does anyone else commute to tysons corner?

Me, once or twice a week, but I’m mainly a fair-weather commuter. Will ride in cold, but not in rain. Yeah, I’m a wimp.

I cross over the WOD, but don’t actually ride on it. I cross 495 on the Oak St. Bridge, and come in on Gallows Rd. Luckily I just have to cross Rt 7 and I’m done. Riding around Tysons is not my favorite thing… If I do the BTWD stop, I’ll probably be there about 7:30am or so.

Wave away if you see me

[SpokeGrenadeSR]

ha yea 90% of my trip is on the WOD which is pretty pleasant to be honest. i take a side trail that drops off right before you enter vienna and it cuts through to a church parking lot and proceed to wolftrap/woodford/old courthouse/gosnell/across 7/to greensboro.
just a little west of you at all times it seems haha.

then let’s hope it doesnt rain so you can make it out.

[cephas]

@SpokeGrenadeSR 16487 wrote:

does anyone else commute to tysons corner?

Tales from the Sharrows blog had a post on Tysons Commuter(s) a couple weeks ago. I did it myself a couple years ago, but I don’t work in Tysons anymore.

@eminva 16484 wrote:

If anyone needs a buddy to get from Vienna to the Farragut North area on Bike to Work Day or any other day, to arrive about 8:45 a.m., feel free to contact me by PM.
Liz

I usually arrive much earlier, but I’m curious how you take to get from Vienna metro to get to the W&OD in an efficient manner to head into DC. I’ve gone the 123 Nutley route before, but that seems more distance than necessary, and Rt 29 isn’t exactly a breeze in the park. Options?

[eminva]

@cephas 16506 wrote:

I’m curious how you take to get from Vienna metro to get to the W&OD in an efficient manner to head into DC. I’ve gone the 123 Nutley route before, but that seems more distance than necessary, and Rt 29 isn’t exactly a breeze in the park. Options?

From Vienna Metro Station, you can take Virginia Center to Nutley (left on Nutley), then right on Tapawingo. Stay on Tapawingo for about 1.3 miles (long climb), then turn right on Glyndon. Turn left on Adahi, which deadends at the trail. If you find Virginia Center too busy for your liking, let me know and I can give you an alternate route through the townhouses/condos across from the metro station and the trail network behind there (thanks to acc).

If you have metro station flexibility, Dunn Loring station is only a short hop down Gallows Road from the W&OD.

Liz

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