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  • July 17, 2012 at 12:47 am #945953
    PotomacCyclist
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    I always wear a helmet when riding my tri bike or mountain bike. But I don’t always wear a helmet on short CaBi trips. My speed is very slow on CaBi. I don’t ride on any steep hills. Most of the time, my average speed is around 6-8 mph on CaBi, according to my Garmin. Sometimes even slower.

    When I plan to do some faster riding on CaBi (which is rare) or I’m taking a longer trip, say from Arlington to D.C., I will wear a helmet. The upright riding position, the heavy weight of the bike and the slow speeds make CaBi pretty safe. The accident rate for CaBi as a whole has been very low, even with all of the inexperienced riders on the bikes. I don’t know the exact rate but I believe it’s something like 1 accident for every 90,000 bike trips or so. And even with those accidents, most of those did not involve serious injuries (I think).

    July 17, 2012 at 1:27 am #945962
    jnva
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    @PotomacCyclist 25352 wrote:

    I’m not sure if I’ll do any more marathons after this one.

    Ha:D

    I say that every year. I guess I like punishment because I keep signing up. This year will be my 4th MCM.

    July 17, 2012 at 2:05 am #945967
    KelOnWheels
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    @jnva 25428 wrote:

    Ha:D

    I say that every year. I guess I like punishment because I keep signing up. This year will be my 4th MCM.

    Yeah, I keep going “I really want to run another marathon…” and then I go “WHY?” :D

    July 17, 2012 at 2:21 am #945969
    DaveK
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    @KelOnWheels 25433 wrote:

    Yeah, I keep going “I really want to run another marathon…” and then I go “WHY?” :D

    I never had that impulse… one and done. I hated having to say “I’d love to ____, but I have to go run today”. Great experience, glad I did it, but once is enough.

    July 17, 2012 at 10:56 am #945977
    5555624
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    @krazygl00 25384 wrote:

    By the way, in addition to the five-second-rule, there are guidelines for how many bits of roadside gravel may be in any dropped food before it is deemed unfit for consumption.

    It’s a lot easier if you just take the bits of gravel out before eating the dropped food.

    July 17, 2012 at 12:24 pm #945983
    KelOnWheels
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    @5555624 25444 wrote:

    It’s a lot easier if you just take the bits of gravel out before eating the dropped food.

    Bah! Would Merckz take the gravel out of his Fig Newtons? Never! :D

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