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May 12, 2015 at 12:49 am #1029826

rcannon100
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RUN FROM THE SCAREY MAN!

See How Four Washingtonians Bike to Work

May 14, 2015 at 1:20 am #1029920

rcannon100
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YOU: “Oye! My Eyes! My poor eyes! I SEE BUTT CRACKS!!!!!! Sweet merciful merda!!!!“

ME: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hi, Powerful Pete.

May 14, 2015 at 1:35 am #1029923

Powerful Pete
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It was a pleasure riding with you sir. And for the record I did not see even a hint of your buttocks (thankfully) and no cracks beyond those on the sidewalk…

May 15, 2015 at 11:50 am #1030103

dplasters
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Loved seeing 5x the number of cyclists I normally see out in Fairfax this morning for BTWD.

Please stop riding in the gutter, it hurts my little heart and I promise it’s safer to just put yourself roundabout where a car’s right tire would be. You are a vehicle and you are traffic.

See you all again on Monday, right?

May 15, 2015 at 1:09 pm #1030112

mstone
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I watched someone get off a bike at a mostly empty intersection and walk it across the crosswalk. I died a little inside.

May 15, 2015 at 1:29 pm #1030115

lordofthemark
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@dplasters 115888 wrote:

Loved seeing 5x the number of cyclists I normally see out in Fairfax this morning for BTWD.

I saw two riders coming from the King Street sidewalk to Park Center Drive at roughly 6:35. They could not have been coming from or going to a pitstop – maybe they ride all the time but I am never out that early?
Not many more people than usual to Shirlington, or even from Shirlington to CC (I did Eads) But of course from CC to Jefferson Mem. many more than usual. I was hoping for a big bunch heading along SW waterfront, but I was the only one taking the lane on Maine (one guy took the sidewalk on the other side) and I actually got passed too close on Maine, for the first time.

A fair number on the Eye Street lanes, though not mobbed.

May 15, 2015 at 3:00 pm #1030177

dplasters
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@dplasters 115888 wrote:

Loved seeing 5x the number of cyclists I normally see out in Fairfax this morning for BTWD.

I should point out that 5x the number I normally see is precisely five cyclists. I average one.

May 19, 2015 at 1:25 pm #1030436

Emm
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Today I found my coworker on the MVT biking to work for the first time! (or more accurately, he saw me ride by him at Gravely Point and called out my name). We rode the rest of the way in together. He was going to try to take Maine Ave to work, which I told him might be a nightmare, so I showed him the route along the National Mall, and then locked his bike to mine when he realized he brought the wrong key for his lock.

Next steps for him probably involve getting a bike that fits and a water bottle. But he seems pretty dedicated to riding in every day which is awesome!

May 19, 2015 at 2:46 pm #1030442

bentbike33
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@Emm 116241 wrote:

He was going to try to take Maine Ave to work, which I told him might be a nightmare…

Maine Avenue is getting better. New pavement smooths many rough spots allowing one to get to speed if taking the lane. Still probably not the best route for your friend, however.

May 19, 2015 at 2:55 pm #1030443

Emm
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@bentbike33 116249 wrote:

Maine Avenue is getting better. New pavement smooths many rough spots allowing one to get to speed if taking the lane. Still probably not the best route for your friend, however.

That’s good to know. My fiance needs to go from Alexandria to the new USGG headquarters (DHS headquarters…someday) in Anacostia, and Maine Ave may be his only real route…

May 19, 2015 at 3:13 pm #1030447

Terpfan
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@rcannon100 115498 wrote:

RUN FROM THE SCAREY MAN!

See How Four Washingtonians Bike to Work

Now I feel like I should be bothering Sethpo with questions about MD football and basketball recruits.

May 19, 2015 at 9:44 pm #1030492

AFHokie
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@Emm 116250 wrote:

That’s good to know. My fiance needs to go from Alexandria to the new USGG headquarters (DHS headquarters…someday) in Anacostia, and Maine Ave may be his only real route…

A buddy of mine rode from Shirlington area to Bolling when he lived here. If you’d like, I can shoot him an email and see if he has any suggestions.

May 20, 2015 at 2:25 pm #1030537

Emm
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@AFHokie 116300 wrote:

A buddy of mine rode from Shirlington area to Bolling when he lived here. If you’d like, I can shoot him an email and see if he has any suggestions.

If you can, that’d be awesome. Thank you!

May 20, 2015 at 8:01 pm #1030579

baiskeli
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@rcannon100 115498 wrote:

RUN FROM THE SCAREY MAN!

But that would require dismounting….

May 21, 2015 at 3:50 pm #1030618

jrenaut
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@Emm 116349 wrote:

If you can, that’d be awesome. Thank you!

If you go over the Fish Market bridge, take the bumpy promenade thing past DOE to Independence, right on Independence, right on 4th, left on I, right on NJ, left on L, you should be able to get to the 11th St Bridge without touching Maine/M. It’s a little out of the way, but once you’re off Independence it’s almost all bike lanes.
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