Let’s Bike the Purple Line! (No Drop Ride)

[streetsmarts]

I was thinking of hitting a goodwill. I don’t think I have purple stuff!

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[LhasaCM]

@streetsmarts 158833 wrote:

I was thinking of hitting a goodwill. I don’t think I have purple stuff!

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I’m always struck (and disappointed) by how few purple cycling clothing items they make for men. Women – purple as far as the eye can see for jerseys, jackets, socks, shoes, whatever. It’s such a struggle…

[Emm]

@LhasaCM 158834 wrote:

I’m always struck (and disappointed) by how few purple cycling clothing items they make for men. Women – purple as far as the eye can see for jerseys, jackets, socks, shoes, whatever. It’s such a struggle…

Find someone who does Team in Training. The leukemia and lymphomas society’s color is purple, so most of the team kits are purple. I just got a lovely purple jersey from a friend who rides on a team. Unfortunately, I’m out of town so I cant make this weekend’s ride to show it off

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[LhasaCM]

@Emm 158870 wrote:

Find someone who does Team in Training. The leukemia and lymphomas society’s color is purple, so most of the team kits are purple. I just got a lovely purple jersey from a friend who rides on a team. Unfortunately, I’m out of town so I cant make this weekend’s ride to show it off

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That’s a good idea. There’s also this year’s Bike To Work Day shirt, though that doesn’t help for tomorrow. Regardless, I am not worried about lacking purple clothing – as a proud Northwestern alum, purple is a staple of my wardrobe. It’s just been a struggle to get to this point with cycling-ish gear

[drevil]

@Emm 158870 wrote:

Find someone who does Team in Training. The leukemia and lymphomas society’s color is purple, so most of the team kits are purple. I just got a lovely purple jersey from a friend who rides on a team. Unfortunately, I’m out of town so I cant make this weekend’s ride to show it off

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Methinks y’all aren’t being creative enough

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I do have a lot of purple bike clothing, including lycra, which I’d totes rock if I was going. Instead, we’re going to the March for Science tomorrow. Have fun!

[LhasaCM]

@drevil 158874 wrote:

Methinks y’all aren’t being creative enough

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I do have a lot of purple bike clothing, including lycra, which I’d totes rock if I was going. Instead, we’re going to the March for Science tomorrow. Have fun!

I can’t pull off either of those looks, and I don’t think anyone wants me wearing any lycra…

[lordofthemark]

@drevil 158874 wrote:

Methinks y’all aren’t being creative enough

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I do have a lot of purple bike clothing, including lycra, which I’d totes rock if I was going. Instead, we’re going to the March for Science tomorrow. Have fun!

Oh that reminds me, my balaclava. But I don’t think I will wear that tomorrow.

[bobco85]

@drevil 158874 wrote:

Methinks y’all aren’t being creative enough

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I do have a lot of purple bike clothing, including lycra, which I’d totes rock if I was going. Instead, we’re going to the March for Science tomorrow. Have fun!

Everyone needs to screencap and bookmark this post as a reminder that drevil will need to dress like Barney in a future group ride/race where MANY pictures will be taken 😎

Also, I’d say that we’re going to bike circles around you, but I know that many scientists at the march would correct that to convex polygons.

[drevil]

@bobco85 158889 wrote:

Everyone needs to screencap and bookmark this post as a reminder that drevil will need to dress like Barney in a future group ride/race where MANY pictures will be taken 😎

Haha! Already done, but can’t find a pic. The problem was the outfit was made for a 3 year old, and on an adult it was very kid-inappropriate

If I can find another, I’ll wear it for your next purple line ride, but I’m not sure if you really want that!

[Bob James]

I will be there tomorrow morning. I have purple socks and partly purple jersey. I will not be wearing a barney costume.

Thanks for organizing Bobco.

*changed mind. Can’t work up the courage to be in the rain with 50F temps for 12-14 hours.**

[bobco85]

It was a wet ride, but in the end, 5 of us brave and purple-clad folks rode the route that the Purple Line will take if/when/hopefully/maybe/definitely it is built. My feet officially stopped being wrinkled sometime Saturday night. Bad ass points and my thanks go out to Judd, komorebi, LhasaCM, & lordofthemark for joining me on this tour of all things purple!

Also, LhasaCM was the best-dressed as he had more purple on than even myself (and purple is my favorite color!).

(left) Selfie at the start; (right) a generous passerby saw me struggling to get the earlier photo and offered to take this pic (many thanks!)
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(left) we stopped at Bobby’s Burger Palace in College Park (New Mexico burger with queso sauce, green chiles, and pickled red onions was delicious, and I loved their chipotle ketchup); (right) group pic after we completed the Purple Line route at New Carrollton
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(left) on the way back, we stopped at the East Boundary Stone where I was surprised to see the metal fencing gone; (right) you can tell the part of my leg that was protected by my sock from the road spray
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While riding with Judd across 14th Street Bridge, I saw a couple of flashing emergency lights on the VA side of the river on the GWMP with an ambulance having headed SB, so I went to check it out and saw this. Note the missing chunk of the grey car’s right hood.
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For the next Metro-themed ride I want to lead, I’m thinking something a little more on the VA side of things probably in June (I first need to ride the route again to figure out needed adjustments). I’m feeling a little… silver-y about it 😎

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