Missed connection

[consularrider]

Well, since I’m sitting 146th on that leaderboard the gauntlet is down.

[americancyclo]

@VikingMariner 86220 wrote:

I’ll be the guy wih the flashing bike light on.

I can understand having a blinking light on at trail crossings, but please leave the light on ‘solid’ while on the trails. At least after dark, a blinking light can be very distracting.

bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?3560-Night-trail-lights-please-don-t-run-flashing-be-seen-lights

http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?6098-Lights-on-trail-courtesies

[ShawnoftheDread]

@Subby 86222 wrote:

Bring it, Lucia.

I knew this had to be Lucia. She’s very modest, but a killer both on the bike and on foot. Several years ago she got me to run in a 5-miler for charity. This was a long time after I had quit running, so I smugly thought I would pace myself by running with her. Not a chance. I never saw her again after the first mile.

[hozn]

@Tim Kelley 86229 wrote:

I’ll add it to my “to-do” list.

Well, so much for that Tim has this one.

[Tim Kelley]

@hozn 86255 wrote:

Well, so much for that Tim has this one.

The 2% average isn’t steep enough that my extra weight would be an issue…

[cyclingfool]

You: My chain. “Squeak squeak”
Me: I’m sorry. I’ve been meaning to clean and lube you for a few days, and the wet ride home yesterday was apparently enough to force you into enough of a rage to take to publicly embarrassing me. I’ll clean you tonight, I promise!

[krazygl00]

@cyclingfool 86261 wrote:

You: My chain. “Squeak squeak”
Me: I’m sorry. I’ve been meaning to clean and lube you for a few days, and the wet ride home yesterday was apparently enough to force you into enough of a rage to take to publicly embarrassing me. I’ll clean you tonight, I promise!

I didn’t realize how noisy my drivetrain was until I cleaned it this morning before the commute. “Hmm, what is that sound I’m hearing?” “SILENCE!”

[KLizotte]

@ShawnoftheDread 86253 wrote:

I knew this had to be Lucia. She’s very modest, but a killer both on the bike and on foot. Several years ago she got me to run in a 5-miler for charity. This was a long time after I had quit running, so I smugly thought I would pace myself by running with her. Not a chance. I never saw her again after the first mile.

Ha! Small world! I’ve been communicating with Lucia on/off for a couple of years since we both work for the same agency. Will meet her in person for the first time next week at a luncheon. She is the captain of the May Cascades challenge I am on. She has always struck me as *very* nice, laid back, inclusive, and totally non-competitive (in a good way). Guess her secret is out of the bag! Go Argentine Rocket!!!

[culimerc]

@cyclingfool 86261 wrote:

You: My chain. “Squeak squeak”
Me: I’m sorry. I’ve been meaning to clean and lube you for a few days, and the wet ride home yesterday was apparently enough to force you into enough of a rage to take to publicly embarrassing me. I’ll clean you tonight, I promise!

Funny what happens after an epic (TM) rain storm.

[Steve]

@cyclingfool 86261 wrote:

You: My chain. “Squeak squeak”
Me: I’m sorry. I’ve been meaning to clean and lube you for a few days, and the wet ride home yesterday was apparently enough to force you into enough of a rage to take to publicly embarrassing me. I’ll clean you tonight, I promise!

The worst part of winter ending you wonder? For me it’s not having something over my ears (to keep them warm), and no longer being able to pretend that my bike isn’t making the sounds that I know it’s making.

[argyrocket]

@TwoWheelsDC 86207 wrote:

Heading south on Westmoreland, I pull up to the light at Kirby behind another cyclist (an exceedingly rare occurrence.) She, not looking ELITE or anything, turns and says “you can go ahead, I’m slow up the hill.” At this point, I have no reason to think that I’ll be any quicker up the hill than she, so I decline…

Light changes and she takes off like a rocket. I tried to keep up just to see what kind of pace she was making, but I barely could keep within a couple hundred feet of her all the way down Westmoreland and onto the W&OD until I exited at the Westover Connector. When I uploaded my ride into Strava, she popped up as being someone on the same ride, and sure enough, she got the QOM for the hill at Longfellow MS.

The whole incident makes me feel like she’s some sort of Cat6 hustler who feeds on the crushed egos of those who eagerly take her up on her offer, only to get dropped like a hot rock 50 feet off the line. I am fortunate that I did not fall for her trick, but some of you might not be so lucky…so watch out, dear friends, the Cat6 is strong with this one.

Me: (already exhausted from going up the previous Westmoreland hills) “Oh no, there are two cyclists behind me! I hope they get ahead of me so I don’t have to go fast up this hill” – Where are those jerk cyclists that get ahead of everyone at the traffic lights when you need them???

[jabberwocky]

@dkel 86184 wrote:

He commuted from Reston into DC every day for years, though I don’t know his specific route (I can ask him tonight). I do think it’s a little sad that he’s cut down his distance so much, but he does ride to the bus stop every day, all year, all weather, and he rides errands around Vienna all the time. So it’s not like he’s given up altogether!

I honestly don’t get it; I used to commute Reston to Tysons every day from 2005-2010 and crossed Hunters Mill both directions. Its not the best intersection, but it isn’t that bad. I’d just wait for 10-15 seconds until a car stopped, and once cars one direction stop the other one does pretty quick. Locals are used to cyclists and pedestrians crossing there, and theres only one lane each direction so once cars are stopped you’re good.

Honestly, with thousands of crossings, the only times I ever saw cyclists almost get creamed were when they did something impatient or dumb.

[argyrocket]

@ShawnoftheDread 86253 wrote:

I knew this had to be Lucia. She’s very modest, but a killer both on the bike and on foot. Several years ago she got me to run in a 5-miler for charity. This was a long time after I had quit running, so I smugly thought I would pace myself by running with her. Not a chance. I never saw her again after the first mile.

I purposedly make myself look like a massive clunky mess, so people have low expectations!

[consularrider]

@krazygl00 86263 wrote:

I didn’t realize how noisy my drivetrain was until I cleaned it this morning before the commute. “Hmm, what is that sound I’m hearing?” “SILENCE!”

Seems to have been the thing yesterday. My chain was very happy with a cleaning and new coat before heading out this morning.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@argyrocket 86285 wrote:

I purposedly make myself look like a massive clunky mess….!

This has never happened in your entire life.

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