Missed connection

[Amalitza]

Dear slightly chubby, very hairy guy in red jacket riding faster than me on the IHRT: please buy a longer jacket. Tyvm.

Dear 2/3’s of drivers on Livingston Road: you suck.

Dear remaining 1/3 of drivers on Livingston Road: you do not suck. Your non-sucking is very much appreciated. Thank you for being considerate of my space.

[americancyclo]

To the guy that passed me on 4MR under the bridges last night heading in to the wind.

Damn. You’re fast. and I appreciate you calling your pass.

[americancyclo]

@acl 43402 wrote:

Dear slightly chubby, very hairy guy in red jacket riding faster than me on the IHRT: please buy a longer jacket. Tyvm.

Mandatory Bib Shorts!

[consularrider]

@americancyclo 43403 wrote:

To the guy that passed me on 4MR under the bridges last night heading in to the wind.

Damn. You’re fast. and I appreciate you calling your pass.

Clearly wasn’t me even though I call my passes.

I passed someone between Walter Reed and Phoenix Bikes last night and then he decided to speed up and draft off me to somewhere in Glencarlyn Park. I had been slowly overtaking him and I think he purposely slowed down a bit so that I would pass him.

[bobco85]

To the cyclist who impatiently crossed on a red and nearly got hit at the George Mason/W&OD light:

You may think the Force Push you did in order to stop oncoming right-of-way traffic from hitting you may have worked this time, but really it was the 2 alert drivers who had to almost slam on their brakes that saved you.

From: the 4 cyclists and 2 joggers who actually waited for a green/walk signal and witnessed this idiotic attempt to shave 10 seconds (yes, really you only had to wait 10 more seconds) off your ride time.

[jopamora]

Where: Bethesda to Georgetown on the CCT
You: wearing shorts and a short sleeved jersey
Me: following you most of the way with a 10 – 20 yard gap

Sorry for splashing you when I passed. I didn’t see the large puddle when I made the decision to pass.

[ShawnoftheDread]

You: fixie rider on the Custis, exited near Washington & Lee.

It’s great your bike handling skills allow you to ride no hands all the way down the trail (though the fact you often needed both sides suggest your skills aren’t quite what you think they are), but keeping your hands in your pockets the whole time just seems foolhardy. Pick up some gloves. Oh, and your chain seemed way too loose.

[pfunkallstar]

Ah you have met the Drunken Master – all hail the Drunken Master. Not sure if we are talking about the same dude, but I tried passing a guy in the same area last week and he almost mega swerved right into me, offered nothing in the way of an apology, then casually readjusted he iPHONES – ELITE IS THIS DUDE.

[pfunkallstar]

You’s Guys: A couple riding side-by-side on the W&OD…and yet another couple riding abreast on the Custis.
Me: The dude behind you admiring your love of cycling, nature, and double-arms-length-at-all-times seperation on the trail.

I smell spring in the air, this may be because I brought in a fresh towel. However, I was happy to see a lot of fresh, sunshine faces on the trail today, some of them chatting it up, side-by-side, like two swans entranced by a particularly verdant piece of pond flotsam. Today was a day to ride, and why not enjoy that time with a special friend?

But a word of caution to all trail couplings. Me, Baron von Vantopass, may be lurking behind you. I am sneaky, fast, and silent because of a recent chain cleaning. Surely you can hear my voice echoing against the retaining walls alerting you to my inssidious presence? No? Eye contact with you seemed to have little effect on your desire to maintain your position next to your beloved despite my wild gesticulations indicating my desire to swerve around you. No! NONE SHALL PASS.

[Terpfan]

Last night around 6:45pm on MVT south by the marina:

You: clearly visible, but wow, I thought you were a moving disco as I passed you. You had a pretty good clip and I really only decided to pass because I began to find it impossible to divert my eyes from the various roving lights (blinking reds plural, the orange on the back wheel, the white strobe that appeared to go up and down on your helmet and other assorted lights).

second you(s) runners: the ninja phenomena appears to be getting worse and I really appreciated the one guy with blinking lights and the other guy wearing reflective clothing–to the other 8 or 9 of you I passed, does the word “invisible” ever cross you mind as you decide to wear all black running outfits on dark sections of trail? (And I should add, the one fellow bike commuter I passed with no light, in all black, and helmetless–to you, I think the words “darwin award” may come in the near future)

[TwoWheelsDC]

To the runner at W&OD/George Mason who decided to jump the light and run IN FRONT OF a car with a green light that was just waiting to turn left, the Darwin Award is not an honor…you’re not supposed to try and earn one.

[KLizotte]

@pfunkallstar 43666 wrote:

You’s Guys: A couple riding side-by-side on the W&OD…and yet another couple riding abreast on the Custis.
Me: The dude behind you admiring your love of cycling, nature, and double-arms-length-at-all-times seperation on the trail.

I smell spring in the air, this may be because I brought in a fresh towel. However, I was happy to see a lot of fresh, sunshine faces on the trail today, some of them chatting it up, side-by-side, like two swans entranced by a particularly verdant piece of pond flotsam. Today was a day to ride, and why not enjoy that time with a special friend?

But a word of caution to all trail couplings. Me, Baron von Vantopass, may be lurking behind you. I am sneaky, fast, and silent because of a recent chain cleaning. Surely you can hear my voice echoing against the retaining walls alerting you to my inssidious presence? No? Eye contact with you seemed to have little effect on your desire to maintain your position next to your beloved despite my wild gesticulations indicating my desire to swerve around you. No! NONE SHALL PASS.

Ouch – riding two abreast on the Custis?! Perhaps some signs stating “ride single file” are in order? Common sense people!!

[rcannon100]

Nah. I think this is in the category of the dude that was riding his bicycle backwards. Dumb ass things are usually self enforcing.

[PeteD]

Me: Stopped to go straight across 29 from West to the Safeway.
You: Cool guy in white minivan with tri plates giving me props for commuting today. Little did you know it was my first commute home. Thanks!

[JimF22003]

That’s where I cross too. For awhile I thought this was my little secret route, but I’ve seen Dirt there a couple of times now. It should be marked as an official Bike Route.

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