Missed connection

[TwoWheelsDC]

@ShawnoftheDread 47375 wrote:

Me: Crossing the TR Bridge at the start of my ride home yesterday.

You: A fish, laying on the path. ?

The mutant Potomac fish are evolving!!!!!

[ShawnoftheDread]

@dasgeh 47376 wrote:

Dropped out of a pannier or jumped up from the river?

I’m guessing dropped by a bird.

[Vicegrip]

@ShawnoftheDread 47378 wrote:

I’m guessing dropped by a bird.

At least it was prior to having been eaten.

[scorchedearth]

@ShawnoftheDread 47375 wrote:

Me: Crossing the TR Bridge at the start of my ride home yesterday.

You: A fish, laying on the path. ?

Perhaps it was a snakehead?

[consularrider]

@ShawnoftheDread 47378 wrote:

I’m guessing dropped by a bird.

On my ride home yesterday evening I saw an osprey take a big fish out of Four Mile Run across from the electric substation. Very low tide. Then just west of Mt Vernon Ave there was what looked like a kingfisher sitting on the wire over the Run.

[baiskeli]

@consularrider 47584 wrote:

On my ride home yesterday evening I saw an osprey take a big fish out of Four Mile Run across from the electric substation. Very low tide. Then just west of Mt Vernon Ave there was what looked like a kingfisher sitting on the wire over the Run.

Noticing and enjoying the wonders of nature – another way cycling wins.

[consularrider]

Or I could have had the joy of being submerged in a Metro car on the Orange line from Rosslyn to EFC. Thanks, but no thanks, I’ll stick with the bike.

[baiskeli]

@consularrider 47611 wrote:

Or I could have had the joy of being submerged in a Metro car on the Orange line from Rosslyn to EFC. Thanks, but no thanks, I’ll stick with the bike.

I’ll bet that fish would prefer to be submerged though.

[creadinger]

Actually this was a MADE connection. Like a Mike Tyson right hook connection.

Capital Crescent Trail 50 yards north of Mass Ave. ~3pm south bound.

To the f*(cking idiot cyclist riding an upright hybrid who decked the pedestrian – like lifted them off their feet decked. A little father up you passed me while I was going 16-17 mph and I knew you were going too fast for the conditions. Then when you tried to pass the pedestrian way too close, without calling your pass, and you laid him out I was shocked, but not necessarily surprised. Then when you regained control of your bike somehow without wiping out, looked back for a second and KEPT RIDING, I was dumbfounded! When you lay someone out, it is polite to F&*KING STOP!!!!! Don’t worry, three other cyclists and 2 pedestrians stopped to help the man to his feet and gave him some water to rinse the gravel off his face and hands.

Listen dude, when you get hit by a car in the future, and I’m sure you will because you ride like a complete ass I’m sure you’d appreciate it if they stopped eh?!? You’re lucky the guy you hit only had a small cut on his forehead and a split lip. Except for being very shaken up he seemed ok otherwise.

To the cyclists near gravelly point who was trying to pass a few other people and coming for a head on collision with me before bailing out into the grass – good call, you would have gotten the worst of that. The expression on your face when you saw me was hilarious though.

To the dad at gravelly point who grabbed his kid who was running back and forth across the trail. Thank you. I was prepared for a full stop, but I’m glad I didn’t have to.

[bobco85]

@creadinger 47821 wrote:

Actually this was a MADE connection. Like a Mike Tyson right hook connection.

Capital Crescent Trail 50 yards north of Mass Ave. ~3pm south bound.

To the f*(cking idiot cyclist riding an upright hybrid who decked the pedestrian – like lifted them off their feet decked. A little father up you passed me while I was going 16-17 mph and I knew you were going too fast for the conditions. Then when you tried to pass the pedestrian way too close, without calling your pass, and you laid him out I was shocked, but not necessarily surprised. Then when you regained control of your bike somehow without wiping out, looked back for a second and KEPT RIDING, I was dumbfounded! When you lay someone out, it is polite to F&*KING STOP!!!!! Don’t worry, three other cyclists and 2 pedestrians stopped to help the man to his feet and gave him some water to rinse the gravel off his face and hands.

Listen dude, when you get hit by a car in the future, and I’m sure you will because you ride like a complete ass I’m sure you’d appreciate it if they stopped eh?!? You’re lucky the guy you hit only had a small cut on his forehead and a split lip. Except for being very shaken up he seemed ok otherwise.

To the cyclists near gravelly point who was trying to pass a few other people and coming for a head on collision with me before bailing out into the grass – good call, you would have gotten the worst of that. The expression on your face when you saw me was hilarious though.

To the dad at gravelly point who grabbed his kid who was running back and forth across the trail. Thank you. I was prepared for a full stop, but I’m glad I didn’t have to.

I am shocked that the hybrid guy kept going because that is a hit and run, plain and simple, if not for the fact that he just hit someone and did not stop to check if they were okay.

I think I can safely say that cycling season for the non-winter cyclists has begun. With some snark, I would call it Amateur Hour for cyclists as many people who are (new, unskilled, oblivious, lost, self-centered, and various combinations of those) to riding on trails around walkers, joggers, strollers, and other cyclists are out and about (end snark).

I witnessed and almost had a few close calls of my own on the MVT, but luckily 1) I knew beforehand that more people were going to be on the trails today, 2) I knew where the more dangerous sections were, and 3) I gave myself extra room before passing people.

One close call today was on the MVT here where traveling north I knew to ring my bell and stay wide to the right (outside curve) before coming around that blind corner, and sure enough even with those preparations I was greeted on the other side by a person who was going too fast to stay on their side (inside curve) of the yellow line and had to brake with both of their brakes and shoes so they wouldn’t run into me!

[mstone]

The fair weather cyclists who lack clue are potentially teachable. The year-round assholes are probably beyond help. I’m not convinced that the proportion of jerks is lower in February.

[lordofthemark]

Today I saw someone riding with a dog in his basket, someone riding with two dogs attached by some kind of leash type thing, a couple of tandems, and a cyclist drafting some segways (that would have been me, but I was headed the opposite way). Oh and a defacto cycle track created when a tourist trolley got stuck and backed up traffic by the tidal basin. All in all an interesting day – only really bad cyclist behavior was a guy I saw from the bus, who was salmoning for a couple of blocks on Lee highway near Cherrydale.

[culimerc]

You; bike commuter futzing with your gear on the side of the trail

Me; “you ok?” as I ride closer

You:

Me; “need a hand?” slowing as I get closer

You:

Me “got everything you need?” coming to a stop as I just pass you at a crawl

You: taking ear bud out ” yeah, yeah” gives me a thumbs up

Me; (to myself) **grumble** take your %#*$ earbud out **grumble grumble**

[Terpfan]

To the guy leading the bike tours along the MVT on Saturday, thank you for the chuckles. Your group was going south on the MVT (in rare form, I was walking on it) before Slaters and going pretty slow. But you stopped them and warned them of the curves ahead and need to slow down. I couldn’t help myself but giggle because any slower and they probably would fall off their bikes. Then, one of the stragglers, did manager to somewhat fall off the bike because he was going to so slow (he didn’t hurt himself). I felt like such a dbag, but it was hilarious.

Also, to the whopping 5 folks who called their passes, thanks–to the other 90+ odd folks (the MVT looked like the beltway at 6pm on steroids), lucky I didn’t pull some ninja moves on you.

[Drewdane]

@Terpfan 47892 wrote:

Also, to the whopping 5 folks who called their passes, thanks–to the other 90+ odd folks (the MVT looked like the beltway at 6pm on steroids), lucky I didn’t pull some ninja moves on you.

This is, unfortunately, typical for local paths. Now, the guys on Walmart bikes heading to/from their manual labor jobs I can understand, but it really bugs me when the majority of “cyclist”-type cyclists can’t be bothered to engage in some basic freaking etiquette…

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