My Evening Commute

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  • December 17, 2015 at 8:30 pm #1043087
    AFHokie
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    @vern 129920 wrote:

    got to see some guy wreck twice(!) while trying to ride his bike and simultaneously hold onto his dog’s leash. It was blooper reel funny.

    I once saw a guy riding with his dog’s leash tied to his frame get yanked over when the dog tried to chase after another dog. Not sure why he didn’t think that a possibility with a Labrador sized pooch

    December 17, 2015 at 9:28 pm #1043095
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @AFHokie 129978 wrote:

    I once saw a guy riding with his dog’s leash tied to his frame get yanked over when the dog tried to chase after another dog. Not sure why he didn’t think that a possibility with a Labrador sized pooch

    My neighbor rides with her dog leashed to the bike (you can actually buy special leashes just for this). Makes me cringe every time I see her, since it seems dangerous (mostly for the dog). But she said she’s been doing it for years and years.

    December 18, 2015 at 1:43 pm #1043113
    Dickie
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    @vern 129920 wrote:

    The yin and yang of my commute:

    I saw Dickie with wife pushing the stroller with the newborn inside down 4MR along Glebe. That was a nice surprise and I got to see their beautiful new baby. All looked well, though not surprisingly, mom and pop Sewell confessed to some fatigue.

    Great to see you and thanks for stopping, made my day…. and made me miss the gang even more. Can’t wait to get back on the bike in the new year.

    December 18, 2015 at 2:47 pm #1043120
    ginacico
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    @Dickie 130007 wrote:

    Great to see you and thanks for stopping, made my day…. and made me miss the gang even more. Can’t wait to get back on the bike in the new year.

    I was bummed to realize I’d ridden the 4MRT that same day and not lucked out on a Dickie sighting. We are awaiting pictures, hmmm….? :)

    December 18, 2015 at 5:41 pm #1043131
    DCAKen
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    @TwoWheelsDC 129987 wrote:

    My neighbor rides with her dog leashed to the bike (you can actually buy special leashes just for this). Makes me cringe every time I see her, since it seems dangerous (mostly for the dog). But she said she’s been doing it for years and years.

    My brother out in Colorado takes his dog, Luna, out for a run on his bike. Luna is strong enough to pull him up the hills on the three mile course he takes through the big open space near his house. He does have to keep an eye out for the small critters along the side of the trail that she’ll occasionally try to go after.

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    December 23, 2015 at 12:02 pm #1043357
    notinthe18
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    Had to run an errand after work yesterday and rode through the intersection of doom from Custis going onto Key Bridge last night. Um, holy crap. I’ve done the GWP crossings around Memorial for years and those are small fry compared to those Rosslyn crossings at night. You guys and gals that do that DAILY are heroes.

    December 23, 2015 at 5:02 pm #1043371
    ShawnoftheDread
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    Not heroic so much as cautious and hyper-aware. I’ve had many annoyances in that intersection, but never any actual doom .

    December 23, 2015 at 8:22 pm #1043382
    Boomer Cycles
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    I got my worse case of road rash ever at the intersection of doom when a stopped car lurched at me while I had the right of the way, the sidewalk was blocked by peds looking the other direction, and I had nowhere to go except down. I’ve been hyperaware (as Shawn of the Dread said ) there ever since, and now use a bell.

    December 24, 2015 at 2:53 am #1043395
    rcannon100
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    @DCAKen 130025 wrote:

    My brother out in Colorado takes his dog, Luna, out for a run on his bike. Luna is strong enough to pull him up the hills on the three mile course he takes through the big open space near his house. He does have to keep an eye out for the small critters along the side of the trail that she’ll occasionally try to go after.

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    Sorry, dog powered bikes are not allowed in Freezing Saddles!!

    December 31, 2015 at 6:54 pm #1043744
    DCAKen
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    @rcannon100 130300 wrote:

    Sorry, dog powered bikes are not allowed in Freezing Saddles!!

    Are we going to have a 10 page discussion about d-bikes now?

    January 2, 2016 at 12:18 am #1043775
    jnva
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    @DCAKen 130685 wrote:

    Are we going to have a 10 page discussion about d-bikes now?

    It’s already been done.

    January 5, 2016 at 1:38 pm #1043958
    DrP
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    Very Windy. Felt like a headwind no matter which direction I went.

    January 5, 2016 at 3:20 pm #1043981
    bobco85
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    Did the coldest flat tire tube change I’ve ever done on my commute home yesterday because, you know, Monday. I kept myself warm by thinking about Hawai’i (it worked!) and stopped by my bike shop on the way home for supplies.

    January 6, 2016 at 2:37 pm #1044065
    bentbike33
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    For the second evening in a row, I caused a large flock of geese to take off as I passed them on the MVT without any shouting of bell ringing (things they generally ignore).

    Maybe they did not like my MonkeyLights.

    January 7, 2016 at 2:45 am #1044155
    komorebi
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    The streetlights were out on the 14th Street bridge tonight — first time I’ve seen that happen. I was so surprised that I nearly ended up on the stairs leading down to Ohio Drive, instead of the actual path over the bridge.

    Also, it looked like there was some kind of sidewalk closure between the Jefferson Memorial CaBi station and the George Mason memorial. Does anyone know what that’s about?

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