My Morning Commute

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@TwoWheelsDC 35936 wrote:

It would seem you’re in violation of Rule #10: It never gets easier, you just go faster.

Here’s hoping (at least wrt the first part)

[Certifried]

@TwoWheelsDC 35936 wrote:

It would seem you’re in violation of Rule #10: It never gets easier, you just go faster.

oh, we’re talking about cycling… thought you knew me a little more personally than I wanted!

[Tim Kelley]

@Certifried 35930 wrote:

THAT’S IT?!!!! WTF

It took me like 20 minutes to type all that up with the mapped out links and you’re not going to tell me how to do it faster?!

what are we paying you for?!

As a Maryland resident, you don’t pay me much…

Is it the stop lights and waiting that slows you down? Do you have a Strava file of your ride?

I would recommend just pedaling faster.

[Certifried]

@Tim Kelley 36071 wrote:

As a Maryland resident, you don’t pay me much…

I’m a WABA member! And I bought a jersey (which doesn’t even come close to fitting, damn non-XL XLs)

@Tim Kelley 36071 wrote:

Is it the stop lights and waiting that slows you down? Do you have a Strava file of your ride?

It’s really the whole having to jump a bus part, but that ultimately saves a lot of miles. Other than that, yeah, there are quite a few stoplights and signs that I won’t run. There are also some hills, not mountains, just little hills. But I’m not a climber Something I need to work on.

Here’s one of my “average” rides. Sometimes I’m faster, sometimes I’m slower: http://app.strava.com/activities/26040044

@Tim Kelley 36071 wrote:

I would recommend just pedaling faster.

That doesn’t work, I have gears. Good advice for the other 1/2 of the forum.

I likely won’t get too much faster. I’m 43, I’m fat, I have arthritis and bad(ish) knees that act up if I stress them too much. Honestly, my only good option is to be happy with the days I do get to ride. The other option would be to move, or get a new job. I’m considering those.

[Tim Kelley]

@Certifried 36074 wrote:

I’m a WABA member! And I bought a jersey (which doesn’t even come close to fitting, damn non-XL XLs)

Let me know when you get a BikeArlington jersey. We have them up to 2XL…

[DismalScientist]

@Certifried 36074 wrote:

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Here’s one of my “average” rides. Sometimes I’m faster, sometimes I’m slower: http://app.strava.com/activities/26040044

Tim says something like just pedal faster…

That doesn’t work, I have gears. Good advice for the other 1/2 of the forum.

1) That about the same speed I do when commuting in traffic. It seems reasonable.

2) Even with gears, you go faster if you pedal faster.:rolleyes:

[Certifried]

@Tim Kelley 36080 wrote:

Let me know when you get a BikeArlington jersey. We have them up to 2XL…

I bought one a while ago. It was the last large sized jersey they had in stock (2X, which is slightly large, but I’m planning for the future). There was only 1 jersey remaining, a very small one. I don’t know if they’ve stocked up since or not

[culimerc]

@Certifried 36139 wrote:

I bought one a while ago. It was the last large sized jersey they had in stock (2X, which is slightly large, but I’m planning for the future). There was only 1 jersey remaining, a very small one. I don’t know if they’ve stocked up since or not

As of Saturday, Revolution had a good selection of them.

[Certifried]

@culimerc 36146 wrote:

As of Saturday, Revolution had a good selection of them.

which Revolution was that? I’d been to the one on Wilson Blvd. Hopefully they got more in

[Tim Kelley]

@Certifried 36218 wrote:

which Revolution was that? I’d been to the one on Wilson Blvd. Hopefully they got more in

Yes, Clarendon. I stocked them up about 3 or 4 weeks ago. When was the last time you were there?

[TwoWheelsDC]

Traffic has been pretty light so far this week, which makes for a more relaxing ride. Not that my ride is really affected by traffic, but there are a few chokepoints I have ride through that are much easier to deal with when cars aren’t backed up for a 1/4 mile, forcing me to ride on the shoulder up to the light.

Took the R3 today gotta do some extra hills after work. I think it’s going to take a few rides to adjust to the compact double. With my road triple (52/42/30 with a 12-25 cassette), I can do most climbs with the middle ring and drop into the granny if I’m tired or it’s really steep (damn you 41st St!), but I do use it and have gotten used to a shift pattern that includes that third ring…so it’s not so much about losing on the low end, but just figuring out the shifting with only two rings to work with. I think my hangup is that I equate the 34t ring with the middle ring on my triple, so I’m hesitant to shift down to the low end of the cassette. I’m sure I’ll get used to it quickly, but it was something I noticed this weekend and this morning.

[sjclaeys]

@Tim Kelley 36219 wrote:

Yes, Clarendon. I stocked them up about 3 or 4 weeks ago. When was the last time you were there?

The Revolution Bikes in Clarendon had a very limited selection this past Sunday – 2XL, one S and XS.

[Tim Kelley]

@sjclaeys 36260 wrote:

The Revolution Bikes in Clarendon had a very limited selection this past Sunday – 2XL, one S and XS.

I’ll check in with them and see about a restock.

[Tim Kelley]

@sjclaeys 36260 wrote:

The Revolution Bikes in Clarendon had a very limited selection this past Sunday – 2XL, one S and XS.

Looks like you might have been looking in the Women’s section? Plenty of Men’s and they said they restocked
the Women’s just recently (in the past few days).

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[sjclaeys]

@Tim Kelley 36270 wrote:

Looks like you might have been looking in the Women’s section? Plenty of Men’s and they said they restocked
the Women’s just recently (in the past few days).

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I believe that you are correct. Good thing that I was there to buy a women’s jersey! Thanks

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