My Morning Commute

[Rob_O]

Found this in the Pennsylvania Ave Cycletrack at around 8:15am. Would love to see a reunion with its other half! Any kidical riders missing a cute little boot???

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[jrenaut]

@Rob_O 77707 wrote:

Found this in the Pennsylvania Ave Cycletrack at around 8:15am. Would love to see a reunion with its other half! Any kidical riders missing a cute little boot???

By the time you find the owner, the kid will have outgrown it.

[vvill]

Had a friendly (but short) chat while passing a guy in jeans and a hiviz yellow jacket of some sort on the bike lane on 309 heading down to Lee/29. Always nice to see another rider out. Sorry I wasn’t more chatty… hadn’t consumed any coffee or breakfast yet.

[americancyclo]

Started talking to another cyclist at Fairfax and Lee, and when I mentioned that the W&OD was supposed to be plowed, he started following me, although I had intended to ride down Washington Blvd, I ended up riding the W&OD to custis. he bailed after about 30 seconds.

[Steve O]

@Rob_O 77707 wrote:

Found this in the Pennsylvania Ave Cycletrack at around 8:15am. Would love to see a reunion with its other half! Any kidical riders missing a cute little boot???

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You may also want to post this onto the Lost & Found thread.

[jrenaut]

@Steve O 77716 wrote:

You may also want to post this onto the Lost & Found thread.

And the Covet thread. Do they make them with SPDs?

[DaveK]

I had not intended to be Billy Badass Belgian Bike Commuter this morning. Got a flat around the Lincoln and the rain beat me into work by 15 minutes.

Pro: I always keep a spare shirt at work
Con: I don’t keep spare pants
Pro: At least my pants are black

[TwoWheelsDC]

@DaveK 77724 wrote:

I had not intended to be Billy Badass Belgian Bike Commuter this morning. Got a flat around the Lincoln and the rain beat me into work by 15 minutes.

Pro: I always keep a spare shirt at work
Con: I don’t keep spare pants
Pro: At least my pants are black

I didn’t ride in my work pants, but the pants I did ride in were cotton and I was very nervous this morning. Only encountered some barely noticeable sprinkles though.

[consularrider]

I was back on the road today after seeing the runoff refreeze on my driveway. I expected the MUPs to have numerous ice patches and I really did not want to ride the studded tires (although I wasn’t much faster on the hybrid).

[runbike]

On the whole, Custis wasn’t too bad this morning. The only treacherous spot I encountered was the rollers near N. Adams; the low point of each was filled with solid ice. Let’s just say that I had trouble staying upright while walking my bike through that mess. Unfortunately even the higher daytime temps won’t help too much as that area gets ZERO sunlight at this time of year.

[OneEighth]

Hit the trails a little befor 0700. Custis to W&OD to 4MR to MVT to Lynn Street was pretty decent. Some run off had turned to slush and there were the ocassional icy or frosted patches, but nothing you couldn’t handle at a decent clip on 25s.

[Arlingtonrider]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Just have to express my joy at having a normal commute this morning on my own bike on ice free trails! (8:30 a.m.)

That is all.

[TwoWheelsDC]

Gonna make an effort to get on the road early tomorrow morning:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/02/20/gusty-squall-likely-late-friday-morning-into-early-afternoon/

A squall line may enter the western suburbs as early as 9-10 a.m., with an arrival around noon for D.C.’s eastern suburbs (timeline subject to some tweaking).

The showers and storms will blow through quickly – within a couple hours, but may put down a quick 0.25-0.5″ of rain, with locally higher amounts. Storm drains and gutters may experience some overflow due to lingering snow and related winter debris.

Winds, especially east of the District, are likely to gust over 30 mph, with an outside shot at 50 mph or higher gusts.

By 2 to 3 p.m., the line of activity will have crossed the Bay, and sunshine will return.

[TwoWheelsDC]

First fixed commute this morning. 46×16 seems really big for my moderately hilly (60ish feet per mile) commute, but I did okay. I may step down to a 17t or 18t in the back though. The hardest part for me is coming to a stop with my feet in the right position to unclip and put the correct foot down. I can manage just fine coming to a stoplight, but creeping along with some traffic this morning was really awkward.

Edit: I also really like the bullhorns…very good for climbing and they put me in a good position for cruising.

[cephas]

@TwoWheelsDC 77907 wrote:

Gonna make an effort to get on the road early tomorrow morning:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/02/20/gusty-squall-likely-late-friday-morning-into-early-afternoon/

Said squall has now relocated to 12:45 to 2:45, so keep dry and ride on.

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