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  • August 19, 2016 at 3:40 pm #1057758
    mello yello
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    @hozn 144629 wrote:

    After having mine fall apart like that in the street several times, I stopped buying those lights. There are much better lights out there anyway.

    Yeah I’ve had them fall apart on me too… a dab of elmer’s on the tabs keeps them together, but still able to be separated to put in new batteries… for $5 and free shipping for the back half, this will make a good spare (or primary, and a better-shape one will become the spare, for when this happens to me). I’ve already got the mounts on all my bikes, and they’re good middle-of-the-road blinkies when they aren’t falling in half.

    August 25, 2016 at 12:41 pm #1057961
    Tania
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    I was running about 7 min late today and my morning commute was a whole different universe. No hozn or vicegrip or bentbike, the tall man with the walking stick had already reached Banneker Park (he’s my favorite), the nice couple I pass from behind who always return my “Good Morning!” had already turned around and were coming the other way, the cranky lady with the golden retriever who NEVER says good morning back was already in Bon Air, my friend Gudu had already finished his run so I didn’t get a low five with him, etc.

    It was all just wrong.

    August 25, 2016 at 12:52 pm #1057962
    hozn
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    Ha! I am in California, so you probably wouldn’t have seen me even if you were on time :-) That guy’s name is George, I believe. Kevin (GuyCininental) introduced himself to him one morning.

    I do love the routine and shared schedules of commuting by bike.

    August 25, 2016 at 1:18 pm #1057965
    huskerdont
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    Took Chain Bridge for probably the last time until next summer when it’ll be light again early. Thought I might be able to hit 40 mph down the hill on Glebe, but lost my nerve in the darkness (sticks? rocks? unnameable fears?) and touched the brakes. Bummed, but I never really was an especially brave descender so why change now.

    August 25, 2016 at 2:24 pm #1057971
    ginacico
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    @huskerdont 144864 wrote:

    Thought I might be able to hit 40 mph down the hill on Glebe

    My recent PR was 41.6 mph on Macarthur between Falls Rd and Old Angler’s.

    August 25, 2016 at 2:58 pm #1057974
    huskerdont
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    Pretty impressive Strava route there. I’m not sure of my PR b/c no Strava, but I remember some 40s in the mountains. Push 50 and I’d start to worry about that little 23 mm under the bike. I wouldn’t have made a good professional, and luckily now I’m too old to worry about it. Somewhere in the 40s it quickly changes from “Wheeeee!” to “I’m not sure I’m in Kansas anymore.”

    August 25, 2016 at 4:28 pm #1057985
    consularrider
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    A steady stream of cyclists heading down stream on the south bank Mainradweg this morning. I was riding upstream to Hanau.

    August 26, 2016 at 12:06 pm #1058050
    Sunyata
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    My commute this morning was by car. (UGH.) After a late night last night and a frustrating morning due to a sick pup, I just needed to rest my body.

    But when I got to my office, I was oh so very thankful that I skipped the ride in. The A/C is not working. That would have been miserable to come in from such a humid ride to a hot humid office.

    So thank you bike karma. :)

    August 30, 2016 at 1:19 pm #1058187
    Crickey7
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    The weather this morning will do in a pinch. Yes, I believe it will.

    August 31, 2016 at 1:01 pm #1058252
    bobco85
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    Me: (Having eaten a delicious bacon cheddar scone at Hump Day Coffee Club and biked to work)
    [video=youtube_share;taD2YOx47fQ]https://youtu.be/taD2YOx47fQ[/video]

    Luckily, I had bought 2 of them, so I didn’t have to spit it out and eat it again :p

    September 2, 2016 at 4:22 pm #1058403
    mello yello
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    Happy Friday everyone! I’m happy to report that I rode my vintage road bike today, after two years of sitting and getting moved around my garage, and it was just great! Does anyone know the bearded guy in the Mavic shirt who was sitting outside Bicycle Space this morning? He thought it was pretty cool, said he had a 1980’s Bicycling road review of the Soma Competition.

    I’m torn – I rarely / never ride it, and it’s too small (57 or so) but it’s so cool and I’ve got a good story of pulling it out of a dumpster that I’m having a hard time even considering letting it go. It’s not good as a loaner with its geometry and friction shifters.

    September 2, 2016 at 4:46 pm #1058404
    huskerdont
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    @mello yello 145330 wrote:

    Happy Friday everyone! I’m happy to report that I rode my vintage road bike today, after two years of sitting and getting moved around my garage, and it was just great! Does anyone know the bearded guy in the Mavic shirt who was sitting outside Bicycle Space this morning? He thought it was pretty cool, said he had a 1980’s Bicycling road review of the Soma Competition.

    I’m torn – I rarely / never ride it, and it’s too small (57 or so) but it’s so cool and I’ve got a good story of pulling it out of a dumpster that I’m having a hard time even considering letting it go. It’s not good as a loaner with its geometry and friction shifters.

    Maybe throw a pic on pics of your bike someday. I’d love to see it, and I’m sure others would too.

    September 6, 2016 at 1:26 pm #1058485
    JustinW
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    “Unsurprisingly, traffic is pretty heavy for this morning’s rush hour.”

    Funny, didn’t really seem so….while biking to work….. :p

    https://www.arlnow.com/2016/09/06/terrible-traffic-tuesday-is-pretty-bad-as-usual/

    September 6, 2016 at 4:42 pm #1058495
    dasgeh
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    …involved dropping off my daughter at Kindergarten .

    I could have done without the drivers who were total d*ckheads (the one who pulled to my left at a stop sign to turn right, and the one who kept trying to pass me on Key Blvd only to be facing down on-coming cars, then to get stopped by a school bus, because it’s Key Blvd at 8:30am) and the flat tire. :-(

    September 7, 2016 at 2:13 pm #1058540
    bobco85
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    Missed out on seeing everyone this morning at HDCC because I woke up late. Sorry, guys. That also means I missed out on bacon cheddar scones. I will make up for it by attending the newish WTFCC tomorrow!

    I didn’t just wake up late, I woke up late-for-work late. So, there was a loud “OH S***” when I saw the time and a quick call to my supervisor before flying through my apartment, dressing myself, filling my water bottle, petting my cat (meow), packing my backpack, and grabbing my bike as I headed out the door. Running late.

    I used multiple tricks to skip as much traffic on Beauregard & Walter Reed as possible, hitting the sidewalk to bypass long stretches of hulking metal boxes to get onto the W&OD Trail. Still running late.

    Then, I came across the immediate aftermath of a crash between a cyclist and driver. If you want to know what happened, I wrote about it here: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?10998-Crash-on-W-amp-OD-Trail-9-7-2016 I stopped and helped as best as I could, letting my supervisor know I’d be even more late (she was not happy, but I felt stopping was the right thing to do).

    Eventually, I made it to work in a sleepy, stressed, and somewhat somber (due to the crash) mood. And the one bit of good news I have for this morning is…

    MY VACATION STARTS TOMORROW!!!

    Oh, why is it that the craziness has to just build right up to one’s vacation?

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