My Morning Commute

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March 31, 2017 at 12:59 pm #1068915

huskerdont
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Rule #9. Still, I can’t say I minded getting in before the real rain started. The only thing I need to dry out is my shorts.

March 31, 2017 at 1:03 pm #1068916

TwoWheelsDC
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I took the bus and I feel pretty good about that decision.

March 31, 2017 at 1:10 pm #1068917

Tania
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I biked in and it was raining so hard I’m pretty sure my face is bruised. But my new rain jacket worked REALLY well. It kept me dry and the jacket itself was dry by the time I was done showering and changing. 7Mesh was started by some ex-Arcteryx guys and this jacket completely out-performed any of my Gore jackets. No comparison really.

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/7mesh-industries-revolution-jacket-womens

I only wish my new velocity backpack arrived in time (my canvas Camelbak bag is hanging up, drip drying…).

March 31, 2017 at 1:38 pm #1068919

streetsmarts
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@TwoWheelsDC 158002 wrote:

I took the bus and I feel pretty good about that decision.

I took the metro – but stopped by Java Shack and saw Wheels N Wings, Fast Friendly Guy and Steve O – and I’m pretty happy with that decision. I’ll bike in the rain another day.

Kudos to all the bad asses out there

March 31, 2017 at 2:18 pm #1068926

cvcalhoun
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I had a nice quiet trail this morning. Wonder where all the cyclists went?

March 31, 2017 at 3:22 pm #1068931

secstate
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@cvcalhoun 158013 wrote:

I had a nice quiet trail this morning. Wonder where all the cyclists went?

BAFS may need to be extended year-round to keep some of us, ahem, off the metro

March 31, 2017 at 3:48 pm #1068934

dkel
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I only saw one other person out: a cyclist…changing his tire on the side of the trail. I stopped to commiserate for a minute, but he clearly didn’t need any help from me.

March 31, 2017 at 4:03 pm #1068935

Birru
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@secstate 158019 wrote:

BAFS may need to be extended year-round to keep some of us, ahem, off the metro

The Metro is doing a pretty good job of keeping me off the Metro.

March 31, 2017 at 4:32 pm #1068936

KWL
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Mudguards and rain cape. Jus’ sayin’.

March 31, 2017 at 4:37 pm #1068937

Birru
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Speaking of rain, does anyone have any good recommendations for waterproof gear that won’t break the bank? I’ve got stuff that’s wonderful in bitter freezing weather, but my gloves and shoe covers just soak through in cold, heavy rain and then I’m miserable with numb extremities.

March 31, 2017 at 4:50 pm #1068938

consularrider
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@DrP 158000 wrote:

Thoughts on the way to work:

So, where is everyone? Most days there are people passing me, sometimes calling it, on their road bikes and e-assist or electric bikes all thinking they are bad-asses for passing the flat-bar-hybrid-with-full-panniers who is a little slow on the uphills (and often pissed off on the downhills when you aren’t fast enough and I catch-up). Temperature is same as yesterday. Oh, I see it is the rain. Really. Rain is keeping you off the trails. What, do you melt in the rain? They make some rain gear that still makes you look cool. Oh, but you would still get wet. Really. You are not bad-asses. You are poseurs. Wannabees. FAKE. We know who the real bad-asses are. Look, even the geese are walking away from me today. Afraid of a little rain. SAD. Yes, my shoes are full of water, there is crud on my face and back from my tires, but I am still biking. I am a bad-ass.

I was having so much fun I just kept going because … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGZDwxnjG1g

March 31, 2017 at 4:53 pm #1068939

drevil
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@Birru 158025 wrote:

Speaking of rain, does anyone have any good recommendations for waterproof gear that won’t break the bank? I’ve got stuff that’s wonderful in bitter freezing weather, but my gloves and shoe covers just soak through in cold, heavy rain and then I’m miserable with numb extremities.

Won’t break the bank? I find that Subway sandwich baggies work well to keep your hands and feet dry in the rain*, and they aren’t too expensive at $5 each. The bonus is that they come with a free footlong sandwich!

* – this may or may not be true.

March 31, 2017 at 4:54 pm #1068940

Brett L.
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@drevil 158027 wrote:

Won’t break the bank? I find that Subway sandwich baggies work well to keep your hands and feet dry in the rain*, and they aren’t too expensive at $5 each. The bonus is that they come with a free footlong sandwich!

* – this may or may not be true.

FIVE!

FIVE DOLLAR!

FIVE DOLLAR FOOT LOOOOONNNNNGGGGGGG!

……and now that’s stuck in your head :p

March 31, 2017 at 4:56 pm #1068941

Birru
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@drevil 158027 wrote:

Won’t break the bank? I find that Subway sandwich baggies work well to keep your hands and feet dry in the rain*, and they aren’t too expensive at $5 each. The bonus is that they come with a free footlong sandwich!.

I’ll have to get a duck costume and game the system then. I hear they eat for free:

[video=youtube_share;Yamc6Y7dgac]https://youtu.be/Yamc6Y7dgac[/video]

March 31, 2017 at 5:01 pm #1068942

drevil
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@Brett L. 158028 wrote:

FIVE!

FIVE DOLLAR!

FIVE DOLLAR FOOT LOOOOONNNNNGGGGGGG!

……and now that’s stuck in your head :p

You’re evil. I love it.

@Birru 158029 wrote:

I’ll have to get a duck costume and game the system then. I hear they eat for free:

[video=youtube_share;Yamc6Y7dgac]https://youtu.be/Yamc6Y7dgac[/video]

This is the fourth Mitch Hedberg reference I’ve heard this week. 1 Like for you!
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