OneEighth Sighting

[dcv]

Saw Tim Kelley at N. Lynn & Lee this morning. Sorry Tim, was too focused on being a PAL crossing N. Lynn and didn’t see you until the last minute when you called out.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@dcv 90719 wrote:

Saw Tim Kelly at N. Lynn & Lee this morning. Sorry Tim, was too focused on being a PAL crossing N. Lynn and didn’t see you until the last minute when you called out.

I was right behind you, then. Saw Tim at the Monolith.

[Steve O]

GB and I exchanged pleasantries westbound on the Custis for 1-2 miles Monday eve. Told me he recently moved out towards Reston. I told him we should have moved him by bike convoy. Maybe next time.

[dasgeh]

Saw most of my forum favorites at the Kidical Mass Arlington/Alexandria ride on Sunday (thanks for coming out!). I even got to ride next to some of their offspring at the front (and gently encourage said off-spring to stay with the pack and not ride too far off road/up ahead).

Had part of my ride home brightened by ArlingtonRider last night. Twice in two days! I win!

[TwoWheelsDC]

Saw a Langster in my office bike rack this morning, set up properly as a fixed gear, and thought “too bad One-Eighth isn’t here…”

Then I saw that the Langster had riser bars and mismatched wheels, with some weirdo semi-knobby touring tire in the front, and thought “it’s a good thing One-Eighth isn’t here…”

[culimerc]

Crossed paths with Phatboing briefly on the way home last night.

[KayakCyndi]

@culimerc 90874 wrote:

Crossed paths with Phatboing briefly on the way home last night.

And I saw him this morning as I was coming around Gravely Point. I’m pretty sure he must have been taking an extended route to work too.

[consularrider]

Saw Mr. Kelly himself riding the Bullitt yesterday evening. He was nice enough to let me clear the intersection before he made his turn.

[Phatboing]

@KayakCyndi 90879 wrote:

And I saw him this morning as I was coming around Gravely Point. I’m pretty sure he must have been taking an extended route to work too.

Extended, and with plane-watching. That never gets old, even if they were taking off the wrong way today.

[OneEighth]

@TwoWheelsDC 90870 wrote:

Saw a Langster in my office bike rack this morning, set up properly as a fixed gear, and thought “too bad One-Eighth isn’t here…”

Then I saw that the Langster had riser bars and mismatched wheels, with some weirdo semi-knobby touring tire in the front, and thought “it’s a good thing One-Eighth isn’t here…”

Everything is relative – right now, I’d be thrilled to be able to ride even that poor, abused, and disrespected Langster.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@OneEighth 90888 wrote:

Everything is relative – right now, I’d be thrilled to be able to ride even that poor, abused, and disrespected Langster.

? Are you injured?

[OneEighth]

Shattered calcaneus. Currently held together with a plate and screws. Non weight-bearing until maybe late August.
Oddly enough, this was bike-related. I was doing a bit of mini-Parkour with the kid on Father’s Day. You know those bike racks made of steel tubes bent into upside-down U’s? We were stepping from the top of one U to the next…until I slipped and decided it was better to take my chances straight-legging the landing rather than taking a hit straight up the middle.
Turns out those racing wheelchairs are really wickedly expensive, btw, so no joy there.
So, ride a little for me, too, please.

[ShawnoftheDread]

Come on now, you don’t use your heel to ride.

[americancyclo]

@OneEighth 90926 wrote:

So, ride a little for me, too, please.

Sure, just let me know when to come pick up your bike.

Heal quickly!

[OneEighth]

@ShawnoftheDread 90927 wrote:

Come on now, you don’t use your heel to ride.

You’re Rule 5-ing me, aren’t you…

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