OneEighth Sighting

[americancyclo]

@dcv 48588 wrote:

I think I saw americancyclo on M St this morning – big purple Specialized westbound on M St in Georgetown around 8am (I was in a car)

I was EASTbound on M st. from 7:47-7:49 this morning. There were a few other cyclists around me, but I tend to take the middle lane there.

If it was westbound, maybe there is another big purp out there?

[eminva]

I had sightings of reverse commuters culimerc and crysb this morning. I thought I saw rcannon on the Custis, just before the Rosslyn hill. He had the pirate flag on his seatpost, a drawing of a cannon on the back of his jacket and a pink Bike Arlington VIP zipper pull on his pannier. When we got across Lee and behind the retaining wall, where it was quieter, I called out, “Bob, is that you?” But either he didn’t hear me or it wasn’t Bob. And then he dropped me on the downhill.

Liz

[DismalScientist]

@vvill 48592 wrote:

Hmm… that reminds me. I thought I saw you on one at Coffee Club on Friday, with STI SHIFTERS, no less.

And that bike was advertised as a “touring bike.” The sacrilege! It seems like a waste to rip them out and replace them with bar ends.

[dcv]

@americancyclo 48600 wrote:

I was EASTbound on M st. from 7:47-7:49 this morning. There were a few other cyclists around me, but I tend to take the middle lane there.

If it was westbound, maybe there is another big purp out there?

oops i meant eastbound, it was you. next time i’ll honk / yell – hopefully i’ll be on a bike instead

[vvill]

@DismalScientist 48605 wrote:

And that bike was advertised as a “touring bike.”

That’s your excuse for being caught red handed?

Just wait until they break/malfunction and then replace them. That should only take a few rides right?

[DismalScientist]

@vvill 48650 wrote:

That’s your excuse for being caught red handed?

Just wait until they break/malfunction and then replace them. That should only take a few rides right?

The left shifter already malfunctions at random but non-frequent intervals. Had to take them into the shop three times already. I guess shifter malfunction are why they put limit screws on derailleurs.:rolleyes:

[ShawnoftheDread]

Saw Dismal Scientist taking the right lane on L Street this morning, blasting through a yellow while I had to slow down for merging traffic in the bike lane and got stuck at the red.

[ShawnoftheDread]

Man, I just got ELITE’d by dasgeh, so there’s no appeal. But I say Dismal was ELITE, not me.

[dasgeh]

@ShawnoftheDread 48672 wrote:

Man, I just got ELITE’d by dasgeh, so there’s no appeal. But I say Dismal was ELITE, not me.

I meant that Dismal was ELITE.
@dasgeh 46945 wrote:

Clicking the ELITE button indicates the clicker’s belief that a cyclist described in the post or the poster his/herself is exhibiting ELITE behavior.

[dcv]

Saw Culimerc as usual, maybe guycontinental too (black jersey with offset white stripes?). Then met slowtriguy – good to meet you

[americancyclo]

I think I saw Dana today riding down Penn, but I might have been in scofflaw mode.

[Dickie]

Rode with GuyContinental through Clarendon and Ballston this morning before I had to detour to the Dr’s office. Nice of him to ride my pace for a while especially as he was running late!

[dbb]

@americancyclo 48724 wrote:

I think I saw Dana today riding down Penn, but I might have been in scofflaw mode.

I had added a JRA component to my commute this morning. Figured I would contribute to the count of riders in the cycletrack to help train the motorists. Then had a DC police tow truck stop on E street right in front of me for no good reason, barely got unclipped in time.

[GuyContinental]

@dcv 48723 wrote:

Saw Culimerc as usual, maybe guycontinental too (black jersey with offset white stripes?).

Yup, first time on the late plan (I’m usually out the door before 6) in over a year, and in my Pepe Lepew black/white kit. I thought that was you but I was deep in flowery springtime thoughts.

I was amazed at how many folks were out and heading WB… even grabbed a wheel up out of Hunter Mill (that makes it the second time in 150+ trips) although I think that the “wheel” may have eventually regretted his decision to pass since I sorta didn’t let go and kept pushing the pace while chattering away from behind. Muhahaha…

[consularrider]

@GuyContinental 48754 wrote:

… I was amazed at how many folks were out …

Quite the busiest morning in quite some time. But the only Forum person I saw was baiskeli headed south on the MVT just after he left the Trollheim elevated walkway.

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