pit stop tasting notes

[mstone]

Fair Lakes: they were still setting up, and in front of Noodles & Co instead of where they were supposed to be. (Presumably because the short lived supermarket went out of business since BTWD planning started.)

Government Center: Good sized showing. REI folks were there with REI swag. Fairfax bike maps, other assorted treats at other tables. I snagged a blinky for my daughter. Small FABB presence. Getting to it makes you remember how exurban Fairfax is. I managed to get lost on the way out.

Running behind at this point, so I skipped Vienna. Didn’t feel like going that far down 123 or circling back on the W&OD.

Merrifield: good sized showing. The HOT lane people were there again, which I still don’t get. Chinese food, some gel packs, etc. Their tables should have been back a few more feet from the trail, it was a bit of a mess.

Falls Church: terrifying. There were some kind of bells or cymbals that I heard from quite a way off, and tried to figure out what part of my bike was making that really weird sound. Thought my spokes were exploding. Then heard the vuvuzelas. There were a lot of people having a good time, but honestly the traffic cones in the middle of the trail were dangerous. Strong Bikenetic contingent. Croweded enough that I didn’t actually stop. Also in a hurry to get to…

Ballston: as usual, the high point of BTWD. Much swag including drawing, bananas, bagels, good number of tables from random places, including an odd fruit gel gum drop tasting. DJ. Many many odd people and odd bikes. Much fun, and lots of space. Except for a few people committing the faux pas of actually riding their bike through the BTWD crowd. Like, really?

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[huskerdont]

@ShawnoftheDread 139665 wrote:

So you’re both saying that District Taco will not be worth the gaseous emissions of a congressman?

Or am I reading that wrong?

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In my experience, they’re easy to spot and avoid. Only one time did I fail to do so, and that was when I was dating a staffer.

Last year at Rosslyn I scored a Portland Bike Works bottle cage in the shape of a bird. I enjoy that that pig far more than one should enjoy something so superfluous.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@huskerdont 139667 wrote:

In my experience, they’re easy to spot and avoid. Only one time did I fail to do so, and that was when I was dating a staffer.

Last year at Rosslyn I scored a Portland Bike Works bottle cage in the shape of a bird. I enjoy that that pig far more than one should enjoy something so superfluous.

My daughter has that cage; she loves it. Courtesy of eminva.

[Steve O]

@Tim Kelley 139655 wrote:

Ballston has Giant Jenga and tic-tac-toe, and probably some of the best prizes

For historians and archaeologists, Ballston will also have my annual display of BTWD t-shirts dating back to 2002.
Here they are at the 2013 BTWD
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[dbb]

@Tim Kelley 139655 wrote:

A few highlights of Arlington stops:

Ballston has Giant Jenga and tic-tac-toe, and probably some of the best prizes

Giant Jenga? Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWc8dUl7Xfo

[dasgeh]

@Steve O 139674 wrote:

For historians and archaeologists, Ballston will also have my annual display of BTWD t-shirts dating back to 2002.
Here they are at the 2013 BTWD
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Dude, next year really should be pink.

[mstone]

@dasgeh 139906 wrote:

Dude, next year really should be pink.

2014 was a ghastly salmon color, if that helps

[chris_s]

@dasgeh 139906 wrote:

Dude, next year really should be pink.

I vote maroon.

[DanB]

@mstone 139912 wrote:

2014 was a ghastly salmon color, if that helps

Orange ya glad ya got a T-shirt last year?

[mstone]

@DanB 139917 wrote:

Orange ya glad ya got a T-shirt last year?

I liked the 2015 orange one, it’s hella bright.

[bentbike33]

@mstone 139912 wrote:

2014 was a ghastly salmon color, if that helps

I always considered the the 2014 BTWD shirt to be burnt umber.

If I were served salmon of that color however, I would also consider it ghastly.

[huskerdont]

@bentbike33 139934 wrote:

I always considered the the 2014 BTWD shirt to be burnt umber.

Though I called it orange, I believe you are correct and it wasn’t really. I generally like orange for bike stuff, if this is orange:

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[Mariner]

I always end up with tee too small for me, so I pass them on to the missus, and lord knows what she does with them! 😎

[Author]

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