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[Rod Smith]

I went with the hipster looking Zoics too. I don’t want to look like some doped up racer boy even if he did get kissed by some pretty girls.

[Rod Smith]

@GuyContinental 49797 wrote:

The mean answer is to go for a long ride in the rain…

Of course then you have a teen that hates riding AND can’t sit down

I do get some nasty chaffing when I ride more than 150 miles in the Zoics.

[Rod Smith]

Save the Whales!

[dcv]

@mstone 49796 wrote:

Disclaimer 3: parents wearing spandex may have a nullifying effect and may also result in an embarrassment violation.

This, I think i scarred him emotionally by dropping off / picking up at SACC in spandex when he was little.

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@DismalScientist 49815 wrote:

The essence of cool is to look like a middle-aged government bureaucrat: khakis!:rolleyes:

I was cruising down the MVT this evening at 18-21 mph on my new whiz-bang road bike when a gent riding a flat bar hybrid, toe cages and wearing khakis passed me with no evidence of difficulty. That sir, is the essence of cool!

[Dirt]

@dbb 49837 wrote:

I was cruising down the MVT this evening at 18-21 mph on my new whiz-bang road bike when a gent riding a flat bar hybrid, toe cages and wearing khakis passed me with no evidence of difficulty. That sir, is the essence of cool!

My friend Evan does that a lot. He has a distinctive riding style. He rides with elbows bent and leaning forward… getting quite aerodynamic for a dude on a hybrid. He motors past a lot of folks on road bikes. He’s an inspiration.

[vvill]

Yeah it’s amazing how little difference there can be between bikes, especially for MUPs/commuting/etc. I rode my hybrid as a SS for a couple months and never really felt slower than my road bike. Leaning forward/down and putting your hands in a narrow grip can make flat bars somewhat aero-ish.

@dcv 49784 wrote:

spandex is cool?

Selectively quoted.

I have to walk past quite a lot of cubeville to get to my desk and before I change so yeah, I often wear MTB shorts, etc over the top.

Maybe you could take your son on a long ride on a hard saddle in jeans and then offer the spandex option half way through. Or yeah, liners. And some MTB shorts have liners that are padded like full road shorts/bibs.

[Dirt]

*Sigh*

It’s an SUV world out there…

Love,

Dirt

[Dirt]

@Bilsko 49604 wrote:

So I got pulled over by MPD while riding this morning…

I got pulled over by a photographer this morning while I was riding the cargo bike.

[KLizotte]

Are you carrying a red gas tank thingee?!

[brendan]

@KLizotte 49925 wrote:

Are you carrying a red gas tank thingee?!

“Always Prepared.”

Brendan

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@KLizotte 49925 wrote:

Are you carrying a red gas tank thingee?!

Maybe Dirt hasn’t got the bike trailer lawnmower attachment working yet

[Dirt]

@KLizotte 49925 wrote:

Are you carrying a red gas tank thingee?!

I was appalled at the price of gas! I hadn’t had to fill up the cargo bike in ages and it cost me nearly $4!

[bobco85]

This is from my ride from Sunday afternoon. A nice 42.3 mile ride after having slept in (Sunday is my designated lazy day of the week), I finally got to experience the multi-colored wonder that is the Anacostia Tributary Trail System! Shown are the Custis, C&O Canal, Capital Crescent, Georgetown Branch, Sligo Creek, NW Branch, Anacostia River, Metropolitan Branch, and Mount Vernon trails with a few bike lanes/sharrows and government buildings as well. I’ll definitely be heading that way more often on future trips, especially since there are more trails to ride!

[video=youtube_share;B6DL0s0THLM]http://youtu.be/B6DL0s0THLM[/video]

[KLizotte]

Cool – I’ll definitely have to try that loop. The stars on the trail are new. Weird.

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