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[CaseyKane50]

Google Maps Street View vehicle at rest in Alexandria.

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[drevil]

Camped out and rode at Rothrock State Forest in State College, PA this past weekend. Lots of rocks. Lots of love.

[video=vimeo;223182929]https://vimeo.com/223182929[/video]

[bobco85]

I realized I hadn’t made one of these “Let’s Bike” videos in a long time (since last year) due to all the SafeTrack goings on, so I decided to do some filming yesterday to make a couple of short videos of a few of the local bike routes. Eads Street is one for which I’ve been meaning to do a video, so here it is:

[video=youtube_share;vzPQ-TulGGw]https://youtu.be/vzPQ-TulGGw[/video]

[lordofthemark]

What time of day was that? I pretty much only ride it around 7AM on Thursdays (because WTFCC) and the intersections are almost always better for me than it showed on your video (although the lanes before the McDonalds and near the kabob place are blocked fairly often)

[bobco85]

@lordofthemark 162313 wrote:

What time of day was that? I pretty much only ride it around 7AM on Thursdays (because WTFCC) and the intersections are almost always better for me than it showed on your video (although the lanes before the McDonalds and near the kabob place are blocked fairly often)

It was a little after 6 p.m. yesterday. For the most part, I really enjoy riding on Eads St as opposed to riding on Crystal Dr (bike lane blocker city) or the MVT (amateur hour) at pretty much all times of day, but it might be because I am very comfortable riding in and out of a protected bike lane. Also, things might show as closer than they really were because I have the footage playing at 300% speed.

[lordofthemark]

@bobco85 162314 wrote:

It was a little after 6 p.m. yesterday. For the most part, I really enjoy riding on Eads St as opposed to riding on Crystal Dr (bike lane blocker city) or the MVT (amateur hour) at pretty much all times of day, but it might be because I am very comfortable riding in and out of a protected bike lane. Also, things might show as closer than they really were because I have the footage playing at 300% speed.

That’s probably it.

And I agree that Eads is more comfortable than Crystal Dr (even NB, but especially SB) and more comfortable than the MVT any day or time when there more people on it than a few serious commuters. My deterrents from riding Eads have been the trail detour, and the need to do the LongBridge-Pentagon-LBJ thing to get to or from the 14th Street Bridge. With the detour almost done, I will likely take Eads more and more.

[Steve O]

Might as well make a southbound one next.

[bobco85]

@Steve O 162357 wrote:

Might as well make a southbound one next.

I tend to make these videos in one direction only, but that’s probably because there are so many other road segments, trails, and whatnot that I want to show. On that point, I will be filming this weekend for my next big planned video: biking the East Coast Greenway through DC (Greenbelt to Occoquan) 😎

[Fast Friendly Guy]

@dbb 161342 wrote:

Photo from my most recent ride. About 11 pm, nearly a Midnight Saddles ride.

The hill in the background is Denali

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A few years back, I was standing at the top of that hill. Didn’t need bear spray up there!

[bobco85]

I just finished another “Let’s Bike” video. This one is for the Wilkes Street Bikeway in Alexandria. My video for this was long delayed, but I finally forced myself to do it (it doesn’t take long to make these videos as it’s a 2 step process: ride & film, then clean-up & add street names).

[video=youtube_share;Ax3WBj5olnw]https://youtu.be/Ax3WBj5olnw[/video]

[drevil]

Goofing off after a ride at Cosca Park: https://www.facebook.com/sueperseven/posts/10213312836837176

[bobco85]

Having done a video for the Wilkes Street Bikeway, I think a video of two of the equivalents in Arlington would be good for comparisons (I think Key Blvd would also be another one to show). Here is a video I did of both 9th Street & 12th Street bike boulevards that are useful options for parallel routes along part of Columbia Pike. Like all my other “Let’s Bike” videos, the footage is shown at 300% speed.

[video=youtube_share;SH5-fYIcNhY]https://youtu.be/SH5-fYIcNhY[/video]

[CaseyKane50]

@bobco85 162430 wrote:

Having done a video for the Wilkes Street Bikeway, I think a video of two of the equivalents in Arlington would be good for comparisons (I think Key Blvd would also be another one to show). Here is a video I did of both 9th Street & 12th Street bike boulevards that are useful options for parallel routes along part of Columbia Pike. Like all my other “Let’s Bike” videos, the footage is shown at 300% speed.

[video=youtube_share;SH5-fYIcNhY]https://youtu.be/SH5-fYIcNhY[/video]

Thanks for the video. It inspired me to take a ride on both streets. Did them in reverse and discovered that I should have gone to the left when the Doctor’s Branch Trail split. By going right I got to see Randolph and 16th before getting back to 12th.
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[Greenbelt]

And some really big water flowers and the National Aquatic Gardens
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[bobco85]

@CaseyKane50 162451 wrote:

Thanks for the video. It inspired me to take a ride on both streets. Did them in reverse and discovered that I should have gone to the left when the Doctor’s Branch Trail split. By going right I got to see Randolph and 16th before getting back to 12th.

Cool, what’d you think of it? I figure it’s a good example for comparison to the Wilkes Street Bikeway to see the advantages/disadvantages with the incorporation of the bicycle infrastructure on each. I am planning on doing a video of the Key Blvd bike route in north Arlington as another example of a neighborhood bike route in the area.

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