WAPO article on bike commuting

[Certifried]

@TwoWheelsDC 22055 wrote:

A bunch of us bike commuters meet at Swings (17th/G) for coffee and friendly bike conversation every Friday morning from 7ish to 9ish. All are welcome!

ooooh, I see how it is, welcome the reporter on down, but keep it on the down-low for the other commuter-noobs like me? :p

haha seriously though, is it from 7 to 9? or something in that range? I’d like to meet a few folks (haven’t seen anyone on the trails yet). I imagine it’s not hard to spot everyone

[TwoWheelsDC]

@Certifried 22062 wrote:

ooooh, I see how it is, welcome the reporter on down, but keep it on the down-low for the other commuter-noobs like me? :p

haha seriously though, is it from 7 to 9? or something in that range? I’d like to meet a few folks (haven’t seen anyone on the trails yet). I imagine it’s not hard to spot everyone

Of course, I’m hoping for an interview so I can boost my Twitter following

But yes, 7 (but closer to 730)-9am, with most showing up around 8. I only go every few weeks because I still have to ride an hour to work from Swings, so that means working later on Fridays, which I hate. If you’re on Twitter, just look for the #fridaycoffeeclub tag and you’ll see lots of chatter, particularly on Thursday evening and Friday morning. And you can’t miss the group at Swings…all the grungy looking bike commuters amongst the business suits.

[JimF22003]

Hi Lenny,

One thing you might want to touch on is what a great resource forums like this one are. There’s no reason for every commuter to make the same mistakes and have to learn the same lessons for him or herself, when there are decades of experience represented in places like this.

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