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I thought there was a (vague) sign on the Custis Trail heading eastbound. (I’ll have to look tomorrow morning.) I don’t think people will stop, though — if they don’t stop for red lights on Fairfax Drive, why stop for a Stop sign on the trail? I’ve wondered about one of those mirrors, but can’t see a good spot to put it.

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Are they usable? When I rode by this morning, long before any tourists, I noticed that the doors were padlocked.

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@rcannon100 23930 wrote:

Just dont run over the heat-exhaustion bodies lying along the path (particularly if its me)

Ring your bell first and remember, it’s “running over” and not “on your left.”

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@pfunkallstar 23893 wrote:

If you are down on the MVT you will often run into random Ft. Myer/Pentagoners jogging around at 5am or so, with that being their mid-morning run. Insane.

Which is why I will shoot to be off the MVT by 4:30 a.m. or so tomorrow. (During the week I’m never close to being on the trail that late.)

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@Certifried 23703 wrote:

brother?????

I hate being trendy; but, since no one else has said it — given the avatar and question — I’ve got to say it:

That’s a clown question bro!

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@ShawnoftheDread 23830 wrote:

That only works with the early-riser types (people who are out at 7:00 a.m. during vacation are nutso).

Yeah, why wait that late?

Saturdays at 4:00 a.m. or so, I often get “good morning” comments from those I find walking on the trail.

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@Certifried 23704 wrote:

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You: middle aged white guy with a beard, sunglasses, and a bike helmet
Me: middle aged white guy with a beard, sunglasses, and a bike helmet

Looking for my long lost brother, please contact me if you see him.

I think I saw him wearing a black jersey…. Nope, not him, no sunglasses. I’ll keep my eyes peeled this afternoon, though.

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@Certifried 23592 wrote:

are we doppelgangers or something? I find it hard to believe anyone else is quite as ugly!

I think it’s close enough to fool tourists….

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(The flash washes the beard out a bit — it’s not quite that grey.)

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@brendan 23618 wrote:

On weekend MVT rides, I ding my bell every 5-10 seconds. Which is why I almost never ride the MVT on weekends…and if I do, I don’t do it on any sort of time schedule.

I used to feel the same way, but lately I’ve been doing some Saturday morning rides. If you’re off the MVT by 4:30 a.m., it’s not bad.

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@aflapr 23579 wrote:

…is still better then a good day driving.

I’d add it’s better than any day — good, if there is such a thing, or bad — on Metro.

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Too bad there’s not a Time’s Square-like giant video screen in Ballston.

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While I’m not going to hazard a guess on the location, I see that I only need to get a more colorful helmet — mine’s all black — so I can cause all sorts of mayhem and blame it on Certifried. Tourists beware!

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@rcannon100 23064 wrote:

I am a vegetarian. I think all people who eat dead birds are evil. Every time I have a drink with y’all I am secretly despising you. Only those people who enjoy tofurky for Thanksgiving are righteous. (But Vegans…. Vegans are just crazy).

veg·e·tar·i·an/ˌvejiˈte(ə)rēən/ Old Native American word describing a lousy hunter.

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I’ve been stopped for a red light and had one ro two ride by and run it, but never that many. All too often — not in this heat, though — I use it as an incentive to try and catch them.

This morning I did see 7+ CaBi riders not bother stopping for a red light. They were crossing the intersection I was approaching and it was red for them when they were at least 100 feet away. One did apologize when I pointed out that my traffic signal was green. (A car in the other lane, next to me and behind me, had to stop for the last of them.)

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@Mark Blacknell 23018 wrote:

Someone named “Rootchopper” is asking this question? I detect a wee bit of misdirection . . .

Uh, Mark, he mentions the “top portion of a tree” and a “big limb,” not the roots.

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