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I’ve often used my helmet’s straps to make an impromptu sort of lock. If you use the straps to clip the frame and rear wheel to something it can deter a casual opportunist or at least slow down a determined thief. Also provides a little psychological reassurance that you at least did something.

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I believe that a reasonable case can be advanced for every position advocated in this thread, except:

@rcannon100 58930 wrote:

WMATA doesnt get to blame riders when WMATA fails.

That’s crazy, of course they do!

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His postings to a forum (much like this one!) were just so damning wrt his state of mind, I think I’d have pled out too.

“I was already way too committed to stop … I couldn’t see a line through the crowd and I couldn’t stop, so I laid it down and just plowed through the crowded crosswalk in the least-populated place I could find,”

Just wow…

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Ahhh!

“Like a spitting cobra, a triathlete can fell a victim from a distance as great as a full bike length. This means if you can see a triathlete at all, you’re too close to him.” — BSNYC

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I’ve never done this ride, but someone from work (who strong-armed me into doing the Culpeper century in October!) extended a general invite to join him on it sometime. What sort of a pace do the various factions within the group keep? And what sort of “shenanigans” should I be on the lookout for toward the back of the pack? Not DC Bike Party type foolishness I take it…

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I used to live in Crystal City and always found Eads to be an easy route. It doesn’t have a bike lane along the whole route, but does have fairly generous width. However I used it evenings and weekends rather than commuting hours.

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After I got out of school and started regularly commuting in the dark, my wife got me a Lazer Urbanize because she liked the integrated blinkies.

She said, “You are not allowed to get a head injury so long as we have such a gigantic mortgage on your brain,” in reference to my student loans.

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Did I read correctly that the serial number was in fact his name, since it’s a custom?

Way to go, in any case!

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@Justin Antos 57051 wrote:

Last week I caught this impressive lady climbing up Capitol Hill:

That’s a friend of mine! She’s a mutual funds lawyer and hasn’t missed a day’s bike commute in over a year. She’s usually on a stylin’ Pashley I believe.

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Thanks for posting this! It’s a great read and hopefully reached an new audience.

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So I got rear-ended on the commute home yesterday…by a runner…in the bike lane!

I was second in line waiting for a motorcade to clear 15th and Penn. When we started up with the light I signaled left and moved to turn, then suddenly felt two hands planted squarely on my back pushing me forward/down. Within a second or two worth of squealing of brakes and blurted expletives I turned to see a wee little runner looking deeply ashamed. She’d been trying to pass all the backed-up bike and pedestrian traffic outside of the bike lane and had to hit/shove me to arrest her momentum.

I think she muttered an apology but didn’t quite get the volume right with her headphones in. Whatever…thank goodness she wasn’t a big dude or I’d have gone down hard.

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@Vicegrip 56600 wrote:

For shoalers I see if I can make a “personalized” haiku as I catch up. I win when I am chuckling or have a wry grinn as I un shoal.

This game is awesome! It’s fortunate that “____ ____ on CaBi” works out to five syllables. Have you considered doing 15mph readings to share your genius with the source of your inspiration?

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@krazygl00 56767 wrote:

Not really.

Thanks for your thoughts! I’m generally looking for a good deal on a 60-62cm Ti or steel road frame, and many of the frames I’ve seen have been in the ballpark of that complete bike. The build definitely underwhelms. I’ll keep looking

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Does this Litespeed Ultimate strike anyone else as being too good a deal?

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bik/3878580987.html

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Sorry to hear about your loss. I had some bikes swiped from my old building’s garage a few years ago and it still rankles to think about them.

If you’re interested, I’ve got a ’04 LeMond Poprad CX bike built up similarly to your purloined Vaya that I’ve been toying with selling. My new shorter commute is on a cargo bike, so it hasn’t seen enough use lately.

It’s also a 60cm and is outfitted with hammered Honjo fenders, a Nitto rack, Dura Ace drivetrain, bell, etc.

So if you’re looking for a turn-key solution to get back on the road quickly, it might be a good fit. I’m happy to take some pictures or host a test ride if you might be interested.

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