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I like the expanded pavement area which will make it easier to negotiate the “S” turn. I’m not sure I see the benefit of the raised curb circle in the middle of it.

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@Judd 202030 wrote:

I ran across that yesterday when I was looking at VPs who ride

He didn’t quite make it to being VP, but Tim Kaine rode RAGBRAI.

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Wednesday morning around 9 AM the trail was closed just north of the cutoff to Memorial Bridge. So it’s for real.

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@n18 200562 wrote:

Expect phase 1 of reopening to start Friday May 15th.

Just in time for Bike to Work Day!

[Yeah, yeah, I know it’s already been cancelled ]

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Happy “Bicycle Day!”

Did you know that the world’s first LSD trip, on April 19, 1943, involved a bike ride? Well, it did.

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@LhasaCM 200046 wrote:

The science for this is… questionable. In that it wasn’t actually completed yet. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v74az9/the-viral-study-about-runners-spreading-coronavirus-is-not-actually-a-study

You’ll note that while the article refers to the work as a “study”, I called it a “model”. That’s because from my reading what they’re reporting looks like preliminary modeling results. I spent enough years developing models and simulations for a living to know that even the best of them aren’t perfect, but this was the first quantitative result I’ve seen on appropriate distancing for active outdoor activities so I figured it was worth posting. Whether or not the precise numbers turn out to be correct, I hope it will motivate cyclists and runners to give each other space – which I haven’t universally seen happening on the trails.

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@ursus 200006 wrote:

Supposedly that is also fixed.

https://twitter.com/WODTrail/status/1247737221093953536

The tweet you reference says the “damaged railing will be fixed later this month.”

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@komorebi 199609 wrote:

I heard another alternative today that I like: “distant socializing.”

I’m an engineer. We communicate via online chat with people even when they’re within earshot of us. Our alternative term for “social distancing” is “business as usual”.

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JUST IN: Arlington Opening Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing Site

What do you think would happen if you showed up on a bike at a drive-through coronavirus testing site?

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@Nadine 199359 wrote:

I like that one, Boomer. Much better than this, which is sobering. So far I feel like we’ve been underreacting by a few weeks at least. However I think bicycling is good & hope this doesn’t happen here:

https://www.brujulabike.com/italy-prohibits-bike-riding-coronavirus/

Holy cow! Recreational cycling prohibited in Spain, too (commuting and #adulting still allowed). I think CBGAnimal may want to rethink some plans. 😮

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@Steve O 199253 wrote:

Then what did you mean by “we?”
And not being on a team or not does not preclude one from offering pointless prizes. Several people who are not assigned to teams are doing so. Feel free to jump in!

In fact, it’s possible to run the whole Pointless Prize enterprise without being on a team

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If you run into this unsavory crew, pedal away as fast as possible

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@drevil 199023 wrote:

You coming out accordioneur? Steve-O is joining.

Is that meant to encourage or discourage me? :p

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@SarahBee 199090 wrote:

Rimas got more than he bark-gained for with his latest n+1 purchase.

Rimas makes bike purchases in dog years: more like n*7 than n+1

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Your route includes Slaughterhouse and Power Station? I’m not sure I’d consider those non-dirt-rider-on-a-gravel-bike-friendly trails. But I may be the wrong person to comment – I’m not a strong mountain biker and walk some spots on Giles Run. Or maybe I’m representative of your target audience …

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