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This looks like an incredibly fun ride. I’m marking it on my calendar for 2013.

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Next you’ll be investing in yards of LightTape to sew on to your clothes!

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Crossing on the W&OD would be much nicer, although maybe a bit out of your way. perhaps a route like this http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=4920+Stringfellow+Road,+Centreville,+VA+20120+(Stringfellow+Road+Park+and+Ride)&daddr=38.8591998,-77.3477196+to:38.8905,-77.21552+to:3141+Fairview+Park+Drive,+Falls+Church,+VA+22042-4531+(Fairview+Park+Cafe)&hl=en&ll=38.868315,-77.307701&spn=0.14194,0.220757&sll=38.860563,-77.336025&sspn=0.070978,0.110378&geocode=FenYUAIdtOVi-yH40VOyjjX3VA%3BFb_xUAIdecRj-yk1SinpPU-2iTGMpZ0–yK4pg%3BFQRsUQId4Mhl-ykj4t13Pku2iTGBudU6-l9nzw%3BFUX3UAIddMNl-yEqhV6cwcq1Vimdmt7loUy2iTFR9-bdxAlsgw&vpsrc=6&dirflg=b&mra=dvme&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1,2&t=m&z=12&lci=bike

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I got a good chuckle out of those signs yesterday on my way home.

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Article on lifehacker about why not saying anything might encourage bad behavior. Applicable to cyclist/motorist interaction?
http://lifehacker.com/5842923/being-the-better-person-will-teach-people-to-treat-you-like-crap

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I was expecting to see drunk 20 somethings on the moon bounce

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First place I’d check is where the cable meets the sensors, or the mount. Next I’d look for places it might have contacted while on the rack. Possible you got some salt or sand in the connection between the mount and the display. Lastly I’d check the battery, if you haven’t replaced that in a while.

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@pfunkallstar 8421 wrote:

I passed and glanced back to see that she didn’t even have a kid in her stroller! WTF?

As a new dad in a family with one car, I sometimes walk with the stroller on the trail to pick up the little one and bring her back home. Now that doesn’t justify the muttering she did or side by side rolling blockade, but it might explain the absence of kids. Either that or they were invisible.

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@Dirt 8419 wrote:

All the cool kids are doing it.

I had suspected, but now it’s confirmed. I am totally uncool. Better see if I can get a refund on my buddy holly frames and skinny jeans.

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@baiskeli 8413 wrote:

Wow. Never seen that, yet.

Quite fashionable as well with a garbage bag wrapped over their backpack.

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Quick shout out and thanks to the folks I saw counting trail users on my morning commute at the Custis Trail in Falls Church, and on the Key Bridge. Why no counter at the top of the hill in Rosslyn though?

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I was riding in on the Custis this morning, and had picked up a wheelsucker around Ballston. He was right behind me on the downhill in to Rosslyn until Oak St., where he went out in to traffic on Lee Highway against traffic to pass me and some pedestrians before swooping back in through the Key Bridge Marriott parking lot. Then another cyclist DID THE SAME THING. I was so astonished I wasn’t sure what to think. I waited at the light to cross N. Fort Myer Dr and watched them both go over the Key Bridge on the north side. I made my way across Lynn (without getting hit!!) and through Georgetown only to catch up to these two guys again at Penn and 17th where they blew through a red light towards the White House in front of two bike cops. I followed them until they turned on G St and finished my commute.

I admit I bend the rules here and there, but am I wrong to think that riding against traffic on Lee Highway on wet roads is a little bit crazy?

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@RESTONTODC 8376 wrote:

CarFree Metro DC had a boot near Verizon Center to hand free stuff a few years ago. I got a nice shirt from them. Do you know if they have it this year?

Rick

Here’s the events listed:
http://www.carfreemetrodc.com/car-free-day-events.php

2011 Events and Promotions

Flippin’ Pizza: Take the Car Free Day pledge by September 19, 2011 and we’ll email you a coupon on Sept 20th, good for a free lunch (2 slices and a beverage) at any participating Flippin’ Pizza location (except Nationals Stadium).Coupon valid only on – September 22, 2011 thru 4 p.m.

Try Transit Week September 19-23, 2011
TransIT Services of Frederick County: Free bus rides on Connectors and shuttles – September 22, 2011

Metrorail Station Celebrations in Montgomery County: Free giveaways and prize drawings between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. by Montgomery County Commuter Services, North Bethesda Transportation Center and Bethesda Transportation Solution at the Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Silver Spring, and Twinbrook stations – September 22, 2011

Capital Bikeshare Birthday Bash – September 22, 2011

WalkArlington Walkabout – September 22, 2011

Car Free Day – September 22, 2011

Bike and Roll: free bicycle rentals – September 22, 2011

Bike to College Day: Montgomery College Rockville Campus, Free Giveaways and Prize Drawings! Info table in front of Theater Arts Bldg, by Sundial, 10:45am – 2:00pm – September 22, 2011

Montgomery County Commuter Services – Coffee & Donuts 6 – 8 a.m. Burtonsville Park and Ride Lot See Better Ways to Work logo for more info. – September 22, 2011

Loudoun County Office of Transportation Services – Live or work in Loudoun County and take the Car Free Day pledge and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a stadium chair (black with cup holders). – September 22, 2011
50 States & 13 Colonies Ride – September 24th, 2011

50 sport&health clubs: free 7-day pass good thru – September 30th, 2011

Walk to School Day – October 5, 2011

Tour du Port – October 9, 2011

Montgomery County Walk and Ride Challenge – Bethesda, Friendship Heights, North Bethesda & Silver Spring Transportation Management Districts – October 10 – 30, 2011

Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting – October 18, 2011

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@BoomBoxing 8353 wrote:

Any recommendations, preferably around $100?

I haven’t saved up the coin for an Exposure light yet, but after a year of use, I’m still really happy with my NiteRider MiNewt 250 Cordless LED Headlight. It lights up the trail, usb chargable, and detaches easily. It also fits in to your budget on sale at performance for $99. It’s being retired for newer brighter models, so you might be able to get a similar deal at your LBS if they are getting rid of old stock.

http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1096659_-1_20000__400158

here’s a link (a few years old) to some light comparisons so you can judge for yourself
http://eddys.com/articles/how-bright-is-that-light-ig493/

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I’m a fan of the Flippin in Falls Church. Not sure where the other locations are, trying to figure out whether it’s worth a ride to one for free pizza and a drink.

Edit: Looks like I’ll be going up to Dupont Circle for some pizza!
http://www.flippinpizza.com/places.php

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