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ParticipantGot an email from db today about their “Alternative Road” deals. How’s your bike holding up?
July 15, 2016 at 5:19 pm in reply to: "I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread. #1055356Participanthope you got some tires! thanks for the post!
July 15, 2016 at 5:08 pm in reply to: "I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread. #1055354Participant@FFX_Hinterlands 143154 wrote:
Winter is coming!
For some odd reason Schwalbe Marathon Winter Tires 700×35 are $21 on Amazon prime. It could be a mistake, but you could profit from this mistake. Schwalbe Winter (cheaper version) should be about $35. Marathon Winters should be like $60/each!
Schwalbe Marathon Winter HS 396 Studded Road Bike Tire (700×35, Allround Wire… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001K72VO0/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_W0pIxbKYDEAWT
Price: $89.99
Participant@elbows 142956 wrote:
I get that I should not have put myself into a situation where the bus driver couldn’t see me, but I’m not sure what my self-maintenance policy should be.
Never trust a bus driver. Fairfax Connector drivers are the worst in my experience. My experience is riding from the top of Capitol Hill to the south side of the Memorial Bridge 3-4 times per week for the last five years.
I’ve had a few close calls and have learned to never trust the bus drivers. I don’t pass one parked at the curb unless I can see a line of folks waiting to board. A good head of speed always helps!
ParticipantParticipantare the wheels both 700c?
are the brake systems the same?
how many gears on the cassette?those are things you’ll have to consider before getting in to whether or not the tire clearance is available. Probably best to ask the folks at the bike shop!
ParticipantWednesday morning I passed a guy in basketball shorts and a t shirt on a felt TT bike with aero seatpost, A530 pedals, running sneakers, and an iphone 6s Plus mounted in between his aero bars.
:confused:July 5, 2016 at 8:10 pm in reply to: Help improve Transportation in Northern Virginia – take this very short survey #1002418ParticipantThe Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has some links to TransAction 2040 Update (which i can’t get to at work)
and I’m sure the data will be used as it was in their 2015 Annual Report with some stunning nuggets of wisdom such as:
In a surveycommissioned bythe Authority in2015 as part of theTransAction update,Northern Virginiansdescribed typicalNorthern Virginiatravel as slowand congested,unpredictable andfrustrating.
ParticipantDoes what it says on the tin.
Participant@dasgeh 142304 wrote:
When? They’ve even admitted they stopped patrols there…
Tuesday at 7:49am when I rolled though the IOD, a german sedan tried to right turn out in front of me, I slowed and stared them down. There was an officer in a hi-viz vest standing on the east sidewalk, and shrugged at me in a “what are you gonna do?” manner as I rolled on towards the Key bridge.
They’re still out there sometimes, but not always educating drivers.
ParticipantI don’t see any traffic incidents listed at http://www.raidsonline.com/?address=Arlington,VA for this intersection. Maybe ArlCo has more data that is not yet public.
This looks like ‘enforcement theater’ to me. If there haven’t been accidents recently, then there would be no way to judge the signs effectiveness if there continue to be no accidents.
The sign is reinforcing the residents windshield perspective that it isn’t ‘fair’ or safe that the cyclists are breaking a law.
Perhaps the only danger here is to the law that is being broken.
Participant@dasgeh 142069 wrote:
In fact, a road bike on a downhill will be faster than most ebikes because most ebikes have fatter tires so more rolling resistance.
But fatter tires have LESS rolling resistance. at the same pressure
Participant@Tania 141985 wrote:
[COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)]They also used a pretty heavy duty tool because all the u-locks on the ground had a smooth cut.[/COLOR]
pic looks like they used an angle grinder. Can be had for under $150 and takes care of most U-locks in under a minute.
Here’s how easy it was for me, and I’m not a professional. (two minutes)
http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?7913-Key-broke-in-my-u-lock-How-to-recover&p=102150#post102150Participant[h=1]MaxxDry Boot, Shoe and Glove Dryer XL[/h]
that is all.Participant@Tim Kelley 141937 wrote:
Only difference is that in bike mode it displays mph and in run mode is display min/mile. Math is extra hard when you’re exerting yourself!
You can always pause the activity, then switch to running!
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