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@cvcalhoun 226617 wrote:

Yeah, and ultimately it is in the judgment of whoever sponsors the prize–no one else’s opinion matters. And the sponsor can even make determinations after the fact. Given that every person who sponsors a prize is a volunteer and pays the cost of the prize from their own funds, I am not about to question how they run their competition–not even in one instance in which a determination was made after the fact to disregard one of my entries.

Indeed, that’s the Prime Directive. Decisions of the prize sponsor are final.

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@cvcalhoun 226609 wrote:

Given that it took us 36 pages to define what a bicycle is, I’m not sure you want to raise that question with regard to pizza.

Every Pointless Prize seems to descend into legalistic hairsplitting about “the rules.” Like what constitutes “public art.”

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Many cycling shoe models have reflective heels, as do shoe covers for the colder rides. The entry-level Sidi MTB shoes I use for commuting have large reflective patches on the heels.

[arlcxrider]

Yeah, I use dual headlights as well. One handlebar mount, and one on the helmet.

The combo seems to be more attention-getting than a single headlight. Plus the helmet light is aimable through tight corners on trails and whatnot.

Redundancy is a good thing, too. Keeping everything charged requires organization.

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I find the most challenging part of a cold-weather ride is putting on the gear and getting started. I accept the first half-hour or so is going to suck until my “internal furnace” gets going and “pushes” the heat into the extremities.

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There were wet leaves? I was too distracted by the kayakers running the rapids of Rock Creek!

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https://www.arlnow.com/2023/11/02/columbia-pike-bids-farewell-to-papillon-cycles-after-nearly-50-years-in-arlington/

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Great minds think alike, huskerdont. That’s my “uphill” route too–avoids the pedestrian/dog-walker/slow rider/narrow trail crapstorm behind the sound wall. Downhill is usually in the morning and not problem. No daisy pickers at that hour. Most people just want to get to work in a timely fashion.

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Re-routed off the trail onto Langston between Scott and Quinn this morning. The lane is protected.

[arlcxrider]

No issues this morning, at 0730.

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I’d say this pump’s issues go beyond “seals.”

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A little historical tidbit is that the spur was the last active remnant of the W&OD, and thus part of Norfolk Southern, not CSX. AFAIK, there has not yet been a formal abandonment petition filed with the Surface Transportation Board, a federal body that has jurisdiction over disposal of railroad lines.

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Nitpicky comment: it’s Beach Drive you’re crossing, not “the parkway,” in case some readers were confused about the location being discussed.

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DDOT was the lead agency, but no longer. (They slow-walked it for nine years through the DEIS process.)

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As of 7:30 this morning, multiple large trees down on the Custis between the Spout Run overpass and Langston. At least three are entangled with the noise barriers–it’s going to be a chore clearing those. It is passable but requires dismounting.

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