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May 19, 2014 at 6:50 pm in reply to: Did you witness a bike-to-bike accident last year (8/31/13)? #1001701
Bilsko
ParticipantYeah, my comment about attorney hours was meant mostly in jest…but now that you put it that way, it may very well be a poorly reasoned legal strategy. In any case, the time lag, sketchy contact details, and pull tabs that are inside the plastic laminate covering all make it look very strange.
Participant@jnva 85819 wrote:
Ha, that’s not possible at this one! I’m going to try it this summer. Might fall in the first couple of times but I think I can do it. I watch a lot of trial bike videos so I am practically an expert.
Hmm..I’m not too familiar with the CCT, but I think that’s the same one? Are there more than one of those along the trail?
**Nevermind, just pulled up the Google Maps and realized they are, indeed, not the same ones.
I believe the picture of Dirt was this one: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9705272,-77.2796816,21z
May 19, 2014 at 5:17 pm in reply to: Did you witness a bike-to-bike accident last year (8/31/13)? #1001690Participant@CaseyKane50 85801 wrote:
There is a sign posted on the Mount Vernon Trail just south of the airport seeking witnesses for an accident that occurred last August 31. If you have any information contact Mari Alexander on Facebook or send an email to Meh00200@yahoo.com.
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So strange thing…the gym where I shower after my commute to work has a copy of this sign too. Apparently it was given to them about a week ago. The incident is from August of last year…not sure why this is just going up now. Attorneys must really be racking up the hours on this one…
ParticipantParticipantSame thing happened to my Schwinn Super Le Tour a few years back. I bought a new Tange fork for $40-$50, IIRC. Actually, Tom at the Pro Shop did all the work.
Participant@dcv 84719 wrote:
OneEighth totally caught me riding gears, sorry. Saw dirt & eminva too.
Saw 1/8th and then dasgeh about 40 yards later on the 14th St. bridge this afternoon.
May 8, 2014 at 3:58 pm in reply to: Capital Crescent Trail closed due to sewage spill, May 1 #1000616Participant@rcannon100 84662 wrote:
A cyclist talked to the workers who say the work has been done, and they are waiting for sign off from DC Water and NPS.
That’s very welcom news.
It looked like they had wrapped up yesterday afternoon when I rode by.DC Water and NPS approvals, though? May be several more days…
Participant@rcannon100 84533 wrote:
Yesterday’s evening commute, there was a secret service car wrapped around a tree (literally) on Ohio Drive near the Jefferson / Tidal Basis. Never saw any coverage of it. Looked quite bad.
Must have been after 530/6PM, right? I was on my regular Ohio Dr route at about 530 and didn’t see anything going on.
Participant@CaseyKane50 84552 wrote:
Have you reported it using https://getsatisfaction.com/nationalbikechallenge? There is a thread on this issue at https://getsatisfaction.com/nationalbikechallenge/topics/map_my_ride_issues, which indicates that they are dealing with the MMR issues on a case-by-case basis.
Thanks for that tip – I’ll give it until midnight to refresh…after that, I’m just not going to bother anymore.
Participant@Bilsko 84544 wrote:
nevermind. you have to initiate the deauthorization from mmr…
and nevermind again. De-auth / Re-auth doesn’t seem to do the trick. If it doesn’t show miles in the next hour or so, I’m going to give up.
Participant@Bilsko 84542 wrote:
I dont see any way to deauthorize it in My account. The only clickable link is to sync…and that’s not working at all.
nevermind. you have to initiate the deauthorization from mmr…
Participant@cvcalhoun 84237 wrote:
MapMyRide should now be syncing for everyone. If it is not, go to “My Account,” and try to reauthorize it. For some reason, it seems to have unauthorized itself for some people, and reauthorizing is fixing the problem.
I dont see any way to deauthorize it in My account. The only clickable link is to sync…and that’s not working at all.
ParticipantEvidently she knew how to commit the perfect crime
May 7, 2014 at 1:34 am in reply to: Alternatives to the Capital Crescent Trail closest to Georgetown? #1000462Participant@clever sobriquet 84479 wrote:
I highly recommend this route. Since the speed limit on MacArthur is rigorously enforced, traffic isn’t bad and it’s nice and flat (except for that short stretch coming from M St. on Canal to MacArthur on the trip out to Bethesda).
I’m not so sure about the speed limit being rigorously enforced on MacArthur. At least in the 6 years that I’ve looked down on it from my kitchen window…I see way too many cars ignoring the 25mph limit. That said, it is a road that has a relatively high volume of cyclists – especially on the weekends – so, at least for motorists who are familiar with it, there is some expectation of encountering them on the road.
Canal Road from the Foxhall/Macarthur interstection into M St. is one I’d recommend against, even for experienced riders. The speed limit is 35, but without anything on either side of the roadway, motorists often treat it as a mini highway and drive at 45/50mph. That’s when its not bumper-to-bumper all the way from the Key Bridge to Foxhall…
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