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@JimF22003 18343 wrote:

The side-path through the construction area is really getting unrideable at this point. It’s like riding through beach sand in places. If they’re going to keep this detour in place for awhile they need a more permanent solution to this soft and dangerous surface.

I’m loving coming through there in the wee hours when they drop the detour but park the excavator leaving a foot wide trail…

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I’d just be happy if they removed a couple of hills

:p

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@Tim Kelley 18357 wrote:

How can you tell if they clearly notice it or not? As a runner when I hear anyone coming up behind me (bike or pedestrian), I hold my line to remain as predictable as possible, particularly when I’m pushing a wide jogging stroller.

Simply. They’ll invariably turn their head to see what the strange noise is. And trust me, my freewheel is stupid loud. I back off at a distance that if I call a pass I can guarantee they won’t hear unless I scream it out. I’m not racing, I’m riding, so I don’t know where the “super biker” moniker comes in here. Almost comes across offensive.

Keep in mind, I run into copious amounts of runners at 2am as you can imagine, so it’s not like it’s a huge issue. Scares the crap out of the deer tho.

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@MCL1981 18347 wrote:

I don’t think a loud back wheel counts as calling a pass.

No one ever said it did. But it is, as I said, an attention getting device – not unlike a bell.

As to stereotypes, you’re doing a good job.

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@MCL1981 18341 wrote:

Ok. Yes. I would have to have a shotgun rack on my bike if I lived in FL.

Naa

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@MCL1981 18342 wrote:

You’re making it worse. You’re ASSuming the person with the headphones can not hear you and that is flat wrong.

I ASSume that car drivers are out to kill me too, and while not true either so far that’s kept me from being a hood ornament. And ASSuming that every jogger can hear us when wearing earphones is nothing more than pure folly. I would say they’re the exception rather than the rule.

Here’s where I am on this. I will always stop pedaling when I approach a ped on the trail. Main reason is to determine their intent but is also because the freewheel on my Easton’s is about the loudest ratchet you ever heard. It scares deer, peds, and wakes the occasional zombie. You’ll hear it before the doppler effect will allow my voice to be heard. If they clearly notice it, I’ll call the pass. If they’re oblivious? Oh well. You would be surprised how effective it really is.

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Here’s if you missed it…..

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@jabberwocky 18240 wrote:

if I see headphone cords these days I don’t even bother giving a warning. If they really wanted to hear whats going on around them, they wouldn’t be wearing fricking headphones. :rolleyes:

+ 1 there. Figure if they want to blot out their surroundings it includes me.

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@rcannon100 18177 wrote:

Yah. Just like I stop at the red bike traffic light to no where. #scofflaw

I’m a bike; not a car. When they start building bike infrastructure, I’ll start being a “responsible rider”, mindlessly obeying signs. :p

Never ceases to amaze me how many people think that the law doesn’t apply when it’s inconvenient for them.

MUP. Multi Use Path. That is bike infrastructure. I’m done, it’s an argument that goes nowhere.

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@acc 18152 wrote:

As for the bib shorts, men swear by them. Why shouldn’t I have the best equipment just like the men?

I guess I’m unclear Ann.. Are you looking for women’s bibs, or a tri-suit? Bibs are going to be problematic during the swim. Men certainly wear bibs, I much prefer bibs over shorts but on the bike, but even with a jersey on over top the swim portion water is going to come in the top and really has nowhere to exit. It’s all about minimizing drag, and for Tri I can’t see where bibs are it. Trisuit yes.

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@ponchera 18143 wrote:

(and please no flaming about the use on trails, i am a responsible rider and willing to talk to the judge about the ticket.) let’s keep it techy talk now…

If you were a responsible rider you’d obey the signs that say “no motorized vehicles” don’t ya think? :p

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@elcee 18147 wrote:

I don’t do triathlons, but aren’t the pads on tri suits thinner than those on bike bibs? So tri suits work for both running and cycling, but won’t be as comfortable on bikes as pure bike bibs.

They are. The suit itself is more like the material as in a skinsuit used in time trial. You actually keep them on during the swim also obviously, unless you want to give the whole world a show in transition.

TYR makes some of the best women’s stuff. But tri suits are not bike bibs, there’s a lot of difference.

http://www.teamestrogen.com/product/triathlon/c0-atsport_04.html?gclid=CMOL-IaSuK8CFUPf4AodfXwxkw

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@GuyContinental 18048 wrote:

I noticed today that the Gallows to Maple section of the WO&D was being resurfaced- it’s plenty nice but that section had never struck me as one that was in bad shape (especially compared to some of the the Reston & Herndon sections).

How does repair planning and funding on the trail work? Are the individual municipalities/counties responsible for both?

That section was slated since well into last year to be resurfaced. That was the answer I got last year when I questioned why the Hunter Mill to Vienna stretch near Clarks Crossing got done when it was in far better shape. NVPRA handles the logistica and planning, and IIRC they have a budget that says they only have enough $ to pave once every 20 years.

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@off2ride 18022 wrote:

That rig was easily around $6-8K. bucks.

Unlocked doors, no alarms? Not to mention I’m unimpressed

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@Greenbelt 17942 wrote:

35F in Pittsburgh PA this morning. Going to explore the downtown and see if I can find the Allegheny Passage trailhead — see how far I get.

Great ride. Now if they can only finish the trail section by the Hot Metal Bridge

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