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And I thought I was the only fool that can ride with a bag on my back in any weather

You get some great shots Pete.

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@acc 6167 wrote:

And to think I had pulled out my tube top and skort for nothing….

There are stretches along the Potomac that get your attention too, and I don’t mean the boardwalk. Cuts down on monument gawking, and I mean across the river.

I see Ann’s in rare form today

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@ShinyBiker 6162 wrote:

I’m registered with WaPO Groupon and a few more I can’t think of. this site wanted me to register, create a new username, pw…I’ll pass. Can’t I just get by with the Wapo registration? Thanks, anyway.

It’s a separate group from the paper. They have a lot more properties than just the paper, and many are disparate business units.

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@Mark Blacknell 6141 wrote:

I finally got on a recumbent for a short bit the other day. Mostly so I can continue to bag on them, but now with greater knowledge

Epic….

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@KLizotte 6119 wrote:

Really? Out of pure ignorance I based my conclusion simply by looking at them and assuming V brakes would look like, well, like a V.

No prob. V’s look generally like this: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BR306A00-Avid+Single+Digit+7+Brake+2011.aspx

While calipers look like this: http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BR293E00-Shimano+Sora+Br-3400+Caliper.aspx

Brendan’s absolutely right, you don’t have much wiggle room with calipers, but I really think yours has v’s.

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@PotomacCyclist 6108 wrote:

I hope it was just the pregnancy and labor that caused the mother to flip out like that. Otherwise, I feel sorry for the baby.

Something tells me that you’ve never been around a pregnant woman

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@StopMeansStop 6097 wrote:

coming to a sudden stop on a 2 lane highway for people WAITING to cross. That is not the law.

I consider it “being considerate”. A trait that’s lost on a lot of people. Necessary? No. illegal? Arguable. Showing some consideration for a fellow human being regardless of how misguided? Definitely!

If it were my child on a bike trying to cross the street I’d personally appreciate someone putting two tons of steel in the way of the next person that comes along thinking that trying to be considerate is “boneheaded”

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@KLizotte 6091 wrote:

Brendan is right. I have caliper style brakes.

The bike in the picture? They sure look like V-Brakes to me…

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@RESTONTODC 6094 wrote:

I’m not sure we’re talking the same thing.

We’re not. I know the hole your talking about. I was referring to the dip just a hundred feet or so east of it where there’s always the slick clay in the trail after every storm.

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@RESTONTODC 6063 wrote:

It looks like the contractor put down another asphalt coat this morning. It’s smother and they fixed the famous sink area after the downhill.
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Are we talking about right where you come into the turn off the downhill where the washout is always across the trail? I hope they put a drain underneath if so.

Did notice Monday that the old bridge is totally gone. I’m on vacation this week so riding closer to home.

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@RESTONTODC 6063 wrote:

It looks like the contractor put down another asphalt coat this morning. It’s smother and they fixed the famous sink area after the downhill.

They are using the broken white color marking instead of the standard solid yellow.

My gawd.. I can’t imagine a worse job on a day like today than laying asphalt, can you?

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Joe, how did you make out with the shorts?

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@Tim Kelley 6060 wrote:

I like Bontrager Hard Case tires. I run 700 x 38s on the commuter mountain bike which has fat tires on a 700c rim.

I think that’s what the OP is running except in a 35mm, based on the first post. I agree, decent tires. That’s what leads me to believe it’s not 100% a tire issue.

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@brendan 6048 wrote:

While this is true, depending on the brakes, larger tires might not easily pass through the calipers even when uninflated and/or the brakes completely released (though larger tiresmay pass through with the brake pads temporarily removed). Just a heads up.

Brendan

PS – the Big Apples are a dream to ride on my cargo bike.

It’s a hybrid with a suspension fork. I’d say that the chances are high that it’s a V-brake bike.

Biggest issue that I can see is that the tires that Will linked to only come in 2.0 as the smallest size in 700c. That’s effectively a 50mm tire. That may be a close call if at all to get between the chainstays. I’d hate to see her order them only to find they won’t fit.

I rode the same trail a couple weeks ago, and did it on a cross bike with a rigid fork and 32mm cross tires. Did both the MD and PA sides up and back. I found the trail to be well groomed and far from bad condition as far as rail trails go and the cross bike worked fine for me, as did a Salsa Vaya running 38’s for my riding partner. I have to wonder if it’s a bike/saddle fit or even a seat time issue. Amazing how the sit bones harden up when you do that kind of mileage on a frequent basis. It is also a different experience running crushed limestone versus pavement.

I think I’d try the aired down method someone suggested first before dumping $ in new tires.

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@consularrider 6041 wrote:

OK, so everyone is working on padding their posting/visit statistics?

Of course!

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