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@MCL1981 24304 wrote:

don’t notice the big yellow bollard, then I’m glad you hit the bollard and not me.

weren’t some of the ones that had been blogged about black?

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@MCL1981 24172 wrote:

Shit, that’s my route. I’m at a friend’s place in Germantown (the refugee camp) until Grosvenor gets power back, so I won’t be biking in anyway. But that sucks.

It’s mostly clear now, just a few branches and a bit of debris. Also some yellow tape here and there, but completely passable now. Just be careful of the debris, also there is one wire down which is MOST PROBABLY LIVE, so don’t touch it

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@jwfisher3 24301 wrote:

The eagle sticker indicates that the DoD sticker for the vehicle was issued to an O-6 (a senior field-grade officer of the rank of Colonel (USAF/USA/USMC) or Captain (Navy/Coast Guard) Making a lot of assumptions, if the vehicle belongs to the driver, and if the driver was under the influence, his career is over. The military has zero tolerance for DUI/DWI, which is as it should be. Enough said.

How can you guys see that? LOL I couldn’t see it well enough to even make out the color of the sticker. Different colors for AD, contractor, etc. The “blu zoom” license plate, however, does have me thinking he’s Air Force (zoomies)

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damn, wish I would’ve known you were in MoCo without power still. I would’ve invited you over for a beer and some AC!

If anyone else is around MoCo (Bethesda) without power and wants some AC, a phone charge outlet, some internets, beer, etc, just let me know

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whoah! Did someone call 911?

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Awesome, this is one (of the many) reason why this site is just so incredibly awesome. While STIs aren’t a deal-breaker, I really do like them. I just think back to the old bikes my dad and mom had (Nishiki and Azuki) and remember all the squeeking and clanking they did, and compare to how smooth and silent my Trek is. I really like the smoothness!

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Is that a bike you’re selling? This sounds like what I want, from that page and your description.

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I guess the real question I have is what I can do to one of these bikes. Ultimately what I want is a steel frame with mounts for racks, the reason I’m looking at “vintage” bikes. I also want new components on it; STI shifter/brakes, etc. I’m not even sure that can be done, so need to look in to this a bit more before I pull the trigger. It might end up that what I need to buy is just a new (or lightly used) commuter/touring type of bike. So, yeah, I need to research a bit more, but quickly because I really want something soon lol

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Thanks for the great info!

I can’t clamp on a rack to my Trek because it does have CF post. I’ve seen the Tubus rack that would fit my bike so I could put panniers on it, but I’d really rather just have 1 bike for when I want to go fast and 1 bike for when I want to commute (and then 1 more bike for something else, and another for something entirely different!)

Heading out to look at a Fuji S-10 now that’s the size I need.
EDIT: err… he lists the stand-over height at 31.5, which I think might be a little too big… I’ll give it a ride and make sure though. It looks to be in good condition too, though not sure about the price. It seems a little high from what I saw online
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bik/3116187275.html

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I blendered a bird through my front spokes a few weeks back. It’s the spoked circle of life at work

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Just dropped my bike off at the LBS with a broken spoke and wobbly rim Otherwise I’d totally be in (being a disabled vet and all)

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@KelOnWheels 24124 wrote:

How y’all doing?

I got power back at about 5 AM Sunday – lots of stuff is still out in my neighborhood and cell signal is really spotty. I finally found an open grocery store last night so I could replace some of the food I had to throw out. Haven’t ventured out on the bike yet.

Be careful if you see any downed wires while you’re riding. I guess most of the trails down there are open and clear, I tried to ride the Bethesda trolley trail and it was completely blocked. I’m sure there are probably still some wires and trees down around though.

My power came back on last night around 5 or so, then I spent the next 6 hours waiting for the apartment to cool down LOL

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There were some angry people on the ride, unfortunately. The first trouble I saw was at CP #1 when the large mass of everyone rode up at once. There was no easy water nearby to fill the water coolers, but… I was kind of wondering why so many needed to fill up so soon! I saw more than a few people with just 1 water bottle, on a super hot day! Still shaking my head over that.

The next was the complaints about the markings. Again, I’m shaking my head why people wouldn’t have cue sheets and the GPS file. One guy did say he had issues with the file, but he was doing well by the cue sheet (until we SAG’d him and 5 others back from CP #6).

Great job to you riders! That guy who was #1 on the 200miler was insane, I think he said he took a wrong turn and did about 220+ miles and he was still in at a crazy time! (oh, and by insane I mean “insanely good”. He sat around and chatted with us a while, super nice guy)

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