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@KayakCyndi 92801 wrote:

All knowing forum … how does can one watch the Vuelta without Universal Sports? Inquiring minds want to know.

Steephill.tv

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That would make my current stable;

Capt./Doctor/Mr. Wild Ride.

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I would think that the overall health benefits of cycling a couple hours a week would prompt your Doctor to look for solutions or alternatives. Seems odd “stop exercising if it hurts”. Exercise helps lower blood pressure (the purpose of the statin to begin with), and lowers the chances of diabetes and heart disease.

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@chris_s 92228 wrote:

Looks like there are bike lanes on part of Gallows and a side path on part of Gallows. Does it all connect up enough that I can come straight down Gallows to Strawberry Lane?

The bike lane disappears at Cottage. However, I take that route all the time. What I do depending on my mood and the flow of traffic is;

Continue on the road past Cottage, at the entrance to the school,its decision time. Either jump up on the path or continue on the street. I dont always like going across the bridge on the street since it narrows up a bit and there is no where to go. If the traffic is either very loose or slow moving I take the street, if its tight and people are jockeying for position, I take the trail.

Once on the other side of the bridge, on matter which route I take, I hop into the turn lane and take the lane. I go straight to the stop light, make a right on to Prosperity, go down to Merrilee Dr, make a left (Home Depot is on it) and go straight across 29/Lee HiWay there. There just LOTS less traffic.

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I’ve seen listings for 15 passenger vans. My thinking was that we could take out the last -2- rows of seats in order fit the bikes, sideways w/out frt wheels.

We’re staying in B&B’s along the way, so luggage will be at a minimum. I’d like to keep the number of vehicles to a minimum if at all possible.

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@PeteD 91616 wrote:

I actually commuted today!

Who knew that you could use your bike for something other than just getting coffee?

–Pete

Its good for getting beer too.

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@cyclingfool 91606 wrote:

Actually Russian is the day-to-day spoken language of the majority of people in Kyiv, and a vary large portion of the country generally. Ukraine is a complicated place in some ways, but the language thing gets overblown and oversimplified in western news… surprise surprise. Speaking Russian, especially as a foreigner just trying to communicate, is not going to cause you trouble even in far western Ukraine.

My comment was meant more lightheartedly, in a geo-political sense.:rolleyes:

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@consularrider 91596 wrote:

Well, my wife studied Ukrainian, too bad I’m going to have to have a short course of Russian in September (no short course of Ukrainian offered).

You may want to avoid busting out the Russian first thing when you meet someone over there right at the moment. Probably better to try English first.

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@Dirt 91179 wrote:

We should go for a bike ride!

The Bikenetic Bus will be leaving the shop at about 0700 if anyone needs a ride to Loudoun.

The wheels on the bus went round and round.

Thanks Bikenetic for the Ride to the ride, the Ride and the ride back.

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Crossed paths with Phatboing briefly on the way home last night.

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@PotomacCyclist 89255 wrote:

Speed Racer dude on Jefferson Drive, near the Smithsonian Castle: It is NOT appropriate to be screaming down the road at 20 mph when the road is full of cars, cyclists and pedestrians crossing, during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, among the busiest weeks of the year on and near the National Mall.

I was riding a CaBi bike and cruising along at my usual slower CaBi speeds, i.e., not fast at all. The cars were going even slower so I decided to try to squeeze around them to the left (because I was going to turn left eventually toward the bike station on the Mall). Half a second before Speed Racer passed me, he called out “on your left.” Then I felt the brush of air as he squeezed in between me and the parked cars. He couldn’t have been more than a couple inches from me. I could have looked to my left, but I thought it was pretty obvious that I was moving to the left. In any case, no excuse for him zipping down the busy road like that.

I didn’t think too much of it at first. I was kind of annoyed, but I figured it wasn’t too big a deal. But then I looked ahead and a pedestrian was just stepping into the crosswalk. Speed Racer kept screaming along at 20 mph or so, and just missed the woman by a couple inches. She had to step back suddenly. I could tell that she was surprised by the near miss. That’s when I knew this guy was a disaster waiting to happen, so I let loose with a loud semi-swear word. Speed Racer was already 50 feet ahead, but he heard me. He finally slowed down and looked back. More stunned than angered, I think. I hope I made him think about what he was doing. You aren’t supposed to be doing speedwork, or whatever he was doing, on a crowded road like that, nearly taking out cyclists and pedestrians, and possibly ramming a car eventually.

He didn’t look like a super-fit racer either. He was riding what appeared to be a decent road bike, though I only saw it briefly from behind. He was kind of flabby in the midsection, which is not what I usually see with many of the guys doing speedwork on crowded trails or packed roads.

Got my bike stolen there last year. He not have been doing speed work perse.

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@MattAune 89267 wrote:

How so? If you would like elaborate a little I will gladly see what we can do to make it better next year.

I would like to see more beer vendors

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hundred miles per week and I’m at 2600 miles almost exactly today. guess I’m good so far.

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@kcb203 89014 wrote:

There’s no place to eat breakfast at work (isolated campus in Reston) and I crave more than just a bar and a banana, so I eat at home. I’m usually doing this 5 minutes before I leave, so I’ve got some heavy foot sitting in the bottom of my stomach, which isn’t conducive to a brisk ride.

Yeah if your not near one of the “centers” there really isn’t anywhere to eat with out driving.

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It is my understanding that the body/metabolism will remain in “conservation mode” until it gets fresh fuel after sleep. So in order to jump start calorie consumption by the body, it needs to know that food is available. Or; eat early to get the motor started.

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