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That would definitely be ideal. But given that she’s a poor college student, I doubt it is happening.

@consularrider 82524 wrote:

I think she needs a weekend trip to DC for a WABA adult learn to ride class.

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@eminva 82447 wrote:

Look at the League of American Bicyclists’ website. Under Education, she will be able to search for League Cycling Instructors in her area. There is contact info on website so she can contact one of them for a one-on-one lesson. She should be riding in less than three hours.

Liz

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Thanks for the suggestion! Alas, they have no one listed in her area.

@PotomacCyclist 82514 wrote:

Many colleges have programs or clubs for casual/commuter cyclists.

Thanks! I’ll suggest that to her. She’s still not even up to casual/commuter, but perhaps she could find someone in one of those programs or clubs who could teach her how to ride a bicycle in the first place. It still boggles my mind how she managed to get to be this old without ever learning, but since her father (my cousin) is dead, it’s a little late to ask.

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I agree with this. We actually used the frame from a lightweight consumer one (8′ x 8′) as the basis for our chuppah (wedding canopy). (Yeah, it was probably the world’s first portable popup chuppah!) It was lightweight and easy to put up and take down. However, I wouldn’t have wanted to rely on it for long-term outdoor use.

Oh, and if you’re searching for one of these (commercial or otherwise), they are called portable popup gazebos. That might get you more search hits than “tents.”

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@mstone 82495 wrote:

The lightweight consumer models as little as 30 pounds, the durable pro stuff can get over 70. Aluminum will be a bit lighter, steel a bit more durable. You probably want the durable pro stuff (I’ve seen the consumer ones get bent, and if you’re using it more than a couple of times a year it’ll get beat up quick) at maybe 50-60 pounds for the frame and 10-15 pounds for the cover. Can split that between 2 bikes if needed.

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Not sure why logging miles manually every day would be easier than setting something up once to automatically transfer them over from Strava or Garmin for you, assuming you’re already using Strava or Garmin. However, both methods are available, so anyone who wants to join is welcome to use either.

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I had asked her about local challenges, because the board was showing that there weren’t any in our area, and I knew there were several bike advocacy organizations. Sorry if I spilled the beans prematurely!

@eminva 82438 wrote:

Hi – I think I’m the one Allison expects to set up the FABB effort and I have to confess I haven’t watched the webcast for administrators yet (had an appointment when it was originally scheduled), plus there have been some technical issues that are yet to be resolved. Was this an email in response to something you sent, or did this go out generally to participants? I ask because I will probably get questions from my FABB friends if this is going out generally. For my own part, I wasn’t going to announce anything until the technical issues were resolved.

Thanks.

Liz

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The use of FitnessSyncer to sync rides from Garmin, Strava, etc. to MapMyFitness, from which they get picked up by the National Bike Challenge, is working right now. It looks like they even fixed the issue with rides posting to the wrong day today. So I’m thinking that manual entry really won’t be necessary.

@CPTJohnC 82374 wrote:

I am catching the drift here that manual entry is the best way to go. That’s unlikely to play well with my lazy man’s style. I can switch apps easily enough, but manual entry requires extra steps. Here’s hoping they get that fixed.

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Or aren’t smart enough to know the meaning of “asinine”?

@rcannon100 82433 wrote:

So, yeah, @COGStreetSmart retweeted my tweet

“Street Smart” Traffic Enforcement starts today. Expect asinine ticketing that has nothing to do with safety #bikedc

Res ipsa loquitur.

I suggested that maybe they had not read my tweet too closely.

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Have you tried posting a support request over on their support site? Here’s a link. They seem to be gradually making their way through all the requests and patching things.

@acl 82426 wrote:

Is there some way to delete rides?

fitnesssyncher triple-posted all my strava rides to mmf, thus to nbc. I deleted everything from mmf (days ago, mmf has since been resynched to nbc multiple times), but the miles still show up on nbc. If there is some way to delete them, I am not smart enough to find it. I also tried a manual entry ride on nbc, to see how that would work. I can’t figure out a way to delete or edit that, either.

I am too error-prone to use a site that doesn’t let me fix my mistakes.

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The information comes directly from the National Bike Challenge’s person in charge of Local Challenges, so it should be accurate. But I agree they really should have told you about it!

@Tim Kelley 82423 wrote:

Huh. We’re still waiting on confirmation of that ourselves.

We weren’t exactly sure how things were going to shake out.

[cvcalhoun]

The use of FitnessSyncer to sync rides from Garmin, Strava, etc. to MapMyFitness, from which they get picked up by the National Bike Challenge, is working right now, except that it sometimes puts miles onto the wrong day. They claim they will have the issue with getting the miles on the correct day fixed by April 16 (and the contest doesn’t start until May 1). So I’m thinking that manual entry really won’t be necessary.

@CPTJohnC 82374 wrote:

I am catching the drift here that manual entry is the best way to go. That’s unlikely to play well with my lazy man’s style. I can switch apps easily enough, but manual entry requires extra steps. Here’s hoping they get that fixed.

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The story seems to suggest that the doctor merely needs to say that your health won’t be impaired by biking. (For example, if you have a seizure disorder that would make biking dangerous for you, you can’t participate.) The doctor doesn’t need to say that you have health issues that make biking particularly desirable.

My fear is that the need for a doctor’s note will put the program out of reach for many of the low-income people who could most benefit from it. After all, if you don’t otherwise go to a doctor, the cost of going to one to get a note will likely exceed the savings from the program. We don’t treat biking as so hazardous that you require a doctor’s note to bike. So why should you need one to get subsidized biking if you are low-income?

@lordofthemark 82399 wrote:

If I read the item correctly, yu don need a doctor’s note to bike, you need one to get the subsidized bike share membership. given that its costly to the city to provide, it seems reasonable that they want it focused on folks who have health issues that make biking particularly desirable (yes, I know the case could be made that anyone’s health will benefit)

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And would the “something” involve banning driving? After all, the CaBis wouldn’t be an issue if the entire street were available for their use, but driving would be even more of an issue if everyone now on a CaBi were in a car instead.

@Rootchopper 82407 wrote:

Those bloody CaBis were all over the place. It made it really hard to drive to the cherry blossoms. DC should do something!

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@dasgeh 82377 wrote:

Thanks for the sites. I’ve always understood those roads and their sidewalks on both sides to be the boundaries, and if you’re on a boundary, you’re not within a boundary (soccer/basketball rules). Besides, the other reading would mean that you’re required to bike on some of the least bike-friendly roads in that immediate area (Constitution, Mass Ave). Given that I’ve ridden often on sidewalks along Constitution, and officers of many stripes have said nothing, it seems like others read it that way as well. Or don’t think about it.

@consularrider 82381 wrote:

Actually, in soccer the line is within the boundry (the ball has to go all the way across the line to be out of bounds or to score a goal), at least when I used to play and referee. It’s American football, like basketball, where the line is not within the boundry.

My suspicion is that the police have enough trouble enforcing clear violations of law that they are not typically going to take on a situation in which the statute is so ambiguous that it could mean:

• Bicycles are allowed on the sidewalk on either side of Massachusetts Avenue,
• Bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalk on either side of Massachusetts Avenue, or
• Bicycles are allowed on the sidewalk on the north but not the south side of Massachusetts Avenue.

And since the rule is that ambiguous criminal statutes must be construed in favor of the accused, a court should toss out any such tickets if written. However, my knowledge of criminal law is limited to what I learned some 30 years ago in law school. And being a typical attorney, I am formally providing that any advice I post here is not actually legal advice, and will self-destruct if you actually attempt to rely on it.

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@culimerc 82099 wrote:

The poor are not the only people who are obese.

Yes, but low-income people are the only ones eligible for this program.

@culimerc 82099 wrote:

And besides, if any physician can do it, eventually *everybody* gets medical treatment one way or another.

Unfortunately, this isn’t really true. Many of the poor get medical treatment only in emergencies, and then from an emergency room that is more concerned with patching up the immediate problem than with looking at long-term health.

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You: One of a group of DC’s finest, chatting on the sidewalk near Friendship Heights
Me: Unlocking my bike, then turning on my headlight, my two flashing tail lights, my steady tail light, my two red wheel rim lights, my two blue wheel rim lights, and my two green wheel rim lights, to go with all the reflectors on my bike and me.
You (startled): “We can see you!” (Pause) “I wish everyone did that.”

Apparently, I don’t have to worry about being visible at night!

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