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@Arlingtonrider 100662 wrote:

Nothing was going on there when I rolled through around 6:30 – 6:40 or so. I hope the cyclist will be ok. Was it at the split off for Alexandria? I’ve seen some near collisions there before.

You mustn’t have been far behind me. I didn’t see anything either, though I can certainly attest to seeing lots of near misses at the intersection of those two trails. Too many southbound cyclists seem to expect that no one is going to be coming north and treat getting onto 4MR more like going straight w/o having to potentially yield to anyone than a left turn across an oncoming lane.

In any case, I hope that the cyclist wasn’t hurt too bad.

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@dkel 100659 wrote:

I hope you’re farther along than I am: this crap is going to take forever. I should be finished in 2015…

Well, I just found out that my capstone paper is defensible,though it needs some additional work and changes in the next month. I have my research presentation and defense in two weeks. Assuming I don’t royally screw things up, I’ll have a diploma in my mailbox in January. Working full time and having a family all while doing grad school part time over three years has been quite taxing. I’m ready for it to end.

Good luck on your work. You can do it… the end is nigh. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

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@dkel 100645 wrote:

Speaking of other obligations, I have a dissertation to finish. (Yes, “finish.” That means I have actually started!) I consider that a cycling goal, because it stands in the way of other cycling goals, like that century, not to mention the possibility of spending more money on n+1 and less on Degree in Progress tuition.

As someone nearing graduation from my masters program, I can identify!

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@Subby 100638 wrote:

Those are both subparts of #5.

In which case #1 is a supart of #2.

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@mcfarton 100644 wrote:

This is a very silly question. What Is a Good age range for the trailors?

sent from your mom’s house

From as soon as they can support the weight of their head while wearing a helmet until they weigh more than the stated weight limit. You can start even earlier if you have some sort of car seat adapter that allows you to securely fasten said car seat into the trailer. I didn’t start at the car seat age, but I have heard it’s possible.

I think generally it’s roughly 1 year old to 5 or 6, by which time they have likely already graduated to their own bike or a trail-a-bike sort of setup for longer, faster rides anyway.

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@Steve O 100643 wrote:

So am I supposed to “like” this post, to support my fellow riders who are documenting bad behavior? Or dislike it because of the bad behavior itself? I’m so confused.

I’m confused by the lack of Maryland plates.

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@baiskeli 100633 wrote:

Well, not quite, because transit also induces demand–for transit-oriented development that doesn’t put as many new cars on the road.

Wait. Why weren’t you working on my masters capstone paper this weekend?! (It’s related to TOD)

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@scoot 100624 wrote:

As always… induced demand FTW.

Perhaps, but I’d still take demand induced by the addition of transit options to a corridor over its widening or expansion any day.

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@NicDiesel 100585 wrote:

bring on the cold and snow.

Especially dangerous words in Minnesota, no?

If you ever feel the need for full-on fenders, let this serve as inspiration.

I’ve never ridden a fatbike, but I am intrigued by them. I can see how they’d be fun. I’ll be curious to hear more about your experiences with yours.

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@Geoff 100573 wrote:

The best I’ve got is “Two-wheel attitude adjustment.”

That’s a good one.

Based on a t-shirt I’ve seen, may I suggest “Life is/looks better (from) behind bars.” Or perhaps something along the lines of “Cranky without my cranking.” Or, depending on your pedal persuasion, “Life is better when you’re clipped in.”

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I paid $200 used for the Burley D’lite I have now. I think it was about 6-7 years old when I bought it two years ago. It had some tearing in a piece of interior mesh that I sewed up and reinforced with some dental floss, a patch of rubbery meshy material and some shoe goo. Repair’s been holding up great. At the time, I was glad to find a D’lite in good condition for the price I did. Most offerings on Craigslist were asking $250-300. The seller even delivered it to my apartment since they were planning on driving to my neighborhood for dinner that week anyway! Steal!

I think a previously unowned Burley (even a floor model) would be worth $300 and should hold its resale value pretty well.

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@mcfarton 100562 wrote:

Your nuts

sent from your mom’s house

Whose nuts? #grammarpolice

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I used to set personal goals like that for myself when I first started riding again back in 2009. At that time, I wowed myself pretty easily. My 15 mile daily round trip commute started adding up more than I realized it would, and before I knew it, I had ridden thousands of miles is one year. I set time-related goals for myself as you have. Once I beat the more ambitious ones once or twice, I was less interested in speed. Going all out got me to work in maybe 5 minutes fewer, all other things being equal, so I stopped caring as much about time and tried to focus more on just enjoying the ride to the fullest, which wasn’t too hard.

My goals now include:

*Generally ride more. With grad school hopefully in my rear view mirror in a few weeks, I hope to have a little more time to ride for fun more on weekends, etc. That should mean more rides with my son in tow in the Burley, more medium distance rides on weekends, etc. I have my fingers crossed about a job opportunity that would increase my daily commute from 15 mile RT to 20, which will make not riding more pretty much impossible.

*Finally do a century. 2015 could be the year. I’ve done a few 75-80 mile days, so if I do up my base mileage generally, it shouldn’t be a stretch to eke out a century on a long day.

*Get back to bike camping/touring. I’ve done a loaded overnight trip out and back on the C&O to Harpers Ferry. Sadly, that was over three years ago, and I haven’t done any more since. Ideally, I’ll do at least three overnights/tours next year, including:
1. Commence “Operation Create a Touring Partner” AKA a C&O overnight camp out with my son. He’ll be 3. He’s like me. Loves bikes. Loves camping. Should be an easy sell.
2. A solo overnight or S24O somewhere, C&O or otherwise.
3. GAP-C&O in is entirety. My wife’s uncle is talking about Pittsburgh to DC in 2015. I’d like to join him. If that doesn’t work out, I’ll gladly go solo.

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@TwoWheelsDC 100519 wrote:

The speed signs in Westover have been replaced. These signs may actually be more useful:

[ATTACH]7056[/ATTACH]

Yield to Pedestrian [sic].

But which one do I yield to if there is more than one crossing the street at the same time. You can’t possibly mean I need to yield to all of them?! Can you?

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@KWL 100510 wrote:

Are those Maryland tags?

You mean to tell me that the appearance of Maryland plates is not permanently seared into your memory banks by a multitude of negative encounters with them, be in on the bike or in the car? You must not get out much.

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