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  • February 20, 2015 at 8:22 pm in reply to: February 2015 Trail Conditions #1023690
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    @PotomacCyclist 109040 wrote:

    Anyone want to guess at what trail conditions will be like on Monday morning? The winner gets… a free ELITE vote. Very valuable.

    Arlington will be dry, everything else will be a continuous sheet of ice.

    January 30, 2015 at 3:46 pm in reply to: January 2015 Trail Conditions #1021788
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    @dkel 107033 wrote:

    This would also need to have a route associated, because so many of us frequent different roads and MUPs, and because they are treated and cleared quite differently depending on jurisdiction. I like this idea, though.

    Edit: It might also need a rating. I rode some of the W&OD on slicks today, thought it was a bad idea, and bailed out; I know Hozn did the same thing, but seemed to think it was fine (he’s made of much stouter stuff than I am).

    Well, it would be a poll, so 25 people rode studs, 5 people rode knobbies, and 1 person rode slicks. Then you can clarify and expand in the forum proper.

    January 30, 2015 at 3:12 pm in reply to: January 2015 Trail Conditions #1021783
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    Can we sticky a poll at the top of this thread that resets every day at midnight. Something along the lines of:

    Today’s Tires
    ( ) Slicks
    ( ) Knobbies
    ( ) Studs

    Then people can dive into the forum for the details if they want. I don’t know how to implement this, but it might add something to the forum.

    January 23, 2015 at 4:54 pm in reply to: January 2015 Trail Conditions #1021141
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    @Crickey7 106340 wrote:

    The forecast on WTOP for tonight is for mixed precipitation, followed by complete breakdown in the social order and a slight risk of cannibalism.

    So, studs?

    January 22, 2015 at 5:13 pm in reply to: Studded tires #1021067
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    @brendan 106234 wrote:

    Rule #5.

    HTFU. Check.

    January 22, 2015 at 5:11 pm in reply to: To the guy who screamed at me #1021066
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    @ShawnoftheDread 106243 wrote:

    If it was you right in front of me and he was coming toward us, he was dramatically yelling about your light. And then my light, which was pointed away from him.

    Yep. So that was you behind me. Odd, I’ve got my light pointed at the ground about 5 feet in front of me.

    January 22, 2015 at 2:37 pm in reply to: To the guy who screamed at me #1021029
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    He was. He was emphatic about something.

    January 22, 2015 at 1:58 pm in reply to: Studded tires #1021020
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    Thanks for the tips, everyone. Picked up a set of Schwalbe Winter tires, and they seem to do the trick. But, damn are they heavy.

    January 22, 2015 at 1:57 pm in reply to: To the guy who screamed at me #1021019
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    Damn, I thought he would be on this forum, because it seemed really important.

    January 13, 2015 at 2:15 pm in reply to: Studded tires #1020009
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    Thanks for the tips. One more question then. Do you have a 2nd set of wheels, an ice bike, or do you just swap tires all the time?

    Obviously, the best solution is to have a different bike for every possible contingency, one bike when it’s 70 and sunny, another when it’s 75 and overcast.

    January 6, 2015 at 12:10 pm in reply to: Salt Treatment for Snow on the Trails? #1018666
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    I saw that yesterday, and I was so happy. Being taken seriously as a commuting modality is huge.

    October 23, 2014 at 1:39 pm in reply to: Flashing headlights on the trails #1012879
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    Agreed, except for bikeshare bikes.

    June 9, 2014 at 11:30 am in reply to: Air Force Classic #1003608
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    Results are posted. How did you do? http://www.cadencesports.com/results.php

    June 8, 2014 at 9:43 pm in reply to: Air Force Classic #1003600
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    Fantastic day for a fast ride. I got 6 in, but it was harder than last year, as they chopped 30 minutes off. That being said, brilliant day for a ride.

    March 28, 2014 at 1:03 pm in reply to: 2014 March Trail Conditions #996992
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    I didn’t see many people out there, so I thought I would file a trail report. Hopped on at East Falls Church, and it was damp. Got to Brandymore castle, and it was wet. Cutoff to the Custis was moist. Lee Highway overpass was soaked. The Two Sisters were damp. And the descent into Rosslyn was water-logged.

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