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Pentagon City isn’t always bad… sometimes you can’t even see the mall.

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What’s the fit like? Leaning slimmer or more “American”? I need a new winter jacket but I’ve never owned Gore tops before, only tights.

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Junk. Buy from a good brand like Kryptonite or OnGuard. Locks like that one will be much more flimsy and easy to break.

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Nothing much to add but I’d say SkyMass doesn’t really belong in that list. It’s a good hard day but not on the scale of DD or even Kill Bill.

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@Raymo853 72626 wrote:

Found out, all QBP shops can order parts but only Dealers can order frames or bikes. Just going to go buy my second choice, a Fuel EX 29er.

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Things I did not know – according to their website there are no Salsa dealers in the immediate DC area. Trail’s End in Purcellville is the closest. Although for a multi-thousand-dollar purchase, I’d be willing to drive there.

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I know that Spokes stocks some in the store which means they should be able to order them. I think that non-dealers can order them after the dealers get their allotments for the year but I’m not 100% sure how it works.

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@rcannon100 72530 wrote:

And then I went to go visit some guy named Richard Hanssen. He wasnt there. Apparently he is busy serving a life sentence in the bighouse. This bridge is where Mr. Hanssen used to collect bags of money from the Ruskies. It was featured in a movie “Breach.”

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26 miles. 6 geocaches. 1 boy scout project. 1 really good cup of coffee at Cafe Amouri.

Is this along “George Mason Drive” north of Yorktown?

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For a fast, flat ride like this one, deep-section carbon wheels would be ideal. Something like a Zipp 808, maybe a disc on the rear depending on the wind direction. You should really start stretching the tubulars tonight on the wheels to be ready.

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U-lock around the frame, cable through the wheels. Or if you’re not in DC, just leave it there, it’s not like anyone’s going to steal it.

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@dasgeh 71592 wrote:

I had the pleasure of running into Mr. Kirschner by the Iwo Jima this morning, which made me realize that:
1) we have pretty much opposite commutes — if you went to my office and I to yours, we’d each only go a mile or two; and
2) I’m not the only one who, um, is on NY hours.

Great to see you as well. I would never call myself an early riser, but my schedule is in complete shambles right now as we closed on our house yesterday so I’m working weird hours to accomodate repair people, service people, and god knows who else. I had myself in such a good rhythm for a while…

[DaveK]

I had the Tektro-branded mini-Vs on my cross bike for a while. They worked well but were heavier than the TRP version and harder to adjust.

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@hozn 71404 wrote:

I can strongly recommend mini-V brakes. Not as good as disc, sure, but much much much better than the cantis they replaced (Avid Shorty 4). Easy to setup initially, quiet, no shudder, easy to replace pads without having to figure out the toe in again, much better stopping power, etc. I used the TRP mini-v brakes specifically. They aren’t cheap (they list at $149, but I found mine for around $100, IIRC), but they were worth every penny. And certainly a lot cheaper than buying a new bike There are also Tektro versions; I remember thinking when I did the research that it was worth it to get the TRP based on reviews, but that may not be true [or true anymore]. Anyway Tektro is to TRP what Honda is to Acura (i.e. same company, different grade).

There are two models; choose the one that is best matched to the cable pull for your levers (i.e. the CX9 is for newer Shimano and CX 8.4 is for Sram / older Shimano, I believe).

What he said. Mini-Vs with good pads will make a huge difference over cantis.

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Oh yeah, baby. Let’s do this thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iehOvkO54g

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Another night, another positive experience at the crosswalk using the beacon.

[DaveK]

Any beacon including this one is designed to call attention to the sign with which it’s mounted. For example you might have seen, out in rural areas, amber flashing beacons above and below a “signal ahead” warning sign alerting you that there’s a signal when there may not have been one for many miles previously. This one is designed to call attention to the crosswalk warnings. Usually if the beacon is actuated by a button (which this one is) there will be a placard mounted by the button with instructions. It usually goes something like “Press button, wait for vehicles to stop, then cross”. This beacon doesn’t change the legal rights and responsibilities of crosswalk users and drivers, which have been endlessly debated and please dear lord let’s not start that again. It’s only able to increase yielding behavior by providing an additional cue that there are crosswalk users present. In practice, studies show that this device does in fact increase motorist yielding behavior to pedestrians by over 80%. It went well for me last night when I went through there.

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