[DCAKen]

I saw signs on Beach Drive yesterday showing that the road will be closed between Joyce Road and Tilden Street/Park Road starting August 28th.

[DCAKen]

@Steve O 164212 wrote:

Fenders FTW!!

(this was from June)

[ATTACH=CONFIG]15370[/ATTACH]

I also realized in June I needed to check under the fenders more often

[ATTACH=CONFIG]15371[/ATTACH]

[DCAKen]

I commute daily through Rock Creek Park, from Dupont Circle to Silver Spring. I use the road north of Broad Branch Drive, but I’m going against the flow of most of the traffic, so I don’t have as many cars passing me. I do see a fair number of cyclists going the other direction. The road is in sad shape, so if you are comfortable riding in traffic, don’t be afraid to ride towards the middle of the lane in places where the potholes and patches make the right side too bumpy.

From the CCT, you can either turn right on Jones Mill Road and take that to Beach Drive, or you can go left and take Susanna Lane to the Rock Creek trail connector. See this map as an example. From the District line to Bingham Drive, you’ll be on the road. There is a parallel bike trail from Bingham Drive to Joyce Road. If it has rained heavily recently, there’s a bad muddy patch on the trail just north of bridge over Rock Creek.

At Joyce Road, you can continue on Beach Drive south, but I like turning right and taking Ross Drive to Ridge Road to Broad Branch Road. It’s some nice hill work with hardly any traffic. On my commute, I can count the cars that I usually see in a week on that segment on one hand. From Broad Branch Road, you can take the trail to Pierce Mill and beyond.

The road is closed south of Pierce Mill, but that is going to reopen soon. The next section of road to be closed will be from Joyce Road to Pierce Mill. As I understand, Ridge Road and Ross Drive will be closed to cars during this time period.

[DCAKen]

The new bridge project is separate from the Beach Drive rehabilitation project. From the meetings I attended last year, work wasn’t planned to start on it until sometime this year. That said, I’m not sure how they plan to do a lot of the construction on it without closing Beach Drive for periods of time.

[DCAKen]

@viennabiker 163430 wrote:

I rode the Rock Creek Trail yesterday afternoon–there were several spots between Calvert and P Street where Friday’s storm had left sand or mud covering the trail, sometimes a bit deep. In three or four spots, a rider (or even a walker) had to detour off the path on to the surrounding grass. Areas north of the zoo were fine (though Rock Creek itself was still a bit of a raging river rather than a somnolent creek in some areas).

Except at the underpass just north of the Klingle Road bridge, where it’s covered with a thick layer of sand. Hopefully, when they clean up the trail, they won’t just pile the sand up along the trail. This leads to more standing water after each rain storm.

A year or so ago, my buddy and I got some shovels and dug out a nice drainage path. I was pleased to see that there hadn’t been any flooding or accumulation of mud and sand there until this weekend’s rain. We might just have to do that again…

[DCAKen]

I’m still seeing the familiar format

[ATTACH=CONFIG]15178[/ATTACH]

[DCAKen]

It was a great day of riding and eating. We didn’t even get to all the stops, since everyone was starting to get too (cream or jelly) filled towards the end of the ride.

At the Hains Point meeting area, these delicacies from B Doughnuts were awaiting

[ATTACH=CONFIG]14934[/ATTACH]

Next stop was at DC Donuts at Eastern Market

[ATTACH=CONFIG]14935[/ATTACH]

From there, we headed to the Pretzel Bakery on 15th and C St SE

[ATTACH=CONFIG]14936[/ATTACH]

Then we pedaled back across town to Astro Donuts

[ATTACH=CONFIG]14937[/ATTACH]

I split off from the group here and they headed to Right Proper (since Smoke and Barrel wasn’t opening for another two hours)

[DCAKen]

@annoyedindc 158415 wrote:

Metrobus couldn’t wait for the next cycle of the light at Veitch and Wilson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr18141iBN8

You should let WMATA know about this: http://wmata.custhelp.com/app/home/

One of the categories is “Unsafe Operation”

[DCAKen]

@drevil 157824 wrote:

Please explain.

EDIT: NM. I see what you are saying, and I was not clear in my explanation (which I have now fixed). My numbers should be +1 for each foot, for a total of 2 points. So yes, with the way I explained it originally, he should be getting
+1 for panda
+4 for both feet off pedals
+2 for 1 foot on top tube

Which gives him 7, but there is a max of 6 points.

I’ll clear it up now, and if we do the Danger Panda pointless prize again:
+1 for each foot visibly off pedal, for a max of 2 points for that part of the challenge
+1 for each foot on the top tube, for a max of 2 points for that part of the challenge

This doesn’t change the fact that Kensei still had the highest number of points achieved during the qualifying period (when I started it until the end of BAFS 2017 +1 day). Please let me know if you (or anyone else) thinks otherwise.

You’re right that it doesn’t really matter, but doesn’t he have both feet on the top tube (which is an even more impressing feat)?

[DCAKen]

@drevil 154858 wrote:

If you’re crazy enough and do all of the above, you can max out at 6 points (1 for entry, +2 for each foot off the pedals, +2 for each foot on the top tube, +1 for video). This danger panda pic of Dirt (which I’m using without his permission) is an almost perfect score of 5. A vid would have gotten him 6 points.

@drevil 157568 wrote:

Yes, with this entry, he was able to rack up the highest score of 4 points (Panda +1, each foot obviously off pedal +2, foot on top tube +1)

Shouldn’t kensei be awarded 5 points?

[DCAKen]

I’ll be there

[DCAKen]

@dasgeh 155699 wrote:

(Side note – the 110 trail has disappeared from Googlemaps bicycling. Does anyone know how to report/fix that?)

In the lower right corner (on a browser) of Google Maps, you’ll see the Send Feedback link. Yesterday evening, I used that to submit an edit about the Bingham Drive closure in Rock Creek Park and a few hours later it was showing up as closed in the traffic overlay.

[DCAKen]

Back when they handed the paper fare cards for the subsidy, I would “average” my commuting costs so that my subsidy covered two days a week, knowing that I would use Metro more during the winter months. I would be able to store up cards during summer that I would use during winter.

[DCAKen]

Me: Riding on the trail in Rock Creek Park (about about 6:50 am)

You: Working on your new year’s resolution

Why would you think it’s smart to do pushups on the trail? Especially while it’s still dark out. You’re lucky I have a good light or you would have suffered an atomic wedgie.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]13054[/ATTACH]

[DCAKen]

@ewilliams0305 151368 wrote:

At least once every winter go out in shorts and t-shirt and ride really really fast, you won’t regret the momentary laps of reason

I like the inadvertent misspelling…this is how I’ll refer to any circuits around Hains Point.

[Author]

Posts