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No news on the Vienna store, but another ebike shop has opened the North End of Old Town Alexandria, Strictly Ebikes

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Another awful preventable tragedy. So sorry for her family and colleagues at State.

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Awful, sincere condolences to Shawn’s family, colleagues at State, friends. https://twitter.com/zachblackburn23/status/1549923698659950593?s=21&t=iYJTYqLRO35sOfOmoNwXZQ

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I had to replace the Nexus 8 IGH on my DIY e-bike because it broke, so I had Papillon Cycles fit an Enviolo Cargo hub. I wrote a blog post about the process https://ebikelovers.com/2022/03/28/review-the-enviolo-continuously-variable-transmission-cvt-for-e-bikes/

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FYI the owner of the Pedego Alexandria ebike shop Todd Ketch is opening a second Pedego shop in Vienna, VA. Soft launch in March with official opening in May 2022. Source: https://www.alxnow.com/2022/02/09/pedego-electric-bikes-in-old-town-is-planning-to-open-a-store-in-vienna-next-month/?mc_cid=e35a255fff&mc_eid=582664bd47

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@Starduster 215531 wrote:

not thrilled with the root-heaved pavement down to Trollheim. That an issue for NPS?

I think Judd mentioned NPS were supposed to work on it last month but then the fallen trees and ice from the snowstorm appear to have delayed it, last summer was told there are only two NPS guys doing trail maintenance for the length of the MT Vernon trail so they’ve been kept busy

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News for people who ride through Foggy Bottom, the roadworks fencing blocking half of 21st St NW on the East side of the State Dept between Virginia Ave and C St NW has been removed, while that block remains a one-way street heading South the East sidewalk has been opened up so you no longer need to cross 21st St twice to avoid the obstruction when travelling Northbound from the Mall towards the 21st St & Virginia Ave PBL’s.

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This week Lime launch their new ebike for their DC Bikeshare fleet
http://dlvr.it/SH04ps
This article in the Verge claims improvements despite the bike weighing 72lb and having only 2-speed gearing which is slightly heavier but with a narrower gear range than the red Jump bikeshare ebikes these new Lime ebikes will replace. They can share batteries with Lime scooters which according to Lime is why they’re better for the company, time will tell if sharing batteries makes it more likely a rider can find a charged bike.

February Update: Welp! my bike is in the shop for major surgery and it looks like I’ll be riding either CaBi+ or the new Lime ebikes for the next couple of weeks

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I wish the Spokes owner well, and it was good to have a Specialized dealer in Arlington, but Bailey at Papillon Cycles which I use told me Giant have locally been prioritizing restocking the Spokes chain since the pandemic supply chain problems began, I hope this means Giant’s local distributor will now give our other local bike shops a fair shot at restocking, I don’t know how they can keep going otherwise.

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@DrP 213072 wrote:

How about Mount Vernon Trail, especially Trollheim? Yesterday’s rain and warmer temps seem to have cleared a lot out, but definitely not all.

Trollheim is still hosting the frost giants

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@arlcxrider 213070 wrote:

Is it even worth raising trail condition with VDOT, or it is a lost cause? I had a little “run in” with a road crew on the trail last summer. They thought it was appropriate to close the trail and park heavy equipment, and put up signs a couple hundred feet in advance. (Not at Pershing, btw.) What am I supposed to do, ride back up to Pershing, or “take the lane” on Rt. 50?

Yes, I had the same issue last month and VDOT was responsive on twitter you can tweet them at @VaDOTNOVA, later they DM’d me to say they had spoken with the contractor who had removed the vehicles the same day. I briefly toyed with the idea of riding with the 55mph traffic on Rt 50 and quickly decided it was not worth the risk given at this point you are on a right turning curve and drivers would not be expecting a cyclist.

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@arlcxrider 213065 wrote:

Fort Myer trail parallel to Rt. 50 was an icy mess this morning (not that I really expected otherwise but curiosity got the better of me.) Not just sheets of black ice, but lumpy frozen slush across the entire surface. Does VDOT ever clear this trail, or do they wait on Mother Nature?

Yes, it is treacherous and with tonights temperature dropping further its going to be like this tomorrow as well. I was glad I was wearing ice cleats on my shoes to push the bike
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Like Chris I use DaBrim and a UV skull cap

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Been a while but getting back in the saddle to ride to work, today is the first day of medical school at GW and the crowd of 180 excited first year students was delightful to push my bike through.

As I work in Foggy Bottom I thought I’d mention riding in from Memorial Bridge is currently being made difficult due to simultaneous closures of the Rock Creek Pkwy Trail, and road works on either side of the State Dept building on both 23rd St, and 21st St, blocking the northbound lane of both roads. Safest route I’ve found currently is to cross Constitution, ride north up 21st and take the sidewalk across the front of the State Dept entrance, because then at least you can reach the PBL’s north of Virginia Ave, on 21st, G St, and 20th St NW. Terrible coordination between State & DDOT for them to schedule to block three parallel routes like this.

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NPS announces parking areas for dockless ebikes and scooters on the National Mall http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/dockless-scooter-parking.htm

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