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@KelOnWheels 29217 wrote:

Mmm, ham.

I think I just threw-up in my mouth a little!

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If you want to avoid the rain just ride in the opposite direction to me, I have been nailed three days in a row when I was certain I was safely home… perhaps my forks function as some strange Dowser tool?

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@ShawnoftheDread 29100 wrote:

So if I take the family to brunch at Talulla, I can sneak out and look at bikes! Nice.

So if I go bike shopping I could end up getting drunk on cocktails at Eatbar? Nice… Sounds like our paths are gonna cross Shawn!

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@Certifried 29086 wrote:

(no offense to any of you dull pricks).

No offense taken!

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@OneEighth 29010 wrote:

Can’t get to Valhalla unless one rides on dangerous days.
Just sayin’.

According to Wiki, and I quote: “Various creatures live around Valhalla, such as the stag and the goat, both described as standing atop Valhalla and consuming the foliage of the tree”.. So, out of you and Dirt, who is the Goat?

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Some great advice above. I will add that I remember you showing up to happy hour and telling me you felt the knee “give” when you were riding, and you used the word “twinge” as well. I am certainly no expert and many of the suggestions above are probably more informed, however it appears to me that the injury occurred quickly, almost immediately based on a twist, or a strange movement on the bike. My cycling knee issues always build up slowly and are aggravated by repetition, tendinitis is certainly in that category. Fit issues are often the cause of this for me… cleats wearing creating weird float, small saddle adjustments, even clothing that changes/raises my cycling position can exaggerate my disproportionate leg length and thus aggravate an existing issue. I recently read an article about seat height and it was suggested that too high of a setting can cause your pelvis to shift while riding (as it tries to balance out the legs during each stroke due to differences in leg length), this can eventually lead to knee pain. However, I get the feeling based on your description that you simply moved or honked at the wrong time with your knee in a vulnerable position and strained it. I would stay off it for a while, use the RICE method and see if that helps any, and if not go see a specialist when your insurance kicks in. For what it is worth, I have to believe that if it was a serious knee injury you would probably not have any desire to ride, or walk, or even get a beer from the fridge. My worst knee injury occurred playing ice hockey, I twisted it and was certain I would require some sort of surgery…all I needed was some rest, ice, compression, elevation and it was better in no time.

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Thanks for the reminder Tim, pledged this morning.

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I ride on gallows every day as part of my commute both weekends and weekdays and have always found that entering the trail is a bit of a concern, even with the bike lane present our dramatic decrease in speed at the intersection can make a driver nervous. Did you signal your intention to turn? Not that this is a deal breaker, but the driver might have been wondering what your intention was and wanted to warn you of their presence. However, sounds like you did nothing wrong, more likely than not it was an irritated driver honking because they were mad at the world, remarkably this happens pretty frequently. I would however consider using hand signals to let drivers know what your intentions are.

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@lordofthemark 28832 wrote:

At least two riders (not together) who had helmets strapped to their back packs.

Pretty sure these types of folks keep their brains in their backpacks, thus the need to protect it with a helmet.

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Thanks Potomac for the info, set up the DVR for the week…. just starting to get withdrawal symptoms from the Olympics, especially as we cannot get the Vuelta on FIOS!

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@txgoonie 28747 wrote:

Can someone please clarify this? As far as I know, it’s not illegal for pedestrians to be on certain roads. Highways, yes. I can see how it might even be true for roads with sidewalks accessible and in bike lanes (although on Potomac Ave. in Arlington there are bike lanes but no sidewalks, so…), but I don’t know for sure it’s actually against the law. And when you consider roadways outside somewhat urban areas, there are probably more roads without sidewalks than those with them, so you gotta do what you gotta do. Furthermore, anytime that I’ve seen any rules for pedestrians, they always state that they should walk against the flow of traffic. It’s safer to see what may be coming at you.

I know there are some folks who know legal codes for their states backward and forward and would genuinely appreciate any info you might have.

In virginia, according to Virginia Law Code § 46.2-928. (Pedestrians not to use roadway except when necessary; keeping to left.) Pedestrians shall not use the roadways for travel, except when necessary to do so because of the absence of sidewalks which are reasonably suitable and passable for their use. If they walk on the hard surface, or the main travelled portion of the roadway, they shall keep to the extreme left side or edge thereof, or where the shoulders of the highway are of sufficient width to permit, they may walk on either shoulder thereof.

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@Certifried 28557 wrote:

OK, just for fun, I stitched together my rides for the day LOL (thanks Kathy for the suggestion)

http://runkeeper.com/user/certifried/activity/110467394

I had to use Runkeeper so it wouldn’t screw up my Strava, especially since the route makes jumps where I catch a bus from New Carrollton Metro to Bowie, then back. And the Metro ride from Metro Center to Medical Center, so it wasn’t a 70 mile day, more like a 55. Definitely worth it for cheap beer, delicious wings, and awesome friends (not sure the adjectives are in the right places there)

That is an absurd route… you also get a bonus for helping fix a flat… I will throw in a Hostess SnoBall to accompany your Twinkie and Ding Dong! BTW, I fall into the “Cheap friends and delicious beer” category.

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@KelOnWheels 28218 wrote:

Have you tried riding a bike in a skirt? It’s not easy!

Do Kilts or sarongs count?

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@Certifried 28284 wrote:

Oh. My. God. This bus is actually about half the speed that I bike!

Spoke like a true cyclist… HA HA!

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….and then there’s this: http://vimeo.com/43954522. I believe this is the guy Bicycling wrote about and then received an enormous amount of flack from their readers for promoting dangerous riding….. DUH!

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