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  • in reply to: July 31st – Chasing Legends Screening & Happy Hour #946461
    Dickie
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    Door prizes, Freddy Mercury imitations, and booty dances…. this might end up being the best night ever!

    in reply to: 6% of drivers are sadistic animal killers #946377
    Dickie
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    @GuyContinental 25826 wrote:

    http://gizmodo.com/5927083/roadkill-experiment-shows-that-six-percent-of-drivers-are-sadistic-animal-killers

    I note that the one cyclist is the video did not run over the critter

    FWIW this study really makes me sad- who the heck deliberately runs over a turtle??!

    If I was able to turn the peddles on a 4000 lb. bicycle I would go out of my way to run over the drivers in this video.

    in reply to: July 31st – Chasing Legends Screening & Happy Hour #946374
    Dickie
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    In, and I’ll certainly partake in some suds as well!

    in reply to: Sat or Sun happy hour? Any interest? #946341
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    @KLizotte 25785 wrote:

    Unfortunately I am going to Proteus Sat night for Jill’s going away party.

    Bummer, I guess I will have to follow through on my original joke now…. sigh! I might be able to free up Sunday but doubtful.

    in reply to: First "adult" bike #946336
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    @KelOnWheels 25776 wrote:

    What do y’all think about Public Bikes?

    I’ve seen a bunch of these up close and personal at the various tweed and seersucker rides. In fact our first batch of handlebar mustaches seemed to make their way onto these bikes all over town…. I have spotted them a bunch. Nice looking bikes, built well and a really easy to navigate website. Their pricing seems a little high in comparison to other urban commuter bikes such a Breezer, Linus, and Globe, but they seem like a reliable and cool company.

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    in reply to: Sat or Sun happy hour? Any interest? #946280
    Dickie
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    I’m pretty sure I’m a bachelor on Saturday. Thought about putting in a few miles early morning, catching the tour then just sitting around watching chick-flicks and shaving my legs…. but I could easily skip that and drink some bevy’s on a patio mid afternoon. Any thoughts on a time/place?

    in reply to: A great blog #946279
    Dickie
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    Thanks for posting. Had not seen this before, great read… epic rides…. holy crap I’m a wuss!

    in reply to: New Member – Arlington/Clarendon #946151
    Dickie
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    Hey Ben. Welcome to the forum. I am sure you will find plenty of riders here to accompany you, and the more you get involved the more likely you will cross paths with members on the roads. You would be surprised how many impromptu rides just happen when members meet. I generally ride/commute to work early morning and late afternoon (Rosslyn to Fairfax in the AM, reverse in the afternoon), but I have been putting in some miles on the weekends. The next time I am out for a weekend jaunt I will let you know.

    in reply to: First "adult" bike #946148
    Dickie
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    Welcome to the forum “bingo”, and congrats on your decision to buy a bicycle. I agree 100% with jabberwocky’s advice and could not have said it better. It is wonderful that you want to purchase your first adult bike and join the cycling community but I would consider a few key factors before settling on any given bike.

    1) If you think of a bicycle as a vehicle and not a toy the sticker shock will be more tolerable.
    2) Your motivation to ride will be effected by the bike your riding. If you are not comfortable, relaxed, happy, inspired, you will probably not ride.
    3) Test ride bikes… plenty of them… even if you are not spending a great amount. If you cannot test ride a bike, don’t buy from that store.

    I understand budgets and the need to stick to them, and sometimes it is not possible to increase your range, but when it comes to your only means of transportation, independence, and fitness this might be the time to try and increase your spending amount especially considering you will want too invest in a helmet, lock, etc. One last item to consider is a few bike shops (Performance is one of them) will offer in-house financing and many bike shops will provide a discount on accessories when you purchase a bicycle.

    Best of luck, daunting task I know, but the purchase of your first adult bicycle is a memory many of us still talk about on this forum and some of us wish we could re-live that feeling. Enjoy it!

    in reply to: New Member #945991
    Dickie
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    Welcome aboard Rod, hope to see you on the roads one of these days.

    in reply to: Digging Deep. #945952
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    @PotomacCyclist 25403 wrote:

    In my only potentially serious bike accident, back in 2009, I flipped over the handlebars after getting forced off the Capital Crescent Trail by a series of raised bumps in the pavement. (I was also going a little too fast, but it was my first month of riding as an adult.) I managed to smack the back of one shoulder, one cheek and an eyebrow. My shoulder was stiff for a month. My cheek was black and blue for a week or two. My eyebrow had a cut. But somehow, my helmet didn’t contact the ground at all. There wasn’t a speck of dirt anywhere on the helmet, while there was a lot of dirt pressed into the back of my shirt. I’m not sure how that happened.

    I inspected every inch of the helmet immediately afterward, and later on at home. No dents. No nicks. No scratches. No specks of dirt.

    I have ridden one time without a helmet as an adult. It was in Knoxville during grad school. I was heading to a lecture, looked at the helmet and said to myself “it’s 100ยบ’s out there, I don’t need it today”. The next thing I remember is a large black boot kicking my shoulder to see if I was alive. The policeman thought I was dead, I should have been. Cracked skull, memory loss, missing teeth and missing skin. I can say with confidence if you had not been wearing it that is where you would have landed.

    in reply to: Digging Deep. #945950
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    @acc 25413 wrote:

    Chats with my “coach”, Marquis de Sade, go something like this:

    “I need to hold 20 mph on the bike. How do I build to that?”

    “Just get out there and do it.”

    “This isn’t exactly the wise and sage coaching advice I was hoping for.”

    “Why are you still here? Get out there and do it. Hold it until you can’t.”

    My Tennis coach used to talk to me like that, except he was drunk and usually spilling a martini on the court… no wonder I sucked and switched to cycling. BTW, I love the name of your spirit animal, mine ran away, I should probably go look for a new one.

    in reply to: Digging Deep. #945905
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    @TwoWheelsDC 25356 wrote:

    I fell over when I was trying to pedal up a super steep hill that I found out had a sheen of moss. It was too steep to get unclipped and there wasn’t really an alternative, so I just had to try and make it up while my rear wheel kept slipping. I was able to lay the bike down gently on the side of the path near the top, but still banged my knee up pretty good.

    Oh how I hate that feeling…. Hamster in a wheel, hope the knee is fine.

    in reply to: Digging Deep. #945895
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    @rcannon100 25332 wrote:

    My weekend was worse! I missed both my Saturday and my Sunday ride.

    Hope that was by choice and not some misfortune, hope all is well.

    in reply to: Digging Deep. #945893
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    @KelOnWheels 25330 wrote:

    gluten-free pancakes for breakfast this morning.

    Sounds pretty awesome to me, of course that depends on the topping I suppose….I would not suggest Cumin and Chili.

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