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Had fun pulling WABA trailers around wards 7 an 8 in SE DC today.

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@PeteD 78334 wrote:

So really, the important question:

Road bike or hybrid for HDCC tomorrow?

–Pete

I rode home at about 9pm. Brandymore Castle Hill is icy on both sides. There were little icy patches spread out on the Custis and W&OD between Ballston and East Falls Church.

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Just rode W&OD and Custis from EFC Metro to Ballston and there is just a little slush at Brandymore Castle.

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@consularrider 78295 wrote:

But it takes up so much real estate.

I guess I just don’t need that much real-estate. 2 lights, garmin and a coffee mug holder and I’ve still got virtually the entire right side of my bars available for what-ever. Problem is…. I can’t think of anything else I want to add to my bars. Maybe another coffee mug holder!

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@consularrider 78291 wrote:

Maybe a slightly smaller coffee mug. Yeah, but it doesn’t give the same caffiene jolt, does it? Maybe brewing an extremely strong cafe Americano (or a quintupal espresso?) instead of that that insipid drip stuff?

My handlebar coffee mug holder seems to work pretty well.

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@DismalScientist 78281 wrote:

Water bottle holder? :rolleyes:

Mine doesn’t fit there very well. It bends up the cage a lot.

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@Drewdane 78275 wrote:

Looking out the window here in downtown DC, the snow seems to have tapered off. Hopefully that means the fluff will melt away by evening…

Perhaps

It was deep enough in some spots for my fender mudflap to work as a plow.

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Where do y’all put your coffee mugs???

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Noon Report on Custis and parts of the W&OD.

Remember all that “snow not sticking” that you read before? It’s sticking now! Basically all of the places that had snow and ice lingering on the Custis and W&OD have 1/2-2″ of fluffy, white snow. Slush was starting to accumulate. Bridges are snowy and slushy.

I rode home with slick touring tires and 4 full panniers and didn’t have much of a problem. The hill on the W&OD near Brandymore Castle (just east of East Falls Church) is quite an adventure!!! Mountain bike or cross tires with tread will have no problems before it freezes tonight. Late this evening and tomorrow morning may be icy.

I’ll have photos up soon.

Hugs and kisses,

Pete

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It’s a long shot, but I’ll actually try and be there. I’ve got a downtown meeting that it wouldn’t hurt me to be early for.

Rock on!

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I tend to run my light UNDER the handlebars in order to reduce the clutter.

Kinda hard to see, but the bars are not too cluttered. 2 lights and a gps.

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I think I’m able to ride this year! Should be fun.

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@dasgeh 77380 wrote:

Nelle made them for WABA’s Women & Bikes. Do you need her email?

Nelle used Pace and said the experience was awesome. They have many styles from which to choose.

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@Rando Guy 78098 wrote:

What bell is this?! Feel as though I’ve seen it before, was it a startup thing several months back?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139160027/a-better-bicycle-bell-made-in-the-usa

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@hozn 78096 wrote:

Ah, nice! I am still waiting for mine — it’s what I get for ordering the black one.

I ordered a black one too. It’ll be here soon.

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