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Clearly it would be safest to slather one’s entire body with KY before going for any bike ride.

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@dasgeh 190075 wrote:

This is squarely a VDOT project. But since it impacts Arlington, I’ve been including Arlington on my emails — but I should also include Falls Church. Does FC have a bike/ped planner? Anyone have contact info?

You could try Paul Stoddard, the Chief Planner. Jeffery Sikes is another city planner, and is listed as the contact for Bike to Work day, for what that’s worth. Either is reached via email by using first initial together with last name at fallschurchva.gov.

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@Brendan von Buckingham 189723 wrote:

Predictable, but not logical.

To quote Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy, “Logic? My God, the man’s talking about logic! We’re talking about universal Armageddon. You green-blooded, inhuman—”

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@Brendan von Buckingham 189698 wrote:

I lament how helpless and afraid we’ve become.

That’s the predictable effect of even occasionally being menaced by abusive drivers wielding tons of metal.

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@lordofthemark 189684 wrote:

My sense is that while many drivers will drive close to the edge of the bike lane (which will be too close if I am riding on the left of it to avoid potential dooring) they will also generally not ride into the bike lane.

I feel like drivers out in the suburbs are always in the bike lanes, frequently cutting corners through the bike lanes, or using them as long extensions of turning lanes. Gallows is particularly bad for corner-cutting: you can see several curves where the paint for the bike lane has worn down from all the car traffic that drives on it. Hilltop Rd between Old Lee Hwy and Cedar Lane recently had one travel lane replaced by a bike lane, and I routinely see cars driving through that bike lane as if the change never happened. That one in particular blows my mind.

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Maybe “other” (it’s a pretty motley assortment). Does the choice have any bearing on how the team is categorized in the competition?

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[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=He7TnoCM7fo[/video]

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@Judd 189410 wrote:

There’s the Indiana Jones room…

Only “top men” are allowed in there. Who??? “Top. Men.”

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Just don’t tell Steve O.

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@TwoWheelsDC 187785 wrote:

Oddly, my PR for that segment was on a fixed gear…

I don’t think it’s surprising at all: hammer that tall gear or else walk!

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@zsionakides 187783 wrote:

As others noted, it’s about 4% and not too hard to climb as long as you’re in decent physical shape. The eastbound side going up to Virginia Ln is actually more challenging as it’s probably around a 10% grade.

The eastbound climb from the bottom of the park to the top averages 5%, but the short steep part to the top is about 10%. It seems like most folks attack the lower section and then totally bonk on the final climb; it’s much more rewarding to measure your effort and then drop everyone in the last bit! 😎

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I ride that one all the time. Strava tells me it’s 4%.

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@wheels&wings 187575 wrote:

Ouch, ouch, ouch — just reading these is painful. Heal fast. Sending hugs!!! w&w

At first glance I thought this said “sending drugs.”

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@Rockford10 187572 wrote:

Pancakes a little later tomorrow ? 8:30 or so? DKel and I should be there along with a tall teenager or two.

As long as you wake me up, Rockford. Zzzzzz…

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@n18 187470 wrote:

After installing a new tube, use a flash light to see if it’s twisted or pinched before installing the final side of the tire. Indoor lights are not enough, you have to use a flash light. I spotted both twisted and pinched tubes that way, otherwise they looked normal to me.

Supposedly, a partial inflate, up to 40 psi or so, and then a complete deflate will untwist a twisted tube. After that exercise, reinflate to pressure, and ride on. I do that when changing a tire and I’m not in a hurry, but I don’t know whether it’s really a thing or not; I don’t even remember where I got the idea (Sheldon? Zinn?).

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