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Saw my neighbor pushing their roughly 2-3 year old on the swing-set, with a helmet on.

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Every driver knows they are untouchable as long as they are within 10mph. Its one of the reasons i’m just wracked with guilt when I idaho stop. :rolleyes:

My hope is that the corridor between Vienna/Merrifield/Tysons gets so developed the traffic volume essentially makes such speeds impossible.

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I’m pro segregated infrastructure. I’m anti the idea of cyclists riding in a non vehicular style when such infrastructure doesn’t exist. I disagree with the idea that vehicular cycling hurts advocacy of protected cycling infrastructure. And I’m not aware that the bolded section can be shown accurate at all.

Not only did Forester’s theory put cyclists in harm’s way, it generated anger among motorists and taught them to see bikes as nuisances. This enmity, in turn, arguably hamstrung local governments’ efforts to build more and safer infrastructure.

Its unfortunate that the article couldn’t just be written from the standpoint of “where do we go from here” and is instead looking to be divisive.

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Anyone know of headlights that use a mount to get them off of the cockpit? I’m only aware of three, Specialized Elite and Expert and the Garmin Varia. Surely there are other options.. right?

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TLDR;

So I came up with a conversation flow that got us from e-bikes to rolling resistance/what pressure you running?

• e-bikes are quick and dangerous
• so are crit races
• there is an upcoming crit race in DC
• everyone knows the pros are running motors now
• what is the best tire width/pressure for e-bikes in crits

how did I do?

to answer a question, as unpopular as it may be; Yes, bikes carrying cargo, larger people etc are more dangerous. If only marginally so. What always freaks people (IMO) out about e-bikes is the ability to combine speed and larger mass. We presume the meat powered large things won’t be moving as fast. As I’ve not actually seen an illegal supped up e-bike doing 35mph, I shrug the concept off.

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I had run into Harry’s original thread on this topic a few months ago and was wondering what the outcome was.

Thanks for the update!

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Society doesn’t even do this for cars. And there are plenty of frustrating and unsafe driving setups in the area.

Drivers are dropping dead all the time. Transportation fatalities that don’t involve conductors or pilots are just totally acceptable.

But if they involve either of those two, it is end of the world hysteria.

Having said that, I’m all for it.

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I bought a set of Shimano Ultegra 6800 wheels, which are apparently known for being tough to get tires on.

After pinching 2-3 tubes i have developed the following strategy.

1. Start mounting tire opposite tire valve
2. work up and around both sides equally so that you are heading towards valve
3. when you get to the point you can’t easily put anymore on by hand
4. push valve up into the rim, make sure the tube is tucked into the tire as much as possible
5. grab tire lever
6. use lever to mount the next inch or so
7. leave lever in after you have mounted this inch
8. it should be pointing basically skyward
9. start sliding it towards the valve/rest of unmounted tire
10. this has never resulted in a tube pinch and has worked for me every time
11. this may be because i have essentially bent my one tire lever flat, it no longer has a curve on it
12. your mileage may vary

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Option 3, n+1. That is a 34lbs monster. Its essentially a personal cabi bike. If you’re going to be a bear, be a grizzly. Don’t try to make the bike something it isn’t.

From posts I’ve seen, I’d say you’d be better off going budget/used road bike for some nice weather fun and some more spirited riding and having your personal cabi for the more utilitarian needs.

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@accordioneur 140942 wrote:

Further, one is not required to have a license to ride a bicycle, nor is one required to carry ID when cycling. If you’re pulled over by the police for a cycling infraction, would you be within your rights to say that you don’t have ID on you? Could the cop make you produce ID? In practice, I’m not sure that prevaricating about whether you have an ID on you would be a smart strategy …

What follows is, most assuredly, poor legal advice because I only have a JD on the internet:

At this point you are leaving cycling issues and dealing more with … other issues. You have no requirement to have photo ID on you most of the time (we assume; of course you have an ID on you, because driving culture!). Driving is an exception to this. You have no requirement to identify yourself to law enforcement unless they have suspicion (in some states) to believe you have done something illegal (or in this case, actually done something illegal). Which is to say, they will find a reason to be suspicious or to say you have done something illegal. Note that identifying yourself and showing ID are not the same. You can’t be compelled to show photo ID if it isn’t required (you are not operating a motor vehicle). You can be required to identify yourself.

Presumably, you could give them incorrect information. I have a difficult time thinking that would be worth the risk. I also suspect that a commuter has many other IDs on them (work badge, credit cards, insurance card, cell phone all come to mind) that would very quickly get you handcuffed if you decided to incorrectly “identify yourself”. But that would likely require an unreasonable search you have either silly consented to or an officer who doesn’t care. We are now down the road of real legal fun of, do you have the time and money to play?

In the same vein of thought, your child should always tell the officer they are 15/16 but that they do not have a license. Pesky helmet laws and such.

http://www.copblock.org/28042/let-me-see-your-i-d/
http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2014/09/can-you-refuse-to-identify-yourself-to-police-officers.html
https://www.flexyourrights.org/faqs/when-can-police-ask-for-id/
http://www.bicyclelaw.com/p.cfm/legal-issues-for-cyclists/how-to-handle-a-traffic-ticket

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Hell has frozen over. I saw three other riders this morning out here in the Vienna/Merrifield/WestwestwestFC world at only 6:15am.

I’m very excited. I hope to see more of my new friends.

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try not to think of them as tour buses, they are like large, moving, wind shelters.

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It finally happened. After almost two years and 8k miles, I had a flat tire. I was just shy of two miles from home so just walked it instead of dealing with it in the rain. Never found what did the damage and honestly couldn’t even find a hole in the tire.

The great bike god smote me.

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I think their Yelp about mirrors the thread.

But I came here to talk tires…..

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I’m holding out for 1x eTAP 😎

… i would like to know if that is possible though…

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