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@skins_brew 85788 wrote:
Anyone got any intel on the Lake Artemesia/WMATA/CSX underpass?
On Saturday, the Lake Artemesia gate was chained up and locked, and the underpass was a muddy mess. I am assuming that gate was locked due to the mess.
On Friday morning’s BTWD commute, I tried to pass through there (coming from the lake side), and my wheels were completely underwater within 3 seconds
Yesterday, there was a little mud in the tunnel and around it, but it was rideable.
A pair of Bromptons for my wife and me. Raw for me and pink for her. 6-speeds with racks.
Pair o’ Bromptons by bundokbiker, on Flickr
Brompton Folding Bikes by bundokbiker, on FlickrI tried to go under the train tracks in the corner of Lake Artemesia at ~7:20 am. There was water, but I thought I’d give it a try. Three seconds in, both wheels were completely under water…
I hung out at the College Park stop before riding in with my co-worker. We got to Freedom Plaza around 9:15 and almost everything was broken down…
I got my BTWD shirt though!
Bike to Work Day 2014 by bundokbiker, on Flickr@pinkfootedgoose 85074 wrote:
…now it is an inexperienced rider on a Bikeshare with headphones on blindly riding through a red light on Pennsylvania Ave…
One hit and they’ll learn their lesson
Fixie, flat pedals and slicks on singletrack at Rosaryville.
Fixie, Flats, and Slicks by bundokbiker, on Flickr@Greenbelt 83952 wrote:
This was from Baltimore today, according to the Internets
Holy frijoles!
Greenbelt, did you come up the Northeast Branch Trail today after work? The sections around East West Hwy and the Rte 1 split were closed because the trail was basically under the river.
Commute Home by bundokbiker, on Flickr[video]https://flic.kr/p/nrXqLR[/video]
And because of mstone’s poop comments (and common sense), I tried my best not to go in the water…at least not where I couldn’t see the bottom.
Along the Northeast Branch Trail, where it goes underneath the train tracks. I walked it, and in the deepest part (directly underneath the tracks), the water went up to mid-thigh to me. More surreal: there was a whole lotta fish bumping into me :confused:
Bike Path on a Rainy Day by bundokbiker, on Flickr
Bike Path on a Rainy Day by bundokbiker, on Flickr@dkel 83767 wrote:
… Surly Straggler …
I have a couple of bikes being made (1 each for me and my wife), so when we got our REI dividend and I half-jokingly said that we should use it on a Straggler for me, I got the death stare that sent shivers down my spine
I love that lilac color since it reminds me so much of my mid-90s Fat City Yo Eddy!@dasgeh 83302 wrote:
Agreed. Deets?
It’s a Jeff Jones 3-D SpaceFrame, which I’ve been riding the heck out of since I got it in September 2008. It ticks the rigid, titanium, and singlespeed checkboxes, but once in a blue moon I’ll have it geared and/or with a fat front. It was made in the good ol’ U.S. of the A. by Merlin, but newer versions are made in Taiwan. I hear those ones ride just as well, and even have a little more rear tire clearance.
Since I got my Vertigo fat bike a little over 2 years ago, it has supplanted the Jones as my main mountain bike. The Jones sat lonely and crying in the basement as I chose the Vertigo 9.8 times out of 10 for my dirt rides. Feeling bad that I’ve been ignoring the Jones (and noticing Jeff setting up a lot of his new customer’s bikes with slicks), I threw on some big fat smooth tires and off-trail appropriate gearing, to see what the hubbub was.
Yes, it’s heavy the way it’s built now, but I feel invincible on it. The ride is smooth and the seating is upright, so it makes for a great ride in the city. It’s still a mountain bike, so I can jump stairs, climb over cars, and bunnyhop fallen pedestrians with aplomb
If it wasn’t so expensive, I’d be riding and locking it up everywhere on my road rides. Luckily, I have a guarded, limited-access, camera-monitored bike parking at work, so I don’t have to worry about it being pinched.Some friends are balking that the Jones has become basically an uber expensive townie. Who cares. I love it (again).
