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Sale pending…

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I’ll be there, also repping team slackers. I may bring a +1

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I was recently biking down Wilson blvd in Arlington, and a car turned directly into the bike lane in front of my group. A group member used their loud horn (http://loudbicycle.com/), which caused the car to immediately stop their right turn, and swerve out of the bike lane, letting the group pass safely in the bike lane. Honestly, without that horn there is a good chance at least one of us would have made impact with that car.

I don’t have the handlebar space for one, but I after seeing that, and hearing how much it sounds like a car horn, I fully support their use in urban settings.

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Sorry to say, but it could have been worse. A kid died this year from an exposed bar end.

https://www.bicycling.com/news/a22761483/exposed-bike-handlebar-kills-boy/

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@dbb 194515 wrote:

GWMP at Gravelly Point. It seems that a light pole was felled by an auto last night[ATTACH=CONFIG]20523[/ATTACH]

Given that the light pole wasn’t wearing anything reflective, it probably wasn’t the driver’s fault.

It was down when I biked through there around 7pm yesterday, so it must have gone down sometime before then.

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@Judd 194246 wrote:

I also am a fan of going to Conte’s in Old Town and buying whatever Bill recommends.

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So these are the WTB Riddlers. They were what Bill recommended. Or actually maybe Brian first… But they’re from Contes. And Bill is on vacation

I ordered another of the same one, since overall they ride well. But I am interested in changing them out, since I have had some leakage issues as well.

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@Emm 191924 wrote:

I had my first ever completely aborted commute today which was sad. But I am really grateful that bikes can go on metro, and that DASH buses have bike racks.

While leaving work, I noticed this massive inch or so long bulge before I even left the parking garage. I immediately got off the bike and took the metro and bus home. It was screeching so loud against the frame while I walked the bike through the Pentagon metro/bus bay that I deflated the tire almost completely so I wouldn’t have it burst and cause an “incident”.

How on earth does something like this happen? The tire was already pretty chewed up and having issues sealing up all it’s punctures (thanks DC streets!), so I had already ordered a new tire and planned to get it installed Friday. So timing wise this isn’t the end of the world, but it’s definitely frustrating.
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Fun fact: This happened AGAIN. This time to the front tire, so of course it’s out of warranty :mad:. I’m replacing it, but the staff at the bike shop wasn’t helpful on figuring out new tires since I’m not sure I trust this model anymore. They claim it might just be a “bad batch” since the front tire and failed rear one were bought together. I’m not happy though.

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@Sunyata 194086 wrote:

I can not recommend the carbon Warbird highly enough. It has exceeded all of my expectations of a gravel bike. So much so, that when it became very apparent that my original Warbird was too small, I got another Warbird.

The Warbird, and the Giant Revolt Advanced (https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/revolt-advanced-0-2020) are currently at the top of my list. I tried the Warbird out when I got my renegade and thought it was really fun to ride. Birru recommended the Revolt, so I think that’s worth a serious look too. I’m not planning on making the purchase until after the holidays, so I’m going to try them both out over the next few weeks hopefully and mull over my decision…

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Team Kiss my FLUTTERBEE!!! has been registered for the 65 mile route. With this and Croatan coming up, I’m now in the market for a carbon gravel bike…

And I can confirm–it’s per person on the registration. So I paid $160+fees to register Frank and myself for the 65 miler.

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9:30 might be safer. The SO doesn’t finish up his night shift until 7:15 or so and will need to run home to get his costume/bike before we drive over, so 9:30 might be a safer bet and cause a little less stress on our end… I’ll try to get him to bring them with him, but who knows if that’ll be successful.

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What time are people planning on arriving/starting to ride? Looks like the 32 miler has an official role out of 10AM based on their FAQ, so we could shoot for that.

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@Judd 193569 wrote:

There’s still two volunteer slots at Crystal City if someone wants to keep Ken company. Thank you for signing up Ken!

Not anymore! Frank and I got moved to Crystal City since the University is staffing Ballston. So even though the sign up genius shows space in Ballston, don’t sign up there.

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Signed up with Frank for the Ballston pit stop (ugh Steve O will be there too [emoji2961])

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I liked local teams, and I like games. But honestly, I’ll ride my bike this winter with local people and play the games regardless of what the rules are. If you make a rule that encourages more happy hours, group rides, and friendship-making, I’ll support it. Otherwise, I am going to go hide under a rock until people stop talking about the rules.

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FYI 2020 registration opened. I had so much fun I registered for the 100 again.

https://www.bikereg.com/44276

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