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GreenbeltParticipantBad Captain is going on vacation. Will bring helmet, but chances of renting or borrowing a bike are slim to none. Will try to post a pic or two to the Strava club as Wifi permits. -Jeff
January 13, 2024 at 10:52 am in reply to: Team 14 Ride: 1/14/24 @ 9am, Vigilante (Hyattsville) -> Monument Loop #1129180GreenbeltParticipantThis is a great idea! Thanks for organizing. I’m 50-50 (think my Sunday morning mtb ride will likely be cancelled). Jeff (the original bad captain)
GreenbeltParticipantPS, that should have been “thread” not “tread” in the title, but it sort of works regardless. -BC
GreenbeltParticipantIt’s gon’ rain
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March 20, 2023 at 12:21 am in reply to: Team 3 The Salted Slugs (at least until we change our name) #1126336GreenbeltParticipantThanks Slugs!
Thanks for inspiring me to ride all winter — I hope everyone had an injury- and illness-free winter and enjoyed the great outdoors a little more than otherwise due to Freezing Saddles. Sorry for being such a sluggard captain, but I was in management for a long time and learned that when the team is clicking well, the best thing for management to do is nothing! -Jeff
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]30720[/ATTACH]January 23, 2023 at 7:52 pm in reply to: Team 3 The Salted Slugs (at least until we change our name) #1123965GreenbeltParticipantI could get down to Hains point by 4:30pm or so maybe. Hyattsville meetup would be closer to me if you’re willing to do the multimodal-ing. Jeff
GreenbeltParticipantThis wasn’t me, but I wish I had thought of it.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]29715[/ATTACH]January 11, 2023 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Team 3 The Salted Slugs (at least until we change our name) #1123166GreenbeltParticipantHi Sluggards! My vision of team success for 2023 will be to stay as healthy as possible and clog the board with dog pics. “Dog” not the other “D” word.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]29549[/ATTACH]January 11, 2023 at 12:57 pm in reply to: FS 2023 Opening Happy Hour Tuesday Jan 10 – Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, Falls Church #1123128GreenbeltParticipant[ATTACH=CONFIG]29540[/ATTACH]
January 10, 2023 at 9:52 pm in reply to: Team captains – please post your Strava groups for your teams here #1123062GreenbeltParticipantTeam 3
https://www.strava.com/clubs/1104625
JeffJanuary 8, 2023 at 11:35 pm in reply to: FS 2023 Opening Happy Hour Tuesday Jan 10 – Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, Falls Church #1122916GreenbeltParticipant@rumipumi 221814 wrote:
Also, im multimodaling with my bike to east falls church and then biking 8 minutes to the venue. I would love love a guide familiar with the area if anyone else is doing the bike – metro – bike thing and knows how to safely get to the place….
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Me too probably. We can maybe meetup at East Falls Church at 630?
I haven’t searched the whole thread, how is bike parking at the HH location? Heavy lock? Cafe lock? Corral?I’ll probably be riding home to Maryland leaving no later than 7:45 or so if anybody wants to join. -Jeff
December 29, 2022 at 5:22 pm in reply to: Winter Bike Accessories — Here’s My Setup, What’s Yours? #1122229GreenbeltParticipant@josh 221247 wrote:
I like the lobster gloves, definitely less of a pain than bar mitts if it’s not absolutely ridiculously cold (at least for my hands).
What’s the rationale for the emphasis on the left side for the headlight?
As an aside, I am glad to not be commuting on the W&OD/Custis anymore and dealing with all the arguments over light etiquette. But if anyone asks, I’m of the opinion that there’s no reason to cover it (I’m trying to ride with the light illuminating the path forward, not riding in the dark). However, it should be solid and appropriately angled or positioned, and probably not unnecessarily bright. We’re not mountain biking.
I think it’s really easy to just slide my left hand over and protect oncoming cyclist from my headlight without dimming the rightwards parts of the beam. Sometimes if there’s ambient light i cover it completely, but often just shielding the leftward beam really helps. I see people trying to press buttons to dim their lights but that never works when you’re wearing thick gloves, people ending up making it brighter or turning it all the way off by mistake and when pressing down lose control of their bar etc. Easiest and safest just to do the left hand 2 inch slide over and shield the beam a little in my opinion. And don’t use an overbright beam in the first place and angle it down a bit etc. just like you said too!
December 4, 2022 at 1:15 am in reply to: Cold Weather Riding Gear Discussion/Seminar @Proteus #1122081GreenbeltParticipantThis was super fun, and I’d be happy to repeat as we get closer to January if more people want to attend. -Jeff
[IMG]https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/318099277_578440090954259_8813048044973477498_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=ZZpE_UmHosEAX_jJk_W&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=00_AfCxCFyEYHOL1ovx_Qs7H-KMcY9LC2U3BYCcEmkvFZOO8A&oe=63911547[/IMG]GreenbeltParticipantProteus mtb ride tomorrow is cancelled. However, we’re doing a replacement-ish 20-ish mile road ride at 1pm if you are interested. -Jeff
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