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I got a fuzzy pic of the victorious Team Tendentious Decameters or whatever. Congrats, and see you next year!

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@EasyRider 158183 wrote:

Looks beautiful. Out west somewhere?

British Columbia last summer

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@drevil 158173 wrote:

Hard to tell from the pic, but is it a Kona Sutra Ltd?

Yep, in its natural element. That was a 15% grade, so I had to stop and take lots of pictures…

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@rcannon100 158164 wrote:

What would be your favorite bike for this?

What would be your favorite bike for light touring? Like GAP + C&O?

Heavy or light

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@vvill 157706 wrote:

My take on my MTBing experiences is similar with the root-y trails. Rosaryville is awesome (although it still has roots and rocks), but I’m not particularly a fan of Wakefield and have never really wanted to try Fountainhead. Lake Fairfax was okay the one or two time(s?) I’ve done it. My MTB is not expendable though because it’s a titanium 29er that rides so much sweeter than any other MTB I ever owned and with CX/gravel tires it doubles as a spare gravel bike. I sort of imagined MTBing to have more open space and just dirt and smaller rocks I guess rather than slippery roots winding through woods.

The trick to to enjoying this area’s rooty single track is…… single speed, zero suspension. Seriously. You will go slower, work harder and choose your lines very carefully, or risk being unhorsed!

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Here’s recommended positioning, re: BAFS zipper pulls
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I found 5 coveted BAFS and BA zipper pulls that I had forgotten about. I shall award them to teammates at the final happy hour based on flattery, servitude etc.
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Final “Podium Team 7” stats: Team third place overall! David, Ricky and Kensei with 78 Days. George and Rosalind with 75 and 74 days; Jon topped 70. Bryan 2000+miles; David 1900+
All players over 1,000 points and 7 riders over 2000 pts! Geri and Jon win super commuter awards, and George and Rosalind were king and queen neighborhood riders, respectively. Congrats on a game well played!

Podium! Team 7 Freezing Saddles 2017: 22,145 points (14,525 miles)

Bryan Cl: 2,794 points (65 days, 2,144 miles)
david h: 2,711 points (78 days, 1,931 miles)
jeff l: 2,573 points (69 days, 1,883 miles)
Ricky ❄: 2,550 points (78 days, 1,780 miles)
Kensei T: 2,453 points (78 days, 1,673 miles)
David Q: 2,243 points (64 days, 1,603 miles)
Brett L: 2,108 points (61 days, 1,498 miles)
Rosalind W: 1,350 points (74 days, 610 miles)
George T: 1,166 points (75 days, 416 miles)
Geri R: 1,125 points (51 days, 615 miles)
Jon Ro: 1,072 points (70 days, 372 miles)

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Congrats to Bryan, first team rider over 2,000 miles!

Dumb as a Rock Team 7 Freezing Saddles 2017: 21,335 points (13,895 miles)

Bryan Cl: 2,634 points (63 days, 2,004 miles)
david h: 2,582 points (76 days, 1,822 miles)
jeff l: 2,493 points (67 days, 1,823 miles)
Ricky ❄: 2,406 points (76 days, 1,656 miles)
Kensei T: 2,367 points (76 days, 1,607 miles)
David Q: 2,164 points (62 days, 1,544 miles)
Brett L: 2,049 points (59 days, 1,459 miles)
Rosalind W: 1,306 points (72 days, 586 miles)
George T: 1,149 points (74 days, 409 miles)
Geri R: 1,125 points (51 days, 615 miles)
Jon Ro: 1,061 points (69 days, 371 miles)

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You’ll have a blast — the trails out this way have beautiful scenery lots of wildlife and won’t be crowded. I’m doing a pastry ride on the trails in the morning so maybe we’ll fly by.

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I did some more recon on the ART on the way home from work, and can report now that all the wood bridges are clear, but there are still a couple place at underpasses where there’s a small icy or snow dump spot that you need to be careful for. One of them under the Amtrak bridge comes up kinda quickly if you’re sightseeing.
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Jeff and Laurie (most likely)

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ART/NE Branch trail is good from Bladensburg marina to Lake Artemesia/UMD. Even the wood bridges clear enough to ride with narrow tires. However, the long boardwalk south of the marina was snow covered. You’d have to walk that bit with narrow tires. Basically if it’s asphalt or it gets some sun it’s good, but combo of wood and shade still coated with crusty stuff.

There will be lots of refreeze of puddles in the early morning, though. Should be all good by 10am as temps get above freezing.

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Hi Nadine. Trails clear in this area as of this morning between the NW branch trail and Lake Artemesia. Only a few small places in shady spots where you might have a bit of ice here and there, but there’s asphalt showing through pretty much everywhere except the wood bridges. Note, I did not ride the Anacostia River trail all the way down to DC, so I can’t vouch for the trails south of Armentrout Road. I’ll try to ride that tonight after work and will report back. Also, if it’s below freezing in the morning, there’s a chance melt puddles could freeze, but I think the trails are back in good enough shape with only a few very brief slowdown spots left. -Jeff

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