[GuyContinental]

@dcv 37872 wrote:

Wish I could join you but I’m broken, will race again after I heal

Oh noos! Who will pin my number on right-side-up???

(just saw the thread on your moss-assisted road greeting… heal well and quickly!)

[GuyContinental]

Wow- that might be the smoothest and most creative freestyle that I’ve ever seen… super cool

[GuyContinental]

I damaged myself twice this year and did basically no biking Jan-April and then again in October- will tick over 4500 this week. Would like to do 6,000-7,000 next year including:

750 miles(+) in any single month
Tow kids more than 300 miles
Get into top 10 in any SS MTB race
Do 200 miles on my FS MTB (all of 6 miles on it this year- I never ride it unless I’m going somewhere worthy so this is basically a “do harder stuff” goal)
Get average cadence (on any one bike) up 5 beats
Keep weight over 170

[GuyContinental]

I suppose we could have this guy’s commute (he might have some anger issues…):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSiBVTtrS1w

Wow- I’m so so lucky to live/work in locations that keep me largely off the roads and on my nice trails during rush hour.

[GuyContinental]

@Dirt 37407 wrote:

I was a good bicycle advocate after that and rode behind them for a while talking about bicycle safety. The first guy tried to drop me, but couldn’t. I was with him for almost 10 minutes talking about bicycle safety. I ran out of intelligent things to say about 3 minutes into the one-sided conversation, so I kind of wandered off into horrible tales of people who broke the traffic laws and got squished. The second guy turned off pretty quickly after I started lecturing.

This plus the image of you in all your large human + Fixie pinkness absolutely made my day. Next time something like this happens to me I will absolutely follow your example while loudly calling passes and thanking non-ninja trail users and dare I say, singing my trail safety advice?

[GuyContinental]

If she has a circulatory problem, standard winter glove fare isn’t going to cut it (maybe Moose Mitts). I have some serious circulatory issues from years of mountaineering (frost bite) and too many years doing winter whitewater paddling and have been tempted by these:

http://cozywinters.com/shop/heated-cycling-gloves.html

The price is just steep enough that I haven’t pulled the trigger but 110 deg for 8 hours sounds pretty fine to me.

I get by with PI lobster claws and thick liners but under 30 the first joint of six of my fingers gets dangerously cold (all of these guys have had at least minor frost damage).

[GuyContinental]

@Dirt 37353 wrote:

I wouldn’t classify that article as cycling hatred at all.

Not the article, the comments which drip with driver rage…

Pete, I know that you are all fluffy bunnies but I don’t think I would do well with getting yelled at for stopping at a red. I’d have to have a “discussion” with the yeller, for sure.

Anyone else notice the volume of folks running Maple and Gallows in the middle of rush hour? Totally crazy behavior, folks doing awkward track stands holding up oncoming traffic waiting for the opposite lane to stop… as a cyclist, I’m horrified, as a driver a bit vicariously enraged…

[GuyContinental]

So what happened?

[GuyContinental]

@jabberwocky 37324 wrote:

Rosaryville is a fun trail. I don’t ride it often because its a stretch from Reston (and if I’m driving an hour to ride, I have other places I’d rather go), but its a flowy, fast trail.

Yup, distance/benefit is my issue with it too. When I lived in Capitol Hill it was my go-to night ride with the MORE crew. Still, it’s maybe the best beginner trail in the area so I intend on dragging my kids out there when they are ready. Would probably be a ton of fun on CX as well…

[GuyContinental]

@Vicegrip 37239 wrote:

I am making a flip down cover from some welder glass to mount to the front of the headlight. It is easy to flip down and back up and you dont have to move the light or ride with a hand over the light. It blocks all but a pool right in front of the bike. Some light makes it through the glass and it looks kinda cool.

Let us know how this goes- I’ve been playing with something similar (the welding glass i s a great idea!) with the addition of a spring and a cable trigger so I can pop it into place without leaving my hoods. Having to choose between blinding others (and possibly creating a dangerous situation) or bike control/braking sucks.

[GuyContinental]

Similar to what DS said, if your housing is old you *can* move it from a low internal friction point to a high friction point (gunk in the housing) by messing with routing. How long since the last cable/housing change?

[GuyContinental]

Maybe I should have mentioned this earlier- but every Strava Athlete has a “Athlete Number” that is used for tracking purposes- Ron might need that for development. To find your Strava ID go to profile and look at the URL:

http://app.strava.com/athletes/580756

In my case, my ID is 580756

[GuyContinental]

@vvill 37157 wrote:

The velcro on my original BikeArlington one is almost useless from wear and tear.

Sheeshhh… glue it on- proclaim your BA-ness throughout the day instead of merely when riding

[GuyContinental]

I’ve always subscribed to the lights + true reflective surfaces win over bright colors in the dark. However, I bet that your high viz has a lot of value during shoulder-season twilight.

The other morning I had a great visual- three runners abreast near Vienna, inside was wearing all white and was essentially invisible; middle had an ANSI vest and definitely stood out in my lights; the outside had a blinkie plus a vest and stood out like a shining beacon of hope. Then in oncoming high output lights only the blinkie showed up, the other two and the vest of the third completely vanished. Yikes.

[GuyContinental]

It doesn’t feel particularly loose but it also doesn’t require a lever or any cussing which I can’t say for some of my tire and wheel combos. I’ve heard that you can build up the Stans strip for a tighter fit (which is why I went with 2 layers)- I could try a third I suppose, but I was worried about the strip actually impeding the bead.

Come to think about it, my tape job (first attempt) could be part of the problem- the tape drifts up toward the lip and fills in some of the space, reducing the contact of the tire bead with the lip. If that thin area happens to catch some hard lateral force it pops off causing a burp or a dismounting. Does that make sense?

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