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If you go that route it should be “tri-way” or “three-way” since it combines three separate bike paths… So you call up your friends for a ride and say, “anyone up for a three way?”

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How about the “Most-of-this-used-to-be-part-of-DC-until-1846” loop?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia

[JimF22003]

These are all good suggestions. Here’s a couple of random additions, FWIW, and from a road-rider perspective (i.e. no dirt roads, and no C&O):

– 15 up to Whites Ferry is fine, but don’t go any further if you value your life
– Harpers Ferry Rd out of Hillsboro is not terrible. It’s kind of pretty, but can be busy. Just keep a good straight line and don’t wander into traffic

If I were just going to do the most straight-forward trip from Leesburg to HF, I would do

W&OD to Purcellville
Hillsboro Rd to Hillsboro
Rt 9 to Harpers Ferry Rd
Harpers Ferry Rd into HF

You can also go through Round Hill and take Wood Grove and Cider Mill Rd to cut off a bit of Rt 9 and bypass Hillsboro

There are a couple of good Potomac Pedalers cue sheets that have some nice loops starting out of Leesburg or Point of Rocks, that do various variations.

[JimF22003]

Haven’t seen that much grafitti on Skyline Drive, thankfully. It’s at the top of Pen Mar High Rock Rd on the Pennsylvania/Maryland border. The climb goes from about 700 feet up to about 1800 feet.

Here’s a cool little article on the hang gliding aspect. There’s some really neat pictures on this page:

http://www.waynesborodaycarecenter.com/highrock.html

[JimF22003]

OK, this one is a little ways away, but it should be easy for anyone who’s been there. From today’s ride:

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The surface does suck, but the most dangerous part of the trail is the horrible crossing points where traffic enters and exits at high speed. Very difficult to cross, and very difficult for cars to even see you’re there.

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Hey, I have one of those 50+ jerseys. Old dudes rule!

[JimF22003]

That looks like somewhere near the Berlin Turnpike on the W&OD out towards Purcellville.

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Local TV news said he was in the hospital with non-life-threatening head injuries.

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Lincoln it is. I watched the bikes while my brother made the pilgrimage

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Brother was visiting from Idaho when I showed him around. Hopefully enough of the important stuff is missing to make this at least a bit challenging

[JimF22003]

See if they can send you one that won’t melt.

[JimF22003]

An alternative to a blowtorch would be an angle grinder or hydraulic jack.

[JimF22003]

I don’t think you want a Tri-specific bike unless you intend to do triathlons (or maybe time trials.) They are purpose built for riding alone and being as aero as possible, while saving certain muscle groups for the subsequent run phase of a tri.

You can google various comparison articles. Here’s one of the first ones I found:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/112808-difference-between-triathlon-road/

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@americancyclo 14392 wrote:

Are you saying I can go hunting for a used 705 in the weeds somewhere?

If you find it, it’s yours

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