[jnva]

45mph top speed and 2.5kw battery is not an e-bike, it’s a motorcycle. I do wish, though that the tax benefit would include actual e-bikes (20mph top speed and weigh no more than 100lbs etc) because they are way more energy efficient than any plug in car or motorcycle.

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For commuting, switching from clippless to flat platform pedals. The number of times clipping in/out has taken its toll on my right knee. I’m glad I switched.

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arm band to hold wallet, phone, and ID.

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those free bike Arlington blinkie lights!

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@Dirt 38457 wrote:

Sorry. I should have got this out last night when I first saw it.

There’s no good ride around and people like to do illegal right turns on red from Ft. Myer Dr. Be very careful. I almost had a head-on collision this morning with a guy who didn’t even pretend to stop at his red light… or pay attention to the orange cones.

Hugs and kisses,

Pete

Thanks for the report – I took this as an opportunity to go my alternate route through Rosslyn on lee hwy. down that hill at 40mph is fun every once in a while! Only do that on clear days, but its fun!

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@DaveK 38313 wrote:

I look at it as the latent demand for the M Street cycletrack.

Lol, me too!

[jnva]

It was cold, but I was surprised how many bikers there were on the WOD and custis this morning.

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I learned the hard way that parking garages are coated with a surface that is similar to the white lines and are very slippery when wet!

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@Bilsko 38083 wrote:

I’ll take a stick-shift with my next bicycle, please:

HT:boinboing

That looks a lot like my first bike. Schwinn scrambler with a sissy bar and slick rear tire. I didn’t have the stick shift but that was cool.

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What I want to know is how they enforce the watt limit.

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I don’t really mind being momentarily blinded by a bright light while bike commuting, what I don’t like is being yelled at. I stopped driving and taking metro because I was getting stressed out by the time I got to work. Getting yelled at and told to F off ruins what should be a nice stress free commute.
I’ll try not to shine my light anywhere near another biker for the rest of the winter!

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That darn cat – I almost hit him the other day. Oops I should have put this in the missed connection thread, sorry!

[jnva]

Yes I agree about the high beams, But i didn’t have them on. This is why I am baffled, I couldn’t have done anything different other than pass him faster but that would have been unsafe on that section. Dude was just angry I almost think he thought I was ELITE because he kept saying “f– off faster faster!”

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Oh yeah right should have put it there!

Wasn’t a completely missed connection, because I attempted to talk to angry guy but failed…

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I would have blasted past that cop on my electric power-assisted bicycle so he wouldn’t have been able to stop me.

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I saw three delivery trucks and a car parked in the bike lane at around 9:45am. I still have not seen it all clear!

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Ha – I was right behind you for a couple of blocks. It was funny watching the sidecar “helper” accelerate from a stop.

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