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Already a name change for this club. We are gonna try a few places and days before setting down roots.

Wednesday April 9th at 7am – meet at Kaldi’s coffee bar
Tuesday April 15th at 8am – meet at http://www.zedscafe.com/

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Just go earlier to beat the rain. Screw the rules and the guy I saw in a Velominati jersey yesterday.

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@Phatboing 81435 wrote:

I wasn’t

Not that it was an impulse “OMG look at that price purchase”, natch – I’m not rich – but I was itching for a speedylicious bike since February, and had almost narrowed it down to the Colossal, a Habanero custom, and the Rivendell Roadeo. Then I saw this for 45% off, and the decision was very abruptly made for me.

I took it out for a bit of a putz-about in the parking lot last night. It just…. goes.

I am in the same mindset about the colossal 2. Need to convince the better half.

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Just get this instead of another set of panniers.

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Pretty sure that is my co-worker. He’ll get a kick out his new nickname.

@cyclingfool 81041 wrote:

I see one guy a few times a week commuting the direction opposite me on a CaBi. He never seems to sit down, even on the flat ground of Gravelly Point. I have nicknamed him Stairmaster in my head.

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I have a pair lying in my basement. Small ding on the rear one. Decided I wanted more coverage than they offered, so I went with the SKS longboards.

You are welcome to try them.
@bluerider 80854 wrote:

Thanks FFX,
Also considering the Handsome Cycles Mud Butlers as well.

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Wow, a clean shaven Rod! um, er, I’ll just leave it like that then.

@KayakCyndi 80804 wrote:

Uhmmm … Isn’t that MY photo which I posted to Facebook??? I was just going to post it!

I also have this one:

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March 21 FCCII — Java Shack

Which includes:

Steve O — Team 4 Bollard Busters
Steve C — Action News Team One “We’re Kind of a Big Deal”
Greg B — Team Bacon – Is Sizzling
Chris R — Sloppy Seconds
Cyndi J — Lentement mais Sûrement
Rod S — Lentement mais Sûrement

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And I can’t go now. Probably, can’t make it to the 3:30 early party either.

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I am in for a pint or two.

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@cvcalhoun 79927 wrote:

Has anyone been on the Georgetown Branch Trail? Since it never gets plowed, and isn’t paved, it tends to be the last thing to clear. I’m trying to figure out whether it will be passable for a Thursday breakfast run.

It was about 90% clear of snow/slush from Bethesda to Stewart Ave. The trestle bridge still had snow on it, but there was a clear path. That was the good news, the bad news is that there was lots of standing water and the ground was still thawing out. I’ll give an update in the morning and tomorrow night. But my best guess is mud, mud and more mud.

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Gonna try to join in Columbia Heights.

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From Bilsko

Left my phone at home and twitter is blocked at work. Ride report: cct from foundry branch to gtown is 2-3″ of snow over rutty ice. RCP by Kennedy center is smoother ice with little snow (not too bad for riding). RCP by the Lincoln Stairs is a disaster…
Heavy saturated snow that I couldn’t even get the fatbike through. Ohio drive to the bridge is fine. DC ramp to 14th st bridge is OK (not as bad as last snow storm) **14th St Bridge is a total mess** Avoid it if you can. Thick slushy snow and ice
about 2 hours ago

MVT from the bridge to Crystal City is OK with hard pack ice and only a few rutty sections.

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@gibby 78789 wrote:

Fresh powder and no joggers, dog walkers, strollers to worry about….yet.
MVT from FMR to 14th St Bridge pretty smooth going. There is the need to dodge the occasional road crud thrown on the trail from cars and plows but otherwise just barreled thru 2-3 inches of soft snow. The airport overpasses have a layer of sofish, crunchy ice underneath, but the snow gives plenty of traction.
..and just a hint of a breeze (or was that a hurricane?) heading north past Gravelly Pt.

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Ha! That kinda looks like me in the picture. I did pass a rider taking photos on the MVT before Gravelly Point. I think the bike was a Raleigh mtb/hybrid.

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MVT, RCT and CCT were snow covered with a layer of ice or slush underneath.

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To everyone that bought moose mitts last week, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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