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@drevil 204396 wrote:
1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike) OR an Elvis
January 8 is Elvis Presley’s birthday. What were at the bottom of his jumpsuits? Bells! Post a pic of a bell that isn’t on a bike OR an Elvis you spot on your ride (just 1 pic please). Happy hunting!
Josh – the only acceptable answer from you (and only you) is the Liberty Bell since you left us to go to Philly
These bells are in the tower at St. John Neumann Catholic Church right next to my house. True story: When we first bought this house I was outside talking to a neighbor one day when the bells began ringing. I exclaimed, “Oh, they’re wonderful!” The neighbor scrunched up her face and said, “You may think so but there was a lawsuit because people thought they were too loud and too much!” I find that so sad after living in Europe where church bells are ubiquitous. I wonder how those people would feel with a Muslim call to prayer 5 times a day?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]22350[/ATTACH]@kdub 204368 wrote:
Hi! My name is Karen – happy to meet some of you tonight! I’m a bit of a weekend tourist rider – but will try to pick up my game for this competition – if you have any suggestions for routes / places to visit? I just bought a cool 1980s road bike – my first bike that was not from the tip or a real budget third- or fourth-hand mountain bike, so keen to try it out.
Karen I would love to show you the area out here in the Reston/Herndon zone that can build on your Udvar-Hazy trips. That said, it’s a time sink to get out here from DC, so do try to ride around the city even a little bit each day. It adds up for your health and sanity! Feel free to contact me privately for more routes/ideas or to plan a riding trip together. westenhoff at gmail dot com (Same for any other team member who wants to get in touch) Or you can text me 571-215-5353 – just let me know who you are the first time you do.
Missed you at the happy hour tonight. I was a big Pete Beers fan, so we have that connection. Just need to know how to sign up for our strava team. I’m not a strava user except for this event.
To intro myself, I live/work in Reston. When it’s possible, I teach biking skills to people of all ages. I’m also a licensed atty in VA so I use that for advocacy and forward thinking. I’m an exec committee member of Reston Bike Club and work very hard to bring biking people and others together. In 2016 I rode across the country from Seattle to DC. It’s been 5 years – looking for my next challenge. I did commit to riding an average of 20 miles per day for 2021. So far, so good.
@Dachs6 204197 wrote:
Took a little spin to a park outside Mechelen, the Vrijbroekpark. Nice paved trail inside the park, and a wonderful country roads and bike path route to/from.
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I like how your bike accent colors compliment the sign. Almost as if you planned it!
@bigredboiler 204230 wrote:
Temporary (for a long time) wormhole on Chain Bridge Rd near Tyson’s. I call it the Construction Wormhole.
On the map, it looks like a road, but it’s closed off by concrete barricades and typically a parking lot for construction workers.
A great way to enter/exit Tyson’s (and now ride to Wegman’s.
Link to location on Google Map
And a photo from this morning. Always looks like a traffic jam there
[ATTACH=CONFIG]22259[/ATTACH]Love the connection. Don’t love that they’re parked in a bike lane. Don’t love that ever, even if the road doesn’t actually go through!
@Boomer2U 204218 wrote:
New 2me, on Annandale Rd & LRT in NoVA, but didn’t get here until after they closed. I will return and report out under either Quaxapalooza or CoffeesNoBrides threads
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Looks like they need to co-brand with Bikenetic! By the way, I’m loving all these future ‘coffeeneuring’ destinations!
