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Rising from the Ashes about the Rwandan cycling team is on Netflix.

“Rising from Ashes” is a feature length documentary about two worlds colliding when cycling legend Jock Boyer moves to Rwanda, Africa to help a group of struggling genocide survivors pursue their dream of a national team. As they set out against impossible odds both Jock and the team find new purpose as they rise from the ashes of their past

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@cvcalhoun 107537 wrote:

I signed up, but I see no swag. Where is my swag?

Free breakfast…in Edmonton.

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@Dirt 106452 wrote:

Would $25 and a loaf of fresh-baked bread be an acceptable “obo”?

Sure. Beer is just liquid bread after all.

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Looks like SOMEBODY is riding away with this competition. And who is in second right now? Is there a family award?

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@Vicegrip 106315 wrote:

Is OK, they don’t rhyme ether.

Who? The regal beagles?

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@jgronde01 106064 wrote:

It was actually at 7:51…. I love taking pictures whenever I can so I can always remember why is that I do this…. Cheers

So that was about 5 minutes after I cruised through that spot. Other than thinking the same “what a fine morning”, my other thought was “what are all these people doing out on my trail.” And they all seemed to be passing me.

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@Arlingtonrider 105980 wrote:

That sounds good to me – 9 am it is!

That’s even late enough for me.

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Behind the scenes at Port City.

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Looks like there will be a mini-convoy leaving from St. Elmo’s at 10:00am as well. I’m not sure I would classify it as “sharp”. Too bad we’ll be too early for Colossal IV.

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The equine may have succumbed, but doesn’t the amount of chemicals dumped on TR parking lot negate the GW Parkways folks’ argument that clearing snow from the MVT would be bad for sensitive environmental areas? The parking lot is closer to the Potomac than the trail at this point. That’s a big pile of sodium/calcium/magnesium chloride there.

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It works fine under the I.E. app for Windows 8.1. Please do not chastise me for using both Win8 and I.E. I’m fragile.

Ken

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@dbb 104934 wrote:

The northern DCA bridge (DCA exit to the GWMP) is really bad. I saw a cyclist go down right ahead of me, causing me to not want to give my studs a chance to fail me. There is a pretty good line for walking on the north (GWMP) side of the bridge….

The southern National Airport bridge is just as bad. There are clear 18 inch strips at both rails, but major ice in between. I expect those strips to be smooth solid ice tomorrow morning.

The Trollheim bridges have mostly clear dual tracks, but there are still a couple of short sections where those tracks disappear into ice. I thought Key Bridge was pretty good, but I guess my studded tires helped me avoid the embarassment of once again falling on slick bricks.

Overall, I was pleased with my decision to ride the studded tire bike this morning.

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@Dirt 104553 wrote:

I’m partial to the Nokians if your intent is to ride in loose snow, hardpack and ice. … Keep in mind a few things about studded tires. 1) It is a good idea to break them in a little before heading out on the ice. Riding them on pavement for 15-20 miles at a mellow pace to help set the studs into the rubber casing of the tire!

Of the 3 sets of studded tires I’ve owned, I’ve found the best to be my current Nokian Hakkapeliita W240’s.

Peter White addresses the stud seating issue in his unique style:
Q: Why do Nokian tires have a tag stating that you should ride the tires on paved roads for 30 miles before using them on ice?

A: It’s because Nokian is very sloppy in how they install the studs, and doesn’t take the time to ensure that every stud is fully seated in the tire tread before shipping it. With some studs partly hanging out of the tire tread, if you ride them hard, the studs can easily fall out. Riding them “easy” is supposed to help seat the studs. Of course this as all just bovine excrement, and those half seated studs can still easily fall out.

But don’t worry. Before we ship any studded tire, Nokian or Schwalbe, my staff carefully check every stud on every tire to be sure they are all correctly and fully seated in the tire tread. Any tire with studs that are not fully seated, or missing, are given to me and I, Peter Jon White, then seat or replace any missing studs personally. We’ll ship no tire with missing or partially seated studs. That means you don’t have to fool around riding slowly. Ignore the silly and misleading message from Nokian when you buy tires from me.

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@baiskeli 103954 wrote:

Sounds like it would have a horrible environmental impact on trails that run through parks and/or next to streams.

Like the treated Mt Vernon Parkway does?

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They even ventured onto the MVT! I was not pleased. I just got my snow bike set up Sunday and am rarin’ to ride the ice craters. [Searching for the tongue-in-cheek emoticon. This is an exciting advancement]

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