[lmgoldberg]

Dana, great suggestions. I really like IceSIXles. Here are some additional suggestions:
1. The Cyclepaths
2. Viscious Cycle or Viscious Cycles
3. My variation on one of yours — The Bicicles.

Other name ideas?

As for rides, this weekend looks cold but dry. Thinking of maybe the Pedalers Sunday ride out of Germantown or the Monday ride from Glen Echo but would like to do something new if anyone has any ideas. Feel like I need a group ride to push my pace. Does Proteus have a regular weekend ride?

– Lee

[lmgoldberg]

RAGBRAI six times! superimpressive. Have to talk to you about that — one of those things on my bucket list.

My name is Bonnie, and I’ve lived in College Park for 3.5 years now. I am completing my DMA in orchestral conducting at the University of Maryland (literally just waiting for my committee to approve my dissertation revisions!). Prior to moving to the D.C. area I lived in Abu Dhabi, Iowa, California, Wisconsin, and Connecticut (my home state).

I get out and ride my bike a little bit everyday (usually just a few miles) and on days when I have more time I will go for a longer ride, especially if the weather’s nice! My schedule is a bit more flexible now that I’m primarily teaching privately, so I’m available for more weekday rides, especially earlier in the day.

This is my third BAFS, and I’m a proud alumna of The Just-ice League (2016) and Fourmidable Snowflakes (2017). Somewhat related, I’ve also done RAGBRAI six times. Maybe some of you have, too?

Those of you in CP/Hyattsville/Riverdale/Greenbelt, we should make it a point of getting together to ride! It would be fantastic if we could head out to Silver Spring and Takoma Park one of these Saturdays (or evenings?) and meet up with our teammates out there!

Lee – I checked the BAFS Strava board and it looks like not all of us are listed in the group yet. I’ve joined our team via Strava but am not showing up, and I wouldn’t be surprised if others are having the same problem. Do you think the organizers are backed up?

Dana and I have both submitted potential team names to the Strava group. Would love to hear even more!

Looking forward to riding with all of you very soon!!!!!!

[lmgoldberg]

I’ll be there.

[lmgoldberg]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I may have given the wrong impression: I was not looking to sue anyone. I like the shop and it is hardly worth the money and I don’t want to be that guy. However, the bike was in need of adjustment but functional when I brought it in. Now I got nothing. Brakes weren’t unfunctional or in danger of failing, just sticky. But even under the best conditions, the bike had maybe one more year left. Certainly got plenty of miles out of it. Just wasn’t planning on spending $2500 for that caliber bike right now.

thanks again.

[lmgoldberg]

Bike shop is in DC.

Brought bike in because brakes were not releasing right away once in a while. Maybe a couple times over a 50 mile ride. Annoying but not a big deal. Turns out the brake was corroded and the main screw was fused to the fork. Not the bike shops fault I realize, but they broke it off and now it can’t be put together and I have to buy a new fork for the bike to be functional. I would have lived with the problem. The bike isn’t worth sinking another $400 into.

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