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@PotomacCyclist 98380 wrote:

Even though we don’t have a Five Boro type ride, it’s pretty easy to do a similar slow-paced ride past many of the most famous tourist sites in DC any day of the week, along the National Mall, although you’ll probably need to shift between slow-speed roads, paths and sidewalks. You can add a stretch on the Mt. Vernon Trail to see some of the monuments from the other side of the Potomac River.

The roads aren’t as pleasant west of the Washington Monument but slower riders can take the sidewalks there.

Agreed. This sounds like a great Sunday ride as the weather gets a bit colder. It’d be great to have a marquee event here (on a similar route to what you suggested) that gives DC some east coast exposure as one of the most bike friendly cities. What a better time with the success and growth of capital bikeshare and the 14+ miles of new bike lanes.

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@dasgeh 98368 wrote:

Like most bike things around here, it actually started in Arlington, and Arlington still has the Arlington Fun Ride (early October). It’s just trails, though.

There are people working towards getting a true open streets event, at least in Arlington. There are a number of days where streets are closed to cars, and bikes get to (unofficially) take over. Marathons, 4th of July…

This would be ideal. A combination of biking near the capitol hill/mall area (for the sightseers), continuing up through M and then crossing over to Arlington would be a great ride (with no traffic). With all your feedback it seems like this may not be plausible here though.

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Thanks for the intel. It’d be great to have an annual downtown ride to look forward to. Something that could include serious riders to people who cycle once or twice a year. I have caught wind of Bike DC’s previous attempts and wondered why they didn’t stick.

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Is this the official salmon thread now? If so, M nw (22-25) is a hot-spot for people to salmon. I see the convenience of salmoning here just gets a bit crowded in the bike lane..

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@baiskeli 95539 wrote:

The dream of the 1890s is alive in Portland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HGqPGp9iY

Complete with bicycle reference!

Fantastic show.. Loved the clip of the “portland biker” who whistles through the city. OP, that picture is a great find.

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@Emm 95472 wrote:

Finding a bike-friendly home was one of the reasons we rented a house in Alexandria close to the MVT. Has anyone else ever choose to live (or not live) in a building due to their bike facilities?

At the house I’m renting now I have an entire garage for my bikes, hoses and a driveway/yard to wash them, and if there’s broken glass in my driveway, it’s my own fault. I lived in River Place East in Rosslyn for 6 years prior to this, and their poor bike facilities ultimately led me to move out even though my landlord and apartment were great. They had a huge bike room, yet it had zero space for bikes. Bikes were locked to other bikes, or just left unlocked (I just kept mine in my living room). It was just super disorganized, and the space was used very inefficiently (I believe the South building redid their bike room though, I heard good things from the tenants there). There was also no place to wash your bike unless you used your bath tub, and you had to take your bike in and out through the loading dock–which was ALWAYS–seriously, every single day for years–covered in shards of broken glass. Not to mention drivers in the parking lot never paid attention to bikes or the speed limit, leading to some downright frightening commutes. Since it’s a coop my landlord couldn’t fix those issues for me, and the building mgmt couldn’t have cared less.

I originally selected my apartment building based off its accessibility for cycling and for the bike room that it had. The “free” bike room lasted for a few months and now residents have to pay for it. Those who don’t want to pay the monthly bike lodging fee now trudge their bikes through the lobby and into the elevator. This should get interesting in the winter months when bikes start coming in with wet tires..

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@cyclingfool 95618 wrote:

FTFY

Also, Jayson Stark has an ESPN column up “Why the Nationals will win it all”
I hope he’s not not jinxing us! [knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder, etc., etc.]

Ha! This feeling is reminiscent of the one I used to have for the 08-11 caps every year before playoffs started

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Congrats.. That will be a great ride for the fall

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@dplasters 95594 wrote:

You: The cyclist I passed on Cedar Ln on the bridge over I-66.

Me: I gave you a quick “You really need to get a taillight and a headlight” before turning left onto Hilltop.

Because it was 6:10am and other than the reflectives on your pedals, you were impossible to see form behind. I really hope you got where you were going safely. But seriously, please get some lights.

This has been a problem recently for me as well. Now that cycling is becoming a more popular form of transportation (which I’m thankful for), people seem to be less concerned with safety for themselves and others.

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This reminds me of why I need a go-pro or some other camera. To answer your question, yes that was careless on the ART driver’s behalf.

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