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Participant@Crickey7 108110 wrote:
To all the pedestrians who like to thread through the stopped traffic on L Street at 24th and pop out in front of me in the bike lane: That bell-ringing I do for the half block leading up to that intersection? You are not kitty-cats, and that is not the signal for chow time.
Yodeling doesn’t seem to help either.
January 26, 2015 at 10:29 pm in reply to: "I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread. #1021364Participant@DismalScientist 106583 wrote:
That’s $38 used. $100 new.
Yup, that’s what Amazon Warehouse is…merchandise that has been returned. I’ve had good luck when ordering the returns…in a few cases the items I’ve bought haven’t even been de-zip-tied from their packaging.
January 26, 2015 at 9:22 pm in reply to: "I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread. #1021353ParticipantAmazon warehouse price of $38…not bad.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B004N9BR3S/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
Participant@rcannon100 104282 wrote:
To anyone riding today and claiming #BAFS, pictures or it didnt happen! And to those who have already posted pictures, Rule #9. We are not worthy!
What is BAFS?
January 9, 2015 at 9:24 pm in reply to: "I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread. #1019402ParticipantGood deal on a returned State Bicycle Co frame on Amazon…showing up for $52 with free shipping in 55 (about $100 less than new):
January 6, 2015 at 9:31 pm in reply to: National Park Service Wants to Charge EVERYONE for using the C&O Towpath #1018864Participant@mstone 103833 wrote:
My gut feeling is that it’s a throwaway plan to make whatever they end up implementing look better by comparison.
If they implement the usual NPS car-pass subsidy I’ll flip out. (Pedestrian/Bike fees should be no more than the price of a car pass divided by the number of people that can fit in a minivan.) (Edit to add: I checked a couple of NPS sites and a typical formula is $5/car up to 14 people, then $3/person after that. Hikers/bikers are $3/person for every person. I just don’t have enough windshield perspective to understand why a $2.33/person subsidy for arriving in a car is justifiable.)
Charging full campsite rates for hiker-biker sites is ridiculous.
Charging separately for each side of the waterfall is just sleazy.
The community that uses the C&O (including cyclists) needs to provide comments that these fee structures are crazy and need to be removed.
@dasgeh 103901 wrote:
Does anyone know what they do if you show up with multiple people on one bike (tandem, child-carrier or otherwise)?
According to the fee structure laid out it’s per person.
@mstone 103928 wrote:
On much of the towpath there is non-NPS land close enough that you can park and walk in. There is no practical way to enforce any of this. (Hence my note up top about it being a ploy to make anything that’s actually implemented look better.) What they could do is be more aggressive at the highest traffic points, but I really hate to things go that way–this is supposed to be a pleasant public park, not a place to stir up conflict between the park service & the citizens.
Agree that enforcement in a cost effective way would be limited, especially as this is a long park near large population centers.
Participant@mstone 103880 wrote:
There’s always going to be a gap, or else a bowden cable isn’t going to work. It’s possible to put in a light moisture-displacing synthetic oil. Be very careful not to oil the brakes, and if you overdo it with the oil you’ll end up with a different problem (gunk stuck to the cable).
The real issue is the design, with the cable housing running along the downtube with the caliper inside the rear triangle…leaving water an easy path for entry (and then freezing). I’ve used a little lube in the past, but the problem is recurring.
Participant@bobco85 103805 wrote:
I wonder, could you attach something like a brush that would help keep snow/dirt/debris/etc. off the disc?
It’s not the caliper or disc that is giving me issues…pretty sure it’s the cable itself that has some moisture in it that freezes up when the temp drops.
ParticipantNot a terrible ride in this morning, It was slow going on George Mason past the Hospital with a couple minor slides…and Custis was plowed somewhat recently and quite pleasant!
Unfortunately my rear disc keeps gumming up when the temp drops. Need to figure out how to get around that issue.
June 12, 2014 at 2:01 pm in reply to: "I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread. #1003947ParticipantProfile Design Altair 80 Full Carbon Clincher Front Wheel, returned to Amazon for $265 as of this posting.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0053GN7E2/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_used?
ParticipantI should have mentioned that you should get mountain calipers to go with your mountain levers!
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