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ParticipantNo adapter cup. One of the great folks at Chris King warned me that the headtube may be contoured larger than the 34 mm needed for a standard external cup headset. I haven’t gotten around to measuring the internal diameter and didn’t think to do it when I built the bike up last month.
I should probably just let this idea go…ParticipantI whole-heartedly second what Pete said.
I’ve seen people on this forum argue against notifying the police, but it really is the single most responsible thing you can do, if you do it correctly.
If nothing else, it creates a record that you yourself may be able to rely on if you are hit by someone and you (or your attorney) think to contact local PD’s to see if the offending driver has had complaints lodged against them.Participant“What hump?” (RIP Marty Feldman…)
I recently found a Performance (or was it Nashbar?) catalog from the early 80’s advertising Colnago framesets which were running around $500 back then. I still remember how very badly I wanted a Colnago… Good for you!March 30, 2011 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Arlington Input wanted: Bikes May Use Full Lane Signs? #925465ParticipantWashington Blvd from around the intersection with 50 all the way to Lee Hwy could use markings indicating that bikes can use the road. Not sure it is wide enough for dedicated bike lanes (I’m thinking of the segment between Glebe and the East Falls Church Metro), but I do see plenty of folks riding that road. I would note that traffic on Washington tends to be in 40 to 50 mph range between Kirkwood and the East Falls Church Metro. Increased speed enforcement would make it safer for everyone, but the police cannot be there all the time. Marking the roadway and thereby putting drivers on alert (one hopes) would be very helpful.
ParticipantRoll your clothes, but not tightly. Leave shoes and belts in the office. Heavy overcoat and spare gloves, too, if you have the space and intend to ride year-round. Over the years, I have found that if your dress shirt collar, pocket, and cuffs stay flat, you will be fine.
I just put the rolled up suit, shirt, tie, etc. in a plastic bag to protect them and carry the whole mess in a Timbuk2 backpack.
Easy.ParticipantJust make sure you and the bike are ready for the Walter Reed hill. Don’t want a chain or brake failure.
I often ride down Glebe Road and cut through Del Ray around 5 AM weekdays, but I wouldn’t want play in traffic on Glebe during rush hour.
You may also want to consider crossing Rte 50 on Fillmore Street and then cutting through Rosslyn to the Mt. Vernon Trail. It’s definitely longer, though.
Participant“It’s a beautiful morning out there, folks, so let’s be careful—we’ve got the NoVa Downhill-Fred Racing Team out there passing without warning and failing on the uphills and flats…Also, frustrated folks late for work, stuck in metal boxes, and highly pissed that you are moving faster than they are…”
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
ParticipantI can see the sense in moving traffic away from the pedestrian bridge—having the path cross the parking lot isn’t ideal, but it does make sense if your goal is to minimize construction costs and save parking spots rather than to make the path user-friendly and safer.
From a path users perspective, what doesn’t make sense is the transition across the parking lot. 90 degree turns aren’t realistic or safe in this instance. The problem is that the path is competing with parking—they could make a better, safer turn but that would loose a parking spot.
On balance, the better design would involve shifting the entire parking area closer to the Parkway and continuing the path long the river. An added expense, obviously.
I hear you, Pete…ParticipantI believe that Ms. Dottie P. Marshall is the National Park Service Park Superintendant for the MVT. Her email address is GWMP_Superintendent@nps.gov
If you ride this route and think that it is going to result in accidents, please consider sending her some constructive comments.ParticipantThis is not going to work when the volume picks up (think warm weekends).
March 4, 2011 at 8:55 pm in reply to: Curious about W&OD official position on night commuting. #925201ParticipantThe obvious storyline here (should this ever get picked up) would run sort of like this:
As State and local governments cut services and raise property tax assessments and the like to make up for budget shortfalls, the local PD has excess FTE and related expenses devoted to ticketing bicyclists for riding on the bike path.
That’s just not going to read well.ParticipantMt. Vernon from the 14th Street Bridge to 4-Mile Run, 4-Mile Run, and the W&OD until Custis were clear except for a handful of spots that either hadn’t thawed completely or that had enough standing water to result in icy conditions for tomorrow’s commute. Most of the questionable spots were on the section of the W&OD between Columbia Pike and Wilson Blvd. Custis wasn’t so nicely thawed. Plenty of icy stretches remain there.
ParticipantWalking up or down that mess in road shoes isn’t much of an option either. Jogging strollers can’t safely negotiate it for that matter. And, the intersection they just created between the paths is guaranteed to cause problems especially when the path fills up with the warmer weather.
Frankly, the project manager needs to insist on this being redesigned. Haven’t had time to figure out where to send an email, but it’ll be somewhere within NPS since it is the Parkway and the trail. I suggest everyone chime in and tell them to do it right.ParticipantI ride my surly steamroller in any weather, year-round. Vittoria cross xn pros on chukkers and gearing appropriate to the weight of the bike and the width/pressure of the tires. The fixed 1/8th inch drive train is ridiculously easy to clean and maintain.
ParticipantThe trick is to use the rollers very close to a wall that you can lean against/touch for stability.
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