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@arlrider 33698 wrote:

I’m fine in most cases being passed on either side by an ELITE Cyclist, when actually in motion. I’ve hung out in the slipstreams of Felt riders for miles on the W&OD before and given them a pretty good surprise when they turn around and see me. The problem with this particular intersection is that you know that 50% of the population is going to be turning left, and you see that there are already a dozen people stopped on the correct side of the trail, so to shoal up on the left or pass on the left is just such a jerk move.

Sure we can all agree that shoaling on Lynn St. is an issue. But let’s not forgot those UBERLITE individuals who go straight on the trail and then pass on the corkscrew – those guys are 0110000101110011011100110110100001101111011011000110010101110011.

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The concept of an Elite Jogger just made my brain explode. Although, I would imagine that they would be sporting those little water bottles that WILL go out of style sooner rather than later. Why can’t they just do it like the rest of us and drink from ground puddles or snow melt?

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I think the cars were actually going backwards when I went through this morning – just looked terrible . I was up in Poolesville this weekend and they have camera activated speed traps. Put one of those bad boys out there and roll around in your Scrouge McDuck Style Pool of Revenue.

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Weird, I must have rolled through there right before this happened. Maybe I fell into another temporal distortion field again – DAMN YOU PHYSICS. In other news, can we get this fixed? Seriously just put in a freaking ski lift starting from the crossing up Rosslyn Hill and charge a nickle for each axle.

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All, please review the classic court case of Friendly Hand Wave Through v. Guy Sorta Nodding His Head Like He Acknowledged Me

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BMX with Aero Bars – MUST HAVE

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Lighting bug goo made my teeth iridescent once. Also down for the count the past week or so with travel-induced, the-lady-on-the-plane-had-ebola cold. Looking forward to biking in the rest of the week to clear out the lungs. On the upside, discovered that my Calvin Klein TJ Maxx pants dry AMAZINGLY FAST.

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I’ve never been a big fan of bells, mostly because of crippling thumb arthritis and a haunting childhood fear of large bells brought on by a trip to Philadelphia.

I usually just whistle as much of Beethoven’s 4th as a I can remember, if I get lost I start over with Penny Lane then transition into barbershop.

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@OneEighth 31711 wrote:

I use the mini bill cotton caps from Pace most of the year. My only complaint was that the wool version had a soft bill which failed in windy conditions. Had the plastic liner from a deceased cotton Pace cap sewn in.

Enterprising. My one recommendation would be to avoid white or light colored cycling caps, they tend to turn Mississippi River Bottom Brown (also a good kitchen color) in mere days.

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@benbhsu 31623 wrote:

But state code does not require pants?

Hot pants. Only hot pants.

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Something else to take into account would be the positive impact of our new goat overlords on the W&OD overgrowth.

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@ShawnoftheDread 31397 wrote:

Care to do a quick explanation/tutorial on how to know one is avoiding squall lines?

My main go to for avoiding the real heavy stuff is http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=38.88659286&lon=-77.17978668&zoom=8&pin=Falls%20Church%2c%20VA. Most of the time you can shoot the gap, but you have to allow at least 30 minutes on each side of your normal departure time. Also, today is going to be tough given the fact that most of the really crappy stuff is coming from due south.

If anyone wants to tie a rope to my bike to form some sort of buddy system I’ll be heading out around 5pm ish from Metro Center to Falls Church.

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Just give it a few more weeks, the cold air will drive the super alphas to the gym and those remaining on the bike trail will be too preoccupied with snotty nose icicles to care about blinkers.

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@Terpfan 30431 wrote:

The nice part is come actual winter, really once temps go below 60, it’s like everyone vanishes from the path.

Ditto – I had daydream about that the other day on the trail while trying to pass a double-wide stroller with two cranky hot kids in it being pushed by a hyper-aggressive mom. Between her attitude when I passed and the hot, sticky weather. Mid-October can come soon enough.

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I’ve never had much of an issue, even down into the teens. I just throw on a balaclava and up my pace a bit – I look like a sticky bun coming out of the steamer by the time I get to work.

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