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Another option is cross country ski pants – they are a little expensive, but I have found they work great and are not too bulky for cycling. I use them for running and cycling when temps are in the 10-35 deg range (above 35 or so, they are actually too warm even without another layer underneath). On the bike, normal bike shorts with these over them and I’m warm enough. You could add a layer of polypro tights underneath if they weren’t sufficient, but I haven’t needed to.

https://www.rei.com/product/130268/sporthill-xc-pants-mens

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@jrenaut 119689 wrote:

Since absolutely no attempt was made to make the road signals visible to the NB cyclist, I think your interpretation HAS to be correct. Are cyclists really supposed to slow nearly to a stop and check the pedestrian light perpendicular to the cycletrack? No chance. I do the same as you, I stop if there are pedestrians and otherwise continue on. Almost every other cyclist I’ve seen there does the same.

Totally agree. I even pointed that out to the first cop (that gave me the ticket) as evidence that the directions I was supposed to follow are the ones on the pavement in the cycle track – the same rules have to apply to both SB and NB cyclists, and NB cyclists don’t have a light next to the cycletrack. He said NB cyclists have to look at the traffic signal on the opposite side of 15th St, which just doesnt seem right. It was a disappointing exchange. Though he was very polite and good natured, he couldnt provide a logically consistent explanation that I had run a red light (yet gave me a ticket anyway). In the course of the conversation, he said that the cycletrack was “not really the roadway” and thus rules that prohibit joggers and Segways on the roadway don’t apply (he can’t ticket them for being in the cycletrack), yet somehow the traffic lights from the main roadway do apply (at least to bikes).

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Anyone have an update after the rain and warm weather this weekend? Is Custis now mostly clear for tomorrow morning’s commute, or still icy?

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