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Participant@americancyclo 11821 wrote:
hopefully your new ones will squeak less!
After a few too many battles with snow, the BB5s on my winter bike squeal like hell. I gave up trying to fix it after a dozen attempts, and now I just use it as a warning signal.
December 8, 2011 at 5:14 pm in reply to: W&OD: Bluemont Underpass Was under water early this morning #933451ParticipantI crossed a few of those in my time, ALWAYS on foot. Awesome photo!
December 7, 2011 at 3:38 am in reply to: What was up this morning? Car accidents everywhere! #933418ParticipantTraffic? What’s traffic?
ParticipantThe post mentions something about “bike season.” What is that? I thought every day was bike to work day. :p
ParticipantI was stopped at a stop sign the other day. Dude coming the other direction rolled right through it, barely slowing. I said “Nice stop.”, he yelled back “GO F*** YOURSELF!!!” and sped off.
I wasn’t even mean about it! Ahhh, I love people!
ParticipantI’ve gone both routes, winter boots and flats and my Lake MTB boots and SPDs. The Lakes work just fine honestly, but when riding in heavy falling snow (AKA February’s “Snowpocalypse”), the SPDs ice over and your feet either get frozen in, or frozen out. For a blizzard, I’ll rock the big crapkicker Timberlands.
ParticipantFor those of you out there before the sun came up, WOW what a gorgeous sunrise this morning! It was vivid pinks and oranges. Kinda felt like I was watching Dirt’s bike come over the horizon.
Participant24F when I left this morning. Beautiful frost-covered grass in all directions, ice on the cars, ice on the surface of the drainage lake. For the first time this year, I donned the tights and jacket (been riding in shorts and short sleeves). I can handle the cold, just didn’t feel like it.
MAN was it nice out though!
ParticipantYeah, it felt like chip seal, but it was a half mile of it!
ParticipantI wish passing signals were enforced. When my wife walks from Herndon to RTC to meet me for lunch (with a stroller), she counts 5-10% of trail cyclists will bother to signal, the rest rocket past without a word.
Whenever someone does it to me, I yell out “NICE SIGNAL”
ParticipantFFX did some repaving on 193 west of the intersection with 123, and it seriously felt like solid gravel. I waited months for them to finish paving it, but they never did. It was the consistency of freshly grated pavement. They threw on some yellow lines and called it a day. Definitely the worst fresh pavement I’ve ever been on.
ParticipantBTW: If anyone in the Herndon area ever needs to use my Park stand, just ask. It REALLY makes bike maintenance easy.
November 22, 2011 at 5:51 pm in reply to: Rain dance brings wet clothes – Logistics and discussion #932898Participant@vvill 11168 wrote:
I’m banking on the 50% chance of precipitation window at 3pm…
I was just out for a walk to get some lunch, and it’s raining steady here in Reston. Looking at the radar, I’m 100% certain of a wet ride home tonight.
November 22, 2011 at 4:10 pm in reply to: Rain dance brings wet clothes – Logistics and discussion #932890ParticipantI hang wet clothing over my perpetually overheating piece of junk work computers and they’re dry by noon every time. On days like today though, it doesn’t really matter. It all gets wet again for the ride home.
As for actual “rain gear”, I use none. I’m waterproof. I shower as soon as I get home, so who cares if I show up wet?
Participant@vvill 11139 wrote:
Thanks guys! I’ll probably buy a couple sets since I keep one in each bike’s saddle bag. I’ll try Pedro’s, I have their pedal wrench and like it.
Sounds good but how do you make sure you’re not shredding the bead/scratching up the rims/digging into the tube? I think after yesterday’s fun I’ll stick with plastic levers.
I don’t. I’m not very careful. The studded tires are a PITA, and I just muscle the suckers on there.
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