[Riley Casey]

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@Certifried 34136 wrote:

Here’s the rest of them, read them before she posts more so the blow is a bit softer

http://bicycling.about.com/od/thebikelife/tp/Ten-Best-Bike-Jokes.htm

[Riley Casey]

Budahh Bump :p

[Riley Casey]

Awww sorry I missed that Mark, crashes were my raison d’etre for attending. :rolleyes: Best fall I got to see was one of the Raleigh race volunteers ( judging by his T shirt ) letting his beer get to him and leaning back against one of the plastic course ribbon stakes and falling backwards onto the course in front of a couple of riders. Raleigh was clearly doing what ever it took to make the course exciting.

Was really glad to meet up with the forum stalwarts at the cyclocross and sorry to learn that I missed saying hi to some of you. Maybe time to revive the idea of a forum talisman of some kind. I vote for propellor beanies.

@Mark Blacknell 34108 wrote:

Indeed, you beat Mark, too – well done.

You heard Culimerc not too long before you passed me – “Mark, you gonna let the guy on the *track bike* pass you? C’mon!”

Good to meet, you, too – sorry we didn’t get to chat more.

~

Also, I give you people a crash, and I get no photos of it? Ingrates, the lot of you.

[Riley Casey]

During the radio interview they described the bass as traveling in a custom made case plus trailer so I suspect the picture is ‘conceptual’. 😮

[Riley Casey]

I’m a bit out of the target age range for this ( as is my Raleigh Tourist unless the sponsors have slots for antiques ) but it sure looks like a fun spectator sport. I’ll be checking it out.

[Riley Casey]

Ann – the queen of the cool & ornamental. Sorry my collection of flashlights & I will miss it. :rolleyes:

[Riley Casey]

Shirlington is so … south of here. :p

[Riley Casey]

Yep. I have plenty of lights, handle bar light, helmet beam light, tail flasher, helmet back flasher. I’m an urban bike commuter and have been for 12 years. I plan to continue to be. What I discovered is that often none of that matters. A cyclist in an urban area with too many other lights competing can be lost in the clutter. A bright flashlight set to strobe lights up the frame of my bike and to a lesser extent the reflective stripes of my Michellin City tires and makes me look _ODD_ to drivers. Odd enough to take a second look. I know because it’s been commented on. Its also something I recommend to people riding around downtown without any lights either on CAbi’s or personal bikes. A flashlight with a strobe is an easy hit for a casual rider – everyone can use a flashlight, this version just might save their skin.

@Rod Smith 33479 wrote:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems a flashlight hanging from your belt would be pointing at the ground.

[Riley Casey]

Every winter when discussions come up about night time visibility come up I feel compelled to chime in with the lowest common denominator solutions. Don’t forget, after looking at all the pricey online options that Home Depot sells a $10 safety vest for $10 and Costco has LED flash lights with strobes in three packs for $25. My favorite application for the strobe flashlights is to hang one under the saddle or from my belt. Very visible and yet even works on a Cabi bike.

[Riley Casey]

Hope the driver was scared s#%*tless and won’t be doing that again.

@KLizotte 33332 wrote:

I second eminva.

I hope the driver was ticketed appropriately.

[Riley Casey]

Another vote for doing the SAFE thing first – for all stake holders. I expect that most of us have found many circumstances in that the path that creates the greatest safety for us as cyclists is to be in the pedestrian space. This is not synonymous with intimidating anyone. Its simply staying as far away from large, fast moving, often indifferently operated machinery as possible. As Greenbelt mentioned the traffic law enforcement resources must indeed be plentiful in Arlington that they can be squandered in this way. Cyclists I suppose aren’t as likely to lead the police on a high speed chase with the news copters hovering. I see this as a matter of triage. The police enforcement should, I would think be focused first on those things that create a hazard, be it speeding, J walking, running stop signs, any number of things. This on the other hand, no matter the statutes that can be cited, seems to fall below the threshold for that triage.

[Riley Casey]

Best wishes on a speedy recovery. Funny how the smallest of things can be the largest of victories in the moment. Glad she can peck out her progress on Facebook. Social networking has it’s place in the world. Also, if she’s up for it, get a first hand account of what happened in some detail that can be posted here on the forum. This sort of thing is pretty essential for us all to be very aware of.

Best of luck too on tracking down the driver so that we will all be a bit safer.

[Riley Casey]

I just despise parking, parking lots, entrances to parking lots, exits from parking lots, lines in parking lots, other cars in parking lots, all things associated with parking lots. Oh, and because my bikes are just plain fun to ride, particularly my 33 year old Raleigh Tourist ( yes, I’m the original owner ). 😮

[Riley Casey]

Thanks Jeff for connecting the Proteus ride with the Ride for Natasha. Very good to see the turn out to honor and remember an exceptional young woman and cyclist and to keep the focus on safe riding conditions everywhere we may ride.

Also thanks for the introduction to Shortcake Bakery. Yet another friendly place to coffee and carb up – like I need one. :rolleyes:

[Riley Casey]

Glad the trip worked out well for you with some very wee ones. One note I would interject for those planning to make the trip with kids who will pedal themselves. My then nine year old grandson and I rode down thru the park from near the Dc line and I realized much too late that even with the downhill ride that energy expended getting there is subtracted from energy left to walk thru the zoo and pedal back. Still had fun but it was a struggle back and the time at the zoo suffered. Too long a hiatus from parent to grandparent I suppose.:o

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