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My Pearl Izumi gloves were comfy, cheap and bright. After a summer of sweat and sunscreen, they’re comfy and ugly:
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@Dirt 8305 wrote:

I’m starting to feel inadequate without a powertap.

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Here’s the route I would have taken to College Park Bikes:
http://g.co/maps/8kxdw
Text directions are pretty useless on campus.

Short answer: If you don’t mind traffic and six lane roads (30mph speed limit), find your way to Rhode Island Ave near the district line, and take that straight in:
http://g.co/maps/uty5k

I don’t know of a great way around the trails. The university has decent bike connectivity to the north and east, but it acts as a roadblock going south. I would just study the maps, pick out landmarks, and keep checking the GPS to make sure you’re heading in the right direction.

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@Dirt 7889 wrote:

Two sets of home-made bucket panniers proved to be perfectly water tight. They were made from the old, plastic cat littler buckets that are pretty hard to find these days. I did a pretty good job of sealing the holes that I drilled for mounting the hardware for hooking them to the rack.

I completely forgot about my bucket panniers. Mine won’t fit my laptop, though, and I can’t seem to get them out of the foot-strike zone.

I’m guessing that your question may not have been serious. My most sincere apologies for having an answer for you. I’ll try to be better (or worse) in the future.

After a week of having to wrap everything in plastic bags to keep them dry, the question is gaining more and more relevance.

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@Greenbelt 7888 wrote:

@ron — were you on the NE branch trail this afternoon? Passable?

Sorry, that was on Wednesday, and that pass under the metro tracks is as far south as I go at the moment.

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Do they make panniers rated for submersion? The Paint Branch trail had water up to my knees under the Metro/CSX tracks.

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I was smiling ear to ear on the way home today – it’s not often we get heavy rain in comfortable temperatures.

It may be time to invest in waterproof panniers, though. I wrapped everything in plastic bags before I left work, and that did the trick for today.

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14.5 mph going in, 13 mph up the hills to home. 5 stop signs, and one or two lights depending on how I route.

Night rides are strangely exhilarating – they feel so eery, silent, and fast even though I’m usually I’m usually a good 2mph slower.

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@Greenbelt 7082 wrote:

I had a red blinky going on the back of my bright yellow helmet

Can you hook the blinky to the frame? I’ve seen a number of backpack and helmet mounted blinkies that are nigh-invisible because they end up pointed the wrong direction.

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Same incident?
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/11524/park-police-hassle-driver-who-stops-at-gw-parkway-crossing/

*edit* Whoops, too late

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@Greenbelt 6606 wrote:

According to the staff, the electric assist kicks off at speeds over 20kpm

Woo, 745mph! That’ll get me to work on time.

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Anyone have a favorite route from the north (Greenbelt, or College Park-ish)?
MBT or WV Ave?

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@WillStewart 6155 wrote:

Good question. If you look at the daily data over the year, it seems that PM 2.5 pollution correlates to temperature, at least weakly;

Look at February 19th, 2011. It seems particulate matter has a strong correlation with major fires :0
http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/Air/AirQualityMonitoring/Documents/EEPetition_20110219_Final.pdf
(skip the boring text, just look at the pictures)

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@Dirt 6137 wrote:

Here’s the most AWESOME reason to ride a recumbent during tourist season. You get your own personal bike lane on the National Mall: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrogringo/4517120317/in/set-72157623845504494

If you watched that without sound, you’re missing out.

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@uswebpro 6132 wrote:

big crash today
VIDEO I JUST TOOK (7/21/2001 AT 9:00 AM)
[video]http://www.facebook.com/v/909708145845[/video]

Where’s the rear wheel from the red bike?

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