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I just wrote the NVRPA about this. Simply been too long for this mud to still be there. If I had a shovel I’d do it myself.

@consularrider 81274 wrote:

The cones have been there for three days now, usually the mud gets cleaned up faster than that at this location. This morning someone had moved the cones over to block the clear lane so everyone was riding through the mud. I was too lazy to move them back.:rolleyes:

[rpiretti]

Yeah, that mileage was when I noticed my spoke creak.

@dkel 81443 wrote:

It is a new bike. Got it on a Black Friday special. It only has 1500 miles on it.

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@dkel 81408 wrote:

Good to see rpiretti and culimerc at the coffee shop today! Also, thanks to rpiretti for listening to my bike’s “mystery noise” and for giving advice.

I dno about advice but ideas yes. Wish you all the best in finding the noise.

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Two days into this spring weather and I’ve had two verbal altercations. Went the whole winter w/o one issue. Hmm.

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Dkel I’ll be over there till around 8!

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There is some stingy mud under the Wilson Blvd bridge as well as cones to mark the hazardous conditions here. A fellow wiped out there this morning. Of course, the solution is to throw cones around it and call it a day instead of picking up a shovel and spending tops 5 minutes clearing it. Arlington? C’mon man. I’ll soon report this on the Arlington app. Stay safe San Diego.

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To the fellow I directed to “get off my wheel” last evening. Sorry guy, but you were a little too reckless. I’d advise not playing leapfrog on the trail too.

[rpiretti]

Dickie and I crossed one another today and did an epic high-five around the Rt. 7 bridge. The hand sting was worth it.

[rpiretti]

Hey Rod, I joined! Thanks for letting me join. Looking forward to it.

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@dkel 80964 wrote:

The W&OD on the way back to Falls Church from Vienna is improving, though there are still long stretches of slush. There’s a lot of water running and pooling everywhere, too. A lot. Still, riding in it isn’t bad, and I had no trouble contacting pavement.

That said, I didn’t get to ride the whole way, though, because I got a flat before I reached Gallows. Seeing as how it was the first flat I’ve ever gotten in the six months and over 2000 miles since I started doing this cycling thing, and having had enough Rule 9 for one day, I bailed out and got a ride home, despite having all the tools I needed to change the thing. Special thanks to Rocford10 for driving over to get me.

Oh, darn! Sorry to hear. Thanks for the report. Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning. And by the way, no one on this thread say one more thing about this being the last snow and we won’t jinx ourselves!! It could or couldn’t be the last snow.

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Thanks dkel. I’ll be anxiously waiting for a report. Be careful out there.

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Ummmm so it’s snowing a lot in Vienna. Just drove past the trail and it is quite slushy. Hopefully, it will rain later on and melt some of the snow in time for tomorrow’s commute. Why is this thread still needed in April just about?

[rpiretti]

Nice build! If I could chime in on the mudflaps…kinda like Hinterlands said…the VO flaps are too thick for any practical use, unless you’re think wide fenders. I’ve bought one and you can have it if you want but never used it. They also don’t “give” any. So, I recommend something different, perhaps a fake leather material that is thinner and that gives – I think you know my blog address – take a visit on there and check out my rear flap that Wayne in Purcellville did. Or you could go with a flap that Honjo makes. Check out boulder bicycles online shop and it’s on there. It’s black. By the way, Honjos are the best fenders if you’re thinking classic although SKS looks to be more rugged and able to take more blunt abuse. Since, we’re on the subject of fenders, Jan Heine made a great point on his blog the other day that “a lip” on a fender helps to keep rain from going over the sides of a fender. This is in reference to the inside of a fender where there is an overhang of the aluminum material.

@FFX_Hinterlands 80853 wrote:

…The VO ones will look really good, I’m sure. They won’t withstand being banged around as much. You’ll need flaps to have the same coverage as the longboards. VO mudflaps are pretty heavy (think leather, SS hardware), so you may want to make your own.

[rpiretti]

Oh, I was just saying it tongue and cheek. but yes, think you’re right

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Nice, Ryan!!

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