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  • in reply to: Ultimate longer-distance commuter bike? #927355
    scorch
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    for long distances nothing beats a good road bike. I use my road bike for my 20 mile one way commute to work, on a hybrid bike it would be way too slow i think. Road bikes are pretty robust, but get some larger tires and the thing will cope with anything.

    in reply to: Drama on Beach Drive with cyclist and driver #927354
    scorch
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    i do find that reporting to the police does nothing.

    Last year i got in an actual fight with a taxi cab driver. The guy punched me in the face, and then i hit him. A boatload of tourists saw all of this and called the police.The cab driver sped off. And waited around.. When they came they did nothing even thou they had the license plate and cab number. They said since we started exchanging punches we would be both locked up. :(

    in reply to: Newbie in Rockville: should I get off the sidewalk? #926884
    scorch
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    In rockville pike id use the sidewalk carefully, hardly anyone walkin there anyway. But if its better on the street of course, suburban cycling is pretty tough and you have to be careful. I ride on the sidewalk quite a bit in suburbia. It usually has no pedistrians and the traffic on the road is high and there is no shoulder.

    in reply to: Newbie in Rockville: should I get off the sidewalk? #926967
    scorch
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    In rockville pike id use the sidewalk carefully, hardly anyone walkin there anyway. But if its better on the street of course, suburban cycling is pretty tough and you have to be careful. I ride on the sidewalk quite a bit in suburbia. It usually has no pedistrians and the traffic on the road is high and there is no shoulder.

    in reply to: who is planning to ride thru the upcoming heat wave? #926647
    scorch
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    did 48 miles roundtrip today, and by the time i was nearing home i ran out of juicy climbing hills with no shade. Riding on the capital crscent trail was easy because its a few degrees cooler!

    I find no matter how slow i ride, i still get all sweaty.

    in reply to: who is planning to ride thru the upcoming heat wave? #926726
    scorch
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    did 48 miles roundtrip today, and by the time i was nearing home i ran out of juicy climbing hills with no shade. Riding on the capital crscent trail was easy because its a few degrees cooler!

    I find no matter how slow i ride, i still get all sweaty.

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