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On Facebook, the Steel is Real Vintage Road Bikes group is a good starting point.

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@huskerdont 194813 wrote:

It is plowed by Arlington, yes. Any downed trees are also removed, and they do it pretty quickly. Leaves are another issue. I have never seen Arlington remove them (except when they are removed in snow plowing), but I have seen sections of the trail where the leaves have clearly been removed by somebody. But a couple of posters here would know for certain about that (perhaps dasgeh or Henry).

I’ve passed crews clearing them periodically on the Custis in previous years. Definitely county or at least county contracted. They do seem to be piling up this year though.

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@Sunyata 194677 wrote:

Throwing a wrench in everyone’s scoring demands… I want double points for run commuting.

#slackers

Weird flex but okay.

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@Steve O 194281 wrote:

Every year we skip some winter. Last year we wimpily skipped about 18 hours.

And I was against it. It’s bad enough we don’t start on the first day of winter.

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So you’re asking if we should skip 23 hours and 49 minutes of winter or allow 11 minutes of spring? What kind of wimpy question is that?

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@DismalScientist 194163 wrote:

I think the actual point is that if, as an extreme, all of those hit from behind deaths occurred on rural roads, the study might be worthless when it comes to a discussion of urban bike lanes.

How dare you be so succinct, sir. One paragraph, no parentheticals? That is not our way.

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@dasgeh 194076 wrote:

Yep, there. Chief Farr claims the lane is 12 feet wide, and reasons that a bike is 3′, an average car 6′, so there’s room for a car to pass with a 3′ buffer if a bike is as far right as possible. He claims that it is better for the bike to be right so that a car will pass on the right side of the double yellow, because there is a blind hill. I disagree.

It has yet to be brought up… I’ve been mulling possibilities.

It seems to me that for his math to work the bike would have to be actually on the curb, so it also seems to me that “chief” Farr is a moron.

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I broke my chain on the way in and was rescued by a cyclist on a nice BLT who had a chain tool and a quick link. I was stopped for probably less than 5 minutes total. If you’re here, thanks!

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That skate park looks awesome.

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@dasgeh 193087 wrote:

They could start as early as Friday, September 13 (though it might be later), and should take “a couple weeks” (but might be longer).

Well now I won’t know when to stop ignoring the trail closed signs.

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@huskerdont 191572 wrote:

I have started dropping off the curb before this; took the lane once this week also to avoid it, but don’t feel I’d survive long doing that every day.

Me too. The granite curb and the rain make it extra fun.

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@dasgeh 191565 wrote:

Which side of the Key Bridge? Downstream?

Yes, the sidewalk in front of FS Key Park as you come off the bridge. The one that’s already too narrow for for foot and bike traffic.

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So the Key Bridge inbound route is nearly blocked by a huge sign announcing a future road closure, and the TR Bridge route is nearly blocked by downed foliage. Heckava job, DDOT.

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“We need to take matters into our own hands and make guerrilla signs because people are getting mowed down.”

“But guerrilla signs are illegal!”

Umm, yes.

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Subby rides with us, we do not ride with him.

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