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@essigmw 31833 wrote:

To quote my 7 year old, “If George Washington wrote with a quill pen, why does his monument look like a pencil?”

That’s no pencil, son.

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@Greenbelt 31826 wrote:

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When did the shop stop building frames and selling frame-building materials?

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@Bilsko 31748 wrote:

Yep. Covet confirmed. This one wins the entire covet thread for me, today.
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Concur. Wish I had the legs for it.

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Aesthetically, I’d hate to see a bike rack in front of this building. Of couse, I’d also hate to see a parking lot in front of it.

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@GuyContinental 31699 wrote:

Only one data-point, but I’d say it works way better than the built-in visor on many helmets, it ends up very close to your eyes providing shade without dipping your head forward. It can also be flipped up for riding in the drops or as an ELITE multiplier.*

That makes sense. I tried to use a ball cap one rainy day, but it didn’t fit under my helmet. ELITE bike cap it is.

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@Dirt 31678 wrote:

I hate bells a little bit less than I did yesterday morning…. This bell makes it pretty easy to just do a variant of what I already do… Greet people by voice, give them a little ding, talk to them again and then thank them and wish them a happy day.

Not all of us have the lung capacity for that. I’m lucky to squeek out a wheeze along with my bell on some parts of my ride.

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@Dirt 31675 wrote:

Great post sir!!!!

Wearing a cycling cap under your helmet can help… one that has a bit of a visor on it.
Dirt

Does it work better than the visors mounted on some helmets, or do you mean this only if your helmet is visorless? Yesterday the sun was shining between my helmet visor and the top of my sunglasses–very hard to get the right head angle to block it while still seeing.

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My commute should get me about 40% there, so it might push me to ride a little farther on the weekends.

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@Dirt 31610 wrote:

Oops! How did that one get in there…

Nothing in there about pants!

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“It’s a shame about your paint, but my keys slipped.”

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Had a great ride home, even with a fender mishap. Turning back onto the trail by East Falls Church something caught in my new front fender and it folded in thirds under the fork, seizing the wheel. The good news is it popped back into shape when I took it off.

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Think I saw OneEighth heading east on the Custis, trying to hide behind his beard.

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Hide yer children, hide yer wives! I be sailin’ to the Custis with me cutlass and knives.

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@consularrider 31553 wrote:

They need more volunteer bike marshals, so if you want to ride …

I’ll be on my commuter for its fenders and carrying capacity.

I know, but I can’t attend the mandatory marshall meeting tomorrow night.

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I didn’t sign up yet, so I guess I’m too late. Sad panda.

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