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I hear your concerns on the armed police-

ArlCo has an extensive permitting process for events, and I would guess that this size of event would require ACPD participation to (legally) occur.

I can’t speak to this event specifically, but I can say that these types of events typically have police patrols accompanying them to close intersections as they progress and protect the participants from potential vehicle crashes (unintended or intentional).

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@komorebi 202363 wrote:

Yes, I estimate that I’ve already saved close to $500 from the refund for my car insurance, not having to pay the personal property tax, not having to get my state inspection done, and not having to buy a new battery or do the other repairs that were probably needed. And yes, I kept my bike rack for future car rentals.

Keeping the bike rack is clutch! Congratulations!

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@smb9600 199735 wrote:

Just to add to this – PB needs to raise $20,000 before the end of May to cover critical operational expenses. Fortunately, a local donor has put up $10,000 match to meet the challenge, and every dollar donated, through the end of May, will be doubled! http://Www.phoenixbikes.org/covid-19 to help!

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Now, more than ever, we’re learning how much bikes mean to our well-being. However, Phoenix Bikes connects us to much more than a bicycle. From our serving as our local bike shop to providing community classes and development, it is at the fiber of our community. If you’ve had the opportunity of interacting with the youth at the Phoenix Bikes, you’ve been able to see how they’ve grown and developed, as future leaders, mechanics, and darn good human beings. The success of Phoenix Bikes is very near & dear to both mine & Judds heart & the DisasterJacks will be investing $1,000 in its mission (& right now, our investment is doubled!). I hope you will consider joining us!

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Just to add to this – PB needs to raise $20,000 before the end of May to cover critical operational expenses. Fortunately, a local donor has put up $10,000 match to meet the challenge, and every dollar donated, through the end of May, will be doubled! http://Www.phoenixbikes.org/covid-19 to help!

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@Nadine 199499 wrote:

Yeah I understand that but my query is about whether that’s because there are so many of them who ride so close together. The rides I’ve been on have had 2-4 people riding quite far apart – sometimes so far apart we’d lose sight of each other & hafta wait. It’s not a team – it’s just a few friends. We talk about the ways we’re planning to be careful /socially responsible / preventive before we even get together – so we can remind each other on the ride.

It seems to me that’s okay at this point (though I know we might hafta take a hiatus soon) and that if the most people paid attention to the guidelines and followed them seriously we might not have to. (I also feel like it would be good in the long run for a lot of people to stop acting like spoiled children. [emoji849] [emoji1747])

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Nadine – Multiple states are calling for everyone to shelter-in-place to help stop the spread of the virus. NOVA has, by far, the highest number of confirmed cases in VA. At this point, In my opinion, it’s better to be cautious. This is not only for your own safety, but for those you may come into contact with (your family, those working at the grocery store, etc). We should limit contacts as much as possible; spend time with your immediate household members right now and avoid group rides. A short time of limiting our contact to friends to a distant/virtual platform is worth preventing the spread of the virus (think about it this way – how would you feel if you inadvertently infected others because you went for a ride with friends).

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I cannot stress this enough – please do not hold group rides. We are being asked to stay inside not only to protect ourselves, but others. When you get together with people outside your immediate household, you risk transferring the virus to/from additional people.

The governor just called for no social gatherings with 10 or more people in a setting. It is hard to maintain proper social distancing in a group ride.

Please keep rides solo or with household members only.
Stay home.
Don’t hang out with people outside of your household.
Wash your hands.

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I’ll be there!

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@josh 197947 wrote:

I’ll go to a Galaxy Hut or Westover Beer Garden HH

I’ve never been to Galaxy Hut! (That’s the Arlington one, right?)

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I could do a HH some time this week. I’ll be out of town this weekend.

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@Judd 197214 wrote:

Time is running out to sign up for this event. Mrs. Disasterjack and I will be headed just down the street to Acme Pie afterwards.

Sadly – it looks like Acme Pie closes at 3pm on Sundays (boo!). Maybe a Tortas & Tacos or Sugar Shack rally after?

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Hey All!

Phoenix Bikes is holding a fundraiser at Cyclebar Saturday. While you can’t earn FS points while pedaling nowhere- if anyone it interested in attending the fundraiser, I’d be happy to arrange a group ride there! I’ll also be riding a very short bit after down the road to Acme pie for post-workout refreshments!

Reserve your seat here: https://members.cyclebar.com/buy/cyclebar-columbia-pike?schedule_entry_id=piq_1719937

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Ooh! I have a meeting on the Pikr tomorrow night – this is perfect! See you there!

@CBGanimal 197314 wrote:

Hello Bikey friends and teammates! I’m going to take Mtansill at her word and I’m going to do pie at ACME Pie on Columbia Pike for a Pie Happy Hour…I’ll be there around 4:30 or 5 tomorrow Jan 23rd (which is also my mom’s birthday) and celebrate Mtansill’s birthday! Come by if you can!

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@trumpfhj 196961 wrote:

For those interested, Bikenetic is doing a coffee ride on Sunday at 8:30 from the shop. Here’s the info:

https://facebook.com/events/s/bikenetic-sunday-coffee-ride-t/992476401117237/?ti=icl

Let me know if anyone’s interested in joining up with them

I totally forgot about this & saw a few of these guys as I was heading out to Reston to hit a few breweries today – did anyone join them???

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Bike Lane Brewery – I cant believe it’s taken me this long to get to this place! It’s a bike shop, it’s a brewery, it’s a coffee shop, what else do you need? I had the Hellwig IPA, another citrusy IPA.

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Lake Anne Brewery – literally a hidden little gem.We has to work hard tofu d this place. I had the Live. Work. Play. IPA. It was a citrusy IPA. The vibe at this place was great, the ladies at the bar fun.

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