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@ebubar 103183 wrote:

Yay takoma! Come on by to Tuesday, 7AM coffee club in Silver Spring at Kaldi’s to meet other Takoma/SS commuters. Message me (@ebubar) on Twitter if you do the social medias!

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Hi! Oh, I had no idea there was a coffee club already near by! Mornings are tough as I have 2 young people to urge to brush teeth and get to school on time. I’ll try to work it out on occasion, and would definitely be up for an evening thing sometimes.

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Hi all, I’m Kristin. I completely missed the FS registration and am kicking myself for it. I live in Takoma Park and am mostly a commuter/utilitarian cyclist. I would love to participate, even if in an unofficial capacity.

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“Take care inviting weirdos to join. If you dont think the weirdo is going to join in the forum, or come to a happy hour, or join a group ride – maybe dont invite them. If on the other hand the weirdo likes reindeer games, and is interested in adopting a puppy, maybe they are perfect….

Registration goes through December 24th. People who buy me pie at FCCII will be put on a good team. The rest of you will be put on Steve O’s team.”

So this weirdo read all the rules, but missed registration by a week. (I’m a newbie and was mostly disconnected from the internet for the holidays.)
I’m left with 2 questions:

1) Can a weirdo participate in reindeer games even if she isn’t registered, doesn’t care about teams, and just wants to play/participate?

2) What is the value of homemade pie vs. buying you pie in this currency system?

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@Sunyata 87202 wrote:

Congrats on getting rid of your car! I was at the TdF, but missed the reveal of the trade-in winner because I was distracted by (drooling over) the ELF near the other stage.

If you wanted to check out/test ride my Raleigh, feel free to let me know. I am in Alexandria, but can meet you in DC as long as I can bike there.

Not to worry! There was a lot going on there! This week is nuts for me, being my last week at work, friends in town on Friday, and organizing my car donation! I hope I can squeeze in some bike time, and more specifically, time to visit shops and test ride stuff! Next week will be a much, much more open schedule! I hope.

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Yes to test rides; yes to shop recommendations! Thank you to everyone!

So, I am the 2014 car/bike trader New Belgium selected! Hooray! (video is on youtube, if you care to see my entry) That means tomorrow at Tour de Fat, I get to symbolically trade in my car for a bike, and that in the next week or so, I need to find a shop to work with, decide whether to build or buy complete, and check out some weather appropriate gear! I just got a call from the tow company who will actually pick up the car, so wheels are in motion! I’m super excited!

This last couple of days have been crazy busy, so I hope to check in here a bit more in the next couple of days. I have been reading and appreciating all the posts, if not responding very efficiently, yet.

Dirt, your suggestions are right in line with what I’m looking at. Thank you for confirming that I’m on the right track! And (one of)your bike(s) is very pretty. *droooool*

dasgeh, I definitely will be picking your brain, if you don’t mind, about family biking and errands. I think you had asked about groceries, etc. Yes, I plan to do it all by bike, as much as I can. Our family consists of my 12 year old son, my 9 year old daughter, and me. We do have car2go, zipcar, and metro all within a very reasonable walking distance, so emergency situations should be just fine. Everything else will be pedal power.

First priority this weekend is to pick a shop to work with. Thanks for the suggestions so far, and do keep ’em comin’. Your endorsements help a lot, as I’m still pretty new to the DC area.

Also, if you’re going to Tour de Fat, I hope to meet some of you there!

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Hi! Thanks for all the great info and advice! Thanks, jabberwocky, for posting on my behalf. There is a lot here, and I’m grateful! I’m registered and can participate now, hopefully more so when it’s not past my bedtime!

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@ebubar 86861 wrote:

If interested I can share a mostly trail route that will get you to Proteus from Sligo Creek trail too!

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Yes, interested! Thank you!

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