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@pfunkallstar 17650 wrote:

The only problem is that usually “nice ride” sounds something like “ICE rooood” due to doppler shift.

this is why i’m always nervous to say “thank you” when somebody moves for me to pass, i feel like they’ll only hear “…k you” and assume the worst.

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I’d like to spread love for gatorskins. I’ve had them on 4 bikes and the only flat I’ve had in 3 years was because the psi was too high on a really hot day and the pressure blew it out.

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@MCL1981 17631 wrote:

When they don’t fix it, will that in turn damage your moral?

yes, le sigh.

@CCrew 17633 wrote:

They’ll name the toll increase to pay for fixing it after him

ha! well played

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nah, it’s better to get those things fixed before they get worse..but is there a way for you to specify the issue? not sure they’d easily identify a slightly wobbly wheel.

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I found a new-to-me corner of a parking garage at work today, and I was excited to see a large 5-8 Bike to Work Day banner hanging by some bike racks that I didn’t know existed.

Then I had a good laugh.

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You folks turn left really well. ;]

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wonderful day

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i’m running a little behind, i’ll probably catch you while you’re en route to DC

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@Tim Kelley 17314 wrote:

Difficult Run is awesome for trail running! Definitely sounds like a good idea. You can probably lock up far enough off the trail that the bike should be okay.

totally support this statement. running north toward great falls park are some amazing trails, you’ll have a good time. there’s an awning a couple hundred yards east of where difficult run collides with WOD, so you can probably lock it up there.

edit: to clarify for those that don’t know, difficult run is a part of the cross county trail

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sounds divine. if anyone would like to ride with me, i’ll probably be leaving shirlington around 8:30

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@creadinger 17207 wrote:

We started using 7-zip here too and it’s very user friendly. Ultimately I’m trying to automate the downloading and unzipping process though so that one doesn’t have to do it by hand at all. Like if you had a little untar/unzip python program you could probably get the program running then spend the next 30 minutes shopping for your dream bike while the program does all the work.

then please, for the love of god pass this info along when you figure it out. i just had to unzip 500 of those things manually. yesterday and friday.

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HA! I’m literally sitting here unzipping hundreds of .tar.gz files one after another. I’ve never dealt with them before this task.

The best way i found of extracting them was by downloading the program called 7-zip (hopefully you have windows as that’s its only compatibility).
That program will let you unzip any type of zip basiclally.
Right click it as usual, go to the 7-zip option, click “extract files” or “extract here” if you want it put in the same folder you’re currently in.

(The .tar.gz will create a new folder in which you’ll find a .tar, just right click and extract that one as well and you’ll finally get the whole thing opened.)

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If the universally used “On your left” confuses peds (a point we seem to agree on to an extent), what makes you think they’ll have enough common sense to handle “Bike passing” and decide which way to move?

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Ok, it’s good to hear the other side of the story. Much of my experience is based on riding in Boston, and much of it riding on bike lanes attached to streets, or streets without bike lanes, but very few paths.. So I guess it’s fair to assume the dynamics of a dedicated/street-separated path allows for less issues from those hearing “on your left”, and they likely have more confidence in their surroundings with regards to those who are travelling on the path with them as opposed to riding in a street full of vehicles.

(I hope that came out right/comprehensible)

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@pfunkallstar 17015 wrote:

I really want one of those old-timey car horns that go AWOOGA AWOOGA.

oh my god yes please! i can’t think of an honest reason for why they stopped installing horns on bikes, so sad.

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