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Thursday July 16- Seen in the wild @ Jefferson Memorial: [ATTACH=CONFIG]21576[/ATTACH]

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@Steve O 201885 wrote:

I think you should send this to Sheldon Brown. If anyone might know, it’s him.

Except Sheldon is no longer with us. There are several at Harris Cyclery who are carrying on and updating that amazing database…

What the hell. Should I try?

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In May, I wrote Kettler Alu-Rad bike directly. What I learned…

“Well blow me down.

“I have talked about the mystery part on my rescued Kettler, and confounded *everyone* who tried to guess what it was or for. I contacted the manufacturer, Kettler Alu-Rad GmbH. They checked with staff who go back decades with them, and… THEY DON’T KNOW EITHER! The veterans at Kettler agreed that the part was never spec’d on their bikes. They say it is somebody’s aftermarket installation. The shop in Deggendorf who originally sold the bike is now strictly a BMW auto dealership, so that door is closed. I did get a rough estimate of date of manufacture- somewhere in and around the year 2000. Still cool having this conversation with them.

“This crazy part is so well integrated into the bike that I’m leaving it on. Why the hell not?”[ATTACH=CONFIG]21575[/ATTACH]

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@dbehrend 201801 wrote:

Good news – CaBi’s bringing the e-bikes back:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/07/07/capital-bikeshare-e-bikes-return-region-promotes-cycling-amid-pandemic/#click=https://t.co/C70LKXGe8R

Jump is gone. The need remains. Much overdue good news! ( Look at the picture- that’s a disc brake up front. Problem solved.)

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Boo Boo, was this elevated trail once a railroad line?

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@arlcxrider 201387 wrote:

Another aspect of this story is that a Twitter vigilante mob went after the wrong guy, after erroneously identifying him from a Strava ride. The cops added to this fiasco by initially posting the wrong date for the incident.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/06/what-its-like-to-get-doxed-for-taking-a-bike-ride.html

Massive and lethal abuses of power by police have us in the streets, yet here we are, relying on police to *properly and accurately* ID the suspect, Brennan. Two *mis-identifications* by us amateur detectives did not help.

Yes I know we are all MAD AS HELL. I am too. Massive police reform is needed in many places to undo ingrained cultures of extreme prejudice. A few departments might need to be dissolved and reconstituted. The attitude of the Outrageous Man behind the black fence needs to be dealt with as well. His acolytes, enablers, and collaborators too. But I hope on this *one* occasion, Maryland-National Capital Park Police earned a small amount of trust for doing their job well.

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@ImaCynic 201321 wrote:

This has made it to CNN. Now all cyclists are bad people, just wonderful…

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/06/05/friends-hanging-blm-posters-attacked-cyclist-ctn-sot-vpx.cnn

From Reddit- Someone got their signs up in spite of the red-helmeted a**hole: https://imgur.com/gallery/oBahgDL. Low paw!

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@Drewdane 201304 wrote:

Hoping someone recognizes this POS and turns him in. Heck, if you’re the POS in question and are reading this, know that you are degenerate trash, not worthy of being called a cyclist:

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/victim-posting-racial-injustice-flyers-assaulted-by-cyclist-on-capital-crescent-trail/2322251/

Book ‘im, Danno!

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@Dewey 201149 wrote:

Perhaps, but this article claims the JUMP bikes videoed being trashed in junkyards in N. Carolina & Denver are the most deployed model, that Uber couldn’t get the replacement bike to work, and Uber say they only handed over their newest model bikes to Lime suggesting Lime may have only acquired a much smaller fleet of non-working prototypes, and the majority of working JUMP bikes are being scrapped.

JUMP’s revenge on Uber? Or Uber being dicks by handing over unusable bikes to Lime?

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@Dewey 201115 wrote:

Uber decided to scrap the 20,000 JUMP electric Bikeshare fleet in the US

https://bikesharemuseum.com/20000-jump-bikes-are-going-to-die/

https://twitter.com/crismoffitt/status/1265444495488880649?s=21

That is a phenomenal waste. A big BOO HISS on Uber.

Want a giggle? Look at the bikeshare museum site. Yep, someone decided to try to collect a few of these before they were scrapped. They also found that once fitted with proper pneumatic tires, they do make a serviceable city bike.

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God, I miss *Car Talk* too!

Start here, at https://www.arlingtonmedia.org/. Arlington Independent Media teaches and hosts both community TV and WERA-LP 96.7FM. Jackie Steven is a friend of the cycling community, and can facilitate and point you in the right direction. And perhaps find students and interns waiting for a project to jump on!

(This info placed with the approval of the law firm, Dewey, Cheetam, and Howe. )

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@drevil 200895 wrote:

It’s been so long that I mountain biked on rocks, I’ve gotten a little rusty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7BSEvRMN48

Warning: a bad word is said.

Ouch! That looked like a long way down. Multiple bad words hereby authorized.

Your noggin is OK, oui?

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@drevil 200749 wrote:

Note, the CPSC and Snell recommend replacing helmets after 5 years: https://thewirecutter.com/blog/when-to-replace-your-bike-helmet/

Our own Randy Swart does helmet safety for a living, and has his own assessments: https://www.helmets.org/index.htm

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@drevil 200340 wrote:

CANTILEVER PADS? What is this, the 70s?

I usually just get salmon flavored Kool Stops for my V-brake and canti brakes. Remember that there are threaded and straight post styles, so make sure to get the appropriate one. I prefer the thin-line ones because they have more clearance (height-wise) on the rim: https://www.jensonusa.com/Brake-Pads?brand=Kool-Stop

A word on that salmon colored compound- My first experience with them was many moons ago, Scott-Mathouser pads on my old Sears cruiser. The *only* pads that were worth a damn on the OE steel rims (which were not designed with caliper brakes in mind), *especially* in the wet. Ever since, Kool Stop (who inherited that compound) has been my pad of choice for the Trek.

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@DrP 199888 wrote:

Me: Biking south on the MVT just past the 14th street and railroad bridges.
You: a goose starting to run towards me head and neck down like protecting a mate, but there is no mate…
Me: “Oh Shiiiiii***”, grab brakes
You: continue running and becoming airborne across the trail, just where my bicycle would have been had I not grabbed my brakes
Me: Phew! and continue on my ride.
You: Joining all your goose buds flying over the river

Memo to self: Make note of that new runway we didn’t know about.

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