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February 5, 2019 at 2:00 pm in reply to: W&OD 2-month Closure for Four Mile Run Stream Repair near N. Madison St. #1095234
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Wow. I haven’t ridden along here in a while. We’ll deal with the detour. Just get that fixed, stat!
Madison St. alternate preferred.
StardusterParticipant@consularrider 185100 wrote:
The gates at East Potomac Park/Hains Point loop at the golf course are closed (both for the shutdown and for high water)and there is yellow “crime scene” tape stretched from the goes to the waterside railing and also over to the parking lot fence. Clearly people have been going under the tape, but there was a Parks Police marked cruiser behind me and who stopped and watched me as I was taking the picture. I guessed the officer might have told me not to ride on if I tried to go under the tape, so I just looped back up Ohio Drive.
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Our man Dirt reported today that he *thought* about bypassing the barrier, but decided not to test the good graces of the cop watching…all this after getting a warning from said cop for running the stop sign.
StardusterParticipantUm, started the day spectacularly sick (I got better, lol), and ended it with a really really nice ride. Komorebi, thank you!
StardusterParticipantWow. Things have changed. https://www.performancebike.com/shop/importantupdate.
*All* the retail stores are going-going-gone, including the locations they gobbled up cheaply when my old employer (Bikes USA/The Bicycle Exchange) went under.
This warrants a last minute shopping trip.
December 15, 2018 at 5:02 pm in reply to: Memorial Bridge lane closures will be "permanent" through 2021 #1092258StardusterParticipant@Brendan von Buckingham 183795 wrote:
While the bridge overhaul is putting a hitch in regular commutes, we can entertain ourselves with a virtual tour of the inside of the bridge
Way cool! Thank you, for all of us who never knew or had forgotten that this is/was an artfully disguised drawbridge. The detours/delays/dangers suck, true, but there was no longer any choice- the drawspan structure was rusted out beyond repair. Here is a link to how they are replacing the drawspan while still keeping the bridge open: https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/management/bridge-rehabilitation.htm
And we will keep pressing to make the bike commute as safe as we can.
StardusterParticipant@accordioneur 182759 wrote:
Bobco, great catches. Some poor animator with a limited budget at an A&E firm made this thing to show the concept and now we’re nitpicking it to pieces.
One thing that’s probably accurate – the preponderance of luxury cars. I noticed Porsches (Macan and Panamera), Range Rovers, Audis (A6 and R8), Lexus, BMWs, at least two Aston Martins, a Maserati, Mercedes, some exotic sports cars I couldn’t identify, Jaguars, and for the eco-minded, a Chevy Bolt.
Not to mention, they crossed Route 1 like it wasn’t even there! (Behold the invisible overpass!)
StardusterParticipant@bobco85 182756 wrote:
Give that cyclist some credit, they’re doing a perfect trackstand with no motion or wobbling whatsoever!
+1000 on noticing the blatant FAA drone violation. Also, what happened to all of the protected bike lanes?
Other interesting things noticed (I’m really sleepy, so pedantry will run wild):
- No Metro buses (especially Metroway which runs on Crystal Dr) or stations shown
- No CaBi’s or bike racks seem to be there
- At 0:12, this isn’t New York City, so why are there so many yellow cabs here?
- At 0:25, 3 cars heading southbound go straight from the left turn only lane
- Also at 0:25, everyone on Crystal Dr is running the red at 20th St (look where the stoplight is, how could anyone on Crystal Dr see it?)
- At 0:43, SB driver driving in the striped median
- 0:47-0:54, world’s longest yellow light (over 7 seconds, it might still be yellow!)
- Good detail work on having the Carlyle street lights and the curved Metro entrances
- At 2:32, that car-free public space looks really nice
- At 3:01, building at lower right corner of screen has its solar panels facing the wrong way (facing east, should be south)
- National Landing is a dumb name
Well I can nit-pick too. I was looking for familiar names (besides the blatantly obvious Whole Foods) and feeling like my city was gone. Where were Spike Mendelsohn’s two restaurants? No Jaleo? No Commonwealth Joes?
StardusterParticipantThree *excellent* photos, drevil!
StardusterParticipant@Judd 182686 wrote:
This is the stop I’m most looking forward to tomorrow because I’ve only ridden past and never stopped.
Great pictures!
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https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-district-of-columbia-war-memorial.htm
StardusterParticipantThe District of Columbia’s *own* memorial to its residents who served and died in “The Great War”, as it was called back then, has always been one of my favorite minor monuments in DC. I have always included it on my Papillon Cycles Monuments at Night rides. This pic from 2014, shortly after it was restored and refurbished: [ATTACH=CONFIG]18570[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]18571[/ATTACH]
StardusterParticipantStardusterParticipantMight still be time to ride Megabeth’s Hains Point 100 one more time…
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StardusterParticipant@Starduster 182046 wrote:
Erin: If my verging-on-50-hours-a-week work days allow me, Columbia Pike on the 7th, with the Olde Trek (in dynohub demo mode).
It is possible I can be there 6-ish.
StardusterParticipantCan’t make it, sorry. But, you will have excellent weather- clear, mid-40’s, light winds. This time of year, you can’t ask for more. Ride well!
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