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Seems I can’t give this away. But…still available.

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Here we go…

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My apologies. I need to take a quick photo…

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@Lt. Dan 146483 wrote:

Hmm.. looking for any trades?

Sorry, Lt. Dan. I just read your reply today. I guess I have notifications disabled.

Not looking for any gear. Just want to unload this thing.

Still for sale!

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You’re gonna love my rollers! Priced to sell, good as new. I thought I’d love rollers, and they were fun to learn. But they soon became that excersize bike that collects laundry – I simply didn’t use them while they took up precious floor space. My mistake is you bargain!

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I use Five/Ten Freeriders. Like stiffer tennis shoes, made for cycling.

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I’ve nearly run over quite a few black snakes but I didn’t realize we had rattlers to contend with!

Here’s one from last spring.
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I know that curve. Definitely a blind one, and potentially very dangerous. I nearly collided with a couple pathletes there a year ago, very early in the morning. They were taking both lanes as I rounded the corner. 😮

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I can only speak about Franconia since I live just off of it. I’ve only used the lane once, for about 100 yards in order to avoid a pedestrian on the sidewalk. That road is so fast and dangerous that I just don’t trust a painted line to feel safe. I drive it more than I ride it and constantly observe motor vehicles crossing that line. Scary. So I avoid it unless absolutely necessary.

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@creadinger 136570 wrote:

so I think I’m going to stop doing it.

It doesn’t save me time, or money. It’s not much of a stress reliever either. If anything it makes me more stressed. If I’m trying to compete for some kind of tough guy award I’ve already lost, because some of you people are beasts. Riding 28 miles round trip through DC sucks. Drivers are dangerous, and the infrastructure along the waterfront and in SE is terrible. I also ride through some not so great neighborhoods, and while I’ve never seen any shenanigans you always have to be vigilant. I’m much more likely to have issues (and I have) from the tons and tons and tons of glass all over the roads and trails in DC, which no one ever cleans up. Or maybe they just can’t keep up with all the new glass being thrown around.

If I want to ride during the week (I would have to) I could ride some local routes around Alexandria in the evenings. And if the car is in the shop or my wife needs it during the day I could always do the occasional, if-necessary commute. So WHY then do I feel guilty for hating my commute and not wanting to do it anymore?

I began feeling the exact same way last autumn. My last commute (until this week) was Oct 7, 2015. My ride is also 28 miles round trip from Franconia. I think I began to suffer mental burnout. What was once an adventure had become mundane and too much like work. The crowds and sheer lunacy of some other riders and trail users started getting to me as well, not to mention the occasional nutty driver. It just wasn’t fun anymore.

I used to think I had to log a million miles a week just to compete. But I’m not in competition with anybody but myself so I got over that. It’s fair to say that I do save money by riding but it’s not always worth it. The MVT just annoys me anymore, unless it’s pouring down rain and the only fools out there are like me!

The main reason I started commuting was to get some good long rides in. Since I’m a full-time parent and only work downtown twice a week it seemed like the thing to do. While my attitude was decent on this weeks ride I still can’t say the magic was back, and holy crap was the climb home tough!

I’ve resigned to shift my riding to shorter daily training and fun rides instead, leaving the commutes for days when the mood really strikes. So, your not alone!

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My first day back to commuting in a while.

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Sorry to hear about this. I ride that route to and from work, though I haven’t been commuting for over a month. Never had any issue there myself, though I’m not an asshole rider. Sounds like the one who hit you clearly is. I’m at a point now where I dare say I hate riding the MUP’s around here, unless it’s pouring rain – at least then I can count on being mostly alone. Glad your okay!

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Took a spin through Holmes Run feeling out my new tires yesterday. My first time going from Eisenhower all the way to Columbia Pike. I didn’t realize there were so many water crossings. The last one was a doozy – at least a foot deep. I think next time I’ll walk that one or attempt to ride over the stepping stones and fall in anyway.

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I will never understand why so many cyclists and regular “people on bikes” feel perfectly safe out there at dusk and beyond without any lighting at all. Just last night I was driving past the Masonic Temple in busy traffic and came up on a guy on a bike – no lighting, no helmet, riding in the street. Passed another couple near Glebe with blinky lights so dim as to hardly be noticeable. I’m absolutely baffled by that.

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Brought the old tank to Myrtle Beach. It’s been great fun cruising the beach in the early morning.

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