[Tania]

Keeping in mind sign size and body to sign ratio…

We’re trying to
Get Home Safe
Just like you

[Tania]

consularrider and I rolled past the Jefferson around 8:05ish this am and I didn’t notice anything – in fact, I read this article earlier today and figured they were all gone by the time we passed by there.

(Or maybe I’m just inured to police cars in the district…)

[Tania]

I shear hubs.

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Similar Sand Trap of Death under the first bridge you come to after you pass the entrance to the Custis heading east on W&OD (bluemont-ish area? Sorry, I usually make that left on the Custis so I’m not as familiar with trail markers along that section).

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@dkel 118841 wrote:

Be careful on those new wheels; that kind of change is what makes many people crash (myself included).

Thank you for the words of caution – I will heed your warning.

[Tania]

Wider rims mean grabbier brakes that were already pretty grabby (tomorrow’s ride in should be fun). They also make my 28mm tires look like 32s. We forgot to weigh the back wheel but my old front was 870 or 890 and the new one is 640.

I rode it around my parking garage for a few minutes but hard to get a sense in flip flops.

Public thanks and promises of burgers to jabberwocky for helping me put them on. (And by helping me, I mean doing all of it.)

[Tania]

That blur on the trail tomorrow, making angry bee noises and leaving dcv in the dust? Yeah. That will be me.

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So pretty! And right-side up in real life…

But so quiet, after a week with a loaner wheel with a Chris King hub.

[Tania]

@PotomacCyclist 118682 wrote:

Argument lost

[Note: This is not me. Nor do I know any of these people. I do know that they are rockin’ the Lycra.]

Wow, only 24 words. I didn’t think that was possible.

[Tania]

@Tania 118662 wrote:

No one looks good in lycra.

@ShawnoftheDread 118670 wrote:

Well now you’re just talking crazy.

@baiskeli 118672 wrote:

Ohhhhhh, yes they do.

Now THIS is an internet forum-worthy argument. Not the article that was the original topic of this post.

[Tania]

No one looks good in lycra.

We all come on here and complain about the actions of other cyclists (missed connections anyone?). The author has written article that’s of the Huffington Post ilk (“10 reasons to date a cyclist!”) or Bicycling Magazine (“How to Rock a Saddlebag!” Wait…I didn’t know I was doing in wrong?) but their intent is well-placed. Be kind, be courteous, slow down in high traffic areas, you don’t HAVE to wear lycra to bike to work (I’m always on the lookout for baggy shorts that fit my legs), and spread a little biking love to everyone a la Dirt.

That’s all.

[Tania]

Comments on this thread and likely the ArlNow post seem to indicate that most didn’t bother to read this part:

“Cyclists have to do their part as well – not just advocating for better policies, but thinking about the role they play in the public perception of cyclists.”

If I were a newb and I came across this thread, I’d be pretty turned off the cycling community. And not because of the article.

On the flip side of that, I’ve started calling passes for others who can’t be bothered because they’re too elite. “Passing on my left! Have a good day!”

[Tania]

I predict my (unexpected! I thought I was going to have to metro home for various reasons) ride home with my new granny gears (yes, plural) will be GLORIOUS! I’m looking at you, two sisters.

[Tania]

dcv is already altering his summer training schedule.

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@consularrider 118284 wrote:

You’re cranky ’cause it’s not you on the bike, right?

My coworkers are giving me a wide berth this week, yes.

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