[Tim Kelley]

@dasgeh 144977 wrote:

But now it covers the whole bridge! I go straight to the TR Bridge, and was able to avoid paint-related slippage before…

When going over slick surfaces, going straight is the safest way of doing so. It’s once you start turning and your weight isn’t directly over the bike that you have problems.

Think about when you went mountain biking out in Colorado (you don’t slide out going straight over loose dirt, you slide out going around turns over loose dirt).

[Tim Kelley]

His and Hers bikes!

This was a project that took about 2 months. I went down to South Beach to get engaged and came back with a fiancee and an order for some shiny bikes.

There is a shop in Boca Raton that specializes in custom cruisers and single speed bikes that has a powder coating guy on contract that can do just about anything.

The bikes finally arrived earlier this week:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12331[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12332[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12328[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12329[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12330[/ATTACH]

[Tim Kelley]

@consularrider 144948 wrote:

Someday I’m going to rent an old fashioned bulldozer just to drive through those construction sites and clear the bike lanes.

Should we call you Marvin, or Arturas?

[Tim Kelley]

http://bikes.oobrien.com/washingtondc/#zoom=13&lon=-77.0200&lat=38.9000

Click on the EFC station and you can see the past 24 hours of docking/undocking history. Looks like there have been 2-3 spaces open the past 24 hours.

[Tim Kelley]

@Vicegrip 144744 wrote:

In a street car in street conditions a helmet just might increase the chance of an accident in the first place.

What about wearing a bike helment while driving? What about a football helment?

[Tim Kelley]

@dasgeh 144740 wrote:

Or, based on your experience this weekend, shoulder pads?

The best defense is a good offense.

[Tim Kelley]

Two words: Shin Guards.

[Tim Kelley]

@dcv 144725 wrote:

Was he wearing lycra?

Maybe tighter fitting shorts, but a looser top. Very retrogrouchy.

[Tim Kelley]

@rcannon100 144722 wrote:

You didnt run him down?????

Briefly considering commandeering an on-coming Bikeshare bike, under the Intergalactic Authority Of BikeArlington…

[Tim Kelley]

@dasgeh 144685 wrote:

I emailed GWMP and BikeArlington (#tiltingatwindmills) today to ask whether they had connected about possible treatments.

Your message was passed along to the people more appropriately involved on the infrastructure and signage side of things.

[Tim Kelley]

Thanks to everyone who came out to volunteer!

Steve, you were sorely missed.

[Tim Kelley]

More:

Our contractor AM-Liner will continue working on the 36inch Sanitary sewer pipe on S. Eads St. The schedule will be:

Tuesday August 23 to Sunday August 28 (nonstop work around the clock)
S. Eads St From 26th Rd S to 32nd St S
Both North and South bound lanes on S. Eads St will be pushed into the parking lanes

Detour
South bound traffic on S. Eads will be detoured on to Fort Scott Dr then on to S. Grant St then on to 31st St S then back to S. Eads St
East Bound traffic on S. Fort Scott St will be detoured on to S. Grant St then on to 31st St S then back to S. Eads St

Detour Signs will be posted

No parking signs have been posted on S. Eads St

[Tim Kelley]

Yes, that’s what they are trying to figure out with this work.

[Tim Kelley]

@Vicegrip 144567 wrote:

And I though it was just me that tried to time them right. They need a geoengineering company to figure out that the soil back fill under the deadmen links between the upper and lower walls was not properly compacted? The soil settled, the deadmen did not and we get a set of woop de dooz.

It has been replaced twice in the past 15 years with the same effect, so they want to see what’s going on. I think the issue was discussed at the most recent BAC meeting so there may be more details in the notes.

[Tim Kelley]

Strider! Super light weight and easy to handle.

https://www.striderbikes.com/

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