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What the difference between a porcupine and a BMW?

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“certain Republican leaders believe that bike infrastructure is a core partisan issue”

and apparently certain forum commenters and readers.

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And you can’t pause or mute it. Stupid nbcwashington.

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+1 on NR Lumina 650. USB charging super handy. I even use it as a regular flashlight around the house. Just so darn handy.

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expand your marketing to include motorcycles. Many of the same problems solved with exactly the same device. Will need different mount, look at how Go Pro cameras do it (tank, fairing, etc.).

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How about the Wintergreen ascent? (up to BRP from the valley)?

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Ask your tour guides — they might know some good loops. Also, I’ve just used regular maps purchases locally and biked wherever I want to go (staying off of major freeways, of course). Italian automobile drivers are very good around cyclists in those regions, probably because they are cyclists themselves.

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@dasgeh 55964 wrote:

I can answer that last one. I live in Cherrydale . . . .

I don’t think your section of the trail is unsafe at all. The section that is unsafe is west from the overpass going over the I-66 westbound Glebe Road exit, i.e., where the collision was.

The I-66 wall along the south side of the path creates blind corners and leaves no escape route on the wall-side of the path. The wall also causes people on that side to ride/walk/run further from the edge of the already-narrow trail.

And to top it off, the section naturally encourages higher speeds by the combination of mild grades in each direction, but especially in the west-bound direction.

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@birddog 54900 wrote:

Good rule of thumb – if you wouldn’t drive or walk through a neighborhood, don’t pedal through it.

Seriously – NE DC is one of the most dangerous places in the mid-atlantic. Don’t be surprised if you get mugged.

Point a: Not limited to “bad” neighborhoods. See, e.g., Custis Trail.

Point b: Yes, you are just “asking for it” going there dressed like that. (sarcasm)

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@myoglobinologist 54868 wrote:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/bicyclist-severely-beaten-on-dc-trail/2013/06/11/b61e2f3a-d300-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_local

I’m shocked.

I’m not. The paths are not safe.

“The woman said police appeared quickly, but apparently no arrests were made.”

Not quickly enough. There’s no way the police can help you in the few seconds it takes to go from happy commuter to bloody victim.

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@foldies4ever 54820 wrote:

Hello Everyone,

I just recently started to commute to work on my road bike.

Chris

I had the same problem after not riding for a long while. Nothing changed in bike fit, which was fine. What changed was rider fit…ness. I was able to recover by (1) taking a day off from riding midweek to let the tendon recover, and (2) strengthening that muscle and tendon by doing calf raises from a raised board.

I’m not 20 yo anymore, can’t just hop on and pedal like mad.

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@Indelium 49977 wrote:

My apartment is on S. Cleveland St, near the Giant. Trying to get safely to Memorial Bridge.

Dumb question — but why Memorial Bridge? Would Key or 14th St. work better? I would consider going 14th even if it adds a mile or so to your commute. From where you are, you can take back streets, cut through Army Navy CC to Army Navy drive and work your way to the Mt. Vernon trail. Or just shoot down Walter Reed to the 4 Mile Run trail and take it to Mt. Vernon.

The 14th St. Bridge is the easiest/best/safest bridge crossing for cyclists (IMO). And you will have avoided those insane at-grade crossings across the Parkway.

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@Vicegrip 48937 wrote:

. . . .It started out as a $400 junkyard 1977 porsche 911. I had it burned and acid dipped then I cut it down to 310 pounds (some of us car guys are weight weenies too) Tube framed it for stiffness, caged and built the drivers compartment to Pro level rules for safety. Replaced the torsion bar susp with coilover and stuffed a bone stock 3.6L air cooled 993 motor in it. 2000 pounds wet but only 250 HP at the wheels. Under $20K spent and will do 1:18s at Summit Point . . . .[ATTACH=CONFIG]2690[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2691[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2692[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2693[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2694[/ATTACH]

If I was going to be Four Wheels, that would be perfect. I will comment no more on this horrible car content.

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@DaveK 48798 wrote:

Yeah, we’re gonna need more details and pictures of the car immediately. Nice lap!

Yes. I know a good rider can run under 1:20 on an unmodified motorcycle, but I didn’t think that was possible in an unmodified car. Serious trackiness afoot, methinks.

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@txgoonie 48458 wrote:

Victim reported on the MABRA listserv:
Just a heads up to everybody that uses the Custis trail in Arlington. I was attacked by two guys with a gun at 10pm last night and robbed and beaten. They knocked me off my bike and unfortunately I broken [sic] a number of bones in the fall. I fought back which made things worse. Please be vigilant on that trail as I thought it was pretty safe!

Cr@p. I’m not a member of MABRA, so I can’t post. Please give “big-john” my heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery. I don’t know who he is, but I’ve been worried sick about him since that night.

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