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@DaveK 25794 wrote:

I’ll probably swing by after the FB ride. Because everyone needs more sweaty spandex in their lives.

Will most likely do the same.

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There’s another one down before the point after the turn for the bus parking.

http://goo.gl/maps/8ZnJ

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I keep looking hoping that one day I’ll see calves, but still…nothing 😮

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I’d ditch the integrated stem. The first link elcee gave is a good idea. On the other hand…I too have an older road bike, and I converted my quill stem to threadless — the adapter was only $20. (Something like this: http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=43651&category=784) Then you’d have a lot more options for stems of various angles and lengths.

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2¢ – You could go to Good Stuff Eatery in Crystal City and get milkshakes that fit nicely into bottle cages.

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I’m a girl. I want a Sweetpea.

http://www.sweetpeabicycles.com/lust/the-a-line/

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Me – doing my laps at Hains Point
You – father with 2 little girls and wife with a ridiculously cute dog on a fully extended retractable leash that darted across the road in front of me
Me – jammed the brakes to avoid the dog and as I passed, exclaimed, “jeez!”
You – setting a good example for your children gasped sarcastically and said, “oh my god, it’s the worst thing ever!”

Sir, actually, no, my seeing you and your family and having my hands on the brakes ready for what might happen as I passed was in fact not the worst thing ever. The worst thing ever may have been if it were about 1 minute hence as a peloton of about 40 guys going 25mph (maybe faster) with really no expectations of slowing down and your dog darted in from of THEM. Your children would have had the pleasure of seeing your dog run over and quite possibly a horrific crash involving who knows how many riders. But as it was, it was just me, so no harm done, but I appreciate your apology for creating the dangerous situation. Oh wait, there wasn’t one.

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@vvill 25046 wrote:

I was flabbergasted when I first learned that you couldn’t adjust the reach on Shimano levers.

After struggling with the reach on my 105s and getting to feel Jabber’s SRAM Reds, I suddenly was, too! I’ve swapped out half a dozen handlebars trying to get the setup to work, and it just doesn’t. I’ll be in the same boat as the OP in a few months, looking to upgrade. Almost entirely sure I won’t be buying carbon — I feel I still have a lot of room to grow. But whatever I do get will have SRAM.

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@jabberwocky 24814 wrote:

For the Alpine last year, I just ran my plain 23mm Pro3s. All the offroad sections are uphill (aside from the very top of the second big descent). Climbing dirt at low speed on road tires ain’t bad.

I know the loop has been switched up a bit this year, but unless I hear there are some truly MTB-worthy sections I’ll likely just ride my normal road tires again.

Not sure the same can be said for Devil’s Backbone though. I know at least at the very end there’s a gravel descent. I was rocking Gatorskins for a while, which are pretty bomb-proof. Might try those again.

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I’m one whose SOP is to ride with glasses. But lately with the steamy conditions and my tendency to fog up glasses whenever I stop, I have been riding with them less. I’m somewhat amazed that certain species of bugs survive when they clearly have no self-preservation instincts. I have had more large flying things bounce off my eyes and set them to watering than I feel rightfully should. The unlucky ones find themselves in a bath of hydrochloric acid. Really, bug? You didn’t see that coming?

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@culimerc 24802 wrote:

Time to start making the Fall calendar.

Devils Backbone monster cross 8/25
Jeremy Bishop gran fondo 9/15
Back Roads century 9/23
Culpeper century 10/6
DCCX 10/21

Good list:)

(If anybody has tire recco’s for mounting on the road bike for Devil’s Backbone and the Alpine Gran Fondo, it would be much appreciated.)

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@Terpfan 24711 wrote:

Although I would venture to guess Cabi has some smartphone-based system that lets you see if a station has bikes.

There is one — it’s called Spotcycle. It’s not always easy to predict how much traffic each Cabi station is going to get. Particularly when a new one goes in, there are issues with balancing bike numbers. The system isn’t perfect, but they’re working on it all the time.

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I have to put in a shameless plug for a film my friend made called Chasing Legends. It follows the HTC Columbia team during the 2009 Tour. There’s really interesting stuff about race strategy in it that I had never really known before. That team did not have a contender for the GC, but they did have Mark Cavendish and one of the strongest lead out trains, so you do see how a sprint finish develops. I can loan anyone my copy (or you can always get your own for inspiration during those horrible workouts on the trainer http://www.chasinglegends.com/).

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I’ll be there but somewhat late, probably near 7:30-ish, and quite possibly completely drenched in sweat.

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W&OD from mile 0 in Arlington through Herndon is clear. Lots of debris, but clear. I’d say the biggest hazard is the people who clearly don’t remember taking the driving test and that when a light is out an intersection becomes a 4-way stop. Lots of knuckleheads blowing through non-functioning traffic lights. Careful out there, folks!

I did a short run down the MVT from Old Town till about Tulane Dr. and there was one large tree down but it’s easy to hop over (or hoist the bike over, as the case may be

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