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@Tim Kelley 53067 wrote:
Oh and here’s the DC Rainmaker post on this topic: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/09/wine-vs-workouts-effects-of-alcohol.html (Have I really been reading his blog for more than 5 years?!?)
Not exactly a controlled experiment. A sample of 2 workouts? C’mon. (Says the girl whose team’s title sponsor is Dogfish Head
@AMRunBike 52092 wrote:
I would like to come, but I’m not comfortable riding on the trails in the dark, so I might only be able to stay for one drink
(I’m coming from Old Town Alexandria.) It would be cool to meet the group, though! 
I’ll be going to Del Ray, so you can follow me if you like.
And eminva — I was just giving the gentlemen a hard time! I may hit the segment on the way to HH just to see what all the fuss is about, but you can be sure I’ll be stopping lest anyone pokes into my ride data
@Honeybadger6 51834 wrote:
HH can be drunken strava segment competition instead?
I think riding that segment drunk would be an extraordinarily bad idea
I just wanted to jump in b/c I talked to Jason about the segment off-line. I encouraged him to come to the HH and, since he and Tim also have a long-standing Strava rivalry (an entirely friendly one), thought it would be funny to grab the KOM beforehand. I needled him to try it b/c I — as you can see earlier — was angling to get a beer for myself! So I wanna to put to bed any misapprehension about the KOM being gotten “at all costs.” It really wasn’t. Jason returned from his ride thinking that he hadn’t gotten it, immediately saying the segment was dangerous and probably ought to get flagged (but didn’t want to ruin the forum fun by doing so). Diving into the details of any questionable Strava segment will certainly reveal some devilish behavior — we’ve discussed that ad nauseam. Who would rather talk about the beer wall?
@mstone 50375 wrote:
I’ve always done the ol’ “run along while holding the seat”. As you noted, balance requires a certain speed, and that just takes confidence. If you can reassure them that you’ll be right there to catch them, they can be more willing to try.
Ah, yes, I remember it well. And then the parent just conveniently forgets to say something when they let go. It does, however, require the pedals to be on and the seat to be low enough for feet to touch the ground. There may be whining and protesting and needing assurance that you won’t let go with this method, but kids have a way of forgetting that when they realize they’re pedaling on their own
A teammate of mine has these on his commuter (the little red things in the photo below):
http://www.ihomeaudio.com/iHM77B5/[ATTACH=CONFIG]2754[/ATTACH]
They’re amazing. They get quite a response on the trail. People seem to speed up/slow down to enjoy the tunes for a short while
(Sorry, to have hijacked the thread!)
Didn’t get a ride in today either. Sorry I have to missed it.