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Several weeks ago, probably well over a month since time has been flying, I was heading eastward on the W&OD very slowly up the Buckthorn hill. I suddenly was passed by something that looked like a soapbox derby entry. I decided that it must be powered. After the downhill, I passed by another cyclist who asked me if I had seen it, and he also said that it must have been powered.

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@lordofthemark 147589 wrote:

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The Pedi Sukkah comes to Troy, NY.

PrincessoftheMark, above, did not not actually transport it, but at least she has the right idea.

Out of curiosity, what if any is your connection to Troy, NY? I was both an undergrad and grad student at RPI many years ago.

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There does not seem to be any indication that it is a bike lane, e.g., bike symbols.

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@cvcalhoun 147357 wrote:

Solely for the purpose of aggravating all the commuters who come off the CCT?

That can’t be it. I was aggravated, and being retired I am not a commuter.

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Does anyone know why there is construction on K Street underneath the Freeway in the block or two before the CCT begins?

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It probably causes cancer.

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@KLizotte 146454 wrote:

I rode the ART from DC to a little over the MD border. It’s fantastic! They are still working on the trail and some places could use a good sweeping but overall it’s a blast to ride. I’m a bit puzzled at some of the wavy sections when it looks like they could have just gone straight but I’m not a civil engineer (good fun on a trike though). Also the boardwalks don’t have wooden planks! Yay! Can’t wait until it is complete. I presume it will connect to the extensive trail network on the MD side.

You aren’t referring to the “wavy section” of the second picture in post #6 of this thread, are you? I thought that was a problem with the picture.

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@vern 145157 wrote:

I’ll bet that the new section in Vienna is at least as wide as the Georgetown Pike. I know that’s not saying much (for cars), but it’s pretty darn wide for a MUP.

It’s a good thing that the wide section does not continue west to Maple, or cars would be turning into it, accidentally or on purpose.

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They were ripping up the pavement today in the eastbound lane of the W&OD trail at the top of the Buckthorn Road hill.

Also they are preparing for the detour just west of Vienna as they were improving the horse path for bicycle use,

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I once had a nightmare that I was riding westward on the W&OD. When I came to the US-15 bypass east of Leesburg and was heading down the hill, I could not find my brake levers and crashed. I got up, none the worse for wear, but my handlebars had twisted. So I twisted them back and continued.

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As to dangerous places along the MVT, don’t forget that when you enter Alexandria’s streets going south, you cross a railroad track at a 45 degree angle. I have seen several crashes by cyclists who instead of turning so they are perpendicular to the tracks, get their front wheel caught. I did that once many years ago.

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When I rode through the new section in Vienna, I was thinking, this seems the widest section of the entire W&OD trail. Does anyone know?

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When I was at the Wiehle Road intersection with the W&OD at about 10:30 AM today, they had torn up the median in the middle of Wiehle. Signs were up saying that the sidewalk was closed which isn’t an exact description. No signs said how one was supposed to detour, so things were a mess.

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@cvcalhoun 145364 wrote:

I’ve got a Cygolite Trion 1300, the default setting on which is 600 lumens. Normally, when I’m riding on the Capital Crescent Trail at night and see an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian, I swivel my light so it points far to the right (off the trail), to avoid blinding people. But then a couple of days ago, this happened:

Him: Approaches with a light blazing with the light of 1,000 suns.
Me: Swiveling my light so it points more downward toward the trail, but having to keep it directly on the trail so that I can still see the trail when my eyes have stopped being habituated to the darkness due to his light.
Him (as he passes me): “Turn your light down!”

Fortunately, I had the presence of mind to call back, “You, too!” (Normally, retorts like that occur to me 10 minutes later, when they do no good.” But seriously, dude, if you know you’re supposed to turn down or cover your light, why aren’t you doing it?

I swivel my light as you do. I find that few people do that. Most who do anything seem to cover their light with a hand which I find rather difficult to do while keeping control of the bike.

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I don’t know any of my bikes’ names. I will have to ask them. :rolleyes:

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