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Now thats cool…..

Do not get the Red one. If someone on the landing party was to die it was always a red shirt guy.

I am thinking hard on the NASA one. Who makes the jersey? It has an R in a 3/4 circle on it.

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@Tim Kelley 36114 wrote:

“Bicycling” is like a bike version of the check out aisle magazines at the grocery store.

Sample article titles from the Cover:

The Hottest New Bikes Get Fit and Stay Fit

Lose Weight and Build Muscle – The Superfood every rider needs!

8 Things to Know When Choosing a Bike

Technique Tips to Perfect Posture, Conquer Hills & Minimize Fatigue

Also on that month’s cover is a rather attractive cyclist in everything just right kit. Someone close to me signed me up for a year after finding out I was riding.

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Well OK then. 79 in 2 days seemed easy even for a OFIL. Thanks for the Western ride tips. i am looking to steal a day and try a Century. My butt just chimed in and asked for paved roads only please, it does not seem follow rule#5.

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Nuts! I could have used this as good “reason” to get in another ride in onSun afternoon to add to the 50 done. Who needs a leaf free yard anyway?

I see i need to start exploring West.

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Count me out

Seems being in your 50s is not middle aged….:mad:

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And weight in a photograph of a lady rider on the front page of the VA print edition the no less. Can’t help but think she looks like she is suffering from a rib stitch.

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I saw more than a few people with BA blinky lights on while coming west on the Custis last night during the give away event. One lady had her dog well marked as well. Good to meet some of the regulars here and the folks that power Bike Arlington. Pete / Dirt was hard to miss, he and his way cool 2 wheeled PU truck were festooned with about 3000 lumens of blinkies.
Thanks again to Bike Arlington for looking out for all the people on the paths, riders and non riders alike. I am seeing the light now that I am doing more dusk and night ride and my shiny new Bike Arlington vest will see plenty of dark in the coming months. Have some extra red and white blinkies in the pocket carry bag to hand out to Ninjas when the opportunity arises.

Kurt

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Looks like I can make it by tonight to put faces to names. Glad to help out if a help is needed.

Kurt.

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@culimerc 35227 wrote:

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Just so you know it does work just fine.

Nice! Good car, good year, a true everyday exotic. New enough that the heat and AC works but it is still light and nimble enough to attack the twisty bits and feel what you are doing.

The Panamera is a nice drivng car that looks like 2 groups were tasked with design and they ended up deadlocked in an unresolved argument.

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Yes I fully understand the N+1 rule as it also seems to hold true for old sports cars. I figured out that I have lots of bike space in the shop by breaking one of the “rules” I hang them (gasp!) upside down by their wheels. In my estimation I think I have room for another 2 or 3 but first I need build a good motor. One good aspect of bikes over race cars is you only need one motor and it works on them all.
As to n00b mistakes. I now come home and think of how many flubs I committed. If the number is under 2 or 3 I consider the ride a success. I had my first “Crazy Ivan” on Sat. A calm clear “On your left” caused the lady portion of a couple out for a ride to !!! and turn into the guardrail right at the entrance of the the overpass at national airport. I stopped and asked if all was OK. Hubby was giving me the OK sign and waving me on with a “My wife is such a ditz” kind of expression. Stopped at the intersection of custis and WO&D to take the sleeves off my jacket. Then I proceeded to wobble around like a drunk while trying to to clip in while the bike was in 9th gear. Seems I had forgotten to drop to the 5 ring and I stepped in some twig packed mud which made for a good klutz combo. Naturally the intersection was populated by plenty of folks so my own “If no one saw it it did not happen” rule was not enforceable. All day my clip ins were clean and quick but that one.

Had a car honk at me and jam on the gas as he made a tight pass even when he had plenty of room to move over, there were no oncoming cars and I was hugging the right. Little bit later I got to give him the hairy eyeball as I pulled up, stopped right at his door, puffed up tall in the saddle and looked down at him while he was at a red light. I am not small or spindly like he was and he was a lot quieter then….

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@Tim Kelley 35066 wrote:

Welcome! How did you find out about the forum?

Looking forward to seeing you at Lights For Bikes!

Googled “wash DC area bike forums”

@Tim Kelley 35068 wrote:

Oh, and because you mentioned the competition aspect, check out:

http://www.strava.com

and

http://www.cycleops.com/products/power-meters.html

Thanks for the tips. I am on Strava as kurt mickelwait and will look into the cycleops site. (I won’t tell them I am using a kurt brand fluid trainer) I am a long way from being competitive considering the watt outputs the guys at the fast end of the charts are making. My other ride makes 207,338 watts. 😎
I do like to see if my efforts are making for improvements. In automotive road racig we use similer GPS enabled data systems. They gather all kinds of info on the car and the driving and lets me digest what works and what does not. sometime waht feels fast is not. @dasgeh 35125 wrote:

One advantage of fast bikes over fast cars is that fast cars can get you into a lot more trouble with the law. Not that I know

The faster I get on the track the slower I drive on the street for some reason.
Work and faimly got in the way of getting in a ride down to the lights give away today but I will try and make the next one.

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