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Today, 12:26 PM

Steve O replied to a thread DC Bike Forum Bicycle Tag (#bikeforumbicycletag) in Events

National Park Service I believe. I took it by the Washington Monument. Sent from my LGMP260 using Tapatalk

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Today, 09:02 AM

Steve O replied to a thread DC Bike Forum Bicycle Tag (#bikeforumbicycletag) in Events

I'm it! Sent from my LGMP260 using Tapatalk

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Yesterday, 02:39 PM

Steve O replied to a thread First 2018 Bicycle Fan Club Ride - Sunday, May 6 in Events

Posting here is fine, but tickets are for those who pay the piper.

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Yesterday, 02:30 PM

Steve O replied to a thread The Ethics of Breaking Traffic Laws in General Discussion

Depends on what you mean by "we." In the DMV about one pedestrian is killed per week by a driver, so I would assume some are being hit pretty much...

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Yesterday, 02:17 PM

Steve O replied to a thread What's in your pouch? in Bikes & Equipment

My saddle bag has in it (I think) 2 tire levers tube patch kit (patches, glue and a couple glueless patches in case the glue has dried out)...

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04-18-2018, 03:25 PM

Steve O replied to a thread Bike lanes are just parking spaces in General Discussion

Agree. The solution here is to remove the painted bike lanes and put in giant sharrows. Traffic is both light and generally slow; this is a fine...

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04-18-2018, 03:11 PM

Steve O started a thread Time to start the Bike Bowling Leagues in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Now that Freezing Saddles is over, it's time to start up the bike bowling. All we need is a field, some traffic barrels and lots of beer. ...

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04-18-2018, 11:52 AM

Steve O replied to a thread Birding Arlington by Bike - Sat., 4/28 (Raindate of 4/29) in Events

Elbows - if you PM me your email address, I can give you edit access to the Google Calendar, and you can post there, too.

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04-16-2018, 01:54 PM

Steve O replied to a thread National Bike Challenge 018 in General Discussion

I think the claim is that if you have a profile on "lovetoride" you can log in. Since last year's NBC was on People for Bikes, it's different. I...

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04-16-2018, 01:40 PM

Steve O replied to a thread First 2018 Bicycle Fan Club Ride - Sunday, May 6 in Events

Now's the time to doublecheck and clear your calendar for this year's first Bicycle Fan Club Ride. Nationals v. Phillies. Sunday, May 6 The...

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04-15-2018, 11:57 AM

dkel replied to a thread Please Stop Asking If I am Okay in General Discussion

I don’t know...Bob doesn’t look like that bird, but the rest is pretty much spot on.

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04-13-2018, 03:00 PM

Steve O replied to a thread Good News on Infrastructure thread in General Discussion

CORRECTION: It's not the Roosevelt Bridge. It's a bridge that carries I-66 traffic over a couple of ramps just after coming off the Roosevelt Bridge...

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04-13-2018, 02:14 PM

Steve O replied to a thread Good News on Infrastructure thread in General Discussion

I was just alerted to this: http://www.alexandrianews.org/2018/04/vdot-to-renew-i-66-bridge-in-rosslyn/ It's a VDOT project to overhaul the...

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04-12-2018, 11:00 AM

dkel replied to a thread The Ethics of Breaking Traffic Laws in General Discussion

Were you reading the same article I was?

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04-10-2018, 08:02 PM

Steve O replied to a thread NEW RSVP List – Re-scheduled FS End-of-Season Celebration – Monday, 9 April 2018 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Photos from happy hour, post #3 The Titanium Geraniums, winner of Most Ride Days and Days+Miles London Bridge "winners" The...

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04-10-2018, 08:02 PM

dkel replied to a thread DC Bike Forum Bicycle Tag (#bikeforumbicycletag) in Events

And Steve O wants you to play so bad, he will buy you a beer. (And since no one has played in more than a year, doing anything at all on this is a...

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04-10-2018, 07:44 PM

Steve O replied to a thread NEW RSVP List – Re-scheduled FS End-of-Season Celebration – Monday, 9 April 2018 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Photos from the happy hour, post #2

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04-10-2018, 07:42 PM

Steve O replied to a thread NEW RSVP List – Re-scheduled FS End-of-Season Celebration – Monday, 9 April 2018 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Photos from the Happy Hour, post #1. I have a lousy camera.

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04-10-2018, 05:10 PM

Boomer2U replied to a thread NEW RSVP List – Re-scheduled FS End-of-Season Celebration – Monday, 9 April 2018 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1. The Rookie class of BAFS2018 2. The leading cyclists of BAFS2018, Lynn and Josh 3. @CGBanimal, the most decorated awardee (including Arlington...

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04-10-2018, 05:04 PM

Boomer2U replied to a thread NEW RSVP List – Re-scheduled FS End-of-Season Celebration – Monday, 9 April 2018 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Shout out to @wheels&wings and this merry band of organizers behind the scenes that made #BAFS2018 a roaring success for the rest of us. Elite!! ...

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04-10-2018, 04:06 PM

Steve O replied to a thread DC Bike Forum Bicycle Tag (#bikeforumbicycletag) in Events

For those of you who are already missing NOTORIOUS, or Calvinball, or Freezing Saddles in general, and you want a simple game to play, Bicycle Tag is...

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04-10-2018, 03:37 PM

Steve O replied to a thread NEW RSVP List – Re-scheduled FS End-of-Season Celebration – Monday, 9 April 2018 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Pointless Prizes from Steve O: March Madness Memorial UVA Choke Award "commendation" For coughing up the lead on the Ride Days leaderboard,...

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04-10-2018, 11:59 AM

Steve O replied to a poll Clever Caption Poll in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

For those of you who were not at the Happy Hour, the winning caption was for Picture #3 by bobco85. Full credits: Emm - photographer Sarah Bee -...

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