Register
Help
Remember Me?
What's New?
Forum
New Posts
FAQ
Calendar
Community
Member List
Forum Actions
Mark Forums Read
Quick Links
Today's Posts
View Site Leaders
Thanks / Like Statistics
Hottest Threads / Posts
Advanced Search
Member List
Boomer2U
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the
FAQ.
You must
register
to post.
After registering, your first post will be reviewed before it appears. We've found this is necessary to limit spam. Registration is free and quick. To view forum posts, select the topic that you want to visit from the list on the forum home page. (Click the "forum" tab on any page to go to the home page.) Under each topic, you can add a comment to an existing discussion, or click "Post New Thread" to start a new discussion.
Boomer2U
Senior Member
Find latest posts
Find latest started threads
Mini Statistics
Join Date
11-29-2014
Last Activity
10-01-2018
10:44 PM
Avatar
More
4
Friends
Steve O
dkel
kwarkentien
Powerful Pete
Recent Visitors
The last 10 visitor(s) to this page were:
Birru
,
fxbooks
,
josh
,
LhasaCM
,
MrTinDC
,
Rockford10
,
Stevenroy
,
streetsmarts
,
worktheweb
,
yohocoo
This page has had
30,929
visits
Tab Content
Boomer2U's Activity
About Me
Friends
Tab Content
All
Boomer2U
Friends
Photos
New Activity (
)
Please reload this page to view the 200+ new activity items that have been created.
Older Activity
Today,
07:14 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Great Pumpkin Ride 2018
in
Events
I'm going against my usual virtuous nature:
see more
48 replies | 3200 view(s)
10-19-2018,
11:36 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Recommend tires
in
Bikes & Equipment
That's the harder way. I just remount my tire in the opposite direction from the little pointy arrow.
see more
12 replies | 285 view(s)
10-19-2018,
11:29 PM
dkel
replied to a thread
Recommend tires
in
Bikes & Equipment
If you ride backwards, rubber actually accumulates from the road surface back onto your tires. Right, Steve O?
see more
12 replies | 285 view(s)
10-19-2018,
11:26 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Recommend tires
in
Bikes & Equipment
The way to do this is to wait until the threads start to show and then unride them about 100 miles.
see more
12 replies | 285 view(s)
10-19-2018,
06:06 PM
dkel
replied to a thread
Recommend tires
in
Bikes & Equipment
Regarding slicks in the wet, Uncle Sheldon explains that channels in bike tire tread are unnecessary because bike tires can’t hydroplane, so the...
see more
12 replies | 285 view(s)
10-19-2018,
03:23 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Getting from Arlington to DC
in
Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee
As much as that railing feels uncomfortable, no one has ever been blown off their bike into the river--even on the windiest of days. One would have...
see more
20 replies | 513 view(s)
10-19-2018,
03:15 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
October 2018 - Road & Trail Conditions
in
Road and Trail Conditions
Correction to this. The detour sign was just after passing under Mt. Vernon, not just past Eads.
see more
56 replies | 3179 view(s)
10-19-2018,
03:13 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Post pics of your bike thread
in
Pictures & Videos
Hey peoples who know something: If it rains some Friday night (tonight) and they race all day Saturday under cloudy skies with a high in the...
see more
1043 replies | 243479 view(s)
10-19-2018,
03:08 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Post pics of your bike thread
in
Pictures & Videos
Yep. I saw the TR etched on the BB. Repurposed once again as a newbie CX bike.
see more
1043 replies | 243479 view(s)
10-18-2018,
03:45 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Post pics of your bike thread
in
Pictures & Videos
Phuoc didn't have any knobbies lying around. I still have time to figure that out I suppose and grab a pair of something else before Sunday. ...
see more
1043 replies | 243479 view(s)
10-18-2018,
03:28 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Getting from Arlington to DC
in
Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee
I dunno. Here's its companion: (FYI - this was taken walking to Obama's first inauguration. The TR Bridge was closed to vehicular traffic,...
see more
20 replies | 513 view(s)
10-18-2018,
03:11 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
October 2018 - Road & Trail Conditions
in
Road and Trail Conditions
I rode westbound about 1:30pm and was detoured just past Eads towards Glebe. There was no second detour sign directing me what to do, so I got on...
see more
56 replies | 3179 view(s)
10-16-2018,
12:56 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Memorial Bridge lane closures will be "permanent" through 2021
in
Commuters
I'll just get this out of the way now: --------------------------- Traffic snarled when cyclist struck on GW Parkway A cyclist was struck and...
see more
28 replies | 1211 view(s)
10-16-2018,
12:41 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Post pics of your bike thread
in
Pictures & Videos
Since I inadvisedly registered for DCCX with no bike I was forced to find one. Here she is. Frame found lying around at the Bike Club, built up...
see more
1043 replies | 243479 view(s)
10-16-2018,
12:06 PM
kwarkentien
replied to a thread
Post your ride pics
in
Pictures & Videos
I loved loved loved this! Bentbike’s music was fabulous and perfectly matched the video. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Put a smile on my face today....
see more
3438 replies | 801085 view(s)
10-09-2018,
04:43 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Disaster Relief Trials
in
Events
"the rider" is the infamous LeprosyStudyGroup here on the forum. Often abbreviated to LSG.
see more
73 replies | 5436 view(s)
10-08-2018,
09:16 AM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Captain a Tandem With Metropolitan Washington Association of Blind Athletes
in
General Discussion
Here's a pic taken at Lake Artemesia from yesterday's ride. We had 11 riders total on four tandems and one triple. Much fun!
see more
8 replies | 1077 view(s)
10-07-2018,
09:07 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Dockless Bikeshare - The Dockpocalypse Nears
in
General Discussion
A whole bunch of them have shown up in Crystal City/Pentagon City...
see more
361 replies | 42967 view(s)
10-07-2018,
08:59 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
#CrossIsComing
in
Events
Reason 1) is being mitigated. Phuoc at Bike Club is putting a bike together from stuff we found lying around (this is literally true - we found a...
see more
31 replies | 2147 view(s)
10-02-2018,
09:53 PM
dkel
replied to a thread
Trail closed under Roosevelt Bridge -- 10/2/18
in
Road and Trail Conditions
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
see more
48 replies | 2914 view(s)
10-01-2018,
10:44 PM
Boomer2U
replied to a thread
Monday Morning Pancake Club
in
Commuters
MMPC celebrated the 1st of October outdoors today @ Lazy Mike's L2R: yours truly, JoshA, @consularrider, Ben, @FastFriendlyGuy Sent from my VS501...
see more
147 replies | 32644 view(s)
10-01-2018,
05:37 AM
Boomer2U
replied to a thread
Weekly Coffee Gatherings
in
Events
Coffeeneuring 2018 Challenge Crossreference link......
see more
164 replies | 66223 view(s)
10-01-2018,
05:32 AM
Boomer2U
started a thread
Coffeeneuring 2018 is coming
in
Events
The Chasing Mailboxes Coffeeneuring Challenge is a relaxed cycling endeavor for people everywhere, and it’s coming your way once again, starting...
see more
0 replies | 241 view(s)
09-30-2018,
11:29 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
#CrossIsComing
in
Events
Decided.
see more
31 replies | 2147 view(s)
09-30-2018,
10:38 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Hit-and-run from May
in
Crashes, Close Calls and Incidents
You should call Bruce Deming and see if he has any advice.
see more
11 replies | 621 view(s)
09-30-2018,
06:40 AM
Boomer2U
replied to a thread
Post your ride pics
in
Pictures & Videos
Had a great ride on a beautiful afternoon yesterday with delightful company, Nadine Beck, out and back on the WOD to the Reston Lakes and Rollers. I...
see more
3438 replies | 801085 view(s)
09-30-2018,
06:36 AM
Boomer2U
replied to a thread
Weekly Coffee Gatherings
in
Events
Pics don't lie Sent from my VS501 using Tapatalk
see more
164 replies | 66223 view(s)
09-28-2018,
03:31 PM
Boomer2U
replied to a thread
Weekly Coffee Gatherings
in
Events
Last Thursday afternoon, @consularrider and I had our own impromptu "expat" pre-season coffeeneuring & brownie ride in the pouring rain to Caffe...
see more
164 replies | 66223 view(s)
09-27-2018,
06:25 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
September 2018 - Road and Trail conditions
in
Road and Trail Conditions
Your whole video is only about a minute long, from the Jefferson until you are riding along on the bridge, so I think you are overestimating the...
see more
72 replies | 5162 view(s)
09-27-2018,
06:16 PM
Steve O
replied to a thread
Captain a Tandem With Metropolitan Washington Association of Blind Athletes
in
General Discussion
Nice article in the Washington Post about our rides....
see more
8 replies | 1077 view(s)
More Activity
No More Results
No Recent Activity
About Boomer2U
Basic Information
About Boomer2U
Location:
Falls Church VA
Interests:
Cycling & fixing bikes
Occupation:
Friend of the Forests
Statistics
Total Posts
Total Posts
799
Posts Per Day
0.56
General Information
Last Activity
10-01-2018
10:44 PM
Join Date
11-29-2014
Referrals
2
4
Friends
dkel
Venerated Senior Member
kwarkentien
Regularly Contributing Member
Powerful Pete
Regularly Contributing Member
Steve O
Academy Award Nominated Member
Showing Friends 1 to 4 of 4
Find latest posts