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I always keep something like this with all of my bikes: https://www.amazon.com/Bike-Bits-Brass-Presta-Adapter/dp/B07DN2MTKQ

Fun fact: on a sunny day, the lack of shade and the shiny white soundwall combine to allow a rider to receive light and radiant heat from both sides! With hot asphalt below! Maybe we should nickname...

FCPA is pretty good about responding to trail issues. But most trails outside of the stream valley trail network aren't maintained by FCPA. It might be VDOT (who specifically don't do routine...

It's now possible to get through the I66/US50 interchange. Once you're on the south side the trail stops in a gully with the only exit to climb a steep gravel construction trail and hop a guardrail...

August, trail still covered with construction debris. I assume this falls under VDOT's general "we don't maintain trails" policy.

rode more of it today. the few sections on the correct side of the sound wall make it painfully clear how much better the trail could have been with more commitment from VDOT.

I don't really understand what FCPA is doing here. They were supposed to replace the bridge at the end of this section with one that doesn't flood every time there's a heavy rain. They haven't...

why on earth did NPS think it was a good idea to put those hilariously stupid looking bollards there to force cyclists into the wall, rather than narrowing the path by putting something against the...

The Fairfax County Parkway Trail is arguably the most important multi-modal infrastructure in Fairfax County that isn't managed by NVRPA. It's kind of crappy infrastructure, with dangerous at-grade...

The access at sarah harper is an existing trail which will eventually be the connection from waples mill. It's maintained to the usual standards of fairfax county MUPs.

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I tried yesterday, found nothing but smooth empty pavement and a "sidewalk closed" sign by 50 off fairfax farms road. The map says it's green, but also indicates that the trail goes through a house...

I disagree. After about 15 miles I was like "seriously?" :D At least I had front panniers to act as breakwaters.

Also, I object to it being 9 years.

don't forget how vdot does road work in fairfax! sure as heck they'll just shut down the trail when they feel like it, no detours. (pic from ffx county parkway, as of sunday. yes that's a desire...

wait, you thought VDOT was going to prioritize finishing a trail they didn't want to do in the first place?

I was thinking more the "gates of duloc"
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wait, so first they paint, then they cover up the paint?

I wonder why they're so stubbornly resistant to adding a cold patch ramp. Instinctive reaction to the idea of taking "car lane" space? (I can get why they don't want to add a cut, that would probably...

By law, cars need to be stored in an area that's firewalled from residential space. Large li-ion batteries combust in a similarly catastrophic manner, and probably should be stored in a similar...

per buck v bell, the state has a vested interest in weeding out the gene pool

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I always attached the take a look to the helmet visor. I do need glasses, so I was never brave enough to attach a mirror to them. (I don't really care if the mirror goes flying off, but if I screw up...

I mean, it isn't safe to have a cone in the middle of the trail, right?

I used the take a look for a few years with mostly positive results. I did manage to knock it off a couple of times. There is a lot of adjustment possible (don't be afraid to bend it around until...

yes, was originally a reservoir. it's been dredged before, more than once, but dredging is a lot more expensive and there's nowhere left to put the dirt. basic problem is too much sediment coming in,...