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That article was actually pretty funny. I'm Mr. Moderate on the Wave Question. Don't mean to snub anyone but it happens occasionally. MTB and recumbent riders especially seem to have their "Snub-dar"...

Parking wasn't a problem, that I recall. They did have signs you should follow to come in from the back way.

I've done it a couple of times. Very nice ride, and if I recall some good grub at the end of the ride. Mmm hot dogs.

I wish they'd add a century option. I'd rather ride a bit longer when it's a...

Every time I feel guilty for never having done this ride, I heave a sigh of relief that it conflicts with Bike Virginia.

I'm sure I would do really well if I ever had a "chance" to try it... :)

Keep up the great work, 4st7lbs. It's an amazing thing to reclaim your life.

I'm a former super-obese person as well. I was up to about 475 at one point.

This one is me at about 440:...

FWIW, I'm not elite at all, but I very, very, very seldom would "call a pass" when passing somebody out on the open road. Trails are a different story, but not public highways. Just me, maybe...

Hey, I did that ride! I'm still in the process of drying out :(

Google shows tons of "roads" that look like they have access to Skyline Drive, but I've never seen one that looks like an actual road. Usually these are blocked off fire trails if anything. They're...

that's just what a spambot WOULD say...

I was at the Tysons PS at about 7:15. Only two other people were there (maybe one was you?) Not much there. I skipped breakfast thinking I could pick up a brownie or something like I did last year,...

Ugh, crappy new McMansion going in right where the W&OD parallels Virginia (Ln? St? Ave?). What a stupid place to squeeze in another house. That thing is going to have about 4 feet of front yard.

I got called an idiot by a self-righteous biker on the CCT right near Bethesda a couple of weeks ago because I zipped into the oncoming lane, passed somebody in front of me, and zipped back into my...

The way i usually cross Rt 7 is to cut through the covered Olive Garden parking lot to the frontage road in front of the bagel place and cross at the Ford dealership. Sometimes I'll just stay right...

Freshbikes in Arlington has one of the new Specialized e-bikes in. That thing is amazing. Riding it is just wild. You barely turn the pedals and it just rockets forward. When you let up the effort...

Had to work late :(

Still took the long way home though.

A great ride except for the clouds of bugs expressing their "Gnatitude" ©

OK, guess I'm just a jug-head :)

The Jersey intersections, and the one in Fairfax are called "jug-handles" I believe. I wouldn't call them traffic circles.

They were working on the ramp when I went through too. I was going to rant about how they were just using it to park their tools and using it as a workbench. I didn't realize they were making it...

I saw a fair number of riders out and about. There was some kind of group ride or event in Luray I think. I saw quite a few identi-kitted groups riding in packs.

Or maybe it wasn't their kits....

Yup. I've done MoM three times. Last year I missed because I had emergency surgery in April and was off the bike for 2 months.

Come to think of it, this time a year ago I was in the hospital...

I really overextended myself on today's ride, and gave myself a little scare. I did a 100 mile ride that crossed the Shenandoah Valley, going over 4 major climbs. It was an out-and-back so I had to...

My favorite near-death experience at Gravelly Point was with a guy on roller blades and some ski poles like you would use with cross-country skis. Complete with pointy ends.

He stopped on the...

I've only ridden up the hill twice. Both times I chickened out at the s-curve. It really wasn't the steepness. It was just the narrowness and the guardrails. I've fallen over at slow speed before and...

On Monday evening I saw two young women on Cabis heading WEST on the W&OD at Sandburg St near Gallows. It was actually getting a bit late. I hope they had time to get back before it got dark....

I have a pair of Specialized BG gloves from a few years ago that I like, but are disintegrating. They had a velcro closure and were fairly easy to remove. I bought a newer pair last fall, and they...