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The real question is: Will Rapha expand their line to reach Sumo-Fred?

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@DaveK 67597 wrote:

It is usable. The marathon is run on the HOV bridge. You’ll have to be careful on the DC end because you’ll hit the course close by the ramp down from the bridge.

Thanks. I hoped it would at least be open to get across.

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TwoWheels & Consular: I hope you guys had a good ride. I finished . . . eventually. It was my first century(+) and I ended up availing myself of the rest stops quite a bit. Hopefully next year won’t be so hot!

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Alright — it’s tomorrow. I’m getting antsy. Driving down tonight after the wife is done at work.* Anyone else from the forum doing the full 10[6]?

*Work? Remember that? The thing that people did before they were deemed non-essential? Yeah, I don’t remember it, either.

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Since a thread like this is really just an opportunity to evangelize about one’s own choices, I’ll add that there is a steel frame Specialized Tricross, I ride one, and I love it. The MSRP is above the Volpe or the Space Horse, but it has disc brakes and maybe other features that would set it apart. I believe 2013 is its last model year and accordingly, you may be able to negotiate a discount at the Specialized dealer of your choice. I’m not affiliated with Spokes, Etc., but it’s where I got my bike, I loved shopping there, and the last time I was at the Quaker Lane shop, they had several of the steel Tricross bikes in stock.

That said, if I hadn’t sprung for the Spesh, I probably would have ended up with the Volpe . . . .

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Maybe I’m posting a missed connection on myself here, but I was riding the W&OD this past Saturday and had caught up to another cyclist but didn’t consider myself to be wheelsucking and certainly not drafting — just riding maybe two bike lengths behind her. Then the clouds parted and she slammed on the brakes and started turning left to turn around, which necessitated hasty application of hard braking by yours truly.* We didn’t crash and I’m not sure I’d say either of us was totally in the right or in the wrong for how it went. I guess it’s just to say that I’m learning that there are some gray areas about how close is too close, staying alert (for what’s in front of you as well as what’s behind) is important, and not trusting Doug Kammerer when he says the rain won’t likely start until 4PM is imperative.

*FN: Disc brakes in the rain are pretty sweet.

@jabberwocky 65277 wrote:

If you’re less than 1 second behind me, you’re wheelsucking, period. I commuted for years on the W&OD and had zero issue either hanging back several bike lengths if I didn’t actually want to pass. There is really no excuse for being that close to someone you don’t know at speed. The W&OD ain’t the peloton.

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@dasgeh 64950 wrote:

For tomorrow, I’m thinking 14th St Bridge then heading east… Do people take the lane on Indepedence, or use parallel routes? I’m going from Spout Run -ish to the Senate…

Try Jefferson Dr. (eastbound) and Madison Dr. (westbound). Jefferson is usually one of the more pleasant parts of my morning ride.

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The name tag on your military-style Camelback said Reynolds. I can only assume, based on the way that you blithely ambled from the desire path along the MVT out into the actual path, in spite of my ding-ding-ding-“HEY!” warning, that your first name is Ivan.

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@KelOnWheels 61620 wrote:

They’re having a sale today on all their collaboration gear too… but they’re out of my size in the Artcrank jersey I’ve been coveting! Boo!

Those Artcrank jerseys are cool. As ever, I wish I had more cash in the slush fund; I would have ordered one.

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You: Sitting out in the field at Gravelly Point, practicing panning/motion shots on passing cyclists.

Me: Hoping my “say-cheese” grin is sharp in your picture(s).

Like so: 😎

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I can’t decide whether I covet this. I mean, it’s no Shinola, after all.

I’ll be in the Detroit area in early September. Maybe I’ll try to check one out.

http://www.freep.com/article/20130816/BUSINESS06/308160016/detroit-bikes-factory-launch

http://detroitbikes.com/

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The shoes look pretty nice. Yak leather.

@cyclingfool 61280 wrote:

So a new cycling outfit only costs $300 instead of the usual $450? Sweet! 😮 :rolleyes: [/sarcasm]

Personally, I think I’d rather get a nice new dynohub and dynamo lights setup for that price tag… or be two-thirds of the way towards buying a new Surly LHT frame. But that’s just my personal preference. 😎

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Well I signed up for the full 102 route. It’ll be my first century. And I sure hope TwoWheels isn’t downplaying how hilly it is.

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Well I rode back through there yesterday evening and didn’t see it, so I’m going to write it off. I’m guessing that’s where it happened, though; the bottle I was carrying last night almost fell out of the cage while I was riding through there. Thanks for the tips & scouting.

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The boardwalk-y ones? Yes. I rode through there around 8:30. Maybe I’ll detour back that way tonight to see if it’s around. Thanks for the tip —

@KayakCyndi 61016 wrote:

Were you by any chance on the MVT troll bridges on just below Roosevelt Island this morning? I happened past a chill bottle there but didn’t stop to pick it up. Now I wish I would have.

Tim — I wasn’t to HP until around 8:45 and I don’t think it got out before I did . . . .

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