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  • in reply to: The 2017 Comfort Map Is Out! #1059341
    kcb203
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    I’d downgrade the Roosevelt Bridge crossing. It’s the scariest bike route in the area, even though it’s separated from car traffic. The path is very narrow and the barriers are very low, both to the cars on one side and the 40′ plunge to the water on the other.

    in reply to: My Evening Commute #1057055
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    I was bad yesterday. I was riding through a bike lane in DC and a woman pulled out from a parking garage right in front of me and stopped in the bike lane because there was no gap in the gridlocked traffic for her to get into the travel lane. I scooted around behind her and slapped the car as I continued on my way. Probably shouldn’t have done that, but in a way, it’s our way to honk a horn given that our bikes don’t have horns.

    in reply to: Seeking podiatrist recommendations in DC #1055481
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    @ginacico 143302 wrote:

    Many years ago I saw Dr. Lee Firestone for nerve problems in my feet. I’m now cured, he was excellent.

    Dr. Firestone is an athlete himself (3 hour marathoner), which I think is helpful in dealing with sports injuries as they understand that indefinite rest is not always an option.

    in reply to: Traffic Lights on the W&OD #1055346
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    I generally will enter on a flashing red, but at this intersection I don’t. There are two reasons: 1) it’s not worth the risk; and 2) I actually feel bad for the drivers who have to wait 3 or 4 cycles to get through. At most, I’ll have to wait one extra cycle.

    That said, it is confusing as there are a couple lights on the Custis just up the hill with separate signals specifically for bikes. They don’t turn yellow for bikes until the pedestrian countdown has ended, which reinforces the belief that bikes are allowed to enter on flashing red countdowns as long as they can clear the intersection before it becomes a steady red.

    in reply to: Arlington National Cemetery Banning Bikes #1055345
    kcb203
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    Perhaps this is too nuanced, but I think it’s OK and respectful to ride through calmly, either just passing through, enjoying the tranquility, or visiting a grave. I would not want to see people doing hill repeats or going full throttle through there.

    in reply to: Missed connection #1053179
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    @Vicegrip 140766 wrote:

    Must have gotten between him and his hourly coffee and donuts break.

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    Today is National Donut Day after all.

    in reply to: Traffic ticket on W&OD #1053176
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    I think the “official” route of the W&OD actually stays on the trail between 66 and the electric substation, then joins the road near East Falls Church Metro for a couple blocks, then rejoins the W&OD after crossing a bridge. Nobody goes that way on a bike because there are a few tight turns and it’s easier to just go down Van Buren.

    in reply to: April 2016 Road and Trail Conditions #1051243
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    @ursus 138726 wrote:

    Does anyone happen to know how the bikeometer differentiates between bikes and walkers and counts two bikes passing simultaneously? It seems to do this correctly.

    BTW, at about 3 AM on Tuesday, I was #1. :)

    I’m also curious if you get counted on those double diamond shaped counters if you hit the spot where the two diamonds come together. Do these count each direction separately?

    in reply to: Home Mechanics – Dumbest thing you have done #1051115
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    @creadinger 138470 wrote:

    This was a while ago. But about halfway into my commute home from Bethesda to Silver Spring my chain broke.

    So I whipped out my trusty chain tool, which I was using for the first time. I pushed the pin ALL the way out, and of course I couldn’t get the links back together again. Instead of screwing with it anymore I scootered/walked it home to play with it further.

    Isn’t that how you clean your chain? Legendary bicycle guru Sheldon Brown recommended this method.
    http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html

    in reply to: Arlington Traffic Signals Detecting Bicycles #1050579
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    @TwoWheelsDC 137967 wrote:

    Westmoreland and Williamsburg definitely won’t change (for riders on Westmoreland) without a car present. It’s maddening.

    Eastbound Williamsburg through Williamsburg circle doesn’t even change for cars.

    in reply to: March 2016 Road and Trail Conditions #1049055
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    The last remaining patch of snow in Northern Virginia is still blocking part of the trail along the Fairfax County Parkway between the Toll Road and Sunrise Valley Dr. It should finally melt today. After the plowing and dumping, it was about 15′ high and totally blocked the trail, so this is a big improvement.

    in reply to: My Morning Commute #1048731
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    @huskerdont 135968 wrote:

    I don’t much like wind. I’d trade the wind for a 10% climb for the entire ride if I could.

    That is all.

    Try Mt. Washington in New Hampshire sometime. You get 7.6 miles at 12%, and plenty of wind as well! Best of both worlds. The day I did it it was an average wind speed of 27 gusting to 49.

    kcb203
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    W&OD from Falls Church to Reston: Some frozen slush and black ice in the usual spots near Shreve and between Gallows and Vienna. I was on my cross bike and rode on the frozen slush/gravel next to the trail, which worked well. More of the same for a stretch just west of Vienna. West of Hunter Mill it looked pretty bad, so I took Hunter Station and Glade the rest of the way to work. A guy in front of me on slicks managed the Gallows to Vienna section, but decided to turn around west of Vienna.

    in reply to: My Morning Commute #1047072
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    I thought this was supposed to be a warm rain, not a cold rain. What happened to the forecast for 65 degrees? I’m almost half-regretting riding into work today instead of driving.

    in reply to: fox attack on the Custis Trail #1046922
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    @huskerdont 134005 wrote:

    That’s the section with the suicidal bunnies. Must be something in the water.

    I bet it was pretty scary. Foxes are small, but a wild animal is a wild animal–especially a rabid one.

    Strange coincidence–I’d never seen any suicidal bunnies there until last night when one scampered in front of me as I was going west about to go under the W&L parking deck.

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