Any DC area RBMers riding BikeDC?

08-08-2003, 01:51 PM

Any DC area RBMers riding Bike DC on the 20th of September?

I'll be riding into the district from Fairfax *early* that morning, so
if anybody from the Fairfax area's going to be riding into the event
(the Metro doesn't run that early, and you're cowards if you
drive....) we could probably get a BikeBus thingie going. especially
if someone knows a good route in.

Ten thousand bicycles, and an assload of novices, yeah I know.
Probably not going to be the greatest example of road manners or
bikehandling (and I'm not the exemplar of bikehandling either). But
it looks like it'll be a good laugh, and I'd been thinking of joining
WABA for a while...and this seemed like a good time to do it and have
a good day out while I was at it.

-Luigi

08-08-2003, 03:57 PM

>Any DC area RBMers riding Bike DC on the 20th of September?

I'll probably be there. Anyway, today by midnight Eastern is the
registration deadline to get a ride packet and number in the mail,
so [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] is the place to go.

I'm not a member of WABA nor is this a solicitation for BikeDC.

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08-08-2003, 05:45 PM

Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:57:16 -0400, <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"Eric S. Sande" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>>Any DC area RBMers riding Bike DC on the 20th of September?
>
>I'll probably be there.

You gonna stop for red lights?
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08-08-2003, 06:11 PM

>You gonna stop for red lights?

OK, no I don't plan to. It's a completely closed course with police
traffic control. I don't normally get that so I figure it's worth a
shot. As Luigi says it's supposed to be more of a party.

I hope they sweep the Douglass bridge first, the last time I was
on that thing it was broken pavement central. I plan to ride the
XXX bike with XXX tires, that should give me an advantage.

Also my strategy will be to XXX it early, then XXX at the XXX turn,
therefore giving me an advantage at XXX.

All I have to do is ride normally and stay focused.

Most of the other riders will be from out of town, and Luigi
will be tired from his long ride in.

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08-09-2003, 01:30 AM

On 8 Aug 2003 14:51:00 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Luigi de Guzman)
wrote:

>Any DC area RBMers riding Bike DC on the 20th of September?

As of right now, I am planning on riding. (I've registered, but I also
know I have a potential conflict that day, so I won't know for sure if
I am riding until later.)

>I'll be riding into the district from Fairfax *early* that morning, so
>if anybody from the Fairfax area's going to be riding into the event
>(the Metro doesn't run that early, and you're cowards if you
>drive....) we could probably get a BikeBus thingie going. especially
>if someone knows a good route in.

I'll be riding in early, as well, although I'll be coming in from
Arlington. Where in Fairfax? One route would be the W&OD, down the
Custis Trail, and then take the Mount Vernon trail to Memorial Bridge.

>Ten thousand bicycles, and an assload of novices, yeah I know.
>Probably not going to be the greatest example of road manners or
>bikehandling (and I'm not the exemplar of bikehandling either). But
>it looks like it'll be a good laugh, and I'd been thinking of joining
>WABA for a while...and this seemed like a good time to do it and have
>a good day out while I was at it.

Yes, yes, and yes. I've ridden it in the past and it is a lot of
novices, road manners are lacking, and bike handling could be better.
It's the only time many of the riders ever ride their bike on a road.
It can be a lot of fun, though.

Jim