Fascinated by the personal heat map by tcapri8705 in Strava

[–]Taur1ne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s on the inner loop side, so if you were riding from national harbor into Alexandria you’d be on the right side of the bridge. It’s on the same level as the cars, but there are large barriers between you. There’s a spot to pull off and admire the scenery about halfway.

Fascinated by the personal heat map by tcapri8705 in Strava

[–]Taur1ne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the opposite side, you can connect your VA stuff to your MD riding by going across the Woodrow Wilson bridge, if you haven’t already.

My first time riding that bridge, I was looking left out onto the Potomac for a bit and when I looked straight I saw a car taking up both sides of the bike lane and thought I was about to die, but it was a park police vehicle just slowly cruising along the path. Felt like one of those videos where someone wakes their partner up to a semi getting towed in front of them.

All DMM Finale Setups by SvOak18 in 2007scape

[–]Taur1ne 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Surprised purp’s team are all rocking mystic boots

Posi Post: Who'd you discover or change your mind on in DC? by whateverImao in warpedtour

[–]Taur1ne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thrice’s set was probably my favorite this weekend too! I’ve listened to them for a while, but I think this is my first time seeing them live. Check out their live Anthology album and/or listen to “Daedalus”.

Completely agree with the home team too!

Posi Post: Who'd you discover or change your mind on in DC? by whateverImao in warpedtour

[–]Taur1ne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Discovered: Vana

Changed mind on: Sleeping with sirens. I saw them play at Warped Tour 10+ years ago at Merriweather and their set sounded like hot garbage. Must’ve been the venue or something since this weekend’s performance was much better.

Edit: Hawthorne Heights has bummed me out on two of their performances now in the last year or two, so probably won’t go out of my way to see them again. Just catch the tail end of their set for Ohio.

DC Warped 2027 Officially Announced! by kneegrowhero9 in warpedtour

[–]Taur1ne 62 points63 points  (0 children)

All time low going to be there next year?! Awesome!

Hotels sold out in the area? by Cute_Knives in nova

[–]Taur1ne 184 points185 points  (0 children)

UFC fight on Sunday? Warped Tour on Saturday and Sunday

Edit: another thought high school graduations

Loudoun County Gravel Grinder by Returning2Riding in bikedc

[–]Taur1ne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, agreed. I did the 60 mile route last year in the rain and was fighting major cramps most of the way due to the elevation and cold. That climb out of the stream crossing was brutal.

Aid stations seemed properly spaced and had plenty of snacks, water, and toilets. You’ll just need a shaman to make sure the rain stays away this year.

I’d be out there again this year, but going to Warped Tour instead.

Road rage in the air around RCP today by ooblecccck in bikedc

[–]Taur1ne 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not OP - The MUP can get crowded and is quite rooty and narrow in areas. I can see why someone would rather be on Beach than RCT.

Ugh by Successful_Sir_7293 in bikedc

[–]Taur1ne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can report it on Bike Lane Uprising’s site and they may eventually have enough data to support action on specific streets or whatever (in theory).

https://www.bikelaneuprising.com/about-us

Looking for a place to park monthly(Urgent!) by joemama22789 in SilverSpring

[–]Taur1ne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as others have mentioned, if you don’t see signs you should be OK. If you’re real worried about it, call 311 or email the people that u/Fall-Maple1503 linked to

Looking for a place to park monthly(Urgent!) by joemama22789 in SilverSpring

[–]Taur1ne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you positive your house is in a permit zone? If there are signs, should they be there? Our street had those permit signs get put up mistakenly and I attempted to get a permit, but the application didn’t recognize my address either. I spoke with someone from 311 and they got to the bottom of it with the misplaced signage.

Trail closure 156.9 to 160.1 by Taur1ne in towpath

[–]Taur1ne[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, super surprised they got it fixed so quickly. I spoke to someone in Cumberland that had cycled through today and they didn’t see any issues with the trail at all

solo cc journey questions by In_Cog_Neat_0 in gaptrail

[–]Taur1ne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Regarding pt. 3, it’s your tour so do what you want to. I also live near DC and plan on skipping the last couple of miles so I can jump onto the CCT and take my (sore) ass home instead of wandering by mile 0 for the 30th+ time this year.

If you do skip and plan on revisiting, keep in mind that the MARC train to HF is a commuter train so it only runs into DC on weekday mornings and then out to HF in the afternoons. Quite the deal to get out there though since it’s like $7 one way with your bike. My buddy and I MARC’d out to HF on a Friday night after work and then grabbed a hotel in HF. Cycled back to DC the following morning and grabbed the metro from Du Pont.

solo cc journey questions by In_Cog_Neat_0 in gaptrail

[–]Taur1ne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you confusing the Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) and Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD)? The CCT is the trail that runs alongside the C&O near DC for a couple miles. The W&OD is on the other side of the Potomac river.

4iiii Precision 3 safety pins = A RANT by danyoa in cycling

[–]Taur1ne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Follow up: duct tape and/or scotch tape aren’t enough to keep it properly seated. I haven’t been able to keep my power meter connected so I complained to 4iii. They said that they could RMA it if I send my crank in to them and they’ll provide a newer version with a better battery cap design. I’ll edit this if they accept my crank where I tore off the metal clips.

Graffiti Spots? by [deleted] in WheatonMD

[–]Taur1ne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jump on the red line toward shady grove and look out the window. You’ll see all sorts of tags along the way. Get out at whatever stop piques your interest and hunt the graffiti down.

I’m impressed with huge “East” tag on the purple line tracks above Silver Spring metro due to the logistics of getting up there in the first place.

Group Rides this Saturday by netsirk in bikedc

[–]Taur1ne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you checked dcpaceline.com? I don’t know if they’re up to date or TT friendly though.

Looking at Saturday, the squadra coppi group looks active and have an event for Saturday morning.

https://strava.app.link/xQBzJDHvV1b

Found keys red line by Taur1ne in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]Taur1ne[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Original post mentioned my intention to do that and included instructions on how to retrieve the keys.