Not to just vent or while, but I just looked at the 10-day forecast, and rain is forecast for 8 of those days!!! (Yes, I have rain gear and don't mind riding...
I've lived here all my life and weather variations are pretty common. Around here, you just never know what mother nature is going to throw at you,...
In case you were thinking of attending (free!). "I just received word from Nokesville Picnic coordinator, Butch Counts, that if Sunday's rides are rained out,...
I recall many wet springs in DC. I think we've had a few drier springs lately. I am sick of it all the same. I feel like I'm back on a rainy vacation on the...
... I thought we had a pretty normal winter. Two or three major snowfalls, and the temperatures didn't seem that bad once we got through a cold December....
I recall a really wet May in 2003. It rained everyday for a month and was scheduled to rain on Memorial Day weekend when I and 27 others had signed up with...
FWIW the Weather Undeground site <www.wunderground.com> has a great local radar with an animation of the last 30-minutes worth of up-to-the-minute data. You...
The frequent ice storms during the 90s winters coupled with the multi-day, 3 feet plus snowstorm in January, 1996 make winter 2008-2009 seem downright whimpy....
I spent the first 28 years of my life in Albany, Boston and Providence. My advice to you is (a) thank your lucky stars you live here and (b) buy an indoor...
That good advice Eric. Thanks. Here is another good web page that provides similar guidance. http://www.floridabicycle.org/victimservices/crashrecovery.html ...
(a) I live in a 1bdrm with my fiance so no space/permission for a trainer (b) I do have good rain gear (c) I rode for 40 miles on Sat and 16 (very wet) miles...
Haha! I accidentially left the ventilator zippers open on my jacket today. As you might guess, my arms and sides were pretty wet when I arrived at work. ...
In my experience, no waterproof booties work really well. (1) If they have a hole in the bottom so you can use clipless pedals, water can get in there. (2)...
As everyone else as noted, with Washington weather, just wait a bit and it will change, esp this time of year. I think you hit upon it yourself when you...
Thanks Leslie. I recall that in the past you mentioned some socks purchased in Europe (England?) that you thought were quite effective. Given that my commute ...
... I had a pair of SealSkinz socks laying around the house and never used them until this winter when I used them on the ride down to the inauguration. My...
Geof, I¹ve had surprisingly good experience with the Sugoi ³Resistor² booties (~$50, I think Conte¹s, and definite REI, sells them). Rode a century in...
 One Less Car & the American Lung Association present the Chesapeake Bay Air Ride & Roll *A Mini Cycle Across Maryland (CAM) Event!*  June 5th - 7th, 2009 ...
The REI in College Park is offering an all- (or maybe half-) day "How To Ride a Bike" class on Saturday, May 30. Check the web site, rei.com, and look for...
Has she ridden before and just needs a refresher course? Either way the Baltimore Biking Club is continuing their Instructional Ride Series on Mother's Day. ...
I second the recommendation for Sports and Spinal PT in DC - I've had knee pain for years and working with Tim McCullough there helped a lot. Sherry...
Great to see that the portion of the NBT behind G'town prep was indeed resurfaced! What once was awful is now smooth! The GT portion of the CCT near Bethesda,...
Check out the list of WABA's Confident City Cycling Classes at http://waba.org/events/education.php#ccc. Eric Gilliland Executive Director Washington Area...
My wife and I are planning to ride the entire C&O canal towpath this summer starting in Georgetown. I am trying to decide where to park for the start. Parking...
National Airport has long-term (economy) parking at $12/ day. http://www.metwashairports.com/reagan/parking_transportation_4/parking_2/parking_rates The...
For a lot of reasons I have been a non-riding slug all winter but I did my first commute ride today and it was great. I changed jobs and the distance is way...
... This question gets asked so often, maybe we should put something on the Bike Washington website about it. Maybe it deserves its own website. There are...
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