SHARE YOUR IDEAS ON BICYCLING, TRANSPORTATION, & GROWTH WITH GOVERNOR- ELECT KAINE Since his election, Gov-elect Tim Kaine has held four "Moving Virginia...
I'll look at the EIS and see what they recommend and get back to the group. We have a better opportunity to make recommendations when DDOT starts designing the...
Eric Gilliland
gill@...
Dec 1, 2005 2:45 pm
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anyone have any good reccomendations for discount online places for gear and clothing. I'm familar with nashbar, but am looking for other places. Ideallly, I...
I have consistantly found Nashbar to be the cheapest, especially for clothing. There is always a 10 or 20 percent off coupon available, so look at the coupon...
I have been biking to Rosslyn for a couple of years via the MVT. I will be changing jobs to work at the DOT (Nassif Building. Does anyone know if there are...
Jensonusa is a good one to deal with, they ship insanely fast and have great CS (the two complaints I hear most often about performance/nashbar/supergo - never...
Around 6.30pm last night my husband's chain broke while riding home along the C&O Canal. When he stopped, he was amazed at the volume of push bike traffic...
I often use Alfred E bikes. They have a lot decent parts for older bike rebuilds(80's steel road bikes). They have good prices on fenders and such. Don't...
Are there estimates on how many bike commuters there are in DC? I've always thought it would be interesting to sit at the start of the CCT at Water Street from...
... The estimate I've heard, I think from WABA, is 75,000 commuters, accounting for 2% of all trips. However, it's obviously seasonal -- last night I rode...
I just pulled some numbers out of the 2000 census data. According to that data, of the 264,452 workers over age 16 in the District of Columbia, 3,845 were...
This is pretty apalling -- Monte Fisher ================================ ABC News Teen Charged in Text Messaging Accident Colo. Teen Accused of Killing Cyclist...
Jim Price is also known as sidney on bikeforum.net He was always in the mechanics forum giving out advice. Nobody gave out as much information as sidney. He...
that little engine puts out more pollution than most cars. I saw a similar story about a bike built around a pneumatic compressor around the bottom bracket,...
Ah, yes, the Egarim: http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/checkered_flag.htm ... __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your...
... From: Brinluther@... Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 20:42:14 EST Subject: Save the W&OD Trail Urgent Appeal TO: W&OD Trail Friends, Neighbors and all who enjoy...
The message below was posted on another group. At least one other member also reported picking up a tack along the trail. ... Mean people suck. Nick...
WABA Holiday Open House, Office Warming and WABA Gear Blowout Sale! Thursday December 15, 2005 6-9PM Join us as we celebrate the holiday season in our new...
Eric Gilliland
gill@...
Dec 7, 2005 2:56 pm
6899
... They're also usually stupid. Stop and ask a cop to keep and eye out for other people with flats. Get 'em to fingerprint the tack. Sure, it's not like...
I have heard it said that if you know what motivates somebody you can predict their future behavior. So was there a biker out there that had a run in with a...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/article/2005/12/07/AR2005120701261.html Supervisors Seek Bike Policy Update Cross County Trail to Open Dec. 17 By...
Hi all, I began commuting on the Capital Crescent this Fall, and so this is my first experience with winter weather conditions on the trail. I have a few...
The Post printed two letters about the lack of bike provisions in the newly released general management plan for Rock Creek Park. Link below. ...
Eric Gilliland
gill@...
Dec 8, 2005 4:55 pm
6904
Sounds like it is time for a new show: CSI Washington DC! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
drdebanz@...
Dec 8, 2005 7:39 pm
6905
... It's basically clear right now. There are a few frozen puddles but they are easy to see and avoid. ... Not that I'm aware of. You can usually get good...
... somebody >you can ... out there >that had ... location? If so >please ... incident and >people involved. A long time ago, as a 6th grader with an...
Hey, it was worth a try. Not all mean spirited people are created equal and even the seemingly random acts usually have a reason even if it is hard for the...
I need a little route info. I may be taking a new Bike-train-bike route to work if MARC decides to end services at my neighborhood station. This will mean a...