tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post3092902373097611386..comments2024-02-16T04:11:30.642-05:00Comments on Tales From The Sharrows: Ride In 1/20Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-36753754870532376562012-01-20T16:16:07.112-05:002012-01-20T16:16:07.112-05:00I was doing a little too much mashing, which was c...I was doing a little too much mashing, which was causing some knee pain. I'm doing more "spinning" up hills in lower gears, and I'm not in as much pain now. For what it's worth....Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-9071410361902314742012-01-20T14:37:16.625-05:002012-01-20T14:37:16.625-05:00@JG I mean @JG, not @JD.@JG I mean @JG, not @JD.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-27962777027601122582012-01-20T14:36:37.011-05:002012-01-20T14:36:37.011-05:00@JD Yes, by the White House. Thanks. They few time...@JD Yes, by the White House. Thanks. They few times I've been by lately, which have all been in the past month or so, have been delightfully free from school groups, but you're right. With warmer weather it will become rather crowded and pretty much defeat the whole purpose of taking E and I'd just go on Pennsylvania to 17th (which will also be full of groups, but is much, much wider)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336664610270023779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-17461703482282327772012-01-20T14:31:06.955-05:002012-01-20T14:31:06.955-05:00Bicycles ARE allowed on E St (by the White House, ...Bicycles ARE allowed on E St (by the White House, right?) You can ride right through a gap in the posts and keep going. <br /><br />That said, it's always full of school and tour groups and the like that don't ever look before blocking the entire roadway for pictures, so, proceed with caution.JGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655972254756722998.post-28162795314575841362012-01-20T13:18:14.500-05:002012-01-20T13:18:14.500-05:00Going up a hill in low gears is like removing the ...Going up a hill in low gears is like removing the band-aide slowly. I prefer to just rip it off and be done with it. <br /><br />I'll worry later what all that mashing is doing to my drivetrain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com