I've commuted daily on the Custis Trail - Mt Vernon Trail -14th
Street Bridge - Maine Ave - Capitol Hill route for the last seven
years, missing only about thirty days when the snow has just been too
deep to be able to push my bike through.
As others have noted, the biggest problem comes from the
First off, only visited DC area, but am impressed you ride the Custis
trail in winter. Especially the couple of big climbs (or downhills,
depending on direction). Coming from a somewhat cold climate,
realized that could be, um, interesting in winter.
No, you don't want studded Endomorphs. A
Hi,
I've commuted to DC from Alexandria in very cold dry weather without a
problem. Just had to bundle in layers, especially the hands and feet. Put
vinyl gloves under. And shoe covers over the running shoes. Rode in
show few times. Once was scarry because the breaks were slipping.
After 8 years of commuting on the WOD, the last 4 daily, I finally
invested in studded tires this year. While it is true that the number
of days when studded tires are absolutely necessary is limited, those
days tend to come in blocks of 3-4 days or a week at a time. It
doesn't take much to feel
Sorry - I meant 41mm Fatties, not 41 cm.
On Oct 23, 12:46 pm, kevin lindsey lindsey.ke...@gmail.com wrote:
A question for those few fellow Rivendellers in northern Virginia:
I'm currently commuting from Mount Vernon to Tyson's Corner on the
Mount Vernon and WOD bike trails. Is it possible to
Kevin,
C. 1995 I bike commuted pretty much year round from near the Braddock Metro
station to the Pentagon. So that was a mile or so of streets through Old
Town and then the path along the Potomac. As I recall it was usually pretty
doable; I certainly remember riding on many cold days (and
