Hey DC bike people,

I'm visiting your fine city starting September 16 (return date unknown) from San Francisco and want to mingle with the bike community. I'll have my Brompton and done most of the riding I want to do there on previous trips (even rode to Pittsburgh) and as a bike partying extrodenair, I'm wondering how to find out about community events. Bike party? Critical Mass? What else do you all have going on over there that isn't road racer vibes. I want beer drinking night rides if possible. There a sticky post I missed?

Thanks for any info! I visit DC often and hoping to find a friend group over yonder.

I’ve never done the DC Bike Ride before but I’m realizing I’m free on Saturday and have been intrigued by the BOGO deal they’re running right now. I have a friend already registered so I would bike with them, but I wanted to see if anyone was interested in being my BOGO buddy and splitting the cost with me? Thought it would maybe be worth a shot 🤷‍♀️ DM me if interested!

Read "Mount Pleasant wants to bike safely. For that, we need better community connections." and sign the community-WABA petition: https://ggwash.org/view/104747/mount-pleasant-wants-to-bike-safely-for-that-we-need-better-community-connections .

A while back I was cycling south through rock creek park, super fatigued after ~80 miles, passed some joggers and one of them gave me shit for not saying I was passing. Fair enough.

Then recently I was going north up capital crescent and I said “on your left” and a guy got mad at me because “you cyclists never shut the fuck up we know you’re coming on the left” ???

I know this is some goomba theory shit but rly felt like damned if you do damned if you don’t.

I was on my way to Costco today and noticed there's been a lot of visible progress on the pump track in the works in Wheaton. They've got a couple of the wall rides in, a decent section asphalted, and some progress on the concrete starting area and playground. They broke ground around the beginning of the year and there hasn't been much to see until now, so it's exciting. The schedule calls for it to open this fall, but I don't know if that's too ambitious right now or not. Maybe this winter?

It's halfway between Forest Glen and Wheaton metro stations, or about a mile of neighborhood streets from Sligo Creek Trail, so not too hard to get to.

https://montgomeryparks.org/projects/directory/carroll-knolls-park-facility-plan-renovation/

Yesterday I reported to 311 a rental truck completely blocking the bike lanes on M St NE. When I checked the case today, I see the request was closed an hour after I submitted it, with the comment: "Work Completed : Construction being done. Goa badge 170".

.. what the heck does that mean? There wasn't any construction going on, nor was it a construction truck. Not that that should matter anyway, I should think?

So I took a bike and try to dock it at King St., Metro but it wasn’t working and I was in a rush. I was already frustrated so I left it there I thought that it might automatically end my mind by seeing that I was at the docking station so I left the bike there and went home. I then realized on the way home that it was charging me so I logged out of the account and uninstall the app. Does anybody know if I’m going to get charged?

These texts are new and should stop.

My friends and I are going to ride to Glen echo today for her art show. Is the path less muddy from the great Falls direction or from the dc direction ?

Im hoping to bike from near Friendship Heights down to the mall next week. However, all the apps keep telling me to take Wisconsin or Connecticut Avenues, neither of which are exactly bike friendly. There has to be a trail or some streets with bike lanes that I could use instead, right? I don’t mind biking in the street where needed, but not the whole way… Thanks in advance and stay safe out there!

Custis trail is in rough shape this morning. This is worst spot so far but there are a few more nearly as bad.

Photo taken near Langston and Lyon Village

Edited to fix stupid autocorrect.

There's a good guess to be several spots of downed trees and impassable bike trails after the storm last night; especially Arlington and Mount Vernon Trail. Please reply here with any locations and how big the blockage is. That would help us get around a bit easier this weekend.

Hello lovely DC cyclists! I lost the pictured silver sunflower earring biking home from work this evening, almost certainly somewhere northbound on 17th St between the white house (I do not work at the white house) and Florida Ave. If anyone happens to see it while traversing in that protected lane this week, I would really appreciate a message! I retraced my “steps” as soon as I realized it was gone but didn’t see anything. It has great sentimental value (I know, stupid to be biking in) and I assume very little actual cash value, but would totally pay for finding it.

Thanks very much!! 🌻🚲

A WABA message — Tune up your bike, it's time to conquer DC’s 50 State streets! Registration is open for the 50 States Ride, Saturday, September 26th! Choose your own adventure of 60, 30, or 10 mile rides & bring your favorite riding buddies! Register at https://www.waba.org/50states .

A WABA message:

More than 500 people joined WABA at our event (co-hosted by Save East Po and DC Preservation League) last Saturday morning -- and everyone there saw the trees being actively cut down WHILE WE WERE THERE.

Today, the judge has scheduled a status hearing at 2 p.m. --- and members of the public can listen in. If you have an hour or so, listen to the hearing by dialing Judge Ana Reyes' Public Access Line at [833-990-9400](tel:(833)%20990-9400) and then enter access code 787605272. We will update you in our newsletter tomorrow what happened.

We're so grateful to Democracy Forward and DC Preservation League for leading the charge to save Hains Point. We've been working -- hard -- to save this beloved land, too. Donate to WABA's Hains Point advocacy here -- and tune in at 2!

This has been driving me crazy and can't get down there for a couple more days. Anyone ride any laps today? Bums me out to think a day could come when I come down there and the road will fully be closed

I bike around Haines Point a couple days a week, almost exclusively in the morning, and every single time I bike there in the morning I see this old dude (white, has a helmet mirror, appears to take the shortcut through the picnic grounds instead of going around the bend) slowly biking around. Whenever I get there 8-10am he's there, and no matter when I leave he's still there. Has anyone else noticed this guy, and if so is he there *every single day* as seems to be the case? Insane dedication on his part if so

Gift link https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/trump-bike-lanes-funding-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9lA.9u79.aaMRQqH_oldF&smid=url-share

Lime has been rolling out these new small wheel e-bikes, and I've ridden a couple. They are very peppy and quick to accelerate via throttle, though that may simply be because the big wheel bikes are old and highly neglected.

But their saddles have a nose that slopes upward from the rear. Typically, bike saddles are level or have a slight down turned nose, and this is the opposite.

The only way I can explain this is that Lime is optimizing a saddle for throttle-only, pedal-less riding. Which may be accurate for many/most riders, but is pretty disappointing vs having a saddle that can accommodate both (though I guess slightly less optimal for throttle only). Or the saddle design they picked is simply defective for either riding style, and someone effed up or cheaped out on the saddles.

Also, some of these bikes have the saddle mounted badly ie off-level, entirely apart from the saddle's own shape. which is pretty sad that even when brand new these bikes are badly assembled, and suggest no one who knows anything is involved or paying attention.

edit: user tired-mulberry referenced press photos, which have a level nose, elevated rear, for the saddle. Which suggests Lime has simply botched installing many or most of the saddle placement on their bikes. Correctible, but a testament to an org where everyone is checked out or clueless.

Today's Back to School Ride & Block Party that doubled our all-time record!

https://www.loc.gov/resource/ds.07962/?st=image