Why in the Helen of Troy are there always so many bikes locked up outside the residential block of the 1400 block of N St, NW?
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Photo by PoPville flickr user AWard Tour
Dear PoPville,
Several weeks ago I locked my bike Downtown with a u-lock and, after a night of hard drinking, woke up to find that I had lost my keys. I have no spare and my bike has been sitting locked to the rack since then. Unfortunately I did not register the bike with the police department. Does anyone have any recommendations as to how I can get my bike back?
Thanks to @tsb_dc for sending the photo. He writes:
“Happy New Year from DC Council member at large. 15th St bike lane at M st”
At least a Greater Greater Washington commenter notes that CM Vincent Orange apologized:
“I’m very sorry! I apologize for parking in the bike lane.”
I honestly think it’s a very good sign that an apology was issued so quickly.
From an email:
“We play every monday near 6th st & penn st NE (next to gallaudet) at 7pm and at rush rink 13th & d st SE on thursdays.”
I was digging these new (to me) bike racks from in front the National Geographic building downtown.
The last Bike House clinic of the season is this Saturday, December 10th at Qualia coffee (3917 Georgia Ave. NW). Come work with our expert mechanics to get your bike ready for winter–and don’t worry, we have events planned for the months ahead, and clinics will start up again soon.
and a Pop-up vintage event this Saturday, December 10:
It’s a vintage fashion collective, taking place at Bar 7 (1015 7th street NW — Mount Vernon Square) from noon to 6pm. There will be a DJ and full bar, and the event is free to attend. Several of the District’s independent vintage collectors and designers will be exhibiting and selling their wares, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Urban Promise.
I’ve recently started to notice a few bicycles with motors added on to them. I can’t decide if it’s the greatest idea or the stupidest idea. Since I despise steep hills on the capital bikeshare bikes, I’m leaning towards awesome. What do you guys think?
From an email:
“I work at a local non-profit youth/community bike shop (Phoenix Bikes) and wanted to I wanted to alert you to something your readers might be interested in this weekend:
Phoenix Bikes is having our annual sale of refurbished bikes this Saturday, December 3rd @ Big Bear Cafe (1st and R St, NW). All of the bikes we are selling have been donated by people in the DC/MD/VA area and are worked on by young people and volunteers in our mentoring program. Each bike has been tuned up and checked out by a bike mechanic, and is ready to ride. All of the proceeds from the bikes sold will go back into our youth program.
We will have over 40 bikes for sale including mountain bikes, road bikes, hybrid bikes, single speeds and cruisers.”
“Dear PoPville,
My bike was stolen on Monday, November 21 near the corner of Nebraska and Massachussetts Ave. It’s a Trek 4300 mountain bike, Women’s Specific Design. It’s silver gray with thorn-like details. There are water bottle and tire pump holders, spoke lights, head and tail lights, and odometer wiring. It was locked with a 5/8″ thick Kryptonite flex combo cable and a silver gray Trek helmet.”
If you think you may have seen the bike please email [email protected] or leave a tip in the comments.
Ed. Note: If your bike has been stolen send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail with Stolen Bike in the subject line. Please include a photo, the location where it was stolen, if there is anything distinctive about the bike, what type of lock you used and let me know if you’d like me to include your email address with the post. If you think you may have seen the bike please share your tip in the comments.
“While I was out of town for my grandfather’s funeral, my front door was kicked in by a particularly brazen burglar. This happened in broad daylight around noon right off busy Florida Avenue in the U Street area. Luckily, one of my neighbors happened to return home shortly after the break in and called the police for me. The timing could not have been worse as I received the call from the responding officer with the bad news as I was leaving the funeral service. The burglar stole my bright orange, diamond frame Public bike, a laptop, my brand new bike lights, and a backpack. I know the chance that I’ll see any of my stuff again is pretty much zero, but I’m holding out hope that because my bike is so distinctive, maybe someone out there in PoPville has seen it? I’ve seen a couple orange step-through and mixte frame Public bikes riding around dc, but I haven’t seen any other diamond frames like mine, so it really might be the only one. Any help would be appreciated!”
and
“As I noted a few weeks ago, my house was burglarized and they took my bike, among other things. It is a brand new white Giant Avail with red trim – you’ll know it’s mine when you see 2 red cup holders attached to the frame and a small bike repair kit bag behind the seat. Please grab it! I’ll pay you back if you have to buy it, just email me at [email protected].”
and
“My bike was stolen from the NY Ave Metro. It’s a green Surley Pacer, now with silver rain guards.
sure, include this email address: [email protected]”