Originally Posted by jrowedc
Agreed, Adams Morgan is nasty on Fri and Sat. People vomiting in the street etc. Roadies ride at Hain's Point at noon during the week, frequently in a fast rotating paceline. I doubt they would welcome you into the paceline on a fixie, but it's always a great loop to ride--day or night: I've ridden down there in the middle of the night many times. There is nearly always some wind though.
People die on River Road.
Two responses to this...Haines point. I've seen regulars there on track bikes. My only real comment is you better have a big gear, because they go quite fast. I mean like a 49 x 16 or more. I had a 44x16 one time out there and I was spun out off the back rather quickly.
River road. A women did die on the road to Pollesville about 5 or 10 years ago. There is a very long, steep hill there. She was climbing it, and a car was descending and crossed the center line and struck her. She died. It hasn't happened since. It is a fast road for cars but I have ridden out in that area over 100 times in the past 10-15 years and never had a single problem. There is a great shoulder in most parts of that road.
Also there is a group ride that leaves at the gate at Beach drive at 10AM Saturday and Sunday and heads up to Seneca. They turn off of Beach around 355/Wisconsin, you can meet them on Beach from Takoma Park if you like. Gets real fast at points.