I am convinced the biggest jackass bikers in the DC area only ride when the temp is b/w 70F and 80F with low humidity, because 3 of my 4 rides home this week have been annoying as all hell.

1. Stopped at the Gallows Rd crossing at WOD trail, heading east. Kid on a nice road bike there as well. He takes off and I pass him on the uphill to Virginia Ave. He proceeds to then blow past me on the next road crossing once he sees when I can get through it. I pass him again, again he squeaks by me on next crossing, with multiple bike/foot traffic coming the other way. 3 or 4 times of this before I finally peel off and take the roads home.

2. Similar situation, a kid on a road bike blows past me at the Virginia Ave/Shreve crossing tonight, no helmet nothing, he's cranking in his big ring, throwing the bike left and right like an endgame sprint in the TDF. Nect road crossing I'm about 15 feet off his wheel and slowing, and he just blows thru the road (into traffic both ways, at least one of whom had zero intention of stopping.) I stop and let the few cars go through, shrugging my shoulders at the cagers. Next couple crossings- same sh1t! At one point he blows right in front of a car that was definitely not stopping. If my buddy from the other night had been "timing" this kid's crossings, we woulda been roadkill.

3. Numerous, numerous Ipod joggers, clueless bikers, and rollerbladers who cannot understand (or even hear, sometimes) the concept I am broadcasting when I yell passing left.

Ah, well, I guess this is the tradeoff for beautiful crisp morning rides to the office.