Friday Afternoon Commute - GAP

Good afternoon

• Something Cyclists and Motorists can agree on: DC's roads need improvement. 
• Cycletracks on L Street are scheduled for installation this summer. M Street will follow (though not sure when). And TBD has updates on other bike lanes planned. 
• The Post has a major travel article on riding the Great Allegheny Passage. I absolutely want to do this ride at some point. Travel details and photos too.

Comments

[Dan_ator]

I'm not sure what crushed limestone is, so if anyone has ridden the whole way to pittsburgh: is this a path that a road bike can take the whole way?

[washcycle]

Dan, have you been on the C&O Canal trail? That has crushed limestone. I've ridden it with a road bike, but you're better off with fatter tires.

[Froggie]

Crushed limestone is doable on a road bike as long as it's dry (several state trails in Minnesota are crushed limestone). But it can turn into a "lighter shade of mud" when it's wet.