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On my Friday ride, I passed what appeared to be a band of assorted musical horns on the trail behind the jail. I can only assume they were playing for one or more inmates. I wish I had my camera rolling.

Did anyone else see this?Trying to determine if it was real or if I'm spending too much time on the streets following weedmobiles.

No judgement. Just bewilderment and amusement.

I managed to get to the 25mph speed limit on the climb, so the jagoff behind me got bent, I assume because he couldn't pass me. I signaled and fully stopped at the sign. This fucknut

1. passes me in the intersection

2. passes on a blind curve

3. swerves in front of me to brake check me

4. continues to try to push me right as he's pointing right.

Had he just waited three more seconds, I'd have been clear of the last parked car.

Hey folks, don't forget to sign the books at the welcome centers if you stop. Trail organizations use the registries as trail usage evidence when applying for funding. They also use them to highlight where trail visitors are from.

I rode the GAP from Pittsburgh to Dravo, then back with a detour to Homestead's Golden Age Brewing for Jazz Brunch with some of the family. To add a few more miles, I headed to and through the Color Park, and then climbed my way back home.

The trail was still sparsely populated. Even when it's nicer out, I'm still not seeing more than 5-10 riders out, which is weird. I'm also not seeing any of my "regulars", what I call the walkers I normally see on the path at the mall. This saddens me. I hope they're ok.

On the flip side, when I stopped at Boston, the welcome center was open. When I signed the book, I saw a good number of riders, and some interesting international ones at that. At least that's encouraging.

I also saw two large groups (4+) loaded with gear for a multi day ride. Until now, I've seen a few solo riders. Nice to see we're starting to ramp up the season.

Hey folks, for anyone taking Greenfield Ave or Flemington St. in Greenfield, be advised there are two spots of milled pavement with significant gaps.

Greenfield Ave just past St Rosalia (IIRC, Lydia) on the way down the hill.

Flemington St between Windsor and Monteiro, just as you approach Windsor.

Has anyone run a front fender or mudguard on the Domane Gen 3 with 35mm tires?

Trek advertises a max of 32mm with fenders but few tire manufacturers are making 32mm with tread I'm looking for anymore and I want to avoid 30mm on the trail.

I tried the PDW Origami but the front tire rubs when turning. The SKS S-Board advertises up to 38mm and straps to the fork instead of the downtube like the Origami, but I'm still unsure about the clearance.

Anyone with good alternatives?

today. Warmed up with my waterfront ride and got back to Eliza Furnace in time to spin for a bit with Give Up. Good people, chill ride.

Hey folks, I created an MCP server that pulls the data from the City of Pittsburgh DOMI (Department of Mobility and Infrastructure) obstruction/closure permits site at https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/street-closures.

My MCP server is publicly available, and since MCP servers work with AI engines, it allows you to slice and dice the data using human language queries. For example, I submitted the following query with specific streets on my route

domi-obstruction-mcp-flyio list-all-active where the primary_street contains "'Fort Pitt' Smithfield Commonwealth Penn Smallman Butler 40th Friendship Negley Howe Beechwood Lilac". Remove the permit_type column and add work columns

That returns 14 records that tell me what is being done, and when the work starts and ends. It also has special instructions such as whether the bike lanes or traffic lanes are restricted or should remain open.

You can see the project at https://github.com/bp4151/DomiObstructionMCPServer and see instructions on how to connect to my server at https://domi-obstruction.fly.dev/mcp by using local AI agents on your own computer. https://github.com/bp4151/DomiObstructionMCPServer/blob/main/README_USER.md