Once again, Washington, DC flirts with spring... only to have hopes of its full return dashed by incoming cold weather and possibly snow. This past weekend had glorious weather on Saturday and OK weather on Sunday. That means myself and a lot of residents of the District were out enjoying their bicycles.

Friday night outside the Carnegie Institute. I rode there after work to attend the "Sustainable DC" film and Q&A Panel for the 2014 Environmental Film Festival being held in town. I saw this electric blue Ross Eurotour bicycle from probably the 1980s and just had to park my ride next to it. Love the chrome fenders which match up well with the bike rack and basket. Classic look and built like a tank. And oh yeah, this is my girlfriend's bike. Cruising around town with her is the definition of bike love!

A lot of attendees of the panel rode their bikes there. This is also outside the Carnegie Institute, a nice cream-colored Linus Mixte 3 bicycle. Linus Bikes must love the DC market.

I didn't catch the model of this single-speed bicycle but I liked the gold color scheme of the frame and grips. Interesting that it doesn't have a chain guard. I don't like the modern Terry saddle and seat bag. On 18th St in Adams Morgan on a Friday night.

Saturday and great biking weather! A standard Schwinn Admiral parked in Mt. Pleasant. The black and chrome is pretty classic and I like the white thread trim on the pleather grips. However, that chain has not seen a drop of oil probably in the lifetime of this bike. I'd be surprised if that chain doesn't snap sometime this summer.

Not something you see every day in DC, a Virtue One single-speed bicycle. Virtue is based in California but the bikes are manufactured in South Korea. It's a sharp inexpensive looking ride that is similar to the Pashley Guvnor and Linus Gaston, I'm really not a fan of the leatherette/pleather seat/grips. Apparently the owner did not go full hipster, as they added an aftermarket kickstand to it. Also parked in Mt. Pleasant.

YALDB (Yet Another Linus Dutchi Bike) on Barracks Row in Capitol Hill. This one only stood out because it was a really large frame. Like really large. Also an interesting way to use both a U-lock and wire cable to lock up your bike.

There are so many interesting facets about this Raleigh Sprite 27 parked also on Barracks Row. I love love LOVE the big honkin' front light on the handle bars. The owner has also been riding this bike for a long time elsewhere as well because those are bicycle registration stickers on the seat post. The District has been talking somewhat about instituting bicycle registration as well. If those fees were to go to much more bicycling-specific infrastructure, I would pay it. I also really like the collapsible basket pannier. The owner obviously also really love their bike, as they're using a proper two lock system on it. Although I would put the U-lock around the rear wheel through the rear frame triangle and use the cable lock on the front wheel.

Sunday night outside the new Trader Joe's on 14th St NW. Again, yet another Linus Dutchi bicycle, but I loved the wooden flower box/crate on the back of the bike rack. Someone is ready to do some serious grocery shopping! Hipster mode over 9000. I have to admit, I had a wooden crate on the back of my ride this evening as well because I had to haul some stuff up to Columbia Heights. Which made it convenient for me to stop at TJs for some Two Buck Chuck. While the crates look super hipster cool, they add a lot of weight to the back of your bicycle so you have to be a bit careful with the extra weight.