Re: Suspension losses

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 1/3/2025 11:12 AM, cyclintom wrote:

 
Coming out of Niles Canyon, you have to ride at around 20 mph Because of
traffic I was forced to cross a rumble strip with my 28 mm tires and
came damned close to losing control but it did allow me to let 5 cars
moving at 45 mph + get past before a constriction. While you're talking
about taking the lane why don't you come here and try taking the lane?
You would soon discover, if you're lucky, from a hospital bed that
California deivers don't like your ideas.

 
Ah. We haven't had a "Bicycling is really dangerous _HERE_!" post in
quite a while.
 
So you judged that nearly losing control in front of a 45 mph car was
safer than legally taking the lane? Yes, my choice would have been
different, and I've made that choice in <gasp!> California; but
admittedly not in your super-dangerous neighborhood. When I do that,
motorists wait until its safe to pass. Exceptions are vanishingly rare.
 

I’d assume most folks would ie use the road than ride in the gutter on the
rumble strips! Though I can’t see much evidence of any bar a central line,
so as ever not sure how/why Tom would be riding in those.

Seems on a very brief search that some gutters have been used by some
cyclists as painted bike lanes, which isn’t a wildly good idea at best of
times! And are unhappy at the possibility of encountering rumble strips,
which seems likely to be a poor road all around!

Do have some painted gutters though Heathrow which i suspect the might
trick the unwary into thinking they are bike lanes, though it’s a fairly
car centric type of roads so probably somewhat self selecting, ie I’ve only
ever seen folks like myself ie brave folks on road bikes, though it’s a
very rarely go though on the commute MTB which the gutters are less of no
no as it’s plush tires are unfazed by drain covered, and one is traveling
quite a lot slower, though even so it’s not a terribly wise idea.

Roger Merriman

As I often ask, what do you do when riding in a ten foot lane with no
shoulder, when an 8.5 foot wide truck approaches from behind? Do you
jump off the bike and humbly bow?