Felt Good to Ride
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Dave31
Active Member
Been in the mid 80's here, Wednesday we hit 90. It was 86 during my ride.
Yeah Tom that sign is funny, they have them up and down all of 4th Ave. Why the front wheels is gone is funny.
Sadly A MB rider died just less then a mile from where that photo was taken when he lost the front wheel on the tracks and was run over by traffic.
http://www.bicycletucson.com/news/police-report-indicates-trolley-tracks-caused-bikers-death/2497
Yeah Tom that sign is funny, they have them up and down all of 4th Ave. Why the front wheels is gone is funny.
Sadly A MB rider died just less then a mile from where that photo was taken when he lost the front wheel on the tracks and was run over by traffic.
http://www.bicycletucson.com/news/police-report-indicates-trolley-tracks-caused-bikers-death/2497
wheelbender6
Well-Known Member
Its cool that Tucson still has the street car on 4th St. Our street cars on Galveston were badly damaged by Hurricane Ike and have not run since.
scotto-
Custom 4-Stroke Bike Builder
I think the moral of the story here is don't cross the tracks with your handlebars positioned at 90 degrees.......with or without the front wheel!!!
If this happens to you, extend your arms straight forward and fly like Superman (unlike the guy on the sign)!
If this happens to you, extend your arms straight forward and fly like Superman (unlike the guy on the sign)!
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sbest
Member
when I was a kid in Belgium I dropped my front wheel down a grate that was replaced in the wrong direction. the wheel instantly dropped and stopped, I flipped over the handle bars, landing on my back. We had sreetcar rails everywhere and another hazard, cobblestones. slippery when wet, and so much vibration they would numb your hands.
No rides for me lately, below freezing and snowstorms lately. Warmer but raining today. It will be another month or two before it is fit to ride again up here in the great white north.
Steve
No rides for me lately, below freezing and snowstorms lately. Warmer but raining today. It will be another month or two before it is fit to ride again up here in the great white north.
Steve
Mike B
New Member
It's a real problem. Especially in cities like San Francisco like this article discusses;
http://ilovebikingsf.com/2013/07/12/i-crashed-sf-train-tracks/
One day while I was parking the Bonneville, a guy came up to say "nice bike" and told me he had a Honda 350 when he was young and stuck the front wheel at an angled RR crossing. And that's a lot bigger than a bicycle tire. He went down and never rode again.
http://ilovebikingsf.com/2013/07/12/i-crashed-sf-train-tracks/
One day while I was parking the Bonneville, a guy came up to say "nice bike" and told me he had a Honda 350 when he was young and stuck the front wheel at an angled RR crossing. And that's a lot bigger than a bicycle tire. He went down and never rode again.