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what if the grate IS on the long way home?

Aggroton wrote:what if the grate IS on the long way home?

ride to one side of the grate, then retrace your tyre tracks, take the short route home, come back to the other side of the grate, Then finish taking the long way home

Hey any excuse is a good excuse, right?

damn straight.

-Holiday wrote: Has anyone ever fallen because of riding over an open grate bridge?

*shudder* That doesn’t make a pleasant mental image, that’s for sure. Even with your best crash costume on, I cant shake image of a human cheese grater feeding the fishies.

I havent had to cross one yet, but I'd use that as an excuse to turn around and ride some more

They're not as bad as they seem, quite a few of them in downtown Chicago. Go out at a low traffic time and just practice, after a while you'll begin to feel a little more comfortable.

polarelf2003 wrote:

-Holiday wrote: Has anyone ever fallen because of riding over an open grate bridge?

*shudder* That doesn’t make a pleasant mental image, that’s for sure. Even with your best crash costume on, I cant shake image of a human cheese grater feeding the fishies.

i fell on a grate once, with a fully loaded (4 pannier bags) bicycle during a tour. I wasnt going that fast, but it still sucked. I couldnt imagine doing it going 45 mph.

the center of gravity on my motorcycle is much lower then on my Litespeed road bike though, so i'm hoping you're all right and the bike wont decide to go down on its right side instead of the rubber side.

Oh well, its the things that keep you on your toes while riding a motorcycle that make it so much more interesting then riding in a boring old car.

Aggroton wrote:thats what i figured...pretty obvious from the name...but i wasnt sure...are they worth getting right away or should i just wait till my own tires need replaced and then get em?

i would wait until i needed new tires--the more times you go over bridge the less intimidating it is,you eventually get accustomed to it.