Commute Adventures - Sometimes More Than Bargained For
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jimD
Apr 30, 2012, 11:37:31 PM4/30/12
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Ok, following my enthusiasm for commute adventures post. This morning Karma reared it's inevitable head.
As I approached work there were cones in the road to keep cars out of one lane where roadwork was being done.
With fast traffic on my tail I went into the coned off area so that all the busy commuters could get past me.
All was well until I saw a sharp cut channel ~ a foot wide cut in the tarmac. My bunny hop was pretty pathetic, saved
a disaster but snake bit my rear tube. Those Foss tubes aren't any better with snake bites than standard tech tubes.
Adventure is one of those things that doesn't always work to the adventurers advantage.
-JimD
As I approached work there were cones in the road to keep cars out of one lane where roadwork was being done.
With fast traffic on my tail I went into the coned off area so that all the busy commuters could get past me.
All was well until I saw a sharp cut channel ~ a foot wide cut in the tarmac. My bunny hop was pretty pathetic, saved
a disaster but snake bit my rear tube. Those Foss tubes aren't any better with snake bites than standard tech tubes.
Adventure is one of those things that doesn't always work to the adventurers advantage.
-JimD
James Warren
May 1, 2012, 1:53:21 AM5/1/12
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Michael Hechmer
May 1, 2012, 6:46:36 AM5/1/12
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Bunny hopping on a commuter is tough. I'm retired now but I found the nearly constant road construction on my commute the single most challenging part of commuting. It never gets mentioned in the encouraging blogs. Sorry to read about the Foss tubes; I've had high hopes for mine.
Michael
Steven Frederick
May 4, 2012, 8:20:48 AM5/4/12
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And of course if you'd crashed and broken your neck it would've been your fault for riding into the construction zone. They get you either way...
Steve, commuter who's done similar things and sometimes regretted it.
Steve, commuter who's done similar things and sometimes regretted it.
-JimD
jimD
May 4, 2012, 9:19:37 AM5/4/12
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And it could have gone badly and would have been entirely my fault.
Staying safe on the bike requires focused vigilance.
Given my pathetic bunny hop I'm happy I didn't damage my rear wheel.
The Foss tube did get snake bit but I was impressed with how small the snake's fangs were given the whack that the
rear wheel took.
-JimD
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