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Re: [Bicycle Commuting] Wiped out on Wet Railroad Track

Jim,

I'm glad you're okay too. Slimy puddles are bad too. That's how I
broke my ankle on my new bike a few weeks ago. Glad nothing serious
happened to you. I'm still healing.

Christy K.

Jim Gagnepain wrote:
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> I had a good tumble this week. It was raining very lightly. I took the
> lane to make a left turn on one of our Old Town streets. This street
> has unused trolley train tracks in the middle. My tire hit the wet
> track, and the bike, very unexpectedly, slid sideways.
>



Sun Jul 9, 2006 10:20 pm

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I had a good tumble this week. It was raining very lightly. I took the lane to make a left turn on one of our Old Town streets. This street has unused trolley...
Jim Gagnepain
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Jul 9, 2006
9:12 pm

I'm glad you're ok Jim. This is a great reminder. Railroad tracks are one of the greatest hazards we face on the road. I went down going over some snow...
Walker,Frederick H.
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Jul 9, 2006
10:09 pm

Two weeks ago I was riding with a four others on Saturday morning. We had completed 20 miles and were about 2 miles from home. My front tire fell into a ...
Kelly Bersch
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Jul 10, 2006
3:18 pm

Sorry to hear about this, Kelly. I wish you a speedy recovery. Was the break in the road parallel to the direction of travel? These are a real hazard, and...
Walker,Frederick H.
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Jul 10, 2006
6:57 pm

The break was actually the seam where a new lane had been added to the road a while back. The lane was ending and I was moving to the left to continue ...
Kelly Bersch
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Jul 12, 2006
3:15 pm

Jim, I'm glad you're okay too. Slimy puddles are bad too. That's how I broke my ankle on my new bike a few weeks ago. Glad nothing serious happened to you....
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Jul 9, 2006
10:19 pm

... I ride over 4 sets of rail tracks on my usual ride, I am at pains to cross them at 90 degrees, and it stilll doesn't help 100% of the time. Fortunately I...
Randy Niere
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Jul 9, 2006
11:50 pm

try them on a recumbent. usually the only problem I have is when starting with one right there and my back wheel spins. one road I don't go on often but have...
steve
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Jul 10, 2006
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