Railroad tracks ...
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Dutch6
"Fluffy world destroyer"
Don't take them at an angle and kinda rasie your butt up a bit. Go slow. But I'm not a pro. Still learning.Next week, I'm going to DMV. I'll have to cross RR tracks.Are there any tips you pros want to share? Kinda nervous.
TIA
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itsbob
I bowl overhand
Next week, I'm going to DMV. I'll have to cross RR tracks.
TIA
if at all possible you want to take RR tracks at a 90 degree angle.. I haven't heard about it happening in a long time, but out West they have tracks that cross the road at steep angles, if you drive straight down the road your front tire can catch in the tracks and send you over the handlebars.
In this case you slow down, go either right or left in your lane (without leaving your lane) so you can turn into the tracks at a 90 degree angle, or as close as you can to 90 degrees. Approach the tracks orthogonally.
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glhs837
Power with Control
As to this, he's right, although as I recall, yours is more of a cruiser, so I'm not sure how that works on a cruiser. Let the bike move under you, using your knees and legs to keep above what the bike is doing. Just like hopping a curb with a bicycle.
But why Waldorf vice Loveville?
desertrat
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Do a wheelie.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
On a cruiser, your knees are bug shields, not part of the suspension. All your weight is on your butt.
When approaching a RR crossing on a paved road, I try to stay toward the center of the lane. Traffic will compress the roadway in the wheel tracks and the center section will usually be even with the RR tracks
desertrat
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Nanny Pam
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I'm in Delaware, and I go to Georgetown DE. DMV. Thanks all for your suggestions.
Now.....would I be dorky if I got off and walked the bike across?
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ylexot
Super Genius
Ummm...I believe keeping your speed up is better. Forward momentum and the gyroscopic effect of your wheels will keep you stable and going slower lessens that effect.
Dutch6
"Fluffy world destroyer"
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Yes
Trust the bike and yourself.
A dry RR track at a greater than 45 degree crossing is just a bump.
No big deal.
The problem with RR tracks is crossing them at a very low angle. It's possible to drop your front tire into the space between the track and the road, but you have to be almost parallel to the track to do so.
belvak
Happy Camper
I've never ridden a bike, but was going to suggest that she not cross parallel, but rather, at a 90 degree angle!
You'll be fine Nanny!! Just trust your instincts!!
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
You can't actually cross parallel to the tracks.
belvak
Happy Camper
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DreamBlaze
Do I smell Burning Rubber
Exactly right.Or you can go super fast and jump them.
Either way, you will be fine if you keep your speed up.
DreamBlaze
Do I smell Burning Rubber
LOL, technically your never cross them...not even asymptotically approaching them.
Sorry, my inner nerd just sneezed.