Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
If you're on the sidewalk, walk your bike.

If there are no pedestrians in sight, I might cheat, but the minute you see a pedestrian, dismount and walk.
Ditto.

We've got a lot of draw-bridges here, with open metal grid in the "road" and cement filler in the sidewalk. I do not ride my bike on the metal grid, and I generally walk my bike in the sidewalk as there are almost always pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Nobody needs to be pushed off the bridge and into the water... When I see bikes weaving through the peds I want to scream at the cyclists. Very very very dangerous. For everyone.

Surg - IIRC you've got recessed cleats in mtb shoes. It won't hurt anything if you walk over that bridge. You'll hear crunching noises, but your cleats will be fine.