Railroad tracks and my rode bike??

[bikerHen]

One other thought - as much as possible, unweight your bike as you cross at that 90 degree angle. Stand up and think of floating over the tracks and absorbing the shock with your legs, more than your upper body.

Annie

Just don't let up pressure on the handlebars. That's part of the reason I fell. The tracks were VERY bumpy and I took the pressure off to save my hands and upper body the jarring. Without that pressure the wheel just settled right into the track groove. Live and learn. bikerHen

[twiggjlm]

I’ve been anxiously waiting since I posted this thread to go out and concur those darn tracks. But it’s been raining since yesterday and has hardly let up. The sun is supposed to come out tomorrow. Is it strange to daydream about riding your bike all day when you should be working?

[bikerHen]

. . . and, just so you know, they can be extra slick when they're wet!
bikerHen

[tygab]

yes, I nearly had a wet track undoing this summer. Just be careful out there! Tracks are a part of the landscape of the roadie, as are cars, gravel, nasty skinny tire eating drains (I still see too many facing the wrong way)...