I hate those rails, feels like you are a sailing ship that has to tack into the wind but with the added benefit that it may not be obvious the other road users why your taking odd angles
hotpot32 on
Got 2 sets of rails across the same road of my commute. No trains run through any more, but the council thinks its more cost effective to just repair the road every 2 years rather than rip them up and have done.
I go through the same motions every few weeks. Take them at a big angle, slowly take liberties with angle and eventually get bitten with a big tank slapper and got back to big angles. Rinse and repeat.
Express-Welder9003 on
We have these downtown. I don’t ride there very often but when I do I am extremely mindful of the tracks because a friend of mine got their wheel stuck in one once and wiped out.
hijodegatos on
I love when I can catch a ride behind the light rail, since it gets all the green lights. Easily cuts 20 mins off my ride to work.
EndlessUrbia on
That was hard to watch
Empanada444 on
I’ll always remember my first crash with tram tracks. It never even crossed my mind that that was something to be aware about when cycling. I ended up stopping at the local drugstore to tape up my bike and I cycled straight home after it feeling very shaken, scratched and sore.
GreatIdeal7574 on
Stay out of the train lane bike brain
Better yet take the train, you’re selfishly taking up space with a vehicle that can only transport one person.
thanthelion on
I’m currently living in tram riddled city and it takes practice to move swiftly across those. Going across the track is relatively easy, but if you drop inside when going too parallel, you’re basically screwed.
Also takes a lot of attention, because even when they are slightly wet, they get very slippery, especially with road tires.
YoSupWeirdos on
scratched a beautiful vintage set on wheels on them bitches
ohbonobo on
Yikes! I don’t live somewhere we have trams/tracks, but even without the direct experience, that freaked me out!
recycledairplane1 on
i’ve gone down too many times to dare to press play on this video
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I hate those rails, feels like you are a sailing ship that has to tack into the wind but with the added benefit that it may not be obvious the other road users why your taking odd angles
Got 2 sets of rails across the same road of my commute. No trains run through any more, but the council thinks its more cost effective to just repair the road every 2 years rather than rip them up and have done.
I go through the same motions every few weeks. Take them at a big angle, slowly take liberties with angle and eventually get bitten with a big tank slapper and got back to big angles. Rinse and repeat.
We have these downtown. I don’t ride there very often but when I do I am extremely mindful of the tracks because a friend of mine got their wheel stuck in one once and wiped out.
I love when I can catch a ride behind the light rail, since it gets all the green lights. Easily cuts 20 mins off my ride to work.
That was hard to watch
I’ll always remember my first crash with tram tracks. It never even crossed my mind that that was something to be aware about when cycling. I ended up stopping at the local drugstore to tape up my bike and I cycled straight home after it feeling very shaken, scratched and sore.
Stay out of the train lane bike brain
Better yet take the train, you’re selfishly taking up space with a vehicle that can only transport one person.
I’m currently living in tram riddled city and it takes practice to move swiftly across those. Going across the track is relatively easy, but if you drop inside when going too parallel, you’re basically screwed.
Also takes a lot of attention, because even when they are slightly wet, they get very slippery, especially with road tires.
scratched a beautiful vintage set on wheels on them bitches
Yikes! I don’t live somewhere we have trams/tracks, but even without the direct experience, that freaked me out!
i’ve gone down too many times to dare to press play on this video
Never again, I hope🥹
Watching this like, “nooo!”
https://preview.redd.it/ojgzu996382g1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0118907ab2f1bd4c3998f388c2ecae44d418bbb2
Sorry, best I can offer are manhole covers.