Originally Posted by
Puck90a
Just had a good uphill commute to work. But I had to hit a crack in the concrete (perpendicular) because there was passing traffic to my left. I took my weight off the seat, lifted the front wheel a tad, and POW went my rear rim. Yeah, the psi drop may not have been a great idea... But at least my body didn't take any of the impact.
And at least you didn't (apparently) get the dreaded SNAKEBITE (pinch-flat).
There's this one manhole of death on my commute, downhill, extends from the gutter to outside the bike lane, hugely messed up asphalt surrounding it, I swear it's equivalent to a 3 inch curb. Lost a water bottle first time I didn't expect it. If cars are coming I can't swerve into the middle of the lane, so I've been practicing my bunny-hops. Only once I got complete air, but for the rest at least I get only a minor whack on the rear wheel, and not my full weight. (
I actually found it on google maps -- doesn't look so scary from above, but I think the ground might have shifted and made it worse since this pic)