Old 03-29-16 | 02:44 AM
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Trevtassie
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Originally Posted by jyl
I hop the front wheel when going up a pavement lip like that. You don't need to get the bike airborne. Just lift the front tire an inch. Helps reduce impact on the tire and rim, and pinch flats.
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Just before you hit the lip jump the front wheel up over the lip. Practice coming into a lip at right angles and jumping the front wheel over the lip. Then slowly come in at a more oblique angle each time.
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