Originally Posted by
twocicle
I've jumped an entire 4x8 sheet of plywood lengthwise on my single during a race event. We practiced hopping our road tandem to clear sidewalk/curbs and now it is no big deal. At 49mph, distance covered for a good hop would easily clear the full length of these potholes, but it does require a readiness and enough lead time (ie: holes not hidden in shade) to setup.
Plus you don't even need to cleanly hop it, just so you reduce weighting on the wheels as you exit the pothole.