lunatic fringe
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Miles from Nowhere, Columbia County, OR
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Bikes: 1980 Schwinn World Sport, 1982 Schwinn Super Le Tour, 1984 (?) Univega Single Speed/Fixed conversion, Kogswell G58 fixed gear, 1987 Schwinn Super Sport
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I frequently ride on roads such as the one in the example with a mix of logging trucks and large double and single dump trucks. I ride on the shoulder near the right edge. For the most part, truckers give me way more room than I need. In addition to watching the truck approaching from behind in your mirror, it is also a good idea to listen for a broken belly chain dragging on the ground or the rhythmic thumping of a re-tread about to depart from the tire. Either of these noises is cause for a little extra caution.