Hit a road reflector and then hit the deck
06-10-12, 12:53 PM
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06-10-12, 07:50 PM
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We don't have Bott's Dots out here in Michigan, but I've seen them while driving in CA; never thought about cycling over them. And they're ceramic? They must be pretty slippery when wet!
06-11-12, 06:41 AM
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On a side note, it's worth learning how to ride safely over Bots dots. it's a skill taught during the Early Bird crit series here in NorCal - they often drill new racers by getting them to ride an entire lap or two entirely over the Bots dots. Unless it's wet they should be readily rideable.
We were doing a century last year, when a guy in the group we were with bit the dust on a Bots dot. I couldn't understand what caused him to go down.
Next time I road I purposefully rode over a bunch of them, and they're just not a problem if you don't over react.
And this:
Nothing special beyond, ride in the drops with a secure but not too tight grip on your bars, and keep your arms loose, to help absorb shock, and avoid making you too twitchy. Mostly they just encourage you to get used to riding over them and that it shoudln't be a big deal. If you think about riding a crit with a bunch of new racers, the last thing you want is people swerving to avoid the dots unecessarily.
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06-11-12, 02:05 PM
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When they repaved the Angeles Forest Highway after the Station Fire, they gouged groves into the asphalt so that they could glue the Botts' Dots to where the top of the reflectors are at the same level as the pavement. This allows snow plows and rock plows to clear the roadway without stripping off the reflectors. Creates another hazard for cyclists. Those grooves are about 24" in length, about an inch to 1.5 inches in depth and about as wide as the Botts' Dots. Hitting one of those on a fast descent will surely result in a hospital stay.
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When they repaved the Angeles Forest Highway after the Station Fire, they gouged groves into the asphalt so that they could glue the Botts' Dots to where the top of the reflectors are at the same level as the pavement. This allows snow plows and rock plows to clear the roadway without stripping off the reflectors. Creates another hazard for cyclists. Those grooves are about 24" in length, about an inch to 1.5 inches in depth and about as wide as the Botts' Dots. Hitting one of those on a fast descent will surely result in a hospital stay.
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It's a skill that every NorCal crit racer (and bike commuter) needs to learn. They can even take down the Euro Pros: https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/.../california071
06-11-12, 05:05 PM
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Please expand on this a bit, I wear a Bell Volt and want to keep this in mind, just in case. Is there a crash warranty of some sort that I've overlooked, an unwritten courtesy or what?
06-11-12, 05:27 PM
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i bunny-hop the botts's dots when lane splitting at high enough speeds (e.g. braking into some red lights)...fun! this assumes the cars aren't packed together like sardines, which unfortunately they sometimes are.
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