🚀 go-pugleaf

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>Every morning I have to negotiate a speed hump at the bottom of a hill.
>I really hate braking to take it comfortably as I could use the speed o
>the other side.  My question is: will this damage my bike, in particula
>the headset?  My body is quite able to take the hump at speed, out of te
>saddle with my weight shifting back and forth to minimise the strain on
>both me and the bike.
>
>   Alan Finlay, email: alanf@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au

Alan;
No problem!  Just approach the bump at your normal cruising speed
and stand on the pedals as you come to it.  Then, just before your
front wheel impacts the dreaded mogul, jump up, carrying your bike
with you (of course, this assumes you have toe straps or some other
method of keeping your feet attached to your bike).
Once you get the hang of this method, you will be able to clear a
speed bump easily, with almost no landing impact.  I use the same
method to clear railroad tracks (and when I'm really feeling
gonzo, double railroad tracks).
Just make sure you don't pull a lot harder with one leg than the
other, or you might turn into a large road pizza!

Mark (cleared for takeoff) Hickey