Bridgewater Bridge
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Bridgewater Bridge
Postby Davidkmendel » Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:39 pm
I am interested in how people tackle the Bridgewater Bridge. Would I be better just to dismount and walk over the causeway and bridge on the pedestrian side.
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Re: Bridgewater Bridge
Postby master6 » Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:21 pm
In a word, "carefully".
First challenge is to survive the railway line. Next challenge is to survive.
If in doubt, take the safest option available
First challenge is to survive the railway line. Next challenge is to survive.
If in doubt, take the safest option available
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Re: Bridgewater Bridge
Postby mcdurdin » Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:45 pm
Yeah, I find if I balance really carefully, riding along one of the rails is easier than the road. Unless a train comes along.
Isn't that what you meant, master6?
Isn't that what you meant, master6?
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Re: Bridgewater Bridge
Postby Gordo » Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:03 pm
keep looking over shoulder. no cars in the distance? pedal as hard as u can... if your game. otherwise do what i do and get the hell off the road and on to the walkway. i hate it.
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Re: Bridgewater Bridge
Postby master6 » Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:14 pm
Exactly.mcdurdin wrote:Yeah, I find if I balance really carefully, riding along one of the rails is easier than the road. Unless a train comes along.
Isn't that what you meant, master6?
Dont worry about the train/s. They usually derail long before reaching southern Tasmania.
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Re: Bridgewater Bridge
Postby m@ » Mon Sep 17, 2012 3:01 pm
Admittedly I haven't crossed the bridge in the last few years, but used to ride across pretty regularly and never had a problem—just remember to claim the lane across the vertical lift section. And cross the rail lines at a right angle, naturally...
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Re: Bridgewater Bridge
Postby markpa » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:59 pm
So Marc you've been doing some of this (at about 1:07) on the roadie?mcdurdin wrote:Yeah, I find if I balance really carefully, riding along one of the rails is easier than the road. Unless a train comes along.
Isn't that what you meant, master6?
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Re: Bridgewater Bridge
Postby mcdurdin » Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:15 pm
I reckon Danny's attempt was a bit lame -- you've got to do it above the water to look really cool. Hence the Bridgewater Bridge. Oh yeah, and on a roadie, none of those soft trials bikes with suspension for me.
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Re: Bridgewater Bridge
Postby HobartJim » Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:56 pm
This used to be my daily commute in the sun and in the ice/wind. I found the causeway to be fine, just stay upright in the wind. The real trick, I had to learn more than once, is that wet train lines at 45 degrees to the road are not cool. I tackled them in the end by looking over my shoulder and if no cars we behind me I would vere across the lane to put the train lines at 90 degrees under the wheels. Also not cool if you forget to look behind.
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