Another lesson learnt

[malcermie]

On my hybred crossing the dropped kerb leading to my drive can be taken at any angle..........not so on a road bike! Approached at 45 degrees and it tried to spit me out! Stayed on but a close run thing.

 

[vickster]

Be careful, I hit a kerb while trying to come back onto a path (on a fast hybrid at 12 mph or so), 3.5 years on, two operations later and my knee is still fooked

 

[Kies]

Always approach dropped kerbs with caution and as perpendicular to the kerb as possible

 

[Mapster5]

Can lead to punctures as well

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Nasty things,especially in the wet,my cuts & bruises have just cleared after the last time

 

[RWright]

My driveway is sections of concrete. I found out the hard way that a 700x23 will fit between those sections in certain places. I didn't fall off but it was a nice little adrenaline rush.

 

[MrJamie]

I got blown into a little kerb yesterday, cycling on a path across a field past a building site, there was a 2 panel gap in the boarded up fencing and caught me completely off guard. Managed to somehow stay on. Came off my bike in the summer not realising there was a tiny 2cm lip between cyclepath/footpath as I slightly corner-cut in torrential rain

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Skinnier the tyres the worse they seem.
Few times on a shared path I use which has a 2-3cm pin kerb and useless ped or dog walker forced me off the path causing me to have to unclip and almost come a cropper, just because of the very small kerb - blooming treacherous little blighter.

 

[biggs682]

be aware of slotted drain covers as well as narrow tyres fit in easily

 

[simmi]

I have found out the hard way that railway level crossings are also best crossed at 90 degrees

 

[Gravity Aided]

be aware of slotted drain covers as well as narrow tyres fit in easily

My Dad hit one back in the 70's and broke his tailbone and the back axle of his Raleigh. Don't see too many of those of that design in the States anymore.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

best avoiding white lines in the wet as well... so very slippery

 

[Gravity Aided]

I love when my city designates cycle lanes with the pictograph of a bicycle and the words "Bike Lane" in that same white line material, glass beads in paint/adhesive make them like ice.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I love when my city designates cycle lanes with the pictograph of a bicycle and the words "Bike Lane" in that same white line material, glass beads in paint/adhesive make them like ice.

I find the word SLOW on the road a really good guide on where to ride. Between the S and the L is place I like to be!

 

[wisdom]

It may just be me,but i find the newer roadmarking paint a lot more slippery than the older stuff.