Vibe check: Are you the kind of cyclist who slows down to go over speed bumps or do you turn them into jumps? - ThreadSky

jane-in-toolleen.bsky.social•164 days ago

Did it on a TT bike earlier this year. Flew over them because we were playing for sheep stations vying for a place on the Aussie team for aquabike. (That's a triathlon without the stoopid run portion)

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Oh heck yea! I bet those bikes fly!!!

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jane-in-toolleen.bsky.social•164 days ago

It was great. The road was wet. We'd had torrential rain earlier. It was a do or die in glory moment. I made the team.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

I’m proud of you. Great effort

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arpeggiator1972.bsky.social•164 days ago

Pump for more speed.

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coprofish.com•164 days ago

Lol speed bumps in my town are so smoothed out i just roll over them?

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bikehfxlobby.bsky.social•164 days ago

This 👆

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laskinator.bsky.social•164 days ago

Same. The only speed bumps that are noticeable are in the Farm Boy parking lot.

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lboschman.bsky.social•164 days ago

I was firmly in team “full send” until the day I bunny hopped my phone out of my jersey pocket 😢

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mxwinifred.bsky.social•164 days ago

Zipper pockets and frame bags are such great things I only invested in after losing my phone on a gravel ride.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Awesome. I cover bikes in em

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akohan.bsky.social•164 days ago

I once lost a kilo of baklava to a pothole, thanks unsecured front basket

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rporetsky.bsky.social•164 days ago

I slow, kids jump. But if they are in the cargo bike, they beg me to go fast to see how high they can bounce out of the seat. Kids, man.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

those crazy kids!

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blairorganic.bsky.social•164 days ago

I stop. Measure them fastidiously and make forensic comparisons to the data showing on my bicycle computer. Should there be a mismatch of any datum, I complain heartedly to the manufacturer, demanding the CEO is impaled on a set of 36 steel, race spokes for the entirety of the bike community to see.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Thoughtful. I like it

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dcnblues.bsky.social•164 days ago

You forgot the option of standing up on the pedals/footpegs and using your legs as shock absorbers.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Not an intentionally omission!

A wild third vibe is FOUND!

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dcnblues.bsky.social•164 days ago

P.S. For motorcycle riders, who are expected to come across road obstacles at highway speeds, THIS is recommended action if you can't countersteer around the obstacle but have ground clearance to ride over it. Slow the approach as much as you can, stand up on the pegs, and 'soak' the hit.

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smellsofbikes.bsky.social•164 days ago

Bump-jump or bunny hop in a sprint yeah

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imbecillicus.rex.lol•164 days ago

I practiced bunny hopping over speed bumps to build the confidence to hop curbs and those habits die hard

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ibike.bsky.social•164 days ago

I usually have groceries in my saddlebags, I have to be careful 🤣

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

I like scrambled eggs anyways 😂

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ibike.bsky.social•164 days ago

with a bit of cracked eggshells lol

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

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iepstein.bsky.social•164 days ago

Depends on whether my kids are with me in the bucket

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realsocaldude.bsky.social•164 days ago

Yeah. Having that extra weight adds stability on the landing.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

This thought came to me while I was gaping em on the Bullett

But you knew that

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dramofgod.bsky.social•164 days ago

Jumps. Every time.

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sh3zz4.bsky.social•164 days ago

Jump em 👍

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des-cccycles.bsky.social•164 days ago

Depends on the bike, MTB yes they're always a ramp, recumbent, probably not a ramp 🤔

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

I’ve never tried to bunny hop of recumbent bike before

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des-cccycles.bsky.social•164 days ago

Can't imagine it'll be easy, not tried on mine, no good for wheelies either, but it is comfy 😂

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thebwood.bsky.social•164 days ago

Try to bunny hop them if possible

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Gold!

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teamster.bsky.social•164 days ago

Loaded cargo bike? Slow down.
Hooligan roadie? I wanna see if I can beat my last record airtime

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derek.bike•164 days ago

you know what's really fun is passing cars while going over speed bumps. i guess i'm whatever kind of cyclist that is

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

I like that kind of cyclists. They got those chill guy vibes we all need

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gooutsidetoday.com•164 days ago

That's me too!

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baro.bsky.social•164 days ago

There's a street in my neighbourhood with speed humps. You barely feel them on a bike but cars have to crawl over them. Routinely pass cars on that street and it makes them really mad sometimes. I can maintain a consistent 30 while they have to constantly slow down to like 10 over the humps.

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derek.bike•164 days ago

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Especially the large vehicles 😆

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benfinch.bsky.social•164 days ago

i love it when they’ve passed you on the approach to one and you’re straight back in front of them

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tricrossian.bsky.social•164 days ago

'One less car'.

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derek.bike•164 days ago

yeah one less car in my field of view

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paulboldrin.bsky.social•164 days ago

Bunny hop if I can.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Righteous brother Paul!

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bikesarethebest.bsky.social•164 days ago

Bike dependant but jump is high on the list for my commuter MTB. Usually try and ride the gap when I’m on the road bike. Gravel bike is a roll the dice type of situation, sometimes jump sometimes avoid.

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hegaldia.bsky.social•164 days ago

i jump that shit

doesn't matter the bike

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Every bike likes to jump

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brianhuntley.bsky.social•164 days ago

Pedals level, seat partially unweighted, knees braced, and then I pretend it's the body of an anti-bike lane politician as I crest them.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

lol. That’s good one

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macnult.com•164 days ago

everything is a jump when i get on my bike

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

If you don’t get a little steezy on a corner are you even ridin bro?

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macnult.com•164 days ago

stuntin’ is a habit

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robcruickshank.bsky.social•164 days ago

jump

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dcft-film-foto.bsky.social•163 days ago

Jump

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rsybuchanan.com•164 days ago

I used to be team-jump, now I'm team "I have a finite amount of cartilage left in my hips and knees"

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

I refuse to see a correlation

Lol

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ridingbikes.bsky.social•164 days ago

It depends on conditions. Sometimes it's a jump and sometimes it a slow roll.

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davidfirn.bsky.social•164 days ago

Commuter: suspension seatpost FTW
Road bike: entry depends how smooth/gnarly it looks - if gnarly check Garmin hasn't sent an SOS on exit.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

lol. My watch tries to call parametrics pretty often

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fatherhilarious.blog•164 days ago

I'm the kind of cyclist that thinks... these roads would be level if people could be trusted to stick to the speed limit... while shifting weight and balance to smooth them out

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Ride em hard Graeme!

Smooth rides to you and your friends!

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bikefit.bsky.social•164 days ago

Or yelling at the road: this is supposed to be a cycle superhighway. Why the F&£K are there full width speed bumps????

But yeah. I only slow down if I’m carrying cargo

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pigeonhistorian.bsky.social•164 days ago

oh we hoppin 💯

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patman402.bsky.social•164 days ago

Jumps.

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alans9.bsky.social•164 days ago

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

LETS GOOOO!!!

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skepticalk9.bsky.social•164 days ago

Bunny hop, always.

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saltcedar.bsky.social•164 days ago

JUMPIN’ all day

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mxwinifred.bsky.social•164 days ago

Mood & bike dependent

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wintermeer.bsky.social•164 days ago

This!

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ars.iki.fi•164 days ago

Neither, stand slightly up in my saddle and absorb the bounce with my legs

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Like a pro then!

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steadyhum.bsky.social•164 days ago

Don't forget to loosen the elbows as well.

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baro.bsky.social•164 days ago

I try to ride through the little bike sized gap they usually have

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Love that gap

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sschwinghamer.bsky.social•164 days ago

How do we count the cyclists who find the 2" of unbumped pavement to the side of the speed bump?

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Ace pilots

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ericdoherty.bsky.social•164 days ago

The kind who would like to do the former, but it wrecks my back. Smooth bike & roll routes are a good thing.

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alwaysbeofhelp.bsky.social•164 days ago

Jumps jumps jumps.

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duncanwatson.bsky.social•164 days ago

Slow down, I normally ride with panniers

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pedalmonkey.bsky.social•164 days ago

Jump team 💯
I call speedups. Mario Kart!

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malaclypse.bsky.social•164 days ago

I’m the kind of cyclists who breaks too many damn spokes already.

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khsponsel.bsky.social•164 days ago

I like to treat them like pump-track bumps to go even faster!
Top speed over a speed bump so far is 45mph

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Now that’s what I’m talking about!

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steadyhum.bsky.social•164 days ago

Neither. Just rise from the saddle and loosen the elbows.

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dadshammdad.bsky.social•164 days ago

When in doubt, throttle it out.

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rectapete.bsky.social•164 days ago

Depends on the bike I am riding

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

I don’t think I’ve ridden a bike I haven’t tried to hop

Even the little kids bikes!

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thatgeoguy.ca•164 days ago

Oof on my cargo bike (Urban Arrow Shorty) the bumps can be brutal. There's no suspension in the rear and so when you come down with all the weight of the bike it bops you quite a bit.

No problem with bumps on my Brompton but I genuinely have to take it easy on the Urban Arrow for my own sake.

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rectapete.bsky.social•164 days ago

I’m probably overly cautious with my carbon road bike, but everything else is jump material

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timmorton2.bsky.social•164 days ago

I slow down or ride round them, my grandson speeds up and hits them hard

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

I’m right there in between you guys then!

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brynstar7.xyz•164 days ago

Depends on how my knees and wrists are feeling.

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brynstar7.xyz•164 days ago

Growing up, we had an alley behind the house that ran the full length of the block. It was a combination of gravel, dirt, and grass and didn't get vehicle traffic aside from the odd utility truck. I would always bomb through there as fast as I could, and I knew where all the good bumps were.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

Sounds like a great alley

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brynstar7.xyz•164 days ago

Good knees are wasted on the young.

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sundance.bikesky.social•164 days ago

I wasted my good knees by being young.

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