Let's just say, I am not a big fan of cattle guards. Thanks to our illustrious map designer, we can see in advance that there are ten on Day 1, nine on Day 4, eleven on Day 6 and fourteen on Day 7. With a total for the week of around 50!
In fact, on Day 7, at the bottom of a long descent around mile 37 we have a tight cluster of 9 of them. For me, this is a horror.
What is the best way to ride over these? I have the white-knuckling part down pat. I feel like I am damaging my rims, my carbon bike, my rubber tires and my spine all in one fell swoop. Am I?
Last year there was a cattle guard, which had a large pot hole on it's rim. Anyone remember that hole? It was on the right side so if you were "keeping right" or staying right because you were being passed, you had little choice but to hit that first, then the cg. Ouch.
Help. Please.