A few weeks ago I blogged about some speed bumps that would be put on the ramps at work to slow cyclists down.
The bump was installed around 2 weeks ago and as my colleague put it the other day
it’s pathetic
We where all expecting the style of bump you find in supermarket car parks which are very steep. This would of course make sense, with most bicycle tyres being 26″ or larger in diameter, a bump which would force a wheel of such size would also have to affect other vehicles, it is basic physics.
Instead the bump installed only goes to the dizzying height of 15mm off the ground, this of course causes no issues for cyclists and has resulted in many of us not needing to slow down for it. I asked a different colleague if he had noticed the joke of a speed bump they had installed, his response
they installed the speed bump already? I didn’t even notice
The building management do really confuse me, they are perfectly happy to waste money on a product which affects nobody but they don’t want to listen to you when you mention the cycle racks are not safe or that the air conditioning is not working (a separate issue).
You know what this calls for? N+1, I reckon a full sus downhill rig so you can shot down the ramp at 60mph whilst sticking 2 fingers up at the building management 😉
I tend to go faster at speed bumps as you don’t get any air at lower speeds, great bunny hop practice too.