[net.cycle] rain grooves & steel deck bridges too

an@hou2h.UUCP (A.NGUYEN) (02/28/84)

I hate rain grooves and their distant cousins, steel deck bridges,
too! Fortunately I had a lot of practice. During my first year of
riding I was going to school, and my route took me over this steel
deck bridge everyday. I didn't feel very confident at first, but I
found that if I

	- hold a steady speed,
	- avoid sudden moves, and
	- ride straight across,

things were reasonable.  Stability on such surfaces seems to depend
a bit on the bike's steering geometry, too.  My Honda 360 wasn't
very happy going over that bridge.  My Kawasaki 550 still feels a
bit squirrelly