Keep in mind NONE of these were needed when the bike trail was on the West side of the diversion channel.
-Going west on the Hahn Arroyo diversion channel trail, the first bridge encountered is at the intersection of this e-W trail with the N-S North Diversion Channel trail, which is a nice smooth concrete surfaced bridge. No problems wheeling across this at all, nor at the next bridge which crosses back over the N. Diversion Channel just north of the Montgomery underpass, which is also concrete and smooth. THEN comes this series of multiple one-after-the-other bridges that literally rattle your teeth when crossing them and (when riding my stiffer upright DF bikes) often resulted in parts falling OFF the bike, such as bike bell, tail lights, fender brackets, etc.
Here's the first wooden bridge I cross:
Then, the second bridge, maybe 150 feet farther north:
Bridge #3 a hundred or so yards further:
Bridge #4; getting the drift here??
Bridge #5:
Here's a typical passage through the bike trail detour crossing at Osuna and Chappel.
Note how the bike trail forces you up on the sidewalk for 50 yards or so, thence straight into the intersection.
Probably 75% of cyclists I meet here will run the red light if the traffic opens up. It's dangerous enough to cross with the light in my favor, there's no protective median in the middle for you to pause if the traffic is threatening on the far side, so the only time I run this light is when there are no cars in either side of the intersection to activate the light sensor:
Waiting for the Light at Osuna, lots of high speed traffic:
... Meeting other Cyclists on the Trail:
Awakening BG: 168 Post-Ride BG: 58
Morning Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 7.45
Overall average speed Moving Avg Max Speed
09.3 Mph 11.2 mph 20.6 mph
Total Trip time Moving Time Stopped Time
47:47 mins 39:50 mins 07:57 mins
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