Comments on: Bike the Overpass http://kcbike.info/2006/12/20/bike-the-overpass/ Your city. Your bike. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ray C http://kcbike.info/2006/12/20/bike-the-overpass/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Ray C Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:29:54 +0000 http://kcbike.info/2006/12/20/bike-the-overpass/#comment-59 Haven't ridden the 127th overpass yet with my bike, but I ride 95th and 87th regularly. They are NOT bike friendly. I'm well aware of the 119th overpass grates. Good to hear they've been improved on 127th. Haven’t ridden the 127th overpass yet with my bike, but I ride 95th and 87th regularly. They are NOT bike friendly. I’m well aware of the 119th overpass grates. Good to hear they’ve been improved on 127th.

]]> By: Noah http://kcbike.info/2006/12/20/bike-the-overpass/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Noah Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:46:45 +0000 http://kcbike.info/2006/12/20/bike-the-overpass/#comment-57 I totally missed the fact that there was an official ceremony. I've already ridden over it thrice. I took my bike to church on Sunday and 127th is the quickest route. I also went from my apartment at 119th and Ridgeview, down to "Harold", east across the bridge to Strang Line Rd. (or is it called Mur-Len there?), and back north to the JO Transit Park and Ride next to Steak and Shake. Definitely adds a lot of climbing and some extra distance to my commute, but the trade-off is amazing when I think of how horrible it is to get buzzed by crazy drivers who just *HAVE* to get to those highway on-ramps in record time. Also, the drainage grates on the 119th street overpass will swallow any tire narrower than 1.75", forcing cyclists halfway out into the lane. Drainage on the new 127th street bridge is very bike-friendly. Most of the grates are out of the road completely until you hit the actual elevated part, where the grates have square cut-outs that can be painlessly ridden over with a bike. I totally missed the fact that there was an official ceremony. I’ve already ridden over it thrice. I took my bike to church on Sunday and 127th is the quickest route. I also went from my apartment at 119th and Ridgeview, down to “Harold”, east across the bridge to Strang Line Rd. (or is it called Mur-Len there?), and back north to the JO Transit Park and Ride next to Steak and Shake.

Definitely adds a lot of climbing and some extra distance to my commute, but the trade-off is amazing when I think of how horrible it is to get buzzed by crazy drivers who just *HAVE* to get to those highway on-ramps in record time.

Also, the drainage grates on the 119th street overpass will swallow any tire narrower than 1.75″, forcing cyclists halfway out into the lane. Drainage on the new 127th street bridge is very bike-friendly. Most of the grates are out of the road completely until you hit the actual elevated part, where the grates have square cut-outs that can be painlessly ridden over with a bike.

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