Originally Posted by
pdlamb
I've occasionally walked up (or down) a staircase with a loaded bike, but I don't think I've ever successfully lifted one up into a pickup without offloading the panniers. Big, heavy, awkward -- what could possibly go wrong?
I had to keep mine above water to cross a creek outside of Bedford, PA, which was the one-time home of Cannondale. Ignored road closed sign for about a mile. Got to the bridge to find a crew removing the last girder from what had been a bridge. The workaround was long, so they let me go after the girder was removed. Everyone was watching, and I know they were thinking “This isn’t going to end well.”
Took off my cycling shoes and threw them to the other bank. Put on my sandals and made it across without incident. Wasn’t easy though.