Tim Wrecking on Rock Island Greenway

24 Aug, 2014 - 10 years ago - on West Altorfer Drive
My friend and I were coming back from an early morning bike ride on the Rock Island Greenway in Peoria, IL. The trail surface is dark/asphalt, and there were also shadows being cast on the trail surface making it even hard to see obstacles. At one point in the trail, the asphalt was bubbled/heaved up due to the growth of tree roots underneath. My friend didn't see one really large heave in the pavement, and it cause his front wheel to go to the side. He was ok - just shaken up but rode back to start where our cars were parked.