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The 10-ton bike hides in the shade of the trestle at Joshua siding while a freight train rumbles overhead

7797-brant-road.jpg The conductor of an oncoming train toots his horn and waves at me at Joshua siding, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsThis is a pensive, scenic ride on Brant Road toward CimaThe conductor of an oncoming train toots his horn and waves at me at Joshua siding, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsThis is a pensive, scenic ride on Brant Road toward CimaThe conductor of an oncoming train toots his horn and waves at me at Joshua siding, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsThis is a pensive, scenic ride on Brant Road toward CimaThe conductor of an oncoming train toots his horn and waves at me at Joshua siding, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsThis is a pensive, scenic ride on Brant Road toward CimaThe conductor of an oncoming train toots his horn and waves at me at Joshua siding, Mojave National PreserveThumbnailsThis is a pensive, scenic ride on Brant Road toward Cima

I prefer resting the bike against an upright object. Picking up the bike after laying it on the ground creates lateral pressure that has occasionally jiggled my rear wheel out of alignment during this trip.