Well I was involved in my first crash this weekend. And it was all caused by a "DAM" squirrel!

We were in the last 6 miles of a 45 mile ride on Saturday morning. We did 9 pretty decent climbs on the day. There were three of us. Kenny and I were drafting together at 22mph, Kenny leading, and the third was lagging behind just a bit behind. Well, I called "watch out for the squirrel". It was just off the shoulder ahead on the right in a sweeping curve. As Kenny passed by it turned and ran into his front wheel. It caught between the spokesd and his front forks and over the bars he went. I had no time to react. All I remember seeing is him laying on the ground while I think I ran over him. Then I went over my bars and landed on my head off the side of the road. Wow.... what a freak series of events.

I was pretty sore for a couple of days but an feeling much better today. My front wheel (Bortrager Race) and helmet (Giro Pneumo) are history. But no time in the hospital.... I'll take that. The other guy involved, Kenny, got a 2005 Trek Madone 5.9 SL for xmas. It sheered off his front forks, the wheel then hit the carbon fiber down tube and splintered it. Ouch! My loss of a wheel and helmet seem pretty insignificant to that. All from a squirrel.... I still can't get over that. Just thought I would pass my adventure along.