Originally Posted by
dcb23
dang it...took a spill. Cool morning upper 20s I think, light headwind, dry pavement with patches of ice. Transitioning from sidewalk to asphalt, hit a patch of ice, felt the back end swing out...then that moment of "hmm this is ofd, I'm going down" Next thing I know I see my apple rolling up the path!
Just a red, sore knee otherwise ok.
Glad you emerged relatively unscathed! Sounds like it could have been worse than a sore knee and a bruised apple!
The MVT has some patches like this, but it's getting better day by day. On one last night, I felt my rear wheel start to swing out on me on some ice, but fortunately I'd slowed way down and was going mybe 7 or 8 and was able to correct and get a foot down before I had a chance to topple over. I think I had a moment of "hmm... this is odd, something's happening and if I don't react now, I'll probablly fall."
Ride in this morning was one of the colder ones lately with temps in the mid 20s F/-3 or 4 C, but w/ only light winds it felt better/warmer than some days when it's been around freezing but with stronger winds.
Looking forward to the three day weekend!