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.
I'm not glad you fell, but I am glad I wasn't the only one. Mine was so fast I knew I was going down and was down almost simultaneously.
No incidents on last evening's ride home -- but the headwinds were WICKED! Made me grumpy. Oh, and I got honked at and buzzed by a total idiot -- I had taken the lane, because there was no where else to be, and impatient idiot crossed the double yellow into lots of oncoming traffic! Jerk. Actually, I can't be sure he was the honker - -it might have been one of the oncoming cars honking at him. I probably could have caught him at the next light, but I elected to turn off on my usual quiet side street instead. You should probably give me an award for my 'calm' (though I did 'salute' him). ;-)
This morning went smoothly enough -- some patchy snow and ice on the CCT. Worst was the snow / ice on the pedestrian/cyclist ramp leading from Chain Bridge down to the Tow Path. I should have taken a picture! I think I'll ride the Custis Trail and W&OD home, just in case, as I don't think I'm getting up that ramp, esp. if it starts to refreeze after a day of partial thaw. Felt great to pass the cars stuck this morning on Chain Bridge Rd. and Canal Rd. because of a road closure -- it did slow me down, though, as I had many more of them to contend with as I worked my way down the hill
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Oh, and Centreville Costco has the 3 pack of 150 Lumen tactical lights, in case anyone local cares.