Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Squirrels have missed me (so far), although I did run over a 'possum who managed to run between my front and rear wheels. Getting a squirrel lodged in your front wheel could be as bad as getting a stick in there. Lots of spokes probably reduce the probability of the squirrel.
I expect you are correct. Every squirrel/bike wreck picture I've found is a low spoke count front wheel, with a very dead squirrel in the wheel and frequently a broken CF fork.