Originally Posted by noglider

I'm immensely lucky that I get to ride along this path, and it is most of the length of my commute.

This morning, a squirrel crossed my path, but then once he was out of safety, he decided to head back to danger. He ended up entangled INSIDE MY REAR WHEEL. I felt him thump-thump-thump against my feet as he went by. I couldn't coast, as I'm riding my fixie again today. I took my feet out of the toe clips and stopped as quickly as I could. He was out of my wheel by the time I stopped. I went back to check on him. His front legs were folded under his body, and he was upright. A cyclist coming from the other direction stopped and looked at the squirrel with me. I told her what had happened. Then the squirrel, who must have been just stunned, got up and ran away, though a little wobbly. The cyclist said she saw a bit of blood on the squirrel's tail but she thought he was otherwise fine.