Well, today was a mini-disaster. I went at noon to shop for some bread, and coming back to work found a bicycle/pedestrian trail I had been told about that connects two major roads, going back to my work. I took the trail, which is beside a creek. The Rock Creek Trail is between Cornell Drive and Evergreen Parkway, and just after getting onto it, it went to wooden planks over the creek. The only problem is that the first section, for some unknown reason, was 2 inch by 12 inch, by about fifteen feet planks, runnig parallel to the path's direction. The center two left just a bit too much gap for my tire, and my front tire got trapped in it. I stopped very suddenly, and went over the handlebars in slow motion (I wasn't going that fast). I received a scuffed up elbow, and a sore wrist. My bike didn't do so well, and I now have a bent front wheel. I got it straightened enough to ride (with some noise), then took it to a bicycle shop. They were able to take much of the wobble out, but not all. Luckily, it was witnessed by a city crew that was trimming a tree just over me at the time. I'll let you know about the results of a conversation tomorrow.

John