Riding home, up the side past a line of cars that was slowed for the bridge, I wound up getting funneled onto a section of pavement with edge traps on either side that led straight into a grate. Figured my best chance/lowest injury was to try to get up the driveway to the right (away from traffic, no wheel tacoing or endoing). The correct answer was actually to stop and hoof it over the edge.

My sock stepped up to take the punishment rather than my bike, and for that I salute it. Unfortunately, it has (had) near zero impact or abrasion resistance. My ankles have been insulted by injuries off and on since forever and this ain't much in the grand scheme, so I cleaned my ankle with a spray from my water bottle (because that fixes everything). And kept going, then immobilized it once I hit home. I liked that sock too. Easily top 5 in the rotation.

Big thanks to the concerned cagers who asked if I was OK. I was scraped up, but the big hit was to my ego...

Other than that, beautiful rides today. Nice cool, but not too cool morning, low 80's afternoon which really brought out the smells in the produce packing district riding through. I love my commute, even if that one area just at the end of the bridge seems designed to mess up anyone on 2 wheels (had a real dramatic get off on my moto earlier this year on diesel spilled in a turn)