Quote Originally Posted by lauraelmore1033 View Post
Oh my goodness! We rode the interurban on Saturday! I didn't see any black ice, but maybe we were riding later (and too, my riding style is probably considerably more conservative...) How awful for you both! Here's hoping he heals quickly.
Yes, it was still fairly early, about 8:30 am or so... it was mostly wet, but still icy (obviously) in shady spots.

Salsa, it isn't Strava, can't remember what they call it, it's a national bike tracking challenge he started this summer and (in my opinion) got carried away with his standings... men! I felt so sorry for him, but at the same time I couldn't help but be a little aggravated too. We are not "spring chickens" anymore, to put it mildly, ha.

The only times I've fallen have been when I was learning to clip in, ha. We actually were on the Samammish River Trail several weeks ago during that really cold spell, and he THOUGHT the trail would be fine, as it's more open area, less shade...but there were scary spots. This was later in the day too even, but that was dicey stuff there and real ICE in spots and heavy frost on the bridges.

Shootingstar, it HAS to get better from here, right? So sorry for your loss and your recent injury too... take very good care of yourself and take it nice and easy for a long while. We will all be thinking about you. Hope it helps knowing so many are sending good thoughts your way.