Weather's nice...soooo tempting to ride. But I've been holding back because of road sand and snow burms lining the road. DOT went a little nuts with the sand a few weeks back...it's literally piled up inches deep in places. But almost all the snow is gone now, so today, I was unable to control myself any longer and I headed out for a spin.
Ummmm...extremely bad idea. Road sand IS dangerous! About a mile out, I dumped my bike on a corner...luckily I had slowed way down and miraculously I got my foot unclipped so I didn't go down with it. I really have no idea how I stayed standing up on one foot, but thank heavens I did. Only damage to my poor bike is chewed up bar tape where it hit the pavement and a new scuff on my seat. Something cut my leg through my tights...not sure what bike part did it...but it's minor.
Anyway, the moral of my story is:
Don't ride on sandy roads in winter!!!
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01-21-2009, 01:33 PM #1
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Scary Road Sand!
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