Not riding, but just yesterday I was backing my car into the driveway so i could load my and my daughter's bikes into the back and I was saying to myself, as I looked into my driver's side mirror, "I need to watch out for the basketball <crunch> hoop. Damn."

I'd just grazed it with my driver's side rear bumper, but doggone it, I've never backed into it before. Who moved that thing? Sheesh. Luckily, it just caused a tiny 4" scratch and nail polish remover took off the black enamel that rubbed off on my bumper. No biggie, but oy, I hope that's not an omen for our upcoming road trip.

Roxy