Murphy's Laws of Cycling

[OakLeaf]

The smallest rideable roads with the least traffic will also have the largest number of loose animals in your path or chasing your bike.

Also the steepest hills.

[Blueberry]

Also the steepest hills.

And the most roadkill

[TsPoet]

I'm afraid of geese (I was bitten by one when I was too young to consciously remember it) -
the most beautiful MUT will always have geese on it.

(and there are about 5 people in the US who know that it's Finagle's law, not Murphy's law:
Finagles Law = "what can go wrong, will"
Murphy's Corollary to Finagle's Law = "if there is a way to engineer something that will end in disaster, someone will engineer it that way"
Thus my dog's names - Murphy and Finagle)

Edit - I just googled Finagle's Law and got a slightly difference answer than I said above - according to Wiki and others they are corollaries of each other, but not in the way I defined them above - so Murphy's Law it is!

[Desert Tortoise]

Road kill is bad enough, but when it is off to the side of the road unseen and you get that awful whiff - whew! Dead coyotes are bad but the javelinas are the worst!! Oh, and the smell last days and days and days....

[Owlie]

If it is nice enough to ride, work/school will be extra busy.

The road will be at its grimiest on your first ride after spending a few hours cleaning your bike.

[marni]

in texas ( at least) no matter which direction you are going,, the wind will always be against you.

The smaller and quieter the road, the more longhorn cattle will be loose and choosing not to move.

marni

[Adventure Girl]

I = TPD/2

TPD = Total Planned Distance
I = most likely place you will have an incident

Example:
Total planned distance = 58 miles.
Most likely place for an incidnet = Mile 29

At mile "I" you will get that emergency phone call that says, "We need you right away". Or your derailleur will gag and you have ride in one gear the rest of the way. Or you will have a minor crash that is just bad enough that you can still ride, but it isn't fun anymore.... Happens every time!

[zoom-zoom]

in texas ( at least) no matter which direction you are going,, the wind will always be against you.

We get this in Michigan, too. Glad to know it's not just a "lake effect" issue.

[lo123]

My Murphy's law:

The tougher the hill, the faster the dog that's chasing you.

in texas ( at least) no matter which direction you are going,, the wind will always be against you.

The smaller and quieter the road, the more longhorn cattle will be loose and choosing not to move.

marni

God is that true. Was visiting my parents in the Houston 'burbs (where I grew up) a few weeks back. Thought I was going to die with the stinking headwinds! But the weather was SO nice (about 20 degrees warmer than here. All the locals gave us funny looks for wearing short sleeves and shorts in 60 degree weather)

Luckily no steer were loose when I was riding. Though in H.S. I almost wrecked into a solid black steer standing in the middle of a country road just past a sharp corner with no lights around. Ever since, I've been super cautious when driving/riding out in the sticks