BUT
snow on top of ice today? Well that got me pretty damn good.
After friday's adventure ride on the path home I figured on trying it again today. The slush that was hard to ride should have frozen solid and the studs should grip like they have been. No big deal right?
oh. yeah we have just under an inch of snow on top of that.
no big deal...
except it seems that the magic amount of snow it takes to prevent the studs from doing their job is that amount.
not even 50 yards onto the path...
I'm riding thinking things are going okay. I can change direction pretty well, I'm avoiding the ruts from friday... and then
FACE PLANT.
That's the two words that went through my brain before
CRUNCH
when i made a hole in the snow and ice on the side of the path with my face.
dozens of little bloody puncture marks on my nose. My chin has a good cm size bloody patch, one under my right eye below the glasses... lip wasn't broken just squished and feeling funny.
Top of my left knee took a hit and then now that I got to work my right shoulder, the muscle in back seems to be strained and sore.
The ride in the slush on the road the rest of the way sort of sucked. Esp when the water started seeping down the sock into the boot.
ice? fine. Snow on ice? not so much.
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I think we've all learned that one the hard way once...
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