Warning: I like to take pictures of my injuries.
The goal for this morning was to get out and get 2 hours of easy saddle time in. I am going to start tapering and just wanted to get a decent but not hard ride in today. So I jumped on my single speed and took off. Within 10 minutes of starting my ride it started to rain. I almost went back to the house but pushed on because I really needed the ride. There was a south wind so I went south so I could have the wind at my back on the way home. The bike/hike path that I was on had several wooden bridges that get slick when they are wet but what I didn't see was the 6 inch metal plate at the end of the bridge. That thing was as slick as ice and I went down so quick there wasn't anything I could have done.
I left a little skin and blood on the pavement. As I sat there on the side of the trail assessing my injuries a nice runner stopped to ask if I was okay. It cracked me up when he said "It's never good when you see a cyclist sitting down." Pretty much.
My injuries were pretty superficial so i got up and finished my ride. I ended up with 28+ easy miles today. Other than the rain and going down it was a good ride.
The best part was getting home and jumping in the shower and cleaning out the road rash. It felt AWESOME!!!
After the accident:
After getting cleaned up:
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