My Time's Not Up Yet

Another day another ride. So I started out with a good 10 minute climb to get the lungs and legs ready for a long day. Since the mercury rose to 36, it was predetermined that I would be out for at least 4 hours. So I began the first decent on Rt. 54 and failed to catch a draft off of the passing cars blazing by at speeds that were out of my league. Halfway down the hill my life flashed before my eyes as a passing SUV still had an inch thick sheet of ice on its roof that decided to take flight landing no further than 50 feet in front of my path... too close for comfort. As it was I just saw a car in the paper a few days ago that was all smashed up from a piece of ice flying off of a tractor trailer. An unarmoured cyclist wouldn't stand a chance against the icy death catapult. Now that winter is here, it's time to take some extra precautions and stay alert, because we are truly at the mercy of the elements. Be safe and ride lots.