injury.

Most of my miles are along the paths of the Columbus Metro Park Systems. On Wednesday morning I opted for the planned wind chill ride. As expected the wind was howling and the temps had dipped to the low 20's. There was about 1/2 an inch of snow on the ground. The icy chill in the air had caused all of the standing puddles of 3 days of rain to ice over. I would find out just how solid the ice was all too soon.

The 21 mm tires on my tri-bike slung snow up onto my helmet and my back. The initial shock of cold snow sneaking inside my thin jacket shocked my system and seemed to spur my legs to go faster. Perhaps is was an involuntary response to warm up. The snow and ice beneath the tirese made the flimsy bike even less responsive than normal. My cold tight muslces stabbed at the pedals and my rear wheel would spin at the top of every pedal stroke. I soon realized I was in for a long ride.