Subject: Bike Story: Flying Bunny Has this ever happened to anybody?
I had a brick workout this morning on Atlanta's Silver Comet Trail. For those not familiar with the Silver Comet, it's a "Rails to Trails" project that runs from Atlanta to Birmingham. It's great for long rides and full of wildlife. It's common to see squirrels scrambling along side the trail and rather large snakes sunning themselves. In addition, the occasional bunny dashes in front of your bike.
I was cruising along at 23 mph in the aero position and barely missed a rabbit under my front wheel. However, the second rabbit wasn't quite so lucky. The poor critter made it between my wheels and was hit by the back wheel. I actually thought he made it until he flipped around the wheel and hit me in the back.
Needless to say, I will be scanning very carefully for snakes. I can handle a bunny flipping up on my back, but a snake will be a whole different scenario.
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