Black ice fun this morning

[sjb]

Realising how much riding I need to get in for the Kirklees Sportive in a month's time I decided it'd be a good idea to cycle from Huddersfield to Sheffield Station this morning (30 miles) at 5:30am rather than drive as usual. Bit nippy when I set off but warmed up nicely once the hills started....

Anyway, got to the highest point on the ride (~900ft), on the A629 above Penistone, just starting the long descent into Sheffield, when a car coming the other way, very slowly, started flashing his lights and waving his arms at me and the car that had just overtaken me. Natural caution kicked in and I slowed.

Got round the corner and saw about 5 cars spread all over the road and grass verges and watched the car that had just passed me do a very graceful 360 spin and wizz off across the verge to end up halfway through a dry stone wall

Managed to stay on by slowing very gently to about 3 mph and feathering rear brake, but still had a couple of hairy moments for a few hundred yards. What got me thinking about it was that I normally drive this route at ~60mph at that time in the morning (nice wide road, no traffic) - thank goodness I was on the bike........

 

[Tynan]

and someone coming the other way was decent enough to warn you?

 

[Maz]

and someone coming the other way was decent enough to warn you?

Us Sheffield lot are all decent!

 

[fossyant]

That's blooming lucky then ...... blimey !....Good choice hitting two wheels -ish..... not something you'd recommend in ice, but he of the golden wheels was looking upon you ! erm ?

 

[Keith Oates]

Your lucky day, sjb, not so lucky for the car that passed you though, hope it was only the car that was damaged and not the occupants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gambatte]

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[Terminator]

^^^^^

I did that recently.Think it was more like engine oil though.