Riding to work this morning
A cool, if not cold morning. seemingly...…….
(there had been a few white cars on the lane, including mine)
I'd got to the bridge over the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal. at 'Stanley Ferry', & was taking primary to prevent the car behind trying to pass in the 30yards before the (single-track) bridge
This one, in the direction that the photographer is facing;
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1401303
I'd heard a car scrabbling for grip, but assumed it was just someone being a bit heavy-footed
Down I went, as the front wheel slid on the very crest
I just laid there for a few minutes (well, it seemed like a few), deciding that wrists/collar-bones, were still intact
The driver behind still sat in his car waiting for me to get up
After a while I did, & promptly fell over again, it was sheet ice (but it is a low spot, & where the A&CN cross the River Calder, so lots of cold air
I got to the blocked side of the road, & a stream of maybe 30 vehicles came past
A brief inspection showed the damage was, apparently, limited to scuffed bar-tape, a scrape on the 'brifter', & a couple of very small holes on the jacket
Most of the lane was slippery to the end
On arrival at work, a physical inspection showed a reddened knee, & a small gouge on my right elbow
Co-incidentally, this lane was also the location of my last 2 falls (at least 5 years ago)
It was partly my fault, as after changing the chain last night, I noticed the tyres were a bit soft, so had pumped them up (to maybe 90PSI?)
Hence a smaller contact area
Oh well!!
Lucky!!!!
on a non-classy rider
, even if the wind was cold and the legs weren't exactly playing ball. Sadly, the walnut tree in question had already been stripped clean - and early, because there weren't even any husks on the ground. 
But at least it got me out on the bike. 
