Decided not to buy the farm

[peterdarby]

I made my first ride with my new trailer. But I had an interesting thing happen. I was riding about 65 or 70 with traffic on the interstate when I noticed that cars about 100yds in front were emergency braking. I new I could stop, and traffic was about 200yds behind me so I flashed my brakes to ensure people behind new I would be stopping. Suddenly I saw a nine foot length of truck tread stretching across the road. I thought I am not going to ride this out. As I hit I aimed for the center and prepared to go down. I bounced up, then the trailer went. The front end went into a tankslapping manuver and I remember thinking I am still in trouble. A touch of back brake and even pressure on the front end while coming down in speed and I was back traveling down the road. The bike was not damaged. The trailer had a chain come off the bike and one fender got bent down almost to the tire. Sometimes it just pays to be lucky I reckon.