As I was riding in West Chester last night (not WC's fault this time!), I was confronted by an Ohio State Trooper. She told me she needed me to ride on the right (the shoulder). I told her I couldn't do that and asked her if she would drive on the shoulder, to which of course the answer was no. Then she told me she didn't think I had a right to be in the road. Regardless of the fact that I did have that right, shouldn't you, as a state law enforcement officer, know the law instead of guessing at what you think? After she continued to press the issue I pointed out that she was impeding traffic and she sped off in a huff.
Then later that evening I was going about 40mph down a large hill on Vine Street in Cincinnati and lost control when the road whipped left. The result is a lot of scraping and bruising, but thankfully nothing broken. The bike is unrideable, but I'm confident the guys at Baer Wheels can put it back together in a few days. Lots of walking and waiting, a long bus ride, a cab ride, and three hours later, I was back at my hotel.
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