Look out for algae!

[dentheman]

I dropped my bike for the first time. There is this road that has a small stream flowing OVER it. The stream is about 30 feet wide and maybe 1 inch deep. I approached it very slowly since I didn't want to get myself or my bike wet. I nearly made it across when the front wheel slipped out. The road under the water was coated with extremely slippery algae! It took me a couple tries to get up, the stuff was so slippery. Several gentlemen came to see if I was OK and help lift the bike, but some of them went down as well. Luckily nothing was broken, dented, or scratched on them, me, or my bike. But we did get wet.

That stuff is slipperier than ice, and something else to be aware of!