Sideswiper!

Today's bike ride was a bit of a training run. We decided to go for a 44 mile ride with a few climbs to get a work out. It was a nice ride with both some new and old scenery. Sometimes it can be nice to head out in a slightly different direction. It turned out to be great.

There was just enough wind to keep us cool without creating exausting head winds. And thankfully there were always a few downhills after the uphills. The only drawback was that about one forth of the ride didn't have bike lanes. We were able to stay safe... for the most part!

Let me back up for a quick moment. One thing about hills is that you tend to shift a lot more, right? After we leveling off, one of the boys was changing gears - but the gears were shifting slowly and making some noise. He looks down at the derailer (as we are riding past a few parked cars) and "thump!", he sideswipes one of the cars with his handlebar. I am not totally positive, but I think he wacked the very edge of the side view mirror.

Thankfully he didn't go down - which could have easily meant a three bike pile-up. His dad, who was in the lead and heard the thump and our subsequent responses of concern and laughter, asked, "What WAS that?"

"He just sideswiped a car!" we yelled.

We will be giving the poor 12 year old a hard time about that for a while to come. Thankfully he kept clear of cars for the rest of the cruise. As for the car owner, we don't think we did any noticeable damage. At least we hope not.

Do you suppose this counts as a hit and run?