Originally Posted by MinnMan

Yeah, true enough. I go down at least once each winter. I've never been injured during a winter ride, though, beyond maybe a bruise on my hip. The ice is your enemy until you go down, at which point it is your friend. I went down at speed some years ago, riding that Trek road bike with skinny tires, when I hit a patch of black ice. Fortunately, it was.a looong patch of black ice and I just slid along the road on my side - no road rash or anything like it. It helped that it was cold and therefore I was wearing well-padded clothes, too.