Originally Posted by
GeezyRider
I had a squirrel dart from the side of the trail we were on, hit my rear wheel and then, somehow, bounced off the wheel then bounced off my shoulder and back to the side of the trail where it came from and scampered away. My wife was right behind me and witnessed the whole fiasco. Naturally, she was more concerned about the welfare of the squirrel than if it might have bitten my neck or ear.
Similarly, I had a chipmunk dart out at me at the wrong time, get kicked up by one of my wheels, land on the top tube facing forward for a moment (long enough for both of us to be like, "Er, WTF?" probably), and then he jumped down and ran away, unharmed as far as I know.