Bring on the ice biking!

Today I tried something new: ice biking! Sounds terribly dangerous, and perhaps it was, but it was kinda fun. I rode around the neighborhood for about 20 min. It was like riding on sand, so really slick and slide-y. Tried to get a pic of me riding, but didn't quite make it. I'm trying to get on the bike here:

My bike taking a nap in the snow. Luckily I didn't go down with it at any point of the ride.


Just hand over the cash and nobody will get hurt:
So after the ride I come inside to warm up. The bike is covered in snow and I don't want the floor getting all wet, so I put it under the porch to melt and get indoor-ready. Hmmm... didn't realize the snow/ice was melting from the roof, through the porch and dripping on the bike. It re-froze on the bike and make my bicycle into a bicicle (get it: icicle). ;)


So I've done it once- don't know that I need to do it again. I would like to learn how, but I'm just too afraid of falling. Don't know why- falling doesn't feel like a gunshot wound. I'm just a falling weenie. I need to let some air out of the tires, kick it into gear and just get moving on the snow. Practice makes perfect and I'll never get better if I don't just go ride...
but maybe I don't need to get better. I've spent enough time in the hospital in the last few months...