It’s been a while since I’ve been on my mountain bike – like 4 years. So, I recently decided that the time had come to hop back on and go for a ride. I was excited! The weather was beautiful and I knew exactly what trail I would do first.

The next step was finding my bike helmet. Where was that bike helmet? Probably out in the garage. I found it rather quickly and went to put it on. As I bent down, I noticed something brown and, well, flat. What IS that?

I took a closer look and dropped the helmet. It was a DEAD mouse. As soon as I dropped the bike helmet, the mouse flipped out, along with a bunch of mouse droppings. YUCK!! Now what!

I guess I have two options: wear the bike helmet or buy a new one that was not the deathbed of a rodent. I’ve always thought of myself as being one tough cookie; but, there is something about knowing there was a dead mouse where I am going to put my head that causes me to cringe. If he was alive, I could overlook it…but not all shriveled up, like a raisin.

So, bottom-line…I am now on the quest to find a new, inexpensive bike helmet. Preferably, one that is part of the “end-of-the-season” bike helmet sale. Any ideas?