Flinstone like stoppingough

As the weather in Minneapolis slowly changes we have the joys of lots of ice.  During the day the snow slowly melts which in turns freezes to a nice sheet of ice.  While biking to work on Monday I came across the Greenway and 5th Ave.  This place is usually a lake of water this time of year.  It usually is deep enough that just a half inch or so freezes on the top and when you ride your bike on it you just break right through and are riding in about 6-7 inches of water.  While this can pose challenges of its own, ie trying to break a half inch sheet of ice as it hits your tire 5 inches or so up on your front tire, it is much better then riding on glare ice.  So Monday I did the little dance through the small pond and carried on my way.  I was lucky enough to get the west side of St. Loius Park before I had to use my brakes again.  The down side of not using my brakes for so long was that the water that was on my rims from the lake froze to a nice icey layer.  Needless to say while I was trying to brake I wasnt really slowing down.  This caused me to put me feet down a la Fred Flinstone and stop.  For a brief second it was a little scarey.  After that I used my brakes a bunch in order to warm them up and melt the ice.   Moral of storey is check your brakes after riding through a pond in below freezing temperatures.