Well, as I said, I learned my lesson. <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> I did have someone else there just incase I got in over my head. Our best guess is that the PFD was more trouble than good, and cause the drag. The river was only a foot deep. Have you ever tried getting a bike upright while your being dragged? Not easy. I should have just let go and stood up, but I was afraid of loosing my new bike.