Mike F

markrj

I do carry Halt with me just in case, but I have so far out-run all the dogs that have chased me. I figure the Halt is only going to be effective if I can be accurate with the delivery. Riding a bike and pointing a spray can accurately (not to mention wind direction) do not seem to be compatible with each other.

RT

Rabbits. There are literally dozens of them on any part of any of my commuting routes. They are evil. They sit along the edge of a path or road, seemingly minding their own business until you approach. They then decide there are better places to be - places directly in your path. Quick and skittish. One caused me to endo, bolting out from the side, stopping DIRECTLY in my path, leaped up into my cables (I kid you not), then bolted. I lay on my back, incredulous, wondering what happened as a string of unintelligible obscenities spewed from my lips (something about Watership Down having no plot and the Easter Bunny not being real).

I have outrun mangy dogs and even a bear. Foxes mind their own business, as have all the coyotes I've met. Rabbits flat out suck.

EDIT: Wasp spray wards the dogs off, and I hope I never get to test it on a bear.

Flash

I'm very cautious with deer on the side of the road. I fear aggressive dogs. I was bitten once and now I am prepared to unclip, get the bike between me and the charging animal, and adminster an aluminum shampoo with gusto.

eippo1

And just to clarify, nobody can outride a dog unless it's an overweight basset hound. You've just gone further than they're willing to chase. Most are bluffing anyway.

Seattle Forrest

I've been having a problem with narwhals lately.

crhilton

Country dogs. Now that I ride more gravel it seems like I can't go for a ride without being chased by somebody's dog.

About half appear to be friendly and enjoy the run, they're fine. The other half snap and bite.

I normally love dogs.



Squirrels don't scare me. I hit one once, it was anticlimactic for me. I think the squirrel died.

RT

When I commuted at night I had to dial it up to 400W and drope two mangy Hounds of Hell at 1:30 a.m. I was going uphill at about 12-15 mph, and these things acted like Cujo - pit mixes (aren't they always?). I consulted my GPS data the next day and figure I ran with them for 200 yards. I'd say that qualifies as outrunning a dog They gave up because their guads were not sufficient enough to hang with my superior antiquated mechanical shifting and BF mind control.

Yes, I know Cujo was a St. Bernard, but you get my drift. Apparently I cannot outrun rabbits.

nondes 

We're off to our annual stay in central Ontario next month. Black Bears are getting more numerous and I've seen a few around but not yet on bike rides. I do a workout ride every morning on quiet gravel roads to a marina to pick up a newspaper, and I do road rides as well - only a matter of time before I encounter them.

A few years ago I was divebombed several times by a Broad-winged Hawk when I was trying to fix a flat! It waited until after I had removed the wheel and the tube, of course, so it wasn't easy to get me and the bike out of the way.

James1:17

had a coyote encounter yesterday.

mgwilder

Le Blaireau. There's just no winning in this situation.

BigRich

I'm afraid of turtles. Not hard to avoid, but I'm pretty sure I'd wreck if I hit one. As for the one's who've already been hit...since they come with their own little oven to cook in, they're kind of stinky.

daredevil

me too...we're so stealthy quiet on the bike, I completely surprised him when getting within about 10 feet.

gettingold

The Ford pickup with the New York Yankee logo in the back window. Sometimes its distant cousins the Chevy or Dodge. Many scary encounters with this beast.

Daytrip

Deer & turkeys. Dogs riding hanging their heads out of car windows.

StoredBiff

Had an encounter with several the other morning - They were ripping apart what looked like a cat or raccoon. Didn't see me until I was 20 feet away or so and then I just startled them, didn't run away or anything...

Bob Ross

I was gonna say Humboldt Squid, but yeah, narwhals on a ride can be a ***** too.

dkoernert

This is a serious problem in Hampton Roads.

Realistically though, squirrels scare the crap out of me.

Spinz

Randolph County rednecks with mullets, 2 teeth, dirty tee shirts, meth highs and budweiser with pitt bulls and car keys ------- scares the hell outta me. Lp

goose70

Goose.

adam_mac84

honey badger... cause honeybadger don't give a $h*t

Nick Bain

wow those are some strong spokes.

Nick Bain

I hate when dogs still feel the need to bark when their in a car, that is most annoying thing in the world because they wait until their right next to me and then they bark just once without warning right in my god damn ear.

rkelley23

He's half man, half bear and half pig

Splice

I love turtles so I'd hate to kill one, but I'm going to have to go with the narwhals as well.