What's the most dangerous thing you've rolled up to while MB'ing
03-23-09, 09:41 AM
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I was mauled by a polar bear.
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03-23-09, 12:14 PM
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I was attacked by a very pissed off rottweiler. That son of the devil, went for my 13 son first. I had to stab that poor rott over and over with my front skewer, while trying to use the wheel as a sheild. He was dead before he gave up! I don't ever leave home without my blade and some peppa.
I wish I could find the owner of that dog
I wish I could find the owner of that dog
03-23-09, 12:40 PM
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One time while riding through some sugar cane fields, I encountered several large Hawaiians with shotguns. They suggested that I not use that cane road in the future.
I obliged them.
I obliged them.
03-23-09, 01:08 PM
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I had two close incounter of many bear incounters/mother and cubs the scariest but in all bear sightings thay were headed away faster than I was.//but moose are not to be fooled with /there curious and fearless I was followed down the road by one and him clomping behind was scary as it gets thankfully I had the downhill run.Kenneth
03-23-09, 01:17 PM
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You missed his "belly of the beast" blog? He had AWESOME photos.
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03-23-09, 01:51 PM
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Tie: Grizzly bear and badly built stunts
03-23-09, 10:45 PM
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Trees.
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03-23-09, 11:00 PM
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A clueless fred trying to ride their Giant Cypress on a steep root laden section of trail.
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03-25-09, 06:25 PM
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Rattlesnakes, copper heads, large black bear, small black bear cubs, feral dogs, people with guns.
03-25-09, 06:33 PM
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A large Mountain Lion. I was riding in a dry gulch in Apache Junction AZ. I came around a bend and there he was. He looked at me, I at him .....then thankfully he dove into some brush and vanished. End of story.
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03-25-09, 06:40 PM
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Does a cliff count? Really though, I think I see more hazards on my road bike than I do on my mtb. Cars and dogs and the like.
03-25-09, 07:18 PM
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Yeah, personally, I think I've had more close calls while on a roadie than on an MTB. It seems anyone with a pickup truck wants to kill you. And for sure anyone with a Nascar sticker.
03-25-09, 09:09 PM
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...but not that high on the list. https://www.manbir-online.com/htm2/snake.22.htm Brown snakes are pretty common in Oz.
03-28-09, 12:03 PM
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Riding one of the State Park trails, came across a hunter walking along the trail during small game season, carrying rifle/maybe small shotgun. We were by him, and I didn't turn to get another look. I was just "shell" shocked. After that, I bought a bright orange tshirt for riding during hunting season.
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03-28-09, 01:31 PM
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one of those angry people in a bmw suv.
03-28-09, 01:32 PM
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oh, and bees shouldn't sting you if unprovoked. You can walk around a bee apiary.
I don't know why people are so scared of bees (well, aside from those who are allergic to them)...
I don't know why people are so scared of bees (well, aside from those who are allergic to them)...
03-28-09, 01:48 PM
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"What's the most dangerous thing you've rolled up to while MB'ing?"
Probably my own sense of invincibility.
Probably my own sense of invincibility.
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03-28-09, 03:04 PM
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Hunters who don't know enough not to point the muzzle of their gun at you, even when they smile and say hello.
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