Here is a link to my cycling friends GoFundMe page. Why not donate a couple o' bucks to help?
https://www.gofundme.com/f/keris-ride-to-recovery
I'm sure she would appreciate it.
Keri is someone I know and have ridden many thousands of miles with. If ever this were to happen to someone, it would be her by sheer volume of miles ridden. She rides hundred
s of miles per week, rain or shine, all weather and most of them in the gravel and forest roads. She is an unstoppable dynamo.
She was also in the middle of the pack. 2 riders ahead, 2 riders behind. So they were stalked and hunted. The attack itself lasted about
15 minutes and severed some nerves in her face. Not good.
Roughstuff plumberroy Breadfan Knock off the "personal protection" bull. A gun makes you
feel better, it does not prevent Cougar attacks; Of which there have been only 20 in a hundred years. It's a ridiculous non-solution to a non-problem the odds of which are astronomicaly rare. Nor would it be practical as a means of defense when ambushed while actively riding a bicycle. The odds of Keri being shot by a well meaning (& somehow magically prepared bystander with ninja like reflexes) instead of the cougar is a much more likely outcome that I think nobody would prefer. As good as it feels to set yourself apart with "what about ism," the mechanics of a situation IRL just doesn't pencil out. Furthermore, gun discussion of any form is specifically forbidden by forum rules. Take discussion along those lines elsewhere.
Fwiw, The cougar was dealt with by person's present & pinned down under someone's bike until actual help arrived. The lesson here is: Ride with friends.