Squirrels are scaring me
09-24-22, 04:26 PM
#26
-------
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Tejas
Posts: 9,541
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7266 Post(s)
Liked 4,577 Times
in
2,499 Posts
Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Okay, okay! Yes, I felt sorta bad. Happy now?
09-24-22, 04:28 PM
#27
• —
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Land of Pleasant Living
Posts: 10,937
Bikes: Shmikes
Mentioned: 56 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9021 Post(s)
Liked 4,937 Times
in
2,636 Posts
Originally Posted by Mojo31
You’re now blowing in the wind like a cheap politician.
09-24-22, 04:38 PM
#28
-------
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Tejas
Posts: 9,541
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7266 Post(s)
Liked 4,577 Times
in
2,499 Posts
Best part is if you spoke them you can eat them. Delicacy in some parts.
09-24-22, 06:24 PM
#29
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 7,933
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7187 Post(s)
Liked 3,358 Times
in
1,429 Posts
Soccer moms scare me.
Likes For bampilot06:
09-24-22, 06:35 PM
#30
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 13,765
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
Mentioned: 39 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7783 Post(s)
Liked 8,428 Times
in
4,298 Posts
Originally Posted by Mojo31
Best part is if you spoke them you can eat them. Delicacy in some parts.
__________________
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
09-24-22, 08:42 PM
#31
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 6,702
Mentioned: 35 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6077 Post(s)
Liked 9,211 Times
in
3,981 Posts
Originally Posted by SoSmellyAir
Inattentive teenage morons (am I being redundant here?) on e-bikes scare me more than either clowns or squirrels.
Originally Posted by Ghazmh
Not even a slight negative emotional effect?
Originally Posted by Inusuit
Squirrels are just rats with bushy tails.
Likes For Koyote:
09-24-22, 09:02 PM
#32
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 23,208
Mentioned: 87 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18880 Post(s)
Liked 10,640 Times
in
6,050 Posts
Originally Posted by Mojo31
Best part is if you spoke them you can eat them. Delicacy in some parts.
09-24-22, 09:10 PM
#33
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 1,986
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 570 Post(s)
Liked 729 Times
in
441 Posts
Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Ran over one once, with no negative effects for me.
09-25-22, 09:05 AM
#34
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Nevada County, California
Posts: 702
Bikes: Subject to change at any given moment but currently is...... Colnago Mapei, Colnago C40, Wilier Triestina Carbon, Wilier Triestina Ramato, Follis 472, Peugeot PX60, Razesa, Orbea Terra, Soma Pescadero and 1/2 owner of a Santana tandem.
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 291 Post(s)
Liked 705 Times
in
226 Posts
Could be worse
Likes For grantelmwood:
09-25-22, 05:43 PM
#37
Full Member
Join Date: May 2020
Location: North Florida
Posts: 427
Bikes: 2019 Specialized Diverge, 2021 Cervelo Caledonia
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 231 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 297 Times
in
151 Posts
I've run over four squirrels in the last five years. They zig-zagged in front of me until, THUMP, THUMP. Didn't affect my ride, but I'm sure it was not pleasant for the squirrels. They ran off in all cases, but I'm guessing they didn't survive the internal injuries from being run over.
09-25-22, 06:03 PM
#38
Old fart
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Appleton WI
Posts: 24,207
Bikes: Several, mostly not name brands.
Mentioned: 148 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3246 Post(s)
Liked 2,649 Times
in
1,540 Posts
Originally Posted by Tomm Willians
Could be worse
09-25-22, 06:37 PM
#39
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 7,933
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7187 Post(s)
Liked 3,358 Times
in
1,429 Posts
Just realized my wife is officially a soccer mom. Scary.
Likes For bampilot06:
09-26-22, 04:08 AM
#40
Method to My Madness
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 2,396
Bikes: Trek FX 2, Cannondale Synapse, Cannondale CAAD4, Santa Cruz Stigmata GRX
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1210 Post(s)
Liked 796 Times
in
584 Posts
Originally Posted by Koyote
I don't think I've ever seen a teenager on an eBike. If I did see one, I don't think I'd have time to administer an IQ test.
09-26-22, 04:11 AM
#41
Method to My Madness
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 2,396
Bikes: Trek FX 2, Cannondale Synapse, Cannondale CAAD4, Santa Cruz Stigmata GRX
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1210 Post(s)
Liked 796 Times
in
584 Posts
Originally Posted by Tomm Willians
Could be worse
09-26-22, 05:54 AM
#42
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Québec, Canada
Posts: 1,438
Bikes: TCR Pro, Revolt Adv
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 618 Post(s)
Liked 358 Times
in
276 Posts
Originally Posted by Symox
Lately on the rides I do there have been a lot of squirrels doing the last minute dash of death across my front wheel. In every case I’ve just kept my line and hoped for the best.
After a recent unrelated crash I am paranoid of breaking my collarbone again as I’m still healing.
Are crashes with squirrels getting caught in the wheels common or is this just the post crash jitters?
wtf is with these squirrels making them dash across? Is it the freehub noise?
After a recent unrelated crash I am paranoid of breaking my collarbone again as I’m still healing.
Are crashes with squirrels getting caught in the wheels common or is this just the post crash jitters?
wtf is with these squirrels making them dash across? Is it the freehub noise?
I don't believe that the animal getting caught inside the wheel and causing a crash is common. I've never seen this in my entire life.
They all look like they have a death wish, but what they are doing must be some sort of survival instinct.
09-27-22, 08:01 PM
#43
Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 13
Bikes: 86 Alan, 88 Stumpjumper Comp, 80s Litespeed MTB, 70s Schwinn Paramount
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by rm -rf
I hiss at them, loud. TSSSSS! That seems to work, they dive for cover.
09-27-22, 09:15 PM
#44
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Posts: 4,434
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1325 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 640 Times
in
351 Posts
My cat gets several a week. That I see. Sunday he left half of one on the path to the front door while I was on my ride. Almost stepped on it while dismounting. This evening he was working on one that wasn't quite dead yet as we came home. The pitiful squeals were a bit alarming but there wasn't much point in intervening.
They dart in front of me frequently but I've yet to hit one. I hold my line and don't try to miss them.
They dart in front of me frequently but I've yet to hit one. I hold my line and don't try to miss them.
09-28-22, 09:48 AM
#45
Senior Member
Originally Posted by SoSmellyAir
No IQ test needed when I see two teenagers, neither wearing a helmet, simultaneously riding on the same e-bike.
09-28-22, 09:50 AM
#46
Senior Member
I've never hit a squirrel, but I did run over a chipmunk once. I knew for sure I'd hit him by all the squeaking he did afterward. I felt bad.
09-28-22, 10:53 AM
#47
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 23,208
Mentioned: 87 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18880 Post(s)
Liked 10,640 Times
in
6,050 Posts
Originally Posted by Reflector Guy
...and most likely each of them staring straight down at their phones.
09-30-22, 08:29 PM
#48
😵💫
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Seattle-ish
Posts: 3,995
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1570 Post(s)
Liked 2,941 Times
in
1,671 Posts
You think squirrels are scary: two weeks ago a black bear ran across the road 50’ ahead of me. I then slowed to a crawl to make sure he had cleared the area. Hate to get one of those caught in my spokes. Have seen three bears this year ( not the ones in the children’s book)
__________________
Road and Mountain 🚴🏾♂️
Road and Mountain 🚴🏾♂️
09-30-22, 09:48 PM
#49
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 23,208
Mentioned: 87 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18880 Post(s)
Liked 10,640 Times
in
6,050 Posts
I only ever see bears riding gravel. I've seen more bears that way than hiking in the same areas. I'm not afraid of a black bear when I'm on foot, but cyclists don't move in a way large predators recognize as human.
A yearling black bear ambled across the road in front of me a while ago. I didn't know if there was a mama nearby. Running from a bear engages their predator instincts and I didn't think riding off would be wise so I stood for a few minutes ready to lift the bike overhead to look bigger. But there was no mama bear, so I finished the ride and got a great story out of it.
A yearling black bear ambled across the road in front of me a while ago. I didn't know if there was a mama nearby. Running from a bear engages their predator instincts and I didn't think riding off would be wise so I stood for a few minutes ready to lift the bike overhead to look bigger. But there was no mama bear, so I finished the ride and got a great story out of it.
10-02-22, 04:59 PM
#50
pan y agua
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 31,077
Bikes: Willier Zero 7; Merlin Extralight; Calfee Dragonfly tandem, Calfee Adventure tandem; Cervelo P2; Motebecane Ti Fly 29er; Motebecanne Phantom Cross; Schwinn Paramount Track bike
Mentioned: 17 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1341 Post(s)
Liked 506 Times
in
269 Posts
In Asheville, it’s a rare ride you don’t see a bear. Had to wait a couple of minutes for a mother and her cub to cross the road in front of us yesterday.
__________________
You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
