Author Topic: Bear hungry for Canadian biker (Read 5791 times)

shovelon · « **on:** May 14, 2006, 12:20:53 pm »

BEAR?

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Bon Apetite,

Terry

Oracle · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2006, 04:21:04 pm »

hmmm, maybe he should have been ridding faster than he was

Come to Oz... no bears hiding behind trees in the woods ready to tackle unsuspecting cyclists over here! [smiley=laughing.gif]

Cheers, Lee

Matno · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2006, 08:54:19 pm »

Yet another good reason to carry a gun while cycling... (not that you need a reason)

Or at least a good reason not to mountain bike alone.

orange · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2006, 07:38:42 pm »

I was attacked by a sheep dog once in the Lake District... not quite the same really is it...

shovelon · « **Reply #4 on:** May 16, 2006, 01:52:01 am »

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I was attacked by a sheep dog once in the Lake District... not quite the same really is it...

4 years ago, a pit bull chased me down and chomped my rear tire. It took off afterward but left me with a flat. True it is not the same.

Terry

Mr.Ed · « **Reply #5 on:** May 16, 2006, 03:02:41 am »

I don't believe the newscast mentioned what type of bear it was. Well , besides a hungry one...

Seen three bears myself in past few years, biggest we agreed at about 600 pounds (Tahoe Meadows)....They've all just ignored us, so far...Cal. black bears....,mtn lions, wierdo redneck desert rat dwelling gun toting people, high desert meth labs,( cops finally busted it, then another sprang back up a month later)....oh yeah, finally actually happened last friday, as many rattlesnakes I've seen and ridden past, finally ran over one, he did'nt move until I went back up the hill to check if it was dead, turned out he was'nt; raised his head to look around,...thats when I split !!!
Also seen naked Californians (I'm guessing) roaming around the mountians...crazies !!
Still have'nt been attacked by anything or anyone...yet....

jeffhop · « **Reply #6 on:** May 16, 2006, 03:20:24 am »

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Also seen naked Californians (I'm guessing) roaming around the mountians...crazies !!

did they have `bare` behinds?

most i get in my neck of the woods is squirrels, rabbits and the odd deer! oh ive also ran a snake over but it was only about a foot long and harmless.

Mr.Ed · « **Reply #7 on:** May 16, 2006, 07:03:21 am »

yeah, they had bare fronts too....all female...
..damn near fell off the bike !!!!!...
nothin' like sweet summertime....

Matno · « **Reply #8 on:** May 16, 2006, 03:51:41 pm »

Sheesh. You were lucky. The last time I stumbled upon a group of naked Californians (about 200 of 'em), they were ALL male. Good thing I saw them from a good distance...

Californians, in general (no offense OP), are scarier than ANY wild animal you might encounter in the woods!

Mr.Ed · « **Reply #9 on:** May 17, 2006, 07:53:15 am »

you can say that again !!!!! [smiley=nod.gif]

Old Proflexer · « **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2006, 01:11:30 am »

Even tho' I live here, I'd have to agree with you guys about Californians - any state that would have a
'Gipper', 'Governator' and 'Boxer' (Barbara) leading the team - well, I'm still looking to get out too.

Oh, I was attacked by a rabbit not long back. I was scooting along a fairly fast piece of single track and a short ear'd bunny jumped out onto the trail with nostrils flaring and fangs glistening in the sun. Surely aiming to take a hunk of meat out of my leg, he headlonged into the back side of my fork, slowed and stopped my front wheel. I was simultaneously 'dismounted' and grounded. I did manage to right myself, get back on the bike quickly before his pack of friends could decend on me. The bunny did not make it out alive and I've been on the lookout whenever I go past that point in my travels since.

All the more reason to carry a weapon of choice when mountain biking -
I prefer one of my bows, carbon arrows and some razor sharp broadheads.

Lotta strange things going on here in California - gotta protect yourself.
OP

seanzzo · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2006, 04:07:52 am »

[smiley=laughing.gif]Truly superb OP [smiley=nod.gif] That's all I can say, It just shows what a creative mind can do when left idle [smiley=diaper.gif]

rapiddescent · « **Reply #12 on:** May 19, 2006, 08:57:57 pm »

crikey. here in scotland I go out armed with a 20 pound note to buy a few pints at the pub afterwards. We're not allowed guns or anything - in fact, even a kitchen knife outfoors would probably get one into a lot of trouble.

callum
rds

willem · « **Reply #13 on:** May 20, 2006, 04:51:52 am »

Poor bear... he's just sore at us for riding all those Beasts and Animals through his living room!
nyuk nyuk...

Sure hope we don't end up too crowded or politically controlled to play with guns here in Texas. The old Bill of Rights sure is getting mixed up. Can't even ride my bike in most national parks! (The ones I pay for.)

jimbo · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2006, 02:23:10 pm »

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Sheesh. You were lucky. The last time I stumbled upon a group of naked Californians (about 200 of 'em), they were ALL male. Good thing I saw them from a good distance...

Californians, in general (no offense OP), are scarier than ANY wild animal you might encounter in the woods!

In my surfing days I would go to a spot that you had climb down a cliff to get to. It use to be an unofficial nude bathing spot because of the isolation. Problem was I use to wear glasses back then. I always left my glasses in the car. I use to hate it when my surfing buddy say "wow checkout that one".

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