Originally Posted by
Johnny Mullet
If you are afraid a dog might wreck you, you can always stop and put your bike between you and the dog. 9 time out of 10 if you stop, the chase is over and they go home. No fun.
+1. This. If the dog is getting close enough that I'm concerned, I've had excellent luck with stopping and putting the bike in between. I might have to then walk a couple or three dozen feet to clear the dog's territory. And a stern "no!" sometimes helps when the dog is not happy-barking, which sometimes they are.