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From: Bozeman
Bikes: 199? Landshark Roadshark, 198? Mondonico Diamond, 1987 Panasonic DX-5000, 1987 Bianchi Limited, Univega... Chrome..., 1989 Schwinn Woodlands, Motobecane USA Record, Raleigh Tokul 2
Bear spray doesn't just protect against bears... Any animal or person will be similarly dissuaded. Here in MT you hear people all of the time say that they simply pulled out their bear spray and the bears go away. Some of the bears have learned to recognize the spray and go away once they see it.
Go spend the $40 and buy bear spray. It works. It's not a large price to pay for security. You've probably spent at least 10x on your bike.