Death by Squirrel?
#26
I had a deer come out in front of me close enough that I could have tackled him. This wouldn't have been good. Last week I had one run parallel to me for about 30 yards before taking off away from me. Oddly I don't encounter many squirrels, but I know they are around. Occasionally rabbits, and I did clock a bird with the right pedal(!) once, but he lived.
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"It hurts so good..."
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#29
Tęte de Limace
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Maryland
Bikes: 2001 Lemond Nevada City; ~1987 Peugeot US Express; ~1985 Panasonic Sport 500
Originally Posted by Bibi
There's this doe on the bike path near me that keeps giving me "The L@@k." She looks ticked off ... I don't think she wants to race.
#30
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Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Arlington Texas
Bikes: R3SL
squirrels - I don't swerve, they are quick and small. Its up to them if they make up their mind and move they'll make it, if not, paws up.
cats - never been unlucky with one of those
dogs - hate em. I've only been back to biking for a month or so so I haven't had any run ins but on my motorcycles, I just judge the angle of attack, if they don't have a good angle, twist the wrist and blow past em. If they are smarter and cut me off I go right at the rat bastards, twist the wrist at the last second to lighten the front, they'll pause, I swerve a bit and try to stiff leg kick the crap out of em (I always miss).
Neighbors - worse than squirrels, not quick, more unpredictable
Birds - duck, got hit by one on a motorcycle once. Not pretty.
Deer - pray.
So far since I've been back to biking the only object I've hit is a construction barrel. Darn thing came out of nowhere. Actually I was riding in a pace line eased to the right to take a look ahead and BAM. Fortunately it was laying on its side, I reacted fast and skipped off it back to the left. Scared the crap out of the two riders behind me though.
cats - never been unlucky with one of those
dogs - hate em. I've only been back to biking for a month or so so I haven't had any run ins but on my motorcycles, I just judge the angle of attack, if they don't have a good angle, twist the wrist and blow past em. If they are smarter and cut me off I go right at the rat bastards, twist the wrist at the last second to lighten the front, they'll pause, I swerve a bit and try to stiff leg kick the crap out of em (I always miss).
Neighbors - worse than squirrels, not quick, more unpredictable
Birds - duck, got hit by one on a motorcycle once. Not pretty.
Deer - pray.
So far since I've been back to biking the only object I've hit is a construction barrel. Darn thing came out of nowhere. Actually I was riding in a pace line eased to the right to take a look ahead and BAM. Fortunately it was laying on its side, I reacted fast and skipped off it back to the left. Scared the crap out of the two riders behind me though.
#31
Yes.. twice lately squirrels have run right across the road in front of me, scaring the cr@p out of me! I don't want to run over the poor things. I also shooed a groundhog out of the way... just go SSSSSSSSSST! it works for most critters.
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