Hit! By a Squirrel! (warning, pics)
 

I was cleaning up my computer and came across the old pics. I don't think I ever shared them on this forum.

Let this be a lesson that any animal can be a potential hazard.

Here is the story:
2 seasons ago, about this time of year I was on my regular Sat morning group ride. I was pulling (~mid 20s at the moment), and I noticed a squirrel on the right margin. Just as I was about to come along side, he faked right, then jumped straight left in my direction. My crank immediately locked, but thank goodness the rear wheel kept spinning. I peeled off hard left without braking, letting the line through as they slowed. Luckily, myself, the other riders and my bike were relatively unharmed. The squirrel didn't make it. It really was amazing that nobody got hurt, and I'm still extremely thankful for that. Everyone in the line reacted perfectly.

http://s15.postimage.org/qdigzgu6v/Squirrel2.jpg

http://s17.postimage.org/3xgqvlcyz/Squirrel1.jpg

Yeah, they'll do that.

Glad it wasn't the front wheel. That would've been even messier (for you, anyway).

On the bright side though - fresh squirrel!

Thems good eatin'!

DG

I hit some nightcrawlers the other morning. Must has been, oh, I don't know - a bunch. I nearly fell. But I didn't.

Those nightcrawlers are scary and kinda slimy, too.

I sure hope that never happens again.

Oh. And this was on The Road. I guess if I was on a MUP I would have really been in bad shape.

You got the lucky end of that encounter for sure. The way his back looks could have been your skin...

Yeah, well you just got shut down, dude.

I'm signing off.

Brutal. Did you make a belt?

What?

Glad it don't cause a more worse accident.

I think he was referring to the now locked thread where punkncat may or may not have overcharged a customer.

Somehow it boiled into this one.

wow no damage to your bike? very lucky those mavic cosmic wheels must be strong

Good thing you caught it before it did any damage to the bike or yourself. Check this one out, saw this before on another forum.
http://www.atwistedspoke.com/wp-cont...-1-600x472.jpg

This one surely resulted in a crash.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/76039319/

(Not me.)

Pardon me for being dumb here, but what the hell is a MUP?

Multi Use Pathway. Generally known as 'bike path'.

Multi-use pavement, municipal urban pavetrail, stuff like that.

Hey, that squirrel is half skinned to start with, some celery and carrots and you got a good stew. Sorry, glad there are no rashes to go with that.

The road gave, and the road hath taken away... Yum, yum.

That was an awful thread. As for the squirrels... ick... congrats on not crashing.. and congrats on the fantastic line etiquette.

Did you at least pet it and say goodbye?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nn0UkdDArM

Sup sqr... wait...

Just here?

These pictures are nasty!

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x...A/5dd583bf.jpg

Major Urinary Problems

nevermind