Tomorrow I get some scope surgery on my knee, so I wanted to get a long ride in before I'm out for a few weeks again. I got my Pulse build all wrapped up and have about 50 miles on it, and I just got it dialed tonight.

I was only about a block away going about 14mph when out of the corner of my eye I see this grey object coming at me and WHAM hits me right in the side of the face, knocked my hearing down a bit and made me see stars. It also knocked my headphones clear off my head. The split second I saw in my periphery and the grey color and the way it sounded as it rocked me when it hit reminded me of one of those rubber dallas cowboy souvenir street footballs.

Anyway, I don't mind getting yelled at etc, but I was not going to put up with getting a football thrown at me, so I swung around, and low and behold there was nothing there but a cloud of settling feathers.

A damn flying pigeon collided w me in the face as I was riding 14mph, and it died.

A chick was jogging by in the opposite direction as this happened and did a 180 and just stood shocked; the whole thing reminded me of the time Randy Johnson hit that bird pitching for the Diamondbacks.

Where's the number to PETA?

Hahahaha this is the funniest sh*t ever!!
Did you get pics of the pigeon? I can't believe you killed it hahahahah

Fabio! Holy **** man. That's horrible and, let's face it, hilarious. How's your face? I once ran over a bunch of pigeons thinking they would fly away. We had a deal!

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wow dude.

go to a PETA rally with a big sign that says
"My face is a murder weapon."

get video. post here.

Whoa - that's probably a once in a lifetime event. I guess that hypothetically could have ended worse for you as well (not really for the pigeon I guess).

Rest in peace young pigeon.

Pics or it didn't happen!

EDIT: nice; do you need facial surgery now as well?

How did you come up with that one? Nice.

LMAO I get attacked by falling seeds.

Be glad your mouth was shut.

My face actually came out unscathed. I couldn't hear out of my right the first few miles, but it came back and I finished my ride. After it happened though I had to call my gf and tell her. I had to tell someone, I mean, it's not every day a goddam pigeon hits you in the face.

Beat you to the punch!

I once heard that some people think that getting **** on by birds is a sign of good luck. Wonder what they would think of this?

You've never seen that?

Dude, I screwed up my knee again today. Weird.

Not necesarily true. I got **** on pushing carts at a grocery store once nothing happened. In fact I think I got the clap shortly after. People will say anything to justify being **** on.

...wrong post

Glad you are okay, I'm always paranoid about riding near bunch of birds, I keep thinking that they'd fly toward my direction at any moment. Poor creature.

I gotta sig this.

Damnit, I eat some ice cream and miss out on an awesome thread.

Kick ass story, Yo!

I had a friend a few years ago, who while on a ride had a cat run out and run into his front wheel... he ate pavement real quick... I dont think it happens much but it seems even us cyclists kill the occasional animal.

I heard there are people specifically hired to get pigeons out of airport strips. (Yeah they get sucked in or diced by props.) ... So it ain't so rare, but getting hit on your face? That's like miracle. I mean what's the chance of bird hitting so tiny area. ...

You need to celebrate the occasion.

About a week ago I had a mean looking bulldog chase me so I just turned onto a busy street and apperently the dog couldn't take a tire ( ._.)