This afternoon I took my wife and kids down to our local wild-life recreation area (Ferry Meadows in Peterborough). After having a fine walk and having soaked up the cold but wonderfully-fresh air we were making our way back home when we suddenly encountered two cyclists coming towards us on the embankment path.
The first rider had an Snowy Owl sat on his shoulder. A small silver chain was attached to its claw, which ran down to the handle bars on which was attached a perch! I kid you not! I didn't get time to see if there was a food tray or water feeder attached.
My wife commented that perhaps it liked sitting on th chap's shoulder whilst he was riding...but I pointed out that whith a cahin oround its foot..it was preferable to being dragged behind the back of the bike <g>
Perhaps this is a new craze? 'Pets On Bikes' Hamsters on MTB's... Terriers in recumbents ? (or is that already the case? <g>😉
Perhaps this is a new craze? 'Pets On Bikes' Hamsters on MTB's... Terriers in recumbents ? (or is that already the case? <g>😉
There's an old character around Dereham - on a really old bike and he has his dog, a Jack Russell I think, in a basket affair. The dog has a spotted handkerchief tied around its neck and it really does look as if it's having a whale of a time.
I'm not even going to consider having the cat sat on my shoulder as I cycle along!
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My Jack Russel loves coming out on my touring bike. She sits in the basket at the back and loves every minute of it. In fact she goes beserk if I mention the word "bike".
She likes coming in my car too, and sits on my knee while I am driving with her paws on the steering wheel. She unfortunately has recently learnt how to blow the horn. And worse, she only blows the horn when she sees a cyclist, presumably out of excitement at recognising a bike, but inevitably most cyclists understandably give me the finger. I'm trying to teach her not to blow the horn, but it is not so easy!
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My Jack Russel loves coming out on my touring bike. She sits in the
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at the back and loves every minute of it. In fact she goes beserk if I mention the word "bike".
Of course what you need is a tandom <g> You could let your dog handle the climbs!
Unfortunately JRs have rather short legs.Though they are bright enough to work it out if it could be done. In fact, I remember seeing a cycling Jack Russel on telly when I was a kid. Can't remember what program.
When I was younger my parents had a grocers shop, and we had a delivery bike with a deep basket on the front. Never mind these Jack Russells, I used to take our labrador out for a spin, and he loved it!
John Gray
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My Jack Russel loves coming out on my touring bike. She sits in the
basket
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at the back and loves every minute of it. In fact she goes beserk if I mention the word "bike".
She likes coming in my car too, and sits on my knee while I am driving
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her paws on the steering wheel
...Leaving yours free to hold the mobile phone and a ciggie...
I'm not even going to consider having the cat sat on my shoulder as I cycle along!
I've been known to take one of the cats in it's carrier on the back of my recumbent trike to the Vet's. The nurses insist that I find helmets for the cats;-)
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My Jack Russel loves coming out on my touring bike. She sits in the basket at the back and loves every minute of it. In fact she goes beserk if I mention the word "bike".
She likes coming in my car too, and sits on my knee while I am driving with her paws on the steering wheel
...Leaving yours free to hold the mobile phone and a ciggie...
My Jack Russel loves coming out on my touring bike. She sits in the basket at the back and loves every minute of it. In fact she goes beserk if I mention the word "bike".
Of course what you need is a tandom <g> You could let your dog handle the climbs!
My Jack Russel loves coming out on my touring bike. She sits in the basket at the back and loves every minute of it. In fact she goes beserk if I mention the word "bike".
There's a bloke around our way (North Cambridge) who tends to ride around on a old sit-up-and-beg with a West Highland White Terrier in the basket. The westie always looks pretty happy about the whole thing.
And if you think that's unusual, I'll mention a great (now sadly departed) New Zealand icon: Rastus the cat. Rastus was a pretty game moggy who happened to like riding standing on the gas tank of his owner's motorbike. classicglory.comrastus.htmOpen ↗ for details. This is in no way, shape or form a wind-up - this cat was a national icon, and appeared on television frequently (including advertising tea!).
And if you think that's unusual, I'll mention a great (now sadly departed) New Zealand icon: Rastus the cat classicglory.comrastus.htmOpen ↗
Two more beautiful lives wiped out by a negligent cager. At least the charge was appropriate. I like the motorcyclists' tradition of the 'last long ride' - motorcycle hearses are a great idea, too. When SMIDSY gets me I'd like to be towed to Church on a BoB behind a Windcheetah, of course.
-- Guy === I wonder if you wouldn't mind piecing out our imperfections with your thoughts; and while you're about it perhaps you could think when we talk of bicycles, that you see them printing their proud wheels i' the receiving earth; thanks awfully.
I like the motorcyclists' tradition of the 'last long ride' - motorcycle hearses are a great idea, too. When SMIDSY gets me I'd like to be towed to Church on a BoB behind a Windcheetah, of course.
With yer spuds on?
If you own a Galaxy, does that go into the furnace with you?
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If you own a Galaxy, does that go into the furnace with you?
Even better, just before you pop off, buy yourself a magnesium framed bike and get as many magnesium components as you can and get that burned with you (a la viking funeral). That should make the cremation very memorable!
