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A post about helmets on the Cycling Equipment forum got a bit off topic (but interesting) about bees flying into helmet vents... so here's the question.
What's the weirdest, funiest, horriblest encounter with animals (mammals, reptiles, insects, err... sea life???) while cycling.
I have two to start off (not very exciting though) 1. A very large flying beetle hit me right between the eyes a couple of weeks ago. 2. swallow a small moth that fluttered all the way down.
Nothing TOO exciting as of yet. Just the simple bugs of probably every type!
Mhmm. Anyone got some dinner?
I've been stung by bees, wasps etc. several times. Involuntarily eaten various unidentified insects (hard to know what it is once you've swallowed it). Been forced to outrun several dogs.
This leads me to another question:
Why doesn't a headwind seem to affect the dog's speed?
Had to emergency brake once to avoid running over a snake. Also once had to duck to avoid nutting a pigeon that flew into my path.
Dogs - streamline - humans - bricks!
Quoted post said:Originally posted by Susan Repp
Dogs - streamline - humans - bricks!
HUMANS?!
BRICKS!?
I hope they were not flying at you! :P Good work!
Actually, I've had eggs thrown at me while riding. Do they count as animals? Very very young animals, maybe 🙂
A squirrel tried to run through my wheel once, very messy.
Quoted post said:Originally posted by mjw_byrne
Had to emergency brake once to avoid running over a snake. Also once had to duck to avoid nutting a pigeon that flew into my path.
How do you know the pigeon had nuts 😄
Quoted post said:Originally posted by eric_the_red
How do you know the pigeon had nuts 😄
By the way he walked!?
A jack rabbit ran in front of me on a downhill with a bobcat on his heels, missed them both.
Quoted post said:Originally posted by Susan Repp
By the way he walked!?
With a swagger in his step, and a glint in his eye maybe? 😄
I've seen a few men like that .. does that mean?
Quoted post said:Originally posted by Susan Repp
I've seen a few men like that .. does that mean?
They have nuts, probably,
or maybe something is chafing, and it's just the sun in their eyes.
Mmmmmmmm maybe that's just silly grin - on the man - not the pigeon .. (cos pigeons cannot smile right!)
Quoted post said:Originally posted by Susan Repp
Mmmmmmmm maybe that's just silly grin - on the man - not the pigeon .. (cos pigeons cannot smile right!)
Watch out for men with silly grins, they're usually up to no good.
And I'm sure pigeons are smiling as they unload on a newly washed car.
Maybe the pigeon was purched on that red light?
My good mate lost a game of chicken to a deer on a fastdescent. He got the consolation prize, two weeks in hospital with fractured vertebrae.
We are now looking for a supplier of bike-mountable deer whistles.
Quoted post said:Originally posted by renoster
My good mate lost a game of chicken to a deer on a fastdescent. He got the consolation prize, two weeks in hospital with fractured vertebrae.
We are now looking for a supplier of bike-mountable deer whistles.
Do they actually work? Lots of dear in my kneck of the woods - wouldn't wanna tangle with one either! Nothing - so far - has leapt out to take me out cos I can do that ALL by my lonesome!These are hillarious to read though! (until of course it happens to me right!?!?!) :eek:
Quoted post said:Originally posted by eric_the_red
How do you know the pigeon had nuts 😄
Well, he started a game of chicken (or should that be a game of pigeon?) with a cyclist doing like 23mph, so he musta had some balls 😉
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