Knocked off by a badger

(peter) said:

500m from the end of my 30km ride tonight, just about dark, flat out in top gear, I caught a
glimpse of black and white from the corner of my eye. Next thing I knew I was flat on the ground,
bloody badger had run straight into my fromt wheel and sent me flying. I was lucky to get away with
severe grazing all down one side of my body. That's one way of falling off a bike that I hadn't
anticipated.

was the badger ok?
<g>

bob

Bob Flemming said:

On 11 Jun 2003 16:23:35 -0700, [email hidden] (peter) wrote:

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500m from the end of my 30km ride tonight, just about dark, flat out in top gear, I caught a
glimpse of black and white from the corner of my eye. Next thing I knew I was flat on the ground,
bloody badger had run straight into my fromt wheel and sent me flying. I was lucky to get away
with severe grazing all down one side of my body. That's one way of falling off a bike that I
hadn't anticipated.

was the badger ok?

Reminds me of riding into Salisbury in November, nearly dusk, full panniers and touring gear. I was
tired, I was cold, it was drizzling.

Came around a curve and there in front of me was a squashed hedgehog, I couldn't swerve around it
with the load on the bike. As I went over it I thought "Wouldn't it be funny if..."
PSsssssssshhttttt.

Damn.

road kill's revenge

Adrian

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"Bob Flemming" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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was the badger ok?

The op suggests it was bloody 🙂

"peter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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badger had run straight into my fromt wheel and sent me flying. [...] That's one way of falling
off a bike that I hadn't anticipated.

It's one way which is fairly common round here - although last night the animal in question was a
cute little baby rabbit, and it hoped out of the way in time toa chorus of "aaaah!" from the female
riders. The fox kept away from us, the badger I saw had been dead for long enough not to be a
problem, and so on.

Damn animals have no road sense. Just like kids. We should set up a programme to educate them so we
can continue to ride fast round country roads...

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In "]news:[email hidden], peter <[email hidden]> typed:

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Next thing I knew I was flat on the ground, bloody badger had run straight into my fromt wheel and
sent me flying.

Or from the badgers perspective you ran straight into it

Tony

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Bob Flemming <[email hidden]> wrote: ( On 11 Jun 2003 16:23:35 -0700, [email hidden]
(peter) wrote: ) > I was lucky to ( >get away with severe grazing all down one side of my body. ) (
was the badger ok?

Clearly not, otherwise it would have savaged its felled assailant, probably snapping at last
one leg-bone.

Following on from peter's message. . .

Quoted message said:

500m from the end of my 30km ride tonight, just about dark, flat out in top gear, I caught a
glimpse of black and white from the corner of my eye. Next thing I knew I was flat on the ground,
bloody badger had run straight into my fromt wheel and sent me flying. I was lucky to get away with
severe grazing all down one side of my body. That's one way of falling off a bike that I hadn't
anticipated.

Yup. That's what happens. Badgers go where _they_ please. Unfortunately they like to get going at
dusk so making sighting very problematical.

If you come across one knocked down by a car then it would be a public service to get it moved off
the road before the next two-wheeled person comes along.

Should anyone suffer this misfortune just _think_ before attempting to deal with an injured animal
with a fierce bite and claws.

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Peter Fox said:

Yup. That's what happens. Badgers go where _they_ please. Unfortunately they like to get going at
dusk so making sighting very problematical.

If you come across one knocked down by a car then it would be a public service to get it moved off
the road before the next two-wheeled person comes along.

A number of years ago I rolled a Mini on a mountain side, avoiding a sheep. Six weeks later I
plucked up enough courage to drive the same road again, in a much bigger car. This time a sheep fell
off the mountain in front of me and I ran it over and dragged it tens of yards whilst stopping! As I
sat there shaking , there was a whirring of gears and about 20 cyclists went past , slipping and
sliding over the intestines of the late unlamented sheep, they were on mountain bikes!
:-(

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was the badger ok?
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Parade's off!

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David E. Belcher

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Adrian Tritschler <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Came around a curve and there in front of me was a squashed hedgehog, I couldn't swerve around it
with the load on the bike. As I went over it I thought "Wouldn't it be funny if..."
PSsssssssshhttttt.

Obviously a flat hedgehog with a taste for puns.

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Should anyone suffer this misfortune just _think_ before attempting to deal with an injured animal
with a fierce bite and claws.

Absolutely - vicious things even if injured. You can certainly see how Monsieur Hinault earned
his nickname!

David E. Belcher

Dept. of Chemistry, University of York

Tony Raven said:

In "]news:[email hidden], peter <[email hidden]> typed:

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Next thing I knew I was flat on the ground, bloody badger had run straight into my fromt wheel
and sent me flying.

Or from the badgers perspective you ran straight into it

SBIDSY ?

Trev

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Next thing I knew I was flat on the ground, bloody badger had run straight into my fromt wheel
and sent me flying.

Quoted message said:

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Or from the badgers perspective you ran straight into it

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SBIDSY ?

Five points :-)

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Tony Raven said:

In "]news:[email hidden], peter <[email hidden]> typed:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Next thing I knew I was flat on the ground, bloody badger had run straight into my fromt wheel
and sent me flying.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Or from the badgers perspective you ran straight into it

Quoted message said:

SBIDSY ?

It's possible that the badger saw Peter and his bike but not the whirling spokes. It seems to have
been trying to get through the empty space between the rim and the hub.

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In "]news:[email hidden], Dave Kahn <[email hidden]> typed:

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SBIDSY ?

It's possible that the badger saw Peter and his bike but not the whirling spokes.

That would be a SPIDSY where as this looks like a SBIDSY

Tony

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peter said:

500m from the end of my 30km ride tonight, just about dark, flat out in top gear, I caught a
glimpse of black and white from the corner of my eye. Next thing I knew I was flat on the ground,
bloody badger had run straight into my fromt wheel and sent me flying.

Perhaps it thought you had a Brocks saddle, and was seeking revenge.
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"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In "]news:[email hidden], Dave Kahn <[email hidden]> typed:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

SBIDSY ?

It's possible that the badger saw Peter and his bike but not the whirling spokes.

That would be a SPIDSY where as this looks like a SBIDSY

Tony

No, definitely not a case of me hitting the badger, I would have gone over the bars if that had been
the case. The badger ran straight at me from the side and knocked the front wheel out from under me.

[email hidden] (Dave Kahn) wrote: ( It's possible that the badger saw Peter and his bike but
not the ) whirling spokes. It seems to have been trying to get through the empty ( space between the
rim and the hub.

Squirrels do that a lot: since they're only greys, it's quite funny when they bounce off, often with
some acquired curl v.

On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:59:22 +0000, contributor Marc had scribed:

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A number of years ago I rolled a Mini on a mountain side, avoiding a sheep. Six weeks later I
plucked up enough courage to drive the same road again, in a much bigger car. This time a sheep
fell off the mountain in front of me and I ran it over and dragged it tens of yards whilst
stopping! As I sat there shaking , there was a whirring of gears and about 20 cyclists went
past , slipping and sliding over the intestines of the late unlamented sheep, they were on
mountain bikes!

I've been on a train that hit a sheep. It was the old type of diesel unit where there was a glass
screen behind the driver. Not matter how much the driver sounded the horn the sheep simply ran away,
and not sideways, until inevitable happened. Sheep was a write off, the train was OK.

Back on topic of animals on the road. In the Outer Hebrides going back to the B&B after an evening
meal at local pub (5 miles away by road, 1/2 mile away on the ground/water), we encountered a load
of spots at wheel height in the vicinity of the roadway ahead, which turned out to be reflections
from sheep's eyes. Before we knew it we were herding sheep away from the road with our front lights.

Gary

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