Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Long ago, when I still ran, I recall running in my parents' NW GA subdivision during the hotter part of the year (11 months of out of 12) carrying a water bottle. A neighbor's little terrier would always launch itself at my ankles as I trundled by, and I remember leaning down and giving it a nice, full facial squirt, which certainly nonplussed it. Even today, I use a spray bottle of water when my 2 dogs become too obstreperous and screaming doesn't work. I did for years, while riding, carry a made-for-cyclists aerosol can of pepper spray as part of my kit, but never used it. On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 12:32 PM, REC wrote: > ... I liked Pano's suggestion of using a water bottle spray. I've never > traveled with pepper spray. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
I loved your story and it gave much needed laughter. Thank you! However, take care of yourself so that you may write, and we may enjoy, more stories. I liked Pano's suggestion of using a water bottle spray. I've never traveled with pepper spray. Garrison Keillor, on an episode of A Prairie Home Companion so many years ago (and I know that I'm crazily paraphrasing) said, "there are no bad experiences; it's all material." I use that expression a lot during my, hum... daily material. Roberta -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 10:23:29 PM UTC-4, LeahFoy wrote: > Thanks, you guys. I forgot my pepper spray that day, not that I'd have had it > together enough to aim anyway. I should have also thought of the bike as a > shield defense, but I didn't. That would have worked but for the dog in the > Wald. > > Scary, Panog! Missing part of its snout? Good heavens. What did the dog > do then? Learned a valuable lesson, no doubt. > > Yes, DING DING DING: TBBITW = The Best Bike in the World! > > I'm off in the wilds of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Let's hope I > don't have any new encounters with badly behaved animals. A Schnauzer is one > thing, but a mountain lion or black bear? Not even I could spin that into a > funny yarn. After the "thump" which shook the bike to the point I thought broke the chainstay, the lead dog yelped and took off for the woods. The other dog followed, never to be seen again. I kept going for another 50 yards or so and then stopped. There were mucus, blood and hair left on the chainstay but to my amazement it was not cracked. The spoke had lost all of its black anodizing at the point of impact and was twisted almost 180deg. To appreciate the force it took to do that, consider that the Mavic Ksyrium spokes are 5mm wide blades. I rode the bike for another couple of hundred yards and then the twisted spoke broke with a loud bang making the wheel unridable (low spoke wheel that one was). Meanwhile I am in a place where roads do not have road name signs and is late in the afternoon. It took a bit of walking and a lot of waiting for my wife to find me a few hours later. Pano -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
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Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Thanks, you guys. I forgot my pepper spray that day, not that I'd have had it together enough to aim anyway. I should have also thought of the bike as a shield defense, but I didn't. That would have worked but for the dog in the Wald. Scary, Panog! Missing part of its snout? Good heavens. What did the dog do then? Learned a valuable lesson, no doubt. Yes, DING DING DING: TBBITW = The Best Bike in the World! I'm off in the wilds of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Let's hope I don't have any new encounters with badly behaved animals. A Schnauzer is one thing, but a mountain lion or black bear? Not even I could spin that into a funny yarn. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
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Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Close... The Best Bike In The World, if I'm not mistaken. :-)
On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Davey Two Shoes
wrote:
> great story, seems like you post them regularly but I'm new and this is my
> first one. What is TBBITW? I sat around guessing and came up with The
> Biggest Bike In The World? Do I win a cookie!?
>
> On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:33:24 PM UTC-4, LeahFoy wrote:
>>
>> TBBITW and I have put on the miles today. I had loaded up my little
>> American Eskimo Dogg in his Wald basket (he drives a large Wald; he only
>> drives American) on TBBITW to take him to the vet for boarding. The plan
>> was for him to drive his Wald to the vet, drop him off and continue on to
>> school on TBBITW to retrieve my sons. I had gone no further than a few
>> houses before I noticed a neighbor and her off-leash miniature Schnauzer in
>> their yard. "Milo" began to have conniptions, barking and growling and
>> straining, but his mistress had him by his collar, so we exchanged hellos
>> and I pedaled on. Not five seconds later I heard the sound of canine nails
>> scraping pavement at a rapid pace behind me. There was Milo, full of fury
>> and in hot pursuit of me, the Wald-driving Dogg and TBBITW. Was it Wald
>> envy? Backabike bag envy? Doggs-in-high-places envy? We will never know
>> because Milo's not saying.
>>
>> At that moment I had to make a choice. Do I stop so his owner can grab
>> him and hope I won't have to pry my leg loose from his jaw? Do I trust my
>> Dogg, who is now standing up in his Wald not to jump out and retaliate? I
>> looked down at my bare legs. I was wearing my favorite yellow and white
>> striped shorts ("My little lemon drop! My sunflower!" exclaimed my husband
>> this morning.) and open-toe sandals. No. I'd like to keep my flesh, and my
>> shorts look better without bloodstains. I decided he could neither be THAT
>> persistent, nor that fast. I'd take off at a quick pace and he'd give up
>> and go home in less than a block.
>>
>> I rounded the corner with Milo's mistress screaming behind me,
>> "MIIILLOO!!!" but my course was set and my tires were eating up
>> the road before me. I chanced a glance back and unbelievably, Milo was
>> keeping pace! In fact, he was but a few feet behind me! He was lunging for
>> my left Backabike bag! I sent up a silent prayer that I'd have it in me to
>> go faster for longer. I was now on the open road leaving the neighborhood,
>> a quarter mile into the chase. Milo was breathing harder but showed no
>> signs of giving up. I pedaled harder and managed to put 30 feet between us.
>> It was at this point I realized that the enraged and persistent Milo was at
>> risk of becoming roadkill. I wanted to veer onto a sidewalk to get him off
>> the road, but was moving too fast to do it safely - remember, my Dogg is
>> still driving the Wald - not a stable arrangement. I approached an
>> intersection, and noticed a woman in a large white SUV yielding to me at
>> her stop sign. She could clearly see me, but she would not likely see Milo
>> 30 feet behind me until he was under her tires. I had to communicate with
>> her but how? I met her eyes, then turned my head and upper body backwards,
>> as if watching something behind me. It worked. She noticed my pursuer and
>> pulled up to me, slowing.
>>
>> I slowed as she asked through her lowered window, "Is that your dog?"
>>
>> "No!" I yelled, "He's trying to bite me!" Not eloquent, but I was WINDED.
>> Milo saw his chance and seized it with all four canines. He closed the
>> distance and was nearly upon me. I hit the pedals harder and begged my Dogg
>> to sit down in his Wald.
>>
>> She sped off ahead of me, and I thought great, she's left me to deal with
>> him alone. We were now nearing the one mile mark of the chase and the
>> roundabout was looming. I would have to stop and yield to cars here. Milo
>> would surely get his chance at a Leg of Leah. Not even the Wald-driving
>> Dogg and the TBBITW would save me now.
>>
>> Suddenly, a ways ahead of me, the white SUV swerved right and stopped. I
>> passed her and as I looked back, I saw her jump out and intercept Milo!!!
>> He had a collar and I knew he'd be returned home. I nearly laughed with
>> relief as I approached the roundabout and safely swirled downhill toward
>> the vet's.
>>
>> The doorbell rang this evening and there stood Milo's mistress. She had
>> somehow tracked down my address for the sake of profuse apologizing and
>> requests to make this right. I apologized, too. I knew his mistress
>> couldn't catch us and that Milo could have been lost to her forevermore.
>> All's well and there wasn't an ounce of anger between us and Milo is now
>> going to be leashed 100% of the time.
>>
>> If you ever have a similar encounter, may you have a Wald-driving Dogg
>> and a TBBITW to usher you through it.
>
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[RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
great story, seems like you post them regularly but I'm new and this is my
first one. What is TBBITW? I sat around guessing and came up with The
Biggest Bike In The World? Do I win a cookie!?
On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:33:24 PM UTC-4, LeahFoy wrote:
>
> TBBITW and I have put on the miles today. I had loaded up my little
> American Eskimo Dogg in his Wald basket (he drives a large Wald; he only
> drives American) on TBBITW to take him to the vet for boarding. The plan
> was for him to drive his Wald to the vet, drop him off and continue on to
> school on TBBITW to retrieve my sons. I had gone no further than a few
> houses before I noticed a neighbor and her off-leash miniature Schnauzer in
> their yard. "Milo" began to have conniptions, barking and growling and
> straining, but his mistress had him by his collar, so we exchanged hellos
> and I pedaled on. Not five seconds later I heard the sound of canine nails
> scraping pavement at a rapid pace behind me. There was Milo, full of fury
> and in hot pursuit of me, the Wald-driving Dogg and TBBITW. Was it Wald
> envy? Backabike bag envy? Doggs-in-high-places envy? We will never know
> because Milo's not saying.
>
> At that moment I had to make a choice. Do I stop so his owner can grab him
> and hope I won't have to pry my leg loose from his jaw? Do I trust my Dogg,
> who is now standing up in his Wald not to jump out and retaliate? I looked
> down at my bare legs. I was wearing my favorite yellow and white striped
> shorts ("My little lemon drop! My sunflower!" exclaimed my husband this
> morning.) and open-toe sandals. No. I'd like to keep my flesh, and my
> shorts look better without bloodstains. I decided he could neither be THAT
> persistent, nor that fast. I'd take off at a quick pace and he'd give up
> and go home in less than a block.
>
> I rounded the corner with Milo's mistress screaming behind me,
> "MIIILLOO!!!" but my course was set and my tires were eating up
> the road before me. I chanced a glance back and unbelievably, Milo was
> keeping pace! In fact, he was but a few feet behind me! He was lunging for
> my left Backabike bag! I sent up a silent prayer that I'd have it in me to
> go faster for longer. I was now on the open road leaving the neighborhood,
> a quarter mile into the chase. Milo was breathing harder but showed no
> signs of giving up. I pedaled harder and managed to put 30 feet between us.
> It was at this point I realized that the enraged and persistent Milo was at
> risk of becoming roadkill. I wanted to veer onto a sidewalk to get him off
> the road, but was moving too fast to do it safely - remember, my Dogg is
> still driving the Wald - not a stable arrangement. I approached an
> intersection, and noticed a woman in a large white SUV yielding to me at
> her stop sign. She could clearly see me, but she would not likely see Milo
> 30 feet behind me until he was under her tires. I had to communicate with
> her but how? I met her eyes, then turned my head and upper body backwards,
> as if watching something behind me. It worked. She noticed my pursuer and
> pulled up to me, slowing.
>
> I slowed as she asked through her lowered window, "Is that your dog?"
>
> "No!" I yelled, "He's trying to bite me!" Not eloquent, but I was WINDED.
> Milo saw his chance and seized it with all four canines. He closed the
> distance and was nearly upon me. I hit the pedals harder and begged my Dogg
> to sit down in his Wald.
>
> She sped off ahead of me, and I thought great, she's left me to deal with
> him alone. We were now nearing the one mile mark of the chase and the
> roundabout was looming. I would have to stop and yield to cars here. Milo
> would surely get his chance at a Leg of Leah. Not even the Wald-driving
> Dogg and the TBBITW would save me now.
>
> Suddenly, a ways ahead of me, the white SUV swerved right and stopped. I
> passed her and as I looked back, I saw her jump out and intercept Milo!!!
> He had a collar and I knew he'd be returned home. I nearly laughed with
> relief as I approached the roundabout and safely swirled downhill toward
> the vet's.
>
> The doorbell rang this evening and there stood Milo's mistress. She had
> somehow tracked down my address for the sake of profuse apologizing and
> requests to make this right. I apologized, too. I knew his mistress
> couldn't catch us and that Milo could have been lost to her forevermore.
> All's well and there wasn't an ounce of anger between us and Milo is now
> going to be leashed 100% of the time.
>
> If you ever have a similar encounter, may you have a Wald-driving Dogg and
> a TBBITW to usher you through it.
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[RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Leah, Great story.I'm glad it had a happy ending. Those are called "interval training rides" or "Sprint to the finish training rides". Or "How to reach your anaerobic threshold in one mile" rides. Jon > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Leah, you are a hell of a funny, engaging writer, and I am glad all emerged
unscathed and the story had a happy ending
Must be the mojo from owning the BBITW, I'm sure
On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 10:33:24 PM UTC-5, LeahFoy wrote:
>
> TBBITW and I have put on the miles today. I had loaded up my little
> American Eskimo Dogg in his Wald basket (he drives a large Wald; he only
> drives American) on TBBITW to take him to the vet for boarding. The plan
> was for him to drive his Wald to the vet, drop him off and continue on to
> school on TBBITW to retrieve my sons. I had gone no further than a few
> houses before I noticed a neighbor and her off-leash miniature Schnauzer in
> their yard. "Milo" began to have conniptions, barking and growling and
> straining, but his mistress had him by his collar, so we exchanged hellos
> and I pedaled on. Not five seconds later I heard the sound of canine nails
> scraping pavement at a rapid pace behind me. There was Milo, full of fury
> and in hot pursuit of me, the Wald-driving Dogg and TBBITW. Was it Wald
> envy? Backabike bag envy? Doggs-in-high-places envy? We will never know
> because Milo's not saying.
>
> At that moment I had to make a choice. Do I stop so his owner can grab him
> and hope I won't have to pry my leg loose from his jaw? Do I trust my Dogg,
> who is now standing up in his Wald not to jump out and retaliate? I looked
> down at my bare legs. I was wearing my favorite yellow and white striped
> shorts ("My little lemon drop! My sunflower!" exclaimed my husband this
> morning.) and open-toe sandals. No. I'd like to keep my flesh, and my
> shorts look better without bloodstains. I decided he could neither be THAT
> persistent, nor that fast. I'd take off at a quick pace and he'd give up
> and go home in less than a block.
>
> I rounded the corner with Milo's mistress screaming behind me,
> "MIIILLOO!!!" but my course was set and my tires were eating up
> the road before me. I chanced a glance back and unbelievably, Milo was
> keeping pace! In fact, he was but a few feet behind me! He was lunging for
> my left Backabike bag! I sent up a silent prayer that I'd have it in me to
> go faster for longer. I was now on the open road leaving the neighborhood,
> a quarter mile into the chase. Milo was breathing harder but showed no
> signs of giving up. I pedaled harder and managed to put 30 feet between us.
> It was at this point I realized that the enraged and persistent Milo was at
> risk of becoming roadkill. I wanted to veer onto a sidewalk to get him off
> the road, but was moving too fast to do it safely - remember, my Dogg is
> still driving the Wald - not a stable arrangement. I approached an
> intersection, and noticed a woman in a large white SUV yielding to me at
> her stop sign. She could clearly see me, but she would not likely see Milo
> 30 feet behind me until he was under her tires. I had to communicate with
> her but how? I met her eyes, then turned my head and upper body backwards,
> as if watching something behind me. It worked. She noticed my pursuer and
> pulled up to me, slowing.
>
> I slowed as she asked through her lowered window, "Is that your dog?"
>
> "No!" I yelled, "He's trying to bite me!" Not eloquent, but I was WINDED.
> Milo saw his chance and seized it with all four canines. He closed the
> distance and was nearly upon me. I hit the pedals harder and begged my Dogg
> to sit down in his Wald.
>
> She sped off ahead of me, and I thought great, she's left me to deal with
> him alone. We were now nearing the one mile mark of the chase and the
> roundabout was looming. I would have to stop and yield to cars here. Milo
> would surely get his chance at a Leg of Leah. Not even the Wald-driving
> Dogg and the TBBITW would save me now.
>
> Suddenly, a ways ahead of me, the white SUV swerved right and stopped. I
> passed her and as I looked back, I saw her jump out and intercept Milo!!!
> He had a collar and I knew he'd be returned home. I nearly laughed with
> relief as I approached the roundabout and safely swirled downhill toward
> the vet's.
>
> The doorbell rang this evening and there stood Milo's mistress. She had
> somehow tracked down my address for the sake of profuse apologizing and
> requests to make this right. I apologized, too. I knew his mistress
> couldn't catch us and that Milo could have been lost to her forevermore.
> All's well and there wasn't an ounce of anger between us and Milo is now
> going to be leashed 100% of the time.
>
> If you ever have a similar encounter, may you have a Wald-driving Dogg and
> a TBBITW to usher you through it.
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[RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Wondrous flavors of whimsy and terror, and mirth reminiscent of AA Milne
and James Herriot. Delightful!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 9:33:24 PM UTC-6, LeahFoy wrote:
>
> TBBITW and I have put on the miles today. I had loaded up my little
> American Eskimo Dogg in his Wald basket (he drives a large Wald; he only
> drives American) on TBBITW to take him to the vet for boarding. The plan
> was for him to drive his Wald to the vet, drop him off and continue on to
> school on TBBITW to retrieve my sons. I had gone no further than a few
> houses before I noticed a neighbor and her off-leash miniature Schnauzer in
> their yard. "Milo" began to have conniptions, barking and growling and
> straining, but his mistress had him by his collar, so we exchanged hellos
> and I pedaled on. Not five seconds later I heard the sound of canine nails
> scraping pavement at a rapid pace behind me. There was Milo, full of fury
> and in hot pursuit of me, the Wald-driving Dogg and TBBITW. Was it Wald
> envy? Backabike bag envy? Doggs-in-high-places envy? We will never know
> because Milo's not saying.
>
> At that moment I had to make a choice. Do I stop so his owner can grab him
> and hope I won't have to pry my leg loose from his jaw? Do I trust my Dogg,
> who is now standing up in his Wald not to jump out and retaliate? I looked
> down at my bare legs. I was wearing my favorite yellow and white striped
> shorts ("My little lemon drop! My sunflower!" exclaimed my husband this
> morning.) and open-toe sandals. No. I'd like to keep my flesh, and my
> shorts look better without bloodstains. I decided he could neither be THAT
> persistent, nor that fast. I'd take off at a quick pace and he'd give up
> and go home in less than a block.
>
> I rounded the corner with Milo's mistress screaming behind me,
> "MIIILLOO!!!" but my course was set and my tires were eating up
> the road before me. I chanced a glance back and unbelievably, Milo was
> keeping pace! In fact, he was but a few feet behind me! He was lunging for
> my left Backabike bag! I sent up a silent prayer that I'd have it in me to
> go faster for longer. I was now on the open road leaving the neighborhood,
> a quarter mile into the chase. Milo was breathing harder but showed no
> signs of giving up. I pedaled harder and managed to put 30 feet between us.
> It was at this point I realized that the enraged and persistent Milo was at
> risk of becoming roadkill. I wanted to veer onto a sidewalk to get him off
> the road, but was moving too fast to do it safely - remember, my Dogg is
> still driving the Wald - not a stable arrangement. I approached an
> intersection, and noticed a woman in a large white SUV yielding to me at
> her stop sign. She could clearly see me, but she would not likely see Milo
> 30 feet behind me until he was under her tires. I had to communicate with
> her but how? I met her eyes, then turned my head and upper body backwards,
> as if watching something behind me. It worked. She noticed my pursuer and
> pulled up to me, slowing.
>
> I slowed as she asked through her lowered window, "Is that your dog?"
>
> "No!" I yelled, "He's trying to bite me!" Not eloquent, but I was WINDED.
> Milo saw his chance and seized it with all four canines. He closed the
> distance and was nearly upon me. I hit the pedals harder and begged my Dogg
> to sit down in his Wald.
>
> She sped off ahead of me, and I thought great, she's left me to deal with
> him alone. We were now nearing the one mile mark of the chase and the
> roundabout was looming. I would have to stop and yield to cars here. Milo
> would surely get his chance at a Leg of Leah. Not even the Wald-driving
> Dogg and the TBBITW would save me now.
>
> Suddenly, a ways ahead of me, the white SUV swerved right and stopped. I
> passed her and as I looked back, I saw her jump out and intercept Milo!!!
> He had a collar and I knew he'd be returned home. I nearly laughed with
> relief as I approached the roundabout and safely swirled downhill toward
> the vet's.
>
> The doorbell rang this evening and there stood Milo's mistress. She had
> somehow tracked down my address for the sake of profuse apologizing and
> requests to make this right. I apologized, too. I knew his mistress
> couldn't catch us and that Milo could have been lost to her forevermore.
> All's well and there wasn't an ounce of anger between us and Milo is now
> going to be leashed 100% of the time.
>
> If you ever have a similar encounter, may you have a Wald-driving Dogg and
> a TBBITW to usher you through it.
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Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7:25:12 AM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On 04/21/2017 04:28 AM, panog wrote: > > Chased for a mile by a miniature dog! Entertaining story, thankfully > > concluded to a happy ending. Never chased by a miniature but have had my > > fair share of dog chases although only for a few hundred feet. One time in > > rural Delaware I was intercepted by a pair of farmdogs and then given > > chase. I was doing around 22mph at the time, sped up close to 30 or so and > > still the faster of the two caught up with me and went for my ankle. It > > missed, lost part of its snout and my Ksyrium SL wheel lost one of its > > bladed spokes. Point here is that is very difficult to outrun a real size > > dog, specially the large kind bred for giving chase, guarding, retrieving > > etc, . They typically stop when they reach the end of their home turf but > > if they continue the best thing to do is to stop, get off the bike and use > > the bike to shield against the dog. Sometimes pepper spray also helps as > > does the water in your water bottle. Stopping and getting off the bike to > > face the dog is often counterintuitive at the time but is the safest thing > > to do rather than risking crashing at full speed with a dog attached to > > your ankle. > > > > But if you do use pepper spray, do be cognizant of the wind direction. > If the wind blows the stuff back in your face, you are going to be in > double trouble. Absolutely! If you don't do that then you are in for a surprise as some of it will linger around you. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
On 04/21/2017 04:28 AM, panog wrote: Chased for a mile by a miniature dog! Entertaining story, thankfully concluded to a happy ending. Never chased by a miniature but have had my fair share of dog chases although only for a few hundred feet. One time in rural Delaware I was intercepted by a pair of farmdogs and then given chase. I was doing around 22mph at the time, sped up close to 30 or so and still the faster of the two caught up with me and went for my ankle. It missed, lost part of its snout and my Ksyrium SL wheel lost one of its bladed spokes. Point here is that is very difficult to outrun a real size dog, specially the large kind bred for giving chase, guarding, retrieving etc, . They typically stop when they reach the end of their home turf but if they continue the best thing to do is to stop, get off the bike and use the bike to shield against the dog. Sometimes pepper spray also helps as does the water in your water bottle. Stopping and getting off the bike to face the dog is often counterintuitive at the time but is the safest thing to do rather than risking crashing at full speed with a dog attached to your ankle. But if you do use pepper spray, do be cognizant of the wind direction. If the wind blows the stuff back in your face, you are going to be in double trouble. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Chased for a mile by a miniature dog! Entertaining story, thankfully concluded to a happy ending. Never chased by a miniature but have had my fair share of dog chases although only for a few hundred feet. One time in rural Delaware I was intercepted by a pair of farmdogs and then given chase. I was doing around 22mph at the time, sped up close to 30 or so and still the faster of the two caught up with me and went for my ankle. It missed, lost part of its snout and my Ksyrium SL wheel lost one of its bladed spokes. Point here is that is very difficult to outrun a real size dog, specially the large kind bred for giving chase, guarding, retrieving etc, . They typically stop when they reach the end of their home turf but if they continue the best thing to do is to stop, get off the bike and use the bike to shield against the dog. Sometimes pepper spray also helps as does the water in your water bottle. Stopping and getting off the bike to face the dog is often counterintuitive at the time but is the safest thing to do rather than risking crashing at full speed with a dog attached to your ankle. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Honestly, this is one of the things I like about my ebike, especially on the hills I can't climb fast. Vallejo has a bad "it's cool to walk my scary dog off leash" problem, and I REALLY like being able to get the hell outta there. Leah's story is cute 'cause of the size of the chaser and how funny she writes it, but that was a potentially hazardous situation for her, and her dog in the basket. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
That's such a wonderful funny story!!! Now you know why you may think about riding with 2 GoPro cameras, one facing forward and one facing rearwards. You never know when they're going to come in handy! Still laughing hard! René On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:20 PM Evan E. wrote: > Love it. (Leah, could you post a new story each week, please?) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: The One in Which LeahFoy is Chased by Vicious Dog on TBBITW and Lives Another Day
Love it. (Leah, could you post a new story each week, please?) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
