If ever there was an incentive to pedal fast !

[Globalti]

My brother rides a mountain bike in the glacial drumlins around Lake Michigan and last week he went out alone and reports hearing a snort behind him and the sound of big feet on the trail. Says he cycled like a mad man for 10 minutes, absolutey terrified.

 

[burntoutbanger]

Depends what kind of bear it is. Brown bears can't climb trees so climb a tree. Black bears won't touch carrion so play dead.

Or it might be the other way around, which may not be particularly helpful.

Climb the tree and then play dead? Best to cover all bases.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

My brother rides a mountain bike in the glacial drumlins around Lake Michigan and last week he went out alone and reports hearing a snort behind him and the sound of big feet on the trail. Says he cycled like a mad man for 10 minutes, absolutey terrified.

Hulk Hogan?

 

[gavroche]

My brother rides a mountain bike in the glacial drumlins around Lake Michigan and last week he went out alone and reports hearing a snort behind him and the sound of big feet on the trail. Says he cycled like a mad man for 10 minutes, absolutey terrified.

It certainly beats gels for energy!

 

[marshmella]

Start chucking out the energy bars and gels from the back pocket.


Hold on. Won't that give the bear more of an advantage.

No by the time the bear's stood and unwrapped the bars our cyclist friend should be well away

 

[screenman]

He is bearly going fast enough.

 

[jefmcg]

If ever there was an incentive to not wear summer clothes in Canada, it must be that snow. I smell....ph...pho...photoshop.

I don't know for sure, but apparently grizzlies (is that a grizzly?) can run for two miles at 25 mph, and have a top speed of 45mph. Unless that's a downhill slope, the cyclist is toast.

 

[Slick]

The Scottish version would be a couple of months back whilst working away from home, a bull ran at me alongside a fence line. I didn't want to take any chances, and peddled as hard as I could to get clear. Must have looked funny if anyone was watching.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

The Scottish version would be a couple of months back whilst working away from home, a bull ran at me alongside a fence line. I didn't want to take any chances, and peddled as hard as I could to get clear. Must have looked funny if anyone was watching.

What did you peddle? Red capes or sequenced tights?

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I don't know for sure, but apparently grizzlies (is that a grizzly?) can run for two miles at 25 mph, and have a top speed of 45mph. Unless that's a downhill slope, the cyclist is toast.

Juxtaposition: Photoshopped cyclist with hot climate gear in snowy mountain. Hence me calling fake.

 

[Slick]

Fire retardant thong if you must know.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

If ever there was an incentive to not wear summer clothes in Canada, it must be that snow. I smell....ph...pho...photoshop.

Indeed, the cyclist is uniquely out of focus to the rest of the tableau and the bit they forgot about or aren't up to cloning in between his legs (@Fnaar) is a rookie mistake.

 

[Globalti]

The linnaean name of the grizzly bear is ursus arctos horribilis!

 

[DRM]

That photo is bearly believable, I just feel a bit grizzly because of a photoshopped picture

 

[jefmcg]

Well, a really nice bit of "photoshopping" is this video.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzEH5t4Xp9Y