And you thought drivers were dangerous...

[CopperCyclist]

... Take a look at what this guy contends with.

http://damn.com/p/potential-bear-attack/?utm_source=cv&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=potbearattackcv

Now, having posted it I have to admit I'm not sure if it's real. If it's a fake its a very good one - but having worn headcams myself, there is something 'not right' about the perfect rear view he gets when he shoulder checks. The 'peek out from behind the tree' at the end also seems too perfect, and would you really have stopped!

 

[Drago]

I steer clear of the woods. Fish s**t there.

 

[Sharky]

You do have to be careful in the UK. My sat nav keeps telling me "bear left".

I must have been lucky so far.

 

[young Ed]

not sure, a good fake if it is as you say. some very good views of the bear he gets and we don't here the classic American 'oh shoot!' or so
also bear just doesn't quite look right to me, not sure what but it just doesn't look right
Cheers Ed

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Looks fake - the light on the bear looks different to that in the woodland,

 

[young Ed]

look at the comments on youtube

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0pO79YkvY


people are calling BS on the CGI
also they are arguing could you out run/ride a bear if it was a real life/death situation

also i will add my self constantly being out in the woods etc and out in Sweden with hundreds of deer and elk and wild boar about that generally unless you mess about with them or threaten them or their cubs they won't bat an eyelid generally
Cheers Ed

 

[Deleted member 23692]

.. and he was keeping the Pooh at pretty much the same distance behind him whilst on the bike, so by the time he'd stopped and got off his bike at the fallen tree, Pooh would have been right on top of him.

 

[vernon]

Read these comments - the general feeling is that it's a fake.

look at the comments on youtube
also they are arguing could you out run/ride a bear if it was a real life/death situation
Cheers Ed

Really?

Grizzly bears can bring down prey, such as bison or moose, that outweigh the bear by several hundred pounds and can steal kills from entire packs of wolves. Their top speed running on all fours has been reported to be around 40 mph;[37][38] comparably, Usain Bolt ran at a record-breaking speed of 27 mph (43 km/h) at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[39] Most people are incapable of reaching speeds even remotely close to this number; thus, it is impossible for a human to outrun a bear.

Wikipedia

 

[young Ed]

i wasn't saying that i was on either side although i must admit that even before you posted that i wasn't entirely convinced with what they were saying considering i knew what a bear can indeed take down when it wants to
Cheers Ed

 

[CopperCyclist]

The above all confirms it for me. I was fairly confident purely by the camera angles - you don't get a full 180 rear view on a shoulder check. I thought it was well enough done to deserve a post here with my skepticism though!

 

[Sharky]

I think it must be a fake. Why would you ride away, from the bear - you'll never get a drink that way

View: http://youtu.be/LkR0krOm9M4

 

[ufkacbln]

also i will add my self constantly being out in the woods etc and out in Sweden with hundreds of deer and elk a
Cheers Ed

You mentioned Elk... otherwise known as a Moose

 

[Brandane]

It's at times like those that you wish you had gone cycling with a mate. A slower mate! Looks fake though.

 

[Globalti]

It's a grizzly and I think it's genuine.

The Latin name of the grizzly bear is Ursus Arctus Horribilis.

 

[G3CWI]

I like Strava too but that seems an extreme way to get a KOM.