Do you carry a weapon?

[Cubist]

Not any more. It just leads to an inevitable arms race

 

[Saluki]

Rule 9. Always carry a knife. Or in my case, a Leatherman.

 

[JasonHolder]

I do, only for times when I meet nobber people/ cyclists like the one I met last night.

Absolute hoon was sagging his head to his bottom bracket then at the road then down again and repeating this in an exhausted manner, as he came steaming past me as if to prove he was the Messiah obviously not knowing who I was.. And this 8yr old girl was crossing the road and nearly got smacked by this hoon if I hadn't shouted OI!!! And he looked up and swerved.

He then pulled over at his house no less than 509m down the road and shouted, I'm well aware of my spacial surroundings??? so I thought I'm not having this.

 

[Alembicbassman]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4489792.stm

 

[Cycleops]

Must have been cold, poor chaps

I thought that had the opposite effect!

 

[marzjennings]

I've carried a pocket knife of some sort since my early teens, over 30 years ago, never used in self defense or as a weapon, but used many times as a tool. I can't imagine not carrying one.

 

[marcusjb]

Buy a Brompton.

You have a 2ft metal bar on a quick release lever

Brompton seatposts have (or certainly my 2007 one does) a lip to prevent theft of seatpost and saddle.

So, should you decide you need a 2 foot pole for a quick bit of self-defence, you need to remove the saddle, undo the quick release and drop the post out of the bottom of the seat tube.

If you ask nicely, your assailant will wait whilst you undertake this extraction.

 

[fossyant]

There is no hiding from a barrage of T6 or U2 LEDs on the bars. Fries all life within 100 yards.

 

[pauldavid]

Isn't it risky getting that close to a leopard? Or do you also need to carry a couple of McDonalds straws to use as blow pipes and hope your aim is spot on. I reckon if you hit a leopard between the eyes with a pebble, it may get miffed!

Thank you Vickster, that is the funniest post on here in weeks, you've made my night

 

[Cubist]

Quick squirt from a CO2 inflator to stun/shock, then avail yourself of the best defence in the universe: distance.

All this talk of weapons worries me to be honest.

 

[JasonHolder]

Rule 9. Always carry a knife. Or in my case, a Leatherman.

I thought you were a lady?

 

[theclaud]

It is more who would mess with a bloke who rides a bike carrying a wild boar?

I recommend a herring gull as an alternative that is more easy to "source" (as the young people say) locally.

 

[Saluki]

I thought you were a lady?

A woman, Jason. A woman. Being a lady gets you nowhere, fast.

 

[400bhp]

Is this thread for real?

 

[shouldbeinbed]

All you need to do is always cycle with someone slower than you

or covered in nutella/bisto*

*delete as appropriate for squirrel/leopard

of course if you're double teamed by a squirrel and a leopard, its basically game over.