Leads are for dogs!

[gavroche]

On my 30 miler today, a sodding black dog had a go at me and put a hole in my trousers! Its lady owner kept calling it back but the dog would have none of it. Now, how fast can a dog run? Is it possible to outride it? I am referring to proper dogs, not the pocket size ones. Anyway, I did stop pedalling but it still put its teeth in my trousers! I told the woman off for not having it on a lead. Next time, it will get my size 7 in its gob!

 

[Crackle]

Dunno, I've clocked my lab at 26 and he'd have no trouble swallowing a size 7 if he was that way inclined, so unless you can accelerate to 30, quickly, I'd stop and offer it the bike frame and not my foot, which I'm quite partial too.

 

[buggi]

The reason dogs chase bikes is the same reason they go for postman. Postman comes to your house, pushes the letter through the door, retreats. that's his job. dog barks at postman, postman goes away. dog thinks postman goes away coz he barks. that's the dog's job done. same with cyclists. they cycle off. dog doesn't understand the cyclist was going to do this anyway. so yes, probably the best thing to do is offer it your bike frame instead.

 

[Peteaud]

On my 30 miler today, a sodding black dog had a go at me and put a hole in my trousers! Its lady owner kept calling it back but the dog would have none of it. Now, how fast can a dog run? Is it possible to outride it? I am referring to proper dogs, not the pocket size ones. Anyway, I did stop pedalling but it still put its teeth in my trousers! I told the woman off for not having it on a lead. Next time, it will get my size 7 in its gob!

I am a dog lover but on my local route they annoy me.

But it is not the dog that is at fault.

Dog owners, little fluffykins cant understand you, keep it on a lead.

 

[gavroche]

which exactly what I did the second time he came at me. But I still say dogs should be on a lead on a public cycle and pedestian path.

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

On my 30 miler today, a sodding black dog had a go at me and put a hole in my trousers! Its lady owner kept calling it back but the dog would have none of it. Now, how fast can a dog run? Is it possible to outride it? I am referring to proper dogs, not the pocket size ones. Anyway, I did stop pedalling but it still put its teeth in my trousers! I told the woman off for not having it on a lead. Next time, it will get my size 7 in its gob!

As opposed to the turd dispenser I met today on the other end of the 9 ft lead from the wrinkly on the right side of the cycle path, guess which side the turd dispenser was on? Her excuse for wrapping the lead around my front wheel ? "She's old , deaf and blind" the turd dispenser not the wrinkly , the wrinkly didn't seem to think it was her fault for stepping away from the turd layer as she saw me and extending the lead across the path, it seemed to be mine for not using a bell.

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

which exactly what I did the second time he came at me. But I still say dogs should be on a lead on a public cycle and pedestian path.

And so does the Highway Code.

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

The reason dogs chase bikes is the same reason they go for postman..

Owners who buy an ego ornament and don't bother training it properly!

 

[Crackle]

As opposed to the turd dispenser I met today on the other end of the 9 ft lead from the wrinkly on the right side of the cycle path, guess which side the turd dispenser was on? Her excuse for wrapping the lead around my front wheel ? "She's old , deaf and blind" the turd dispenser not the wrinkly , the wrinkly didn't seem to think it was her fault for stepping away from the turd layer as she saw me and extending the lead across the path, it seemed to be mine for not using a bell.

Quite right too, farking learn to bunny hop if you're too chicken to ride on the road.

 

[Brandane]

Next time, it will get my size 7 in its gob!

It should have got it THIS time! I got chased by a farm dog out in the middle of nowhere last summer, and a good talking to did nothing to deter the dogs liking for my ankles. A swift boot in the jaw from a size 10 did the trick, as it whimpered off back towards the farm. I like dogs and I didn't really mean to hurt it Officer, but I made much better contact than I intended.

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

Quite right too, f***ing learn to bunny hop if you're too chicken to ride on the road.

Hhhmmmm bunnyhopping a Brompton , with one Spd and one not! I wonder how I would stack it, the rear triangle tucking under or only lifting on one side?

 

[Crackle]

Hhhmmmm bunnyhopping a Brompton , with one Spd and one not! I wonder how I would stack it, the rear triangle tucking under or only lifting on one side?

Slide it then, Mission Impossible style, that looks easy.

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

Slide it then, Mission Impossible style, that looks easy.

All your ideas depend on speed, sorry, but I was probably at walking pace, if I had been going faster she would have had me off over the bars.

 

[rockyraccoon]

I had a big black dog having a go at me last weekend, in the middle of nowhere. I was cycling up a very steep hill and could not go any faster. The dog followed me, barking and running around me. I didn't stop and started to get worried because he didn't seem to be playing. I didn't know what to do so carried on climbing no faster than 5 miles/hr. The bastard still followed me. I could not see the owner or anyone around so in a moment of panic I started to shout at the dog: STOP, STOP, STOP! I got his attention for a couple of seconds only.

The stupid dog didn't stop, he carried on barking and running at my direction. My legs were aching and my lungs just about to explode. I was at my limit and in a moment of despair I said the words "Go home, please!" I looked at him and he just stood there in front of me with his ears perked. I was still moving, climbing and wishing him just to leave me alone. So I shouted at him again "Go home, go home now" (no please, this time).. It worked! he stopped and a couple of meters away I was on my own again..

 

[akb]

Dealing with dogs for dummies: Stop. Simples. They chase to protect, it's in their nature. Also gives the owner a chance to control the dog.

Last time I checked, cycle tracks have nothing to do with the Highway Code.