Sometimes I pretend the zombies are after me

[fossyant]

Potsy, I reckon a zombie could catch you riding your bike if it was sat on the sofa.....

That's sooo mean.

 

[Salty seadog]

That's sooo mean.

Possibly.... But no defence was mounted In fact a tacit admission was made

 

[fossyant]

Possibly.... But no defence was mounted In fact a tacit admission was made

There is a strava section that's called 'This is where the lwa may catch you (a lwa is a 'spirit') on my regular routes. Well spooky at night.

 

[icowden]

In Zombiesrun, those zombies are fast. They run 10% faster than the speed you were running when they caught your scent!

 

[fossyant]

In Zombiesrun, those zombies are fast. They run 10% faster than the speed you were running when they caught your scent!

It's just not right - fast Zombies in Maze Runner (spoiler - they appear in the second one)

Startled a badger last night - he scarpered into the undergrowth as I passed, but I could hear him scuttling along near me, let's say the pedal was to the metal - they have powerful jaws.

 

[classic33]

Off road cycling at night - it's not the Zombies, it's the Werewolves !

Wolf's Bane blossoms nearby then?

 

[classic33]

To make my riding even more exciting, sometimes I pretend there are zombies out there to get me. And then I get to a busy part of town and don't need to pretend any more because the humans take over. Wowzer!

They caught up to you yet?

 

[mustang1]

They caught up to you yet?

Not yet. But yesterday I watched Shaun of the Dead and I got a few pointers.

 

[potsy]

Not yet. But yesterday I watched Shaun of the Dead and I got a few pointers.

Best zombie film ever

 

[mustang1]

Most of this morning I've been commuting early around 5am. It's dark. It's quiet. I have to keep my wits about me.

It was just out of habit that I looked behind me (I always look behind even with slight direction changes) and noticed a zombie walking slowly towards me. The critter nearly got me too, that was close.

 

[Edwardoka]

Did a zombie run a few years back that was amazing - so good that it permanently altered how I perceive areas of Glasgow.
I was a zombie actor the day before so Sauchiehall Street will forever be "the place where I did zombie moans and lurched after random people" aka a standard Saturday night for most Glaswegians.

In fairness there are plenty of places up here where riding as if zombies are after you is not only a fun way to ride but a necessary one. If Strava was around when a bunch of yobs tried to grab me and I got a glass bottle thrown at my head and I'd probably be KOM on that road.

 

[MichaelW2]

Ride around Norfolk during the annual pitchfork season and zombies really will be after you.

I have a pitchfork in my garden shed. I actually used to use it for pitching bales into stooks and stacks, never for social use.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Am I right in thinking that Zombies cannot or don't run, so being chased whilst you are on a bike should not be too much of a problem?

With the 'Walking Dead', I've often thought that either breaking into a light jog or riding a bike would defeat them.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Depends if you're watching The Walking Dead or World War Z.

Peter Capaldi was in that (awful) film playing a World Health Organisation Doctor...that's a WHO Doctor....is that a tumblweed?.....
BTW, amazing how Brad Pitt survived a plane crash that presumably killed everyone else. Lucky seat, eh?.

 

[captain nemo1701]

To make my riding even more exciting, sometimes I pretend there are zombies out there to get me. And then I get to a busy part of town and don't need to pretend any more because the humans take over. Wowzer!

Well, if we're talking making riding more fun, I like to imagine my trusty steed is a starship. Here's a brief rundown of various speeds:

Maneuvering thrusters - weaving in & out of peds on the cyclepath
Impulse power - filtering (with reduction to above sometimes)
and of course...warp speed = downhill with a wind behind me