New to biking- Questions? (tall guy & road concerns)
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While pepper spray will work but not always and often not fast enough to keep you outta harms way.
This is why I always recommend pure grocery store liquid ammonia. Getting hit in the face with a blast of ammonia will make any dog or human wail in pain!!!! Ammonia brings an immediate halt to any offensive behaviors be they man or beast.
My only concern would be doing an endo and having the container leak
My only concern would be doing an endo and having the container leak
Another vote for pepper spray over ammonia. I've used both on people. While both work the pepper spray containers are better/safer than carrying liquid ammonia. For me at least.
Another vote for pepper spray over ammonia. I've used both on people. While both work the pepper spray containers are better/safer than carrying liquid ammonia. For me at least.
Was either of these a bike related incident? If so, I'd love to hear the story.
My only concern would be doing an endo and having the container leak
That's why the ammonia is carried in a spray bottle with a trigger sprayer!! I use a small bottle not the larger full sized bottle. I hit one dog in the side with a solid stream awhile back. By the time he licked it off he didn't want nothing to do with me after that taste!!
Was either of these a bike related incident? If so, I'd love to hear the story.
Afraid not. Working at a convenience store in a very bad neighborhood. Although I did bike commute to the store. Minimum wage makes cars expensive. Glad I don't work there anymore.
I live in the middle of an ever-increasingly bike friendly city, and every cyclist I know will tell you that he/she deals with junk from motorists on a regular basis, whether it be intentional or merely the result of careless driving. You'll encounter it. The good news is, if you stick it out for just a bit, you'll probably get used to it enough that it's not a huge deal. You just learn to be uber-aware. Definitely be sure to light yourself up like a Christmas tree if you're on rural roads that people don't expect to or regularly see a cyclist using.
I'm female and ride mostly alone, and have for 19 years. Have lived in rural East Texas and rode there for 6 years. Now live outside of San Antonio in a rural area and ride the country roads around here. The above is a good summary of my experiences and attitude. I don't carry and don't feel particularly unsafe. I do encounter bubbas in pickup trucks on the road, and twice (but only twice!) have had things thrown at me. Oddly, I was with other riders both times. By myself I haven't had a real problem, but I know that the possibility exists. IMO I'd rather be taking a chance and riding than sitting on my butt at home.
How do you get over the fear of riding on rural roads? Out here in SW Mo the roads are small and hilly/curvy. It makes it dangerous in my opinion because there is no place to ditch. If you go off the road you are taking a tumble down a huge hill lol. Maybe I am just being paranoid.
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