Bicyclist collides with a bear!

[ChezCheese:)]

And it was not a good thing. Happened in Canada, of course. Note that an ebike was instrumental in getting him to safety:

‘I flew through the air’: Canadian cyclist recovering after collision with bear

Kevin Milner was riding on trail north of Vancouver when black bear charged forward and sent him flipping over the handlebars

www.theguardian.com

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Quite a war story to tell the grandkids! Loved the last quote from the victim:

“The reason I rode in the … forest is just to get away from the traffic, right?” he said. “But after hitting the bear, I mean, it’s probably safer just riding with cars.”

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I mean, what are the odds of hitting a bear — even in the woods? And the bear not holding a grudge?

Riding a bike is just one Pascal's wager after another. (The reference is to the way the famous 17th century French polymath gamed out an extremely improbable risk with extremely high stakes. Ultimately, he chickened out, but the approach is still useful.)

When you ride the beaches here in SoCal, there's always a chance that a kraken lurking in the surf will pluck you right off the sand with those long tentacles. Odds don't get much lower, and stakes don't get much higher than that, but unlike Pascal, I do it anyway.

 

[keithj69]

And the bear not holding a grudge?

This is exactly how revenge movies start. What is missing is the info about the internal injuries to the bear and the bear cubs watching said parent die.

 

[JRA]

Screen grab from an Igram reel.....


That was the first hit and let's just say it didn't end there or well for the biker it looked like. I even think it was from a Spanish speaking poster. Olè.

 

[JedidiahStolzfus]

Can we get a rating on the bike infrastructure for that area?

 

[Prairie Dog]

We happened to come across this female foraging with her three cubs while we were cycling along the David Thompson Hwy in Clearwater Country last summer. Just down the road was a public campsite and they were headed in that direction.

Apparently, the bear that vandalized this tourism sign wasn’t too pleased with the service that it received at the gate. They must have revoked its park pass.

 

[Blake Cheetah]

Can we get a rating on the bike infrastructure for that area?

A most amazing paved ex-service road.It’s common to see bears in that area,along with deer If you’re lucky.

 

[Mulezen]

I read this and my first thought was about the poor ebike guy…he just had his bike swiped and now was hiding from a bear

 

[Tars Tarkas]

These Bears are harmless to humans.

That is so wrong.

I use to feed them peanut butter grape sandwiches.

You're an idiot and in a lot of places a criminal.

Polar Bears are carnivorous. They know how to hunt for fresh meat.

I'll try to remember that next time i'm biking on an ice floe.

TT

 

[Tars Tarkas]

American Black Bears are herbivores.
They only eat Berries.
They will not dare mual a person/humans.
Take my word for it.

I know better, thank you.

TT

 

[Prairie Dog]

American Black Bears are herbivores.
They only eat Berries.
They will not dare mual a person/humans.
Take my word for it.

Me thinks you’ve smoked one too many Vados.

 

[Tars Tarkas]

American black bears are omnivores. Google it. Attacks on humans are rare but they absolutely do happen. People have died. Google it. Feeding bears in the Smoky Mountains and many other places can put you in jail. Google it.

TT

 

[Tars Tarkas]

Black bear not eating berries.

 

[Tars Tarkas]

Okay omnivore.
No ability to hunt .

Talk about something you know about.

TT

 

[Mr. Coffee]

Bears are omnivorous and opportunistic feeders and will happily eat meat and hunt if that is where the calories are.

The major bear freeways in my part of the world are associated with where the sockeye salmon runs are.

Interestingly, I saw a bear a couple of days ago on my morning ride. No real interaction as we just crossed paths and went our separate ways.

 

[JedidiahStolzfus]

Canadia needs to start the bear patrol. We're stick of these constant bear attacks.

 

[antboy]

American black bears are omnivores. Google it. Attacks on humans are rare but they absolutely do happen. People have died. Google it. Feeding bears in the Smoky Mountains and many other places can put you in jail. Google it.

TT

Yep. Black bears being harmless is a weird popular misconception (partly thanks to Winnie the Pooh).

That being said, I'd rather encounter a black bear cycling than a moose.

A startled moose can kill you, and it's often from moose-on-vehicle collisions.

MANY years ago, my sister's ex-boyfriend had his neck broken when he was riding and a moose jumped out of the brush. Luckily he survived, and was back to 100%, but it took months.

 

[Blake Cheetah]

I have ridden that road before and I have seen a bear at the side of the road munching away at something. I just kept going and he ignored me.

I feel like I have to go ride there again, take a picture and post in the thread of pictures of where we've ridden.

They’re commonplace there,so I avoid the excellent Seymour trail during pre-and-post-hibernation.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Is sasquatch mating season still going on up there in Canada?

Remember the trailside sign found by @Prairie Dog earlier this year:

Bears could be the least of your worries.