They shoot dogs, don't they?

[smiorgan]

Bike Snob NYC has alerted me to the availability of pepper spray for cyclists in a weight-saving 100g pack

Comments

[triskellian]

You are funny :-)

[undyingking]

I got chased by two dogs one time just behind Cowley Road. In the little streets and traffic, I couldn't shake them off until I got out onto Iffley Road. Bastards! Pepper spray would have been excellent.

[wimble]

Doesn't need to be spray. Just dribble it onto the back wheel, and let the rotation fling it off. Hm... squeezable bottle strapped to the frame, and a bit of plastic tubing running out to the wheel. Then it's just a question of what to put in it.

[leathellin]

Hmm, maybe that plan could be adapted to include a de-icer of some kind.
(I hope smiorgan isn't feeling too stiff and sore today.)

[wimble]

Oh, now there's a thought. It must be possible to mount a dynamo powered ignition system just above the back wheel. And bingo! Flame-thrower!

(How to make your dog go "Woof!")

[bateleur]

Out of interest, are tandem accidents massively worse than regular cycle accidents or were the riders just unlucky to get quite so brutalized by the collision?

[smiorgan]

I doubt it - some accidents will be worse for tandem riders and some for solo riders. I expect a lot of serious cycle injuries are due to not being used to falling off (e.g. the classic breaking the collarbone by sticking your arm out). On the other hand when a pack goes down some riders will fall on top of others, or on top of their bikes, and metal bits may end up sticking in fleshy bits.

A tandem has a long wheelbase (no shit) so it's going to be more stable than a solo bike).

[secondhand_rick]

Man I wish I were a bear. Smiorgan rump in a pepper crust, served rare, with onion rings and sautéed potatoes sounds just fine to me!

[bateleur]

Could I recommend the vintage Bordeaux with that, sir?

[lathany]

Maybe it summons bears.