Underdog 1,593 Posted September 11, 2019 I was on a trail early this morning and I went around a shaIrp turn and a black bear was RIGHT in front of me, maybe 5 feet from me on the trail. I slammed on the breaks so I didn't crash into him and jumped off the bike. This is the second close encounter on a bike I have had. He gave a whine of some kind and then ran off into the woods to my left. Maybe I should put some bells on the bike :). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobA 1,235 Posted September 11, 2019 Where was this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted September 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Underdog said: I slammed on the breaks so I didn't crash into him Maybe if you hit your brakes, you would have stopped in time... Quote Maybe I should put some bells on the bike :). Also, you might want to clip one of these to your belt or water bottle holder: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pizza Bob 1,488 Posted September 11, 2019 1 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maksim 1,504 Posted September 11, 2019 How dare you invade the natural space, habitat and general safe space of the bear! You should be ashamed of yourself. Bears have rights too! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Underdog 1,593 Posted September 11, 2019 15 hours ago, BobA said: Where was this? Kittatinny State Park up in Sussex County. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njpilot 671 Posted September 11, 2019 Glad it turned out the way it did Underdog 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites