I am amazed there is anyone who goes/lives in bear country who does not know not to jog, run, or ride a bike-any bike- because you look like a running prey animal-you just walk, stomp around, talk loudly, sing-make plenty of noise, carry a walking stick, try to look big, so you look like something to be avoided. Carry bear spray at the ready, and don’t sneak around quietly. The same goes for being in mountain lion country. You do not want to look like a prey animal-you could become one...
“Bears are going to what bears do... Eat! And there isn’t an E-Bike out there that can outrun them”
Maybe not on a windy bumpy path. Straight shot on a semi smooth road the BMX style e bikes flying around my neighborhood are stupid fast. Maybe they have been souped up beyond the factory spec.
concerted effort to increase grizzley bears
Hunt those people down first.
But I can disable your bike and kick you in the knee!
Top speed: 70 mph
I was just reading about grizzly bears two days ago. Thye stand between 8 to 10 feet tall when up on on two legs.
Forget it!
I don’t go where grizzly bears are. Then no grizzly bear can go where I are.
Creston Mayor Arnold DeBoon, a former conservation officer, told CBC News that there have been concerted efforts over the last few decades to restore grizzly bears in the Creston Valley.
Idiots!
“...there have been concerted efforts over the last few decades to restore grizzly bears in the Creston Valley.”
They want to do the same here in Washington state. There is a reason why Lewis and Clark shot every bear that they saw.
...and remember, your e-bike doesn’t have to be fast enough to outrun the bear, it only has to be fast enough to outrun your buddy’s e-bike.
After incidents like this I often wonder what the thought process is of those individuals that choose to go into wild areas with large predators, and are poorly prepared for an encounter.
What would Brian Boitano do?
When Brian Boitano was in the Alps
Fighting grizzly bears
He used his magical fire breath
And saved the maidens fair
No firearms allowed by dumbass Canadian governments. Their typical lib will say - “The bears were here first”
“and again, there are probably a lot of people here that aren’t aware of the number of grizzlies that do live quietly in our valley,” the mayor said.”
They’re mostly peaceful grizzly bears, I suppose.