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I suit up in a hollow at the base of Peaks of Otter in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. My weapon of choice this time is the road bike. Mountain Biking in these areas is great, but with hunting season and the unseasonably warm temps mucking up the trails, I hit pavement. Or so I thought. A few miles into it on an old, windy country road, the pavement turns to dirt. Hard pack clay like dirt which is surprisingly firm and I have no problems with the skinny tires. This is absolutely beautiful riding, in and out of hollows, rolling along the foot of Suck Mountain. I'm flying with thoughts of Museeuw, Duclos Lassalle. Up ahead I approach a slow moving pick up, four furry legs pointing up to the sky rides in the back. The last day of the season and these ol' boys are off to an early start. I start to wonder, as I pass, if my legs will be the next ones to be thrown in the back!! The gunshots won't stop until an hour after sunset. Different set of rules in these parts.
On 3 separate occasions, I am chased by dogs. The first is minor. A sheltie gives up with little effort on my part. The later 2 episodes got the heart rate up a bit. At one point I hit 40 mph on a gravel road that resembled a washboard seen earlier in the front yard. Scary stuff.
Which leads me to the Q:
Have you ever been caught from behind while being chased? What was the outcome?
I've never been caught from behind and can only assume the dog will try to take a bite of leg if he catches you. Or is he just chasing ?
I'll continue to ride these roads of yesteryear as this was probably the best 30 miles I have ever ridden on the "pavement".
Cheers!!
On 3 separate occasions, I am chased by dogs. The first is minor. A sheltie gives up with little effort on my part. The later 2 episodes got the heart rate up a bit. At one point I hit 40 mph on a gravel road that resembled a washboard seen earlier in the front yard. Scary stuff.
Which leads me to the Q:
Have you ever been caught from behind while being chased? What was the outcome?
I've never been caught from behind and can only assume the dog will try to take a bite of leg if he catches you. Or is he just chasing ?
I'll continue to ride these roads of yesteryear as this was probably the best 30 miles I have ever ridden on the "pavement".
Cheers!!