[boellefisk]

How would a knife help in a fight against a bear? So that you hurt it slightly before it rips your head of?

 

[Hurricane Jeff]

Could it have been that the bear was frightened by the drone and was just running away?

 

[Nat]

The back story is this was just posted by Montana Knife Company on their Instagram page and they're advocating carrying a knife when in the wilderness, for protection.

Reportedly, this incident happened last year and was captured by a drone that may have been recording the bear. The rider in the video was unharmed. At the start of the video, there is another rider that stopped as he saw the incident unfold.

It's funny that they say it's wilderness because it looks exactly like Freebird trail at Whitefish bike park. I'm not going to wear a dumb knife in a bike park.

 

[TNC]

This is the rarity that actually shows how freakishly abnormal it is for a bear to even run in the same direction of a biker.

Alaska Daily News had a great story talking about bikers literally colliding into bears who were just walking up trails minding their own business when a biker ran into them. Some pretty ugly details. Instead of nameless videos, this story names names and provides actual details of documented encounters.

TLDR is bring Bear spray, Bells, and Buddies to ride in Bear country. No BBQ.

"18 biker-bear incidents since 2000 ... in at least five of the 18 incidents, the cyclist actually broadsided the bear. "

When bikers collide with bears

Interesting and informative article, but the bear running down the hill in this case looks perfectly logical and is exactly what I experienced in CO that I mentioned above. Plus, the other biker coming down the trail behind the first rider is probably another motive for the bear to be running in the direction shown here. I don't think anyone would deny that under the right circumstances...mama bear with cubs...bear struck by cyclist...bear surprised in close proximity...etc...that a bear could or would attack the cyclist, but I don't think that's what we're seeing here in this case.

 

[Harold]

How would a knife help in a fight against a bear? So that you hurt it slightly before it rips your head of?

tis but a scratch!

 

[Le Duke]

How would a knife help in a fight against a bear? So that you hurt it slightly before it rips your head of?

Close. I'd change that last bit of the last sentence to:

"....disembowels you before eating you while you're still alive."

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[Nat]

I’d be impressed by anyone who could actually grab their knife and assume a combat stance before the bear was all over them.

 

[Harold]

I'd be impressed by anyone who could actually grab their knife and assume a combat stance before the bear was all over them.

with or without stabbing themselves?

 

[WHALENARD]

Given the choice of no knife or knife I'd still rather have the knife.

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[Cleared2land]

Do I need to carry a different knife for Mountain Lions? And is it Awesome Strap-compatible?

Yes and Yes.

 

[Nat]

Given the choice of no knife or knife I'd still rather have the knife.

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Do you think it would really make a difference against an attacking bear?

 

[francois]

Not fake and not chasing the bike. The bear is running from the bike(s). If the bear was going for the biker then it would turn toward the bike. Bears do not know or understand switchbacks or flow trails. I live in Missoula MT and ride and hike in bear country all the time. If the bear was trying to get the biker it would have. I'm not sure why people think it is fake either. There are tons of bears both Black and Grizzlies in that area.
Oh yeah, don't carry a knife (like the video says) and think you are going to fend off a bear, that is just stupid.

Pretty good explanation. Yes folks think it's fake since it does look like a chase and it is very contrary to what we know about black bear behavior.

 

[francois]

Yes and Yes.

Win, wind... situation

 

[francois]

Do you think it would really make a difference against an attacking bear?

Lots of Netflix during shelter in place teaches that you knife in on the chin milliseconds before it bites your head.

 

[francois]

This is the rarity that actually shows how freakishly abnormal it is for a bear to even run in the same direction of a biker.

Alaska Daily News had a great story talking about bikers literally colliding into bears who were just walking up trails minding their own business when a biker ran into them. Some pretty ugly details. Instead of nameless videos, this story names names and provides actual details of documented encounters.

TLDR is bring Bear spray, Bells, and Buddies to ride in Bear country. No BBQ.

"18 biker-bear incidents since 2000 ... in at least five of the 18 incidents, the cyclist actually broadsided the bear. "

When bikers collide with bears

There was another biker up ahead and it seems they locked eyes, the rider stopped and the bear ran downhill.

 

[Nat]

Lots of Netflix during shelter in place teaches that you knife in on the chin milliseconds before it bites your head.

Yeaaahhhhh

 

[WHALENARD]

Do you think it would really make a difference against an attacking bear?

A lucky stab to the nose or eye maybe? Given any life or death situation I'd rather have anything that gives me better odds no matter how infinitesible that may be.

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[Harold]

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throwing knives. that's what the knife manufacturer who shared this video is trying to sell

 

[nOOky]

Just looks like a bear trying to get somewhere away from the riders and certainly not chasing them. IIRC several people have ran into black bears at the Chequamegon race, it's held right around bear hunting season when they are being chased around. I've narrowly missed a deer that jumped the path like that and about took me off my bike. I have also ran into and killed a jake turkey on my mountain bike. Whole lotta meh I guess.

 

[threepin]

Well if its any where near whitefish its at the ski hill as that's the only place sorta like that. I call BS though because the trees and grasses and brush don't look like here. Too, the black bears here by default run like hell away from people, Also in a town like this that would not stay a "secret" for more than 5 minutes